Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers - Truesteam Cleaning

Took the tank apart today, after a month and a half of operation, and noticed some sediment. Not to bad. The coil cleaned extremely easy with a 3M scouring pad. The manual says I could clean the tank in the dishwasher which I plan to do. However, it does not specify whether the sediment screen is dishwasher safe. Can the screen be placed in the dishwasher as well? I am of the opinion that the Truesteam should be cleaned at least monthly in conjunction with replacment of airhandler filter.

For the 3M pad, I hope you use "non-stick pan " type?

To play it safe, I wouldn't wash the screen in the dishwasher.

I used the "non-stick pan" type of scouring pad. Although I ran the tank in the dishwasher and not the sediment screen this time, I have decided to clean both of them manually on a monthly basis.

Hi, I just cleaned my Truesteam today after a little over 2 months of use. ~550 Kwh worth of run time. There were some mineral deposits in the tank but it wasn't too bad. I snapped a few photos and will post later. I didn't clean the heater coil because I was under the impression that it is designed to expand and contract which makes the scale flake off. I know the instructions say to scrub it but the stuff on mine didn't look like it would come off with out using some elbow grease. The tank and plastic filter cleaned up really fast in the sink.

Here are the pictures.
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The cover is off because I was checking my dip switch settings. As I mentioned before, I didn't clean the heating element because it seemed like it would be near impossible to get in between the coils and get it entirely clean. I thought that this element was supposed to expand and contract and thus the minerals would flake off. I believe that's what the loose crud on the right is in the tank. I noticed that there was a little bit of crud on the water intake. I'm going to monitor this closely during cleanings to make sure it doesn't get occluded. One thing to be careful of is to not push to hard on the Unit when cleaning. I would hate to break a gasket seal and develop a leak.

The site wouldn't let me edit my post, but i meant to say "loose crud on the right is in the tank"

The site wouldn't let me edit my post, but i meant to say "loose crud on the right is in the tank"

Got it fixed for you. Is your water hooked up to hard or soft water line?

It appears to me that you should scrub off that build up on the heating element. I used a "non stick" type scouring pad to clean and when done, it looked like new. I simply peeled the "non stick" scouring pad from the foam part so it was easy to clean between the coil areas of the heating element.