So I got his moist-n-aire humidifier with my cabinet..it is used and I have never seen one in person before. Question, does the water just get dumped in the metal box? Is there supposed to be a plastic insert inside the box? I could not find any disassembled photos.
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Just pour the distilled water in the funnel, Metal tank has Half gallon capacity :-)

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Do you have a plastic funnel like the picture shows?
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Yup! So the metal box won't rust? kinda weird..
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Although apparently it leaves an interesting "gunk" at the bottom...
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wonderful...
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Just clean the metal box once a month and you will be fine! I had the unit for over 2 years and I wish I never sold it
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It's probably stainless steel.
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Suggestions? little soap and water or just a quick rinse out?
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I would boil water and rinse, the metal gets hot so becareful :-) never keen on adding soap i figured the boiling water would kill everything.

I should mention only use hot water in the metal box you might need to clean the cork with a paper towel
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We use one in the wall humidor at the shop and once a month we take it out and clean it with a mixture of hot water and a cap-full of bleach, and rinse it out thoroughly. Coming up on three years using it with no problems.
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Stainless steel isn't stainless....more like stain resistant. It will still rust just takes longer to do so.
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are you using distilled water?
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I get the gunk even when using distilled water, Problem is not cleaning it enough, the best unit I have found so far and I have tried ALL the oasis's.
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I have one too, but i havnt gotten the cabinet to use it with.
Usually its the other way around, but i picked this one up
dirt cheap a year ago and i am saving up for the furniture piece.
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