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Anonymous Posted on Nov 30, 2012
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My Vicks humidifier's tank gets hot to the touch,ok or bad?

After running for only a couple hours, the tank to my humidifier becomes hot to the touch,needed a towel or cloth to pick it up and move it. is this ok or is this something i should be concerned with catching fire?

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  • Posted on Mar 07, 2008

SOURCE: Water on floor around humidifier

I haven't had any problems with my Vicks Cool Mist Humidifier other than the fact that the area surrounding it is slightly wet after operating for a couple of hours....While I understand that I was using this to moisturize the air during a cold, I knew this would happen, because the air in my room is not dry. If the room isn't dry, the mist that it's putting out in to the air has no where to go but surround the humidifier. All I did to stop this was to buy a water proof mat. I suggest you do the same -- Also, in regards to the water smelling -- You should be cleaning out and drying the basin after every use. Water shouldn't smell unless you let it stagnate inside the plastic -- Try running distilled vinegar through the machine for a couple of minutes -- Also, I would use an extension cord and let it run outside so that your house doesnt smell like Vinegar.

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  • Posted on Apr 18, 2008

SOURCE: Replacement tank for Vicks Cool Mist V3500N

It doesn't look like they sell any replacement parts for this machine. I would call the manufacture and see if they will sell you one.

Good Luck.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 19, 2009

SOURCE: Broken tank

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  • Posted on Oct 28, 2009

SOURCE: Water tank broken V745A Vicks Humidifier

I just ordered my replacement tank from kaz.com. Search using the model number and find the tank. I got it for $12....

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  • Posted on Mar 06, 2011

SOURCE: do you fill with cold or hot water for vicks warm

im pretty sure you fill it with cold water...at least thats the direstions for when you use the vicks medicine you can add in...works great by the way

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