My vicks vaporizer makes a gurgling/bubbling noise but the water isn't even hot so is that normal? What can I do to fix it?

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No salt, unless you had 0 steam - to stop water spit, throughly clean the water tank, just as clean as new. It will work like new if the tank is as clean as new! I dont know where the small particles of dirt come from, but trust me, I just went thru this with mine, it's got dirt in it!

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Thanks MStout

We use our Vicks vaporizer infrequently and lost the instructions. We substituted Morton (iodized ) salt. It vaporizes great now. It's so helpful to have an online resource like this.

SOURCE: My bionaire CM1 makes bubbling sound every other minute

Yes, mine does that too. It got very annoying and I couldn't sleep. I noticed some calcification inside and gave it a rinse. I don't have the manual on cleaning it but after I did that it's much quieter. I think you should try cleaning it.

SOURCE: dirt in the water tank.

Its from the dust in the air.
It collects on the wet surface inside the humidifier and drains down.
A better air filter on your AC system would help reduce that, what type of filter are you currently using?

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i do apologize for the inconvenience but the unit will need to be cleaned by hand or you can go to a local hardware store and get a solution that you put in your water to help kill the residue. it's basically from your hard water. now if you do it by hand you will need to get a soft toothbrush. you'll have to scrub the coils. then rinse the particals away. now doing this the unit needs to be turned off and cooled. after you do the cleaning you can run it like normal. if you have any other concerns or questions please feel free to ask.