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My Philips Humidifier produces a bad smell

If your Philips Humidifier produces an unpleasant smell, there might be a simple solution. Discover in the following lines how to mend it yourself.

The first few times you use your air humidifier, it may produce a plastic smell.
This is normal and will fully disappear within a few days.

When the filter in your Philips Humidifier is dirty, it might cause a bad smell.

To solve this, please clean the filter under the tap and descale regularly as indicated in the user manual.

The information on this page applies to the following models: HU4811/90 .

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