you're supposed to chuck it; not unlike the philips air fryer. disassembly and cleaning it thoroughly takes many hours.

Ideally you use distilled water in a humidifier, which should really help to keep it clean. But that can be a pain.

I add a small amount of bleach every other time I fill the tank (a few drops - if you can smell it you've added too much) and once a week I empty it out entirely, wipe it down, and let it dry completely. And, of course, if I'm turning it off for longer than 12 hours or so, I empty it out.

Another hit from the company who produced the sanitizer:

Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser to pay $1.4 billion in largest opioid settlement in US history

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/suboxone-maker-reckitt-benck...

Another product they sell: https://www.reckitt.com/brands/air-wick/