Sunbeam Ultrasonic Visible Mist Humidifier

Bought this last year & we only used it 3-4x, for a total of maybe 16 hours of use. It worked great & we had no complaints. Dried it & stored it according to instructions & brought it out this year. After the initial use of about 2 hours it stopped creating mist. Turn to the instruction "leaflet" that was included with it when we bought it and the only "solutions" for the humidifier not creating mist were: 1. It ran out of water; refill the tank -OR2. It's not plugged in, or it is plugged in but isn't turned on high enough. Thanks, but I'm not an idiot, so it was plugged in, filled with cool water & turned on HIGH and still no mist. Tried cleaning it thoroughlyeven though it wasn't really dirty and made no difference. A vast waste of money & I will certainly check reviews before purchasing my next humidifier. Thought we could just pick up any one because we don't use it often, but clearly I was wrong.

I mostly concur with all the points made by the brimar's review. If you know what to expect from an ultrasonic humidifier, this one does the job adequately. However, to add or highlight a few points:

-if you set the unit on high, it will easily put out more vapor than it can disperse into the air, which will result in soaking the surfaces in front of the humidifier (not a problem unique to this humidifier).

-it lacks a humidistat. (That's a dial like a thermostat that automatically turns off the mist output when the desired level of humidity is reached.) You can find other humidifiers in this same price range that include this feature.

-the tank is very tall, and you fill it from the bottom, so don't be surprised if you end up having to fill it in your bathtub. (This is also a problem many current humidifier models suffer from. Most have awkwardly shaped tanks that either don't fit under a typical bathroom sink tap and/or don't balance when turned upside down.)

In summary, this unit has some of the same flaws seen in many current humidifiers, making it average.

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This is a good humidifier, not great. I'll keep this simple:

Pros:

-Large enough tank so you don't have to refill often, once every couple days if you run it for 3-5 hours in the evening

-Very quiet, can't hear the fan but you can hear the bubbler (ultrasonic metal disk in the bottom)

-Doesn't require filter

Cons:

-If the water runs out, the ultrasonic disk will get VERY hot (trust me, I touched it) and mine didn't shut off automatically -Now it only puts out half as much vapor

-Blower isn't large enough, the bubbler puts more vapor than the fan can blow, so the water vapor will get your floor soaked if you turn it on high

-approximately $40, too much. should cost about 20-30.

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Use caution when using this appliance if you live in a hard-water area. I used it in a very dry room for about 4 weeks while recovering from surgery. The water in our area contains a lot of minerals, however there was no "danger" warning regarding this in the instruction manual. I am now under the medical care of several doctors for a chronic lung problem resulting from breating in the white powder the unit produces with hard water. I never had a problem before, and now regret this purchase wholeheartedly. I wouldn't want to see this happen to anyone else. Please, please! Purchase a humidifier that uses a filter.

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I bought this after going thru many filters on other humidifiers. Thought it was a good idea, wrong. Worked well for the first few days, now no mist. I have cleaned it did everything the instruction manual, another big joke, suggested to do. So now I have this thing that doesn't do anything but make noise. Next time I'll spend the money and get filters.

Luma Comfort HCW10B Cool & Warm Mist Humidifier

This is a great humidifier. Very Quiet and very easy to use. My only compliant is that it the full tank doesnt really last the 40 hours. I have mine set on a 40% humidity level (which is recommended) and I run it only at night when I sleep. Most of the time night I find it is not running because the levels in my house are around 37%-42% but I still find myself filling the tank after 2-3 days. An alarm goes off when it is empty, which can be annoying if you are asleep so I try to make sure it is filled at all times. That all being said I am still happy with my purchase and helps on those really dry nights.

Bought this as a gift for my daughter and her husband -they said it is so quiet and works like a charm! They are happy and so are we!

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PRO: It's very quiet

CON:

1. A full water tank lasts a bit under 6 hours, and the machine has a handy alarm that beeps (and keeps beeping) when the tank is empty. That means you have a rather inaccurate alarm clock that won't let you sleep more than six hours.

But wait; there's more.

2. The vapor from the nozzle on top of the unit doesn't travel very far. In fact, it drops within a couple of feet of the unit. That means you also have a very wet floor. Not damp; wet. We sopped up water with a towel.

I have asked the seller (not Amazon) to accept a return and will try to report here their response.

UPDATE: The seller (Wayfair) will accept the return, though they are making me pay the shipping costs both ways. That's not as good as Amazon's return practices, but not unreasonable for a small firm. BTW, the return is going directly to the manufacturer's (Luna) office in California and the shipment to me came from them as well, so Wayfair seems to be acting as a selling agent only.

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I ordered the Luma Humidifier for my art studio. It's hard to paint when the air is so dry. The humidifier works beautifully...a long way from the old humidifiers that spit water all over the floor!

The only suggestion would be to add a handle to the top of the tank for removing, carrying to the sink and back.

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This came in a pre-printed green,white and black product box with tight packaging inside box and delivered by UPS from Whitestown,IN.

This is very easy to program your settings into and it remembers your settings that you entered and is interesting to watch as well.

Through my trial and error tests i found it best if i use cold water with a warm setting also set on high and have the timer set for 6 hours and have it set for 70% this works for me hopefully it will for you too.

Auto shut-off on the timer one beep then shuts down and display goes dark very happy with this option,so you can(set it and forget it)at least in the timer mode anyway.

When you first plug it in it beeps twice and also when you first press the power button it beeps one time.

This only has Low,Mild,and High Settings on the display.

If no hours are set then the display shows % numbers only.

You might want to put this in an old shallow refrigerator tray or a pan to catch the residu water only after the tank is empty,because you will have some left in the cradle.

After many tries this finally went from cool to warm couldn't really tell a difference so it took awhile.

I have hard tap water for my house and no problems so far running this on that,they recommend distilled.

When first using this i used warm tap water as my first test and i forgot to time it,seemed like it used up the water fast.

My second test was with hot tap water and i timed it,i got 5½ hours on this i also had the setting on high and on warm for this.

It seemed to use up the water fast on this also.

Third and final test was with cold tap water and i got 6 hours straight with this and with settings on warm and high.

So i prefer the third test over all and that's what i'll use.

The humidifier % numbers fluctuated on the display and i had it set for 70%,which it never reached,thinking about all of this and the high price that i paid for this i probably should have stuck to a pan of boiling water on the stove like i did before buying this.

I have a Brookstone Humidity/Temperature wall display and i got the humidity gauge to go to 70% but just on this,and it didn't stay there to long either.

On my wall display it showed more wet/best setting for house humidity,this Luma humidifier cost me a little over $100 so i'm going to use this but also go back to,if i have to,to my pan of boiling water on the stove only not as much.

When you run out of water it flashes the empty icon at the top and beeps for two cycles,the first one has 7 beeps to it while the second cycle has 10 beeps and no auto shut off when tank is empty the beeps sound like an alarm on a watch,tinty high sounding.

They should have used a clear reservoir instead of a smoked one so you can see what's happening with the water level.

It can be messy at times from the condensation and sitting water left over from where the water reservoir sat in the cradle,i've had about 2-3" of water left over after the tank ran out which i think is a bit much.

I would not recommend this,i myself was a little disappointed in the performance of this humidifier.

This does have a really great timer on it very precise,also the reservior looks big but it really doesn't hold that much water like you might think.

I now have mine on a folding step stool with a towel on it and the humidifier is in a shallow container,hopefully will be less of a mess when tank is empty.

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EdgeStar 40 Pint Portable Dehumidifier - White

Unit is working well so far in my basement. I think it was a good choice. Simple set up. Be sure to wait 24 hours before you plug it in, the fluid in it needs to settle properly. Pretty quiet. Does not freeze up below 65 degrees like my prior unit did. Good unit and I would recommend.

I bought this dehumidifier for a large closet with a dampness problem. It regularly pulls enough water from the space to need emptying every few days and the air feels better. Before the dehumidifier I had to throw out a pair of boots that moldered regularly to the point I couldn't keep them clean and fabric that developed unpleasant smells. I like the small size and the ease of moving. My only gripe is that it is so noisy that I turn it off at night. However it works so well that i am very glad that I bought it.

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My husband is the dehumidifier expert in our family, so I can only go by what he says and what I observe.

We have had this unit for only a week, so I cannot attest to it's longevity. But that it does what it's expected to do is beyond question. Our basement is very humid and the smell was getting to be pretty bad. Within 24 hours that musty, dank odor was eliminated. It's already taken about 10 gallons of water out of the air and made the basement dry and bearable. And it's quiet can't hear it running at all upstairs (and the door is open, as we have several cats).

So I highly recommend this unit for anyone who has damp issues in their home.

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After reading the positive reviews of this product on Amazon, we bought this dehumidifier. We purchased it July 21, 2011 and used it until October 2011. It worked very well during those few months. We unplugged it and kept it in our family room for the winter and spring. When we plugged it in to use it in May 2012, everything seemed fine. But the water container was BONE dry. It would not pull out any water. We read the owner's manual and troubleshooting suggestions, however, no error codes came up on the dehumidifier. We called the customer service and were told: Take it to a small appliance repair, pay to have it diagnosed and fixed, and we will supply the parts. Shouldn't a product work for more than 3 months? See the Corvette72's review and it is our exact experience. You are taking a real chance if you purchase this product.

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This model shares the same owner's manual as the DEP740EW, so I am adding this review for reference.

We purchased the EdgeStar DEP740EW in April of 2011. It worked fine the first year.

We put the dehumidifier back in service at the end of March of this year. In May -one month after the warranty expired -the defroster stopped working. As a result, the unit clogs up with ice and extracts considerably less water per hour of operation, even when placed on a timer to force it to periodically defrost.

For a more detailed view of our experiences with the EdgeStar, see my review for the 74 pint model.

Minuteman International T-16-R 2-1/2-Quart Cast Iron Humidifying Kettle

After having Amazon (Thank you Amazon) replace the first pot because it chipped during shipping due to weak packing for such a heavy item, we received the second pot and it went badly from there. They coat the thing in lacquer, supposedly to deter rust, and my wife spent hours trying to get it off the bottom and out of the inside. She never did get it all.

The top is way too loose and falls to the side and hangs and yes it was put on correctly. When you put the springy handle on the pot you have to be extremely careful not to let the pointy edges touch the pot as it will chip. Ours chipped pushing the handle end through the holes. We were stunned at how easy it chipped.

It is now an ornamental piece because my wife will never use it to heat water for tea and the chipped areas means it will not sit proudly on our wood burning insert hearth. I would look around first and make this your last choice. We are already looking for another pot (different brand) from Amazon.

We purchased this kettle as a humidifier for the wood-burning stove. The color is amazing and the kettle is sturdy. You will have to assemble the handle yourself and we found out why: it easily chips the coating over the cast iron. I made it worse by clipping in the handle, then realizing how it is supposed to assemble (lid loops over rear handle hole, metal ring over lid loop, THEN insert the handle). There were instructions for curing the metal, but not for assembly so in my eagerness to put the handle on I realized my mistake. The beautiful coating chipped putting the handle on as well as taking it off. I recommend the kettle, but just assemble it right the first time.

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