Does what it is supposed to do very well and more, with a few minor gripes
I currently own the previous model of this (not smart version). This is essentially identical except it has Wi-Fi and app capability. We live in Colorado where humidity levels are very low, especially in the winter. We need to increase humidity for comfort, health, and furniture. We currently have a whole house steam humidifier on our HVAC system that only covers the basement and main floor. We have a separate HVAC system for the upstairs. It is located in the attic which means you can’t run plumbing there for a steam humidifier (freezing pipes + water = bad). Thus, there is no way to easily add humidity to the upstairs except with a machine like this. Pros: -It does what it’s supposed to do – add humidity to the room -Easy to use -Easy to quickly fill from the top – I wouldn’t buy one that didn’t do this -I honestly thought the “smart” Wi-Fi feature for this would be a gimmick. However, the smart features are actually quite helpful. With it you can quickly and easily change the settings. Even more delightful, I was able to set a Siri shortcut. Now I can just say to Siri “humidifier night” and it can automatically turn on and set it to for example: Turbo, 60%, 8 hour run, “night” mode (all lights off). This is so much faster and easier than using the remote! You can do more than one shortcut (I also have a “humidifier day” one too). -Having the tube diverter is much better than straight upwards mist so it can go away from the walls -For those that care, it uses a low amount of power. For the four mist output levels, the power draw (watts) is approx.: 39, 43, 47, 50. This is about 5 watts more than the previous version, I imagine due to Wi-Fi added. -It uses a lot of water on “Turbo” (which to me is a good thing because it means it’s putting out a good amount of humidity). Somewhere around 1 gal per 5 hrs I’m guessing. -It has 16L / 4.2 gal capacity which means I don’t have to refill it every day Cons: -The remote button for increasing mist output is on the left and the decreasing mist output button is on the right. This is honestly a bit baffling for what seems like a well-designed product. I have no idea why they designed it this way, it’s the opposite of how it should be and not intuitive. Increasing output should be on the right and decreasing on the left. (The previous version was the same way, so it hasn’t been changed with this newer release). You get used to it though, so I guess not a huge deal. And with the smart features, maybe it’s less of a concern to people. But still, why? -The display doesn’t show the current humidity set point. It will only show it when you click the change humidity button. But then that actually changes the humidity set point. This means if you forget what you set it at and want to know, you then have to cycle through ALL of the humidity levels to get back to where you were. It should be designed such that a remote click starts showing the current humidity level and then only the next click goes higher. -I wish the remote had some way to do a favorite setting or that the machine remembered your last setting when you turn it on. Say you want 65% at Level 3 output. If you don't want to use the smart functions, you have to manually click the remote a bunch of times to set it to that. -The smart app has 10 levels of humidity in the shortcuts. Obviously the humidifier only has 4, so this is probably an oversight that will be quickly corrected by Lacidoll in a software update? I just have it set to “Level 10” for Turbo and that seems to work. -There is no way to tell what the water level is below 75% from the outside. The only way to do this is to lift off the top section. I wish that the water level reading window went all the way to the bottom or if there was some way for it to read its level on the display. -Speaking of the top section, I wish there were indentions or handles to make it easier to lift it up. As it is, you have to grip the top portion pretty firmly on the sides and lift up (it’s not super heavy but also not super light either). Not a huge deal but a minor inconvenience. -If you use the diverter cap (the attachment at the end of the tube with fins to direct the mist) it will collect condensation and drip down every 10 seconds or so on “Turbo” (and maybe “3” but I’m not sure). Not a huge deal since it drips back into the humidifier but it does make a dripping sound. I don’t use it anyways so it’s not a problem for me. The cons are admittedly minor and I would normally give this humidifier a 4/5 stars. That is what the previous version should be rated IMO. However, assuming the smart functions continue to work well long term as they do now, then this takes care of the first three cons. I wish Amazon would allow you to do 4.5 stars because I feel like that’s the best rating, but I feel like 5 stars can still be justified. Just a side comment. Many people have complained that this machine (and the previous model) has a humidity measurement reading that’s too high compared to actual humidity being read in a different part of the room. I notice this too, but I’m not sure that it can be considered a con. The humidifier is putting out humidity in its immediate area only and so naturally the humidity reading will be higher. My guess is that humidifier is accurately reading the humidity at the machine. I think it’s reading higher than what the room is because the humidity hasn’t naturally diffused throughout the room yet. There’s no way to avoid this with humidifiers like this that are stationary and relatively small like this. In order to have humidity get dispersed quickly within a room you have to get a “true” humidifier system, a whole house humidifier attached to your home HVAC system. Thus it’s not really a defect of this product, it’s just physics. Knowing this, this doesn’t really bother me. If you really want a more accurately “reading” then you probably need to put it on the lowest setting and/or set the intermittent disbursement times function so it puts out only small bits of humidity over time and gives it time to diffuse throughout the room. To me I’d rather have high output and just know to not put too much stock into the actual humidity reading. Hope this helps! Read more
