Vicks Filter-Free Ultrasonic Humidifier Recommended by Pediatricians 1 2 Gal Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifiers for Bedrooms Kids Rooms

The media could not be loaded. Overview : My wife and I live in a 2,000 square foot apartment and have had this humidifier running full blast for 24 hours a day for almost a week and it works great!! We put the unit in a central location in our place and it’s perfect. (This was an upgrade for us, the previous humidifier we had was cheaper and was difficult/annoying to clean and somewhat noisy. It wasn’t a Vicks brand.) The Good : This unit is much quieter and SO much easier to clean than the non Vicks brand we had before. The directions for cleaning this humidifier in the manual are very confusing and VERY different from videos you can find online that Vicks makes. I follow the video and ignore the manuals cleaning instructions. The amount of cool mist is quite plentiful and eases our dry skin and airways. (No more breathing discomfort in the mornings.) The tank holds enough water so we can run the unit at full blast for over 15 hours before a refill. I’ve read reviews about how it “leaks water all over”. I think that what the person may be referring to is the condensation that happens if the mist falls onto a surface such as a table or dresser. We’ve overcome this by either placing a washrag just in front of the unit on the table or setting the humidifier close to the edge of the dresser so the mist falls down allowing it to dissipate without coming into contact with anything. (We don’t have kids so there’s no worries about it getting accidentally knocked over.) The complaints about the sounds seem misunderstood. Yes, the unit makes noise; humidifiers do that. The sounds come from 3 different functions. 1) The motor that makes the unit work…. it’s a low-ish humming sound. 2) The bubbling created by the transducer (the round mist producing thing) 3) The periodic bubbling sound of the water moving from the tank into the reservoir leading to the transducer. Having used a cheaper non-Vicks unit for the past 3 winters, this unit is by far superior in keeping these sounds to a minimum. (I’m a very light sleeper and none of these sounds bother me one bit.) There is a place to put a scent pad; it came with 2 Vicks vapor pads. I experimented with putting a few drops of essential oil onto a piece of tissue and used that instead…. it worked well. Please watch the video I made to go along with this review. The Not-So Good : I can’t think of anything so far. Read more

I have gotten back into keeping house plants and I have started off with some big challenges -- a Vanda orchid (roots are exposed to air, from which they collect moisture), a sundew (carnivorous plant requiring high humidity), and air plants (many of which I've killed from letting them get too dry). It was becoming obvious that I would need a real humidifier, not one of those little aromatherapy mister things, so I ordered this. After using it for about a week, I am quite happy with it. I have this in a small-ish bedroom (I keep the door shut to keep my cats away from the plants and away from my pet birds, who are also in the same room). You can definitely tell the room is more humid than the rest of the house when you open the door. I keep the dial on about halfway, so the area with the light is pointing straight up. At this rate, with the unit on only during the day (well, about 17 hours per day), I have to refill this every 2-3 days. So the water lasts a fairly long period of time. Of course this will vary based on your dial setting. Right in the middle, as I said, you can feel the humidity in the room and you can actually see the mist coming out. (I have it right under the window near which I keep my plants, but you can feel the humidity in the opposite corner of the room.) This unit is very quiet. You can't hear it over my parakeets and finches. I don't think it would be at all difficult to sleep while this was on. It is quieter than the air purifier in my own bedroom I run for white noise at night. The cord is a reasonable length. I didn't read the instructions before starting this up but it doesn't seem to matter, I was able to operate it with no difficulty based on my experience with other humidifiers. I have this elevated on an upside-down Sterilite box with a curve in the cord down from the outlet, to prevent condensation from getting to the outlet. I haven't really had any problems with condensation at the humidity level I'm using, but it pays to be careful. One awesome thing is that the opening on the bottom of the reservoir is huge compared to other humidifiers. If you have small hands (I do!) you can fit your whole hand down in there to clean the unit out. If you are going to store this for an extended period of time, do dry it out first so you don't get algae growing in it, though. I am not using the aroma pads because my unit is just being used for plants. But that option is there if you need it and I will say that eucalyptus aroma mist at night is useful for gently assisting breathing if you have clogged sinuses. Overall, I'm very happy with the purchase. This works well and is easy to clean. Read more