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I love this little humidifier! It has to be filled about every 6-8 hours when on the high setting, but it does a WONDERFUL job of humidifying. My old humidifier had a gauge for humidity that had humidified air blowing straight on it. According to that gauge, this humidifier does a better job of humidifying the room from across the room than the old one did blowing straight on the gauge.
I live in Colorado where sometimes it seems like we have negative humidity. This little machine makes it comfortable to be inside our apartment, easier on the kids and my wife and I for breathing, and it doesn't have an expensive and unreliable filter/wick to change like our old Holmes unit did. To put it bluntly, this humidifier kicks our old humidifiers rear end. Plus it's about 1/3 the size and much MUCH quieter. It's also a lot higher in quality in both materials and construction.
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Pros: Good Price... Quiet... Sturdy...Easy to fill tank...Absorption Sleeve(more on that later)...Big enough for small to medium size rooms...Built in Humidistat..Easy to clean..Cons: Finding replaceable absorption sleeves was almost impossible.
The absorption sleeve is a great idea. It slides over the heating element and it makes the unit very easy to clean.. And it makes the unit much quieter than other humidifiers. Because of mineral build-up on the heating element with other humidifiers I've owned they would need to be fully cleaned after every 2-3 times of use. But with this Optimus most of the minerals builds up on the absorption sleeve, not the heating element.. I clean the sleeve every 2-3 times of use, which is a breeze. It just slides off and I clean it with running water, then slide it back on.. The heating element still needs to be fully cleaned, BUT not nearly as often as with other warm mist humidifier.. Because of the sleeve there is much less maintenance..
But damn, good luck finding sleeve replacements. And they probably will need to be replaced once a year or so..Amazon doesn't have them.. Nor does Optimus. Fortunately Optimus makes the same exact humidifier for Kenmore. And of course Kenmore/Sears doesn't have them either, BUT I found the sleeves on Ebay under the Kenmore part number, NOT the Optimus part number. A 3 pack for about $10.. So I'm all set for the next few years.
Anyway besides that this humidifier is top of the line. Easily worth the money.
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I will admit that I was a bit dismayed at first when I set it up because it only worked for a few minutes and then the light for low water level came on even though it was full of water. I actually thought I have to send it back, but as a last resort I put it on a cookie sheet and it seems the surface I had it on was the problem (not level enough). Since then I have been very impressed, with a little practice I can get the humidity where I want it and the water will last for quite awhile. Also, maintenance on this thing is a breeze compared to other humidifiers I have owned. I am very happy and if I need a replacement I hope I can find one like this.Honest reviews on Optimus U-32010 3.0 Gallon Warm Mist Humidifier with Wicking Vapor
I've used several humidifiers (2 different ultrasonics, another boiler, and an evaporative), and this is my favorite. I've been using it for about 2 months and it works great. It doesn't have the drawbacks of ultrasonic (water impurities are put into the air, low output, makes the ground around it wet, and short life), or evaporative (needs a fan, which is loud at any output other than very low, filter needs replacement and can grow mold), and it is better than the other boiler I used (this one has higher capacity, much quieter, and no need to add salt to the water). It uses more electricity than an ultrasonic, but it's being turned into heat which you'll need anyway. With this thing running and my bedroom door closed, I can keep the thermostat about 5 degrees lower than without it. The output is very good; it can turn at least 2 gallons of water into steam in 12 hours. I haven't found the humidistat to be useful. It uses a thick fibrous sleeve over the heating element to reduce the bubbling and gurgling noise, but the sleeve gets loaded with minerals. Of course this is much better than having those solids in the air as dust. I've been cleaning the sleeve with an CLR-type cleaner.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Optimus U-32010 3.0 Gallon Warm Mist Humidifier with Wicking Vapor
I feel like I read every review on every humidifiers before I ordered this one. They all had some good Feedback, and they all had a lot of Bad Feedback. I want the same thing everyone wants. One that works well for a long time with the more convenient features. Well, this one didn't seem to have any bad feedback. Although it didn't have much feedback at all so it must be relatively new to the market. I want to like it. What I do like. The water storage is a nice size. It works thru one night maybe two before refill. It's as easy and convenient to remove, refill, replace as it could possibly be. Very quiet operation with just an occasional water gurgle. I always run on maximum on speed and level. I also bought a cheap humidistat to monitor my results. I ended up moving the humidifier directly beside the head of my bed and the humidistat within 2 ft. The machine uses up the water, so it's putting it out. But I could never exceed 40% humidity on the gauge even with continuous operation. The Bad. I had to wedge a piece of plastic in the float safety switch to get the unit to even operate. The float prevents the unit from running if not level or out of water for safety. Idea is good. Operation No Good. Also used a big rubber band to hold the water tank and unit closer together so the other safety switch wouldn't prevent operation thinking water tank was removed. So....I can't recommend. I'm still trying to decide if I'm even going to keep it. But it does put the warm mist out quietly...........Update..quit working and returned it
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