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I live in Arizona so it is hot and dry in the summer and cold and dry in the winter. I researched large home humidifiers and settled on this Essick Air 4DTS 300 digital. My experience with this unit so far has been excellent. As of this writing, June 17, 2013, the unit has totally met my expectations. It puts a ton of humidity into the air and makes the whole house feel cooler and more comfortable. I fill the two internal bottles everyday. I feel like the unit is working when the bottles are dry. That's exactly what I want... water in the air. The unit is easy to set up and easy to operate. On a medium setting the unit is very quiet. I really have to listen to hear it running. The cabinet is light weight due to the fact that is all plastic. There is really no need to make a big heavy humidifier in my opinion. The benefit of a lighter cabinet is it is easy to move around. When the bottles are full the unit seems to feel more substantial due to the water weight. The wood front is cheesy but who cares(you can always paint over it)? I think the whole unit looks good and fits right into our décor. The digital controls are easy to operate. I ordered an extra wick, air filter, and bottle of bactericide. I plan on changing the wick every six months or so... if it needs it or not.
When the unit shuts off I know it is out of water (runs about 24 hours on 10 gallons which is both bottles 2x5). During the day I may check the bottles and if I find an empty one I may do a quick refill. When the bottles are empty I take them into my garage to the sink which bypasses my water softener. I put in one tablespoon (maybe a little less) of bactericide (I like the Essick bactericide that comes with the unit) into each bottle and fill each up about two inches from the top... then back in the unit they go (takes about 4 minutes). I run the unit at a setting of 45 and that puts my 2500 sq. ft. homes interior at around 36% humidity which is comfortable.
In my opinion, this humidifier is worth every penny of $185. I works exactly as advertised. I don't have one complaint (which is unusual). Buy with confidence!a 5 if it had a quiter Fan the lowest setting is the only one we can live with but is adequate to our space.
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