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I bought a version of this machine at Home Depot, thought I'd share my experience here...
The Bionaire Cool Mist Tower serves my purposes for a medium sized apartment. If I put it in the corner of my room behind a few things, I don't hear it much. It wicks humidity into the air well enough and offers comfort during the fall, winter and early spring, especially around flu season. There's an indicator on top of the unit that tells you when it's time to replace the filter--not sure how accurate it is. The filter seems to do its job so far, I'm about to order a two pack for about 8 to 10 dollars.
The water container is just about the right size and weight to carry to and from the sink to fill up. But wait--you can't stand it upside down to fill the opening on the bottom. Really? REALLY? I have to cradle this jug in my arms while I fill it, like I'm feeding a baby. It doesn't fit in my sink, either. Awkward, and be careful putting the screw cap bottom on correctly or it will leak all over the floor on the way back to the main unit.
The fan, which seems like a propeller on a long stem, is reasonably quiet at one speed--high. At lower speeds, it makes clunking noises all day and night, as if the propeller shaft is wobbling.
These machines are basically water tanks with a filter and a fan above them. Why are they so hard to build correctly, to run quietly and dispense moisture into the air?
That's all they have to do...
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The Bionaire Cool Mist Tower is a glory of simplification. It is very easy to fill since it has a wide opening and one gallon of water lasts about 12 hours in my apartment. The humidity in my apartment during the winter runs roughly around 17% and with use of this product, I can get it up to 25%. It also runs quietly, an important factor since I have it in my bedroom. I have purchased other humidifiers but I like this one best and the company shipped it in good condition and on time.Best Deals for Jarden Home Environment Bionaire Cool Mist Tower
The humidifier works like it was designed to do..Works well for about a medium size room and the filters are just your basic filter which you will have to replace every few months if used most of the time... The fan is fairly quiet and it does let you know what the humidity is in the room which I also have a wall meter which states fairly close to the one on the humidifier, so I would say it is pretty accurate.The PROBLEM I have with the Unit, which I also wrote Bionaire about, and they let me know in a hurry that they don't care is the WATER TANK!! First off you better have a utility tub or you will have to fill it in the bath tub. Luckily I do have a utility tub so that is not a problem..The real problem is the tank bottom which is not flat. You cannot set the tank down in the tub to fill it. You have to hold the tank up or it will fall over. The best way for me is to place it on and angle and then stick my fingers in the opening to hold it upright. Then in order to put humidifier treatment in, it becomes a real challenge if you did not remember to have it all set up and ready before you filled the tank. After all you have one hand holding the tank so you only have one hand free to measure your humidifier treatment and pour it in.. I hate this tank on this machine and if I would of known I would of found me a DIFFERENT HUMIDIFIER..Easy fill tank is indeed important...I will remember that THANKS TO BIONAIRE!!!
One more thing to think about...With it being tall and thin their is not a lot of water sitting on the bottom for the filters to sit in. I have found for best humidity it is best if I re-wet the filters every few hours because the top portion of the filter will get dry and the out put of humidity will slow down. I would have a hard time recommending this humidifier to someone that is wanting something simple and easy to use, this thing is a pain in the neck...
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