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I like this filter so much better than the filter that came with my Holmes humidifier or that I've bought in the stores.

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This filter is really working well and fits perfectly in my Holmes Humidifer. Now my hands are no longer rough and chapped

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Purchased this item from the same vendor two years in a row and could not be happier. The item arrived packed in what I describe in "green" packing materials (shredded publication materials newsprint, magazines etc.) I am on board with the way this item was packaged but my curiosity was piqued when I grabbed filter box located inside the packing materials. At first I thought to myself "no shrink wrap on a MERV-11 filter box?" So I decided since it was a new filter what could be the harm. I proceeded to change the filter in my HVAC system and when I un-boxed the new filter (after I discarded the "full" old filter) I suddenly realized that the new filter was covered in shredded paper "dust" some very large pieces and many many small pieces. Before I knew it I was vacuuming the new filter to "clean" it before installing it into my HVAC system. It was at that point I said to myself "Hmmm vacuuming a $30 new filter before installation, why am I doing this exactly?" But, in the heat of the summer I need the HVAC system so there was no turning back. So the filter itself from a performance based rating gets a 5 star rating from me. The over-all experience for me on this purchase 2 stars.

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I don't have any complaints about this filter. It seems to be doing it's job. I wish it was bit cheaper.

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This filter costs less than from the OEM item through the dealer, and is of equal quality or better. We have 3 SEER 18 heat pumps with back-up gas furnaces, and they are checked every 6 months at semi-annual maintenance visits by the dealer. They last about18 to 24 months, and are superior to most other systems for keeping the house largely dust-free.

Cheap Aprilaire / Generalaire 4040 Humidifier Solenoid Valve

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I'm an HVAC technician, and have replaced dozens of these. Remember to order an Aprilaire 4004 In-Line Strainer and the correct orifice for your humidifier model when you order this solenoid valve, because it doesn't come with them. If you forget the orifice, don't be surprised when water starts gushing out of the humidifier, because the orifice regulates the amount of water fed to it. The strainer goes in the long end of the solenoid fitting, and the orifice in the short end.

Aprilaire 4231 Yellow Orifice: Aprilaire models 400, 500, 550, 550A, 560, 568 & 600.

#4021 Aprilaire Red Orifice: Aprilaire models 112 & 224.

#4232 Aprilaire Blue Orifice: Aprilaire models 350, 360, 440, 700, 760, 760A & 768.

#4007 Aprilaire White Orifice: Aprilaire models 110 & 220.

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About a week ago I noticed that when my furnace was off...my Aprilaire humidifier just kept running. Well, to be more specific, the water flow into the Aprilaire was remaining on. At first I feared the control system in the furnace was failing to send the "close valve" signal. But a bit of investigation uncovered the culprit: the solenoid valve was "leaking"! When the furnace was running, it dutifully sent an "open valve" signal, and the solenoid fired as usual, sending water to the Aprilaire. But when the furnace shut off (and/or the humidity set point had been reached), the signal to "close valve" was properly sent, but the solenoid did not fully close. The water supply decreased, but there was significant leakage passed the seat of the valve, causing the water to run down the drain 24x7.

Option 1 was to call my furnace company and have them come replace it. My guestimate was $100-150 to make that happen. While they are normally worth every penny, in this case I struggled to justify spending that much for so simple a fix. So I started snooping on the web and found this replacement part here on Amazon.

I could not be HAPPIER! It took me all of about 10 minutes (and I am NOT a skilled plumber!) to swap out my old solenoid for this one, wire it up, and give it a try. It works PERFECTLY! Now, to be clear, you will need some tools. An adjustable wrench and screw driver are musts obviously, but what some people may overlook is you may need a copper tubing cutter. When I removed the old one, the old copper fitting would not fit properly in the new solenoid, so I had to cut it off and installed the new fitting that came with this valve. Other than that, installation was a breeze!

Let me clarify a few items that I saw mentioned in other reviews:

First, this solenoid DOES ALREADY have a strainer on the inlet! Do not waste your money buying a new one, as recommended in other reviews and as shown in the "bundle" in the ordering area on Amazon. The filter is built in, and in fact if you bought another, you would be unable to make it fit.

Second, this solenoid DID FIT in the exact mounting holes that the old one used. Maybe I was just lucky, but I saw others say theirs did not fit. Admittedly the tubing routing had to be shifted a bit (this solenoid is not the exact same size as the old one), but the mounting holes lined up perfectly.

Finally, YES you must use a yellow orifice (or whatever color is right for your Aprilaire) to restrict flow on the outlet... BUT before you buy one, take out your old solenoid and see if you ALREADY have one that is in good shape! I wasted a few bucks on a new yellow orifice when in fact the old one was perfectly fine and went right back into service with the new solenoid.

It remains to be seen how long this solenoid will last, but I am VERY happy with this one so far. With about 10 minutes of work I saved myself probably $100 in repair fees and now my water is not running down the drain 24x7!

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This company does not ship what is pictured. They ship a cheaper imitation part from China. It will work but does not fit like the original. They should be ashamed of themseves for misleading people with what is described and pictured. I went with this company for all the good reviews and thought that I would get what was pictured to avoid the cheaper imitations. I will complain to Amazon but at least the part does work for now or at least the last 15 minutes as I just installed. I also gave them a 1 star for misrepresentation.

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The HVAC company did a winter tuneup on our furance. They mentioned our Aprilaire 550 humidifer wasn't working and quoted $230 to repair it (including a new solonoid). I bought this solenoid and a maintence kit (pad, hose, etc.) on Amazon all for $70 including shipping. Simple 30 minute install and the humidifer is working like new again. You can't go wrong with this product if you have an Aprilaire 550.

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I have a history of a recurring problem of the valve malfunctioning every year. The valve manufacturer is some outfit in Wisconsin and they charged almost $100. Sure enough, the valve failed again in one year. So this is the 3rd I have replaced. I will see if it lasts. One thing I notice is that this is heavier and a bit larger than the OEM valve. It is quieter and has a more solid feel to it. It fit the mounting fine on my Aprilair 440, no problems there. They do not give you a new in-line screen or a flow-reduction fitting, but all I did was turn the tap-in valve from my water source lower and that controls the amount of water flowing into the humidifier, so who needs them and why pay another $10? Works great. Its been 3 weeks and so far working fine. I'm hoping...

I did purchase this from Amazon.

[UPDATE]: This is my second heating season (2013) and this valve is still going strong, no problems with the valve or humidifier. As I said above, this valve is built much heavier that the original factory model. I am very pleased.

[UPDATE]: Finished my 2013 heating season, valve still going strong. I have saved $200 on OEM valve replacements. This is a great item.

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I do not know the exact insect that is under a wood piece along a roof eave, and near a bbq area. They seem to be some sort of wasp. There is no visible nest, but from the in and out activity and number of insects it seemed like something that should be taken care of. The week before using this W-H-Y spray, I had tried a can of Hot Shot wasp killer. It did nothing, I did not even see a single insect die. All it did was wet the area and the insects did not seem to care. This time I tried a different tact. First I hit the entire area with a single stream of water to wash out whatever was under the wood. This certainly agitated the insects. I let it dry and then got out the W-H-Y.

The first thing you notice is the smell of this spray. Being composed of a number of concentrated oils like lemongrass, geranium, and rosemary... the aroma certainly does not smell like pesticide. In fact, it is quite the opposite--it smells sweet like flowers and herbs--very pleasant. The stream from the can was strong and shot easily up about 10 feet. It coated the wood around the area. I did not see anything die, but the one thing that has happened is that the insects are now very confused, and not hanging around very long before flying off without doing anything else.

I am usually not much on so called natural solutions, as they often do not work. But this stuff seems to work--not so much as an insecticide (of course, the other so called wasp killer did not work either), but certainly as an effective repellent. Time will tell, but if this effect persists for a week, I would suspect that the all the insects will get the message "nothing to see, move along" and abandon this area.

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I ordered this along with a Gurin mini & a DeLongihi regular dehumidifier/s. These are all for our vacation home in Florida. Dampness & mold is a big problem.

It's small and my original plan was to put it in the closet, but have it instead in my home office for now.

I plugged it in at 3:30 & came to look at it at 4:30. The 16oz tank had collected approx 1 tbsp of water. By next morning around 10a.m. it was up to 1/2 a cup. And today at 10:30 its 1 cup. I just measured it. The box says it collects approx 8oz of water per day @ 86F. It is end of April. The room temp probably gets up to 82F in the afternoons, but I think it will stay at collecting 1/2 a cup per day.

When I started this review, I had given it a 5 star. Reason for changing it to 4 stars is this.

I pulled the detachable water tray out to measure the quantity of water. Rightfully so, the tray has a cover with a hole in the middle where the water pours into. BUT!!!! No where does it say in the manual or labeled on the tray as to how to open to pour the water out from the tray. I thought the reason being, because it is quite obvious the full top cover had to be removed from the tray. Well, I tried that and it wouldn't budge. I broke a nail trying to pry it open. I heard a "tick' sound and didn't proceed any further, afraid I might break it. The top feels as if it should not be opened. I Finally just poured/shook the water out thru the small hole on the top.

My home office space is 250sq feet w/high ceiling (approx 14 ft) & carpeted. The unit is very quite. Its like a small fan running. Its not an eyesore either. I do like it, and will order a couple of more to put into my closets.

But If anyone knows ( I will write to the company as well) please let me know, how to pour the water out. I still think the top has to be pried open, but I'm not taking any chances.

Updated to 5 stars. received an email ( wow. in a matter of a few hrs) from what looks like a customer service, telling me how to remove the water. Its the black washer on top of tank that needs to be pulled.

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I bought this for my 7 x 11 bathroom with no windows and vents, it is pretty damp in there. It works good and gets filled every 3-5 days. There is no longer a moisture problem in the slightest. It is whisper quiet and I simply love it.

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Gurin Dehumidifier is 9" tall and 5.75" wide at the base. Its best feature is that it very quiet because it does not have a compressor, the worst feature is that it is not very effective in removing humidity. Both are not surprising and stem from the technology used in this unit. More on the technology itself at the end of the review, but first a few examples of what I observed in my use of this unit.

1. I originally hoped to use it in the bathroom while it is used for showers to keep the air dry, and to prevent fogging of mirrors. For several day, I turned on the unit each time the shower was taken, and turned off the unit when the shower was over. In that use the humidifier tank remained empty. Thinking back to how the Peltier method works as well to our Koolatron cooler (which also uses Peltier technology) I realized that short periods of usage do not work because the unit requires some time before it becomes effective. When we go on summer trips we pre-cool the cooler in the house for it to work well during the trips.

2. Then I took the dehumidifier to the basement, where we have a standard 50 Pint dehumidifier which fills its entire bucket in several days. I turned off the large dehumidifier, and left Gurin Dehumidifier there for 24 hours. After 24 hours the reservoir of the unit had 1 oz of water. I am attaching a photo of how much water it collected. After 24 hour of use the big electric plug of the unit got rather warm to touch, so I suspect it uses a significant amount of electricity.

Gurin dehumidifier is quiet and light because it uses thermoelectric method called Peltier. This method is most commonly used in cooling. In 1834 Jean Peltier noticed that when electrical current is applied to the junction of two different metals the heat is removed from one of the metals and transferred to the other. This is the main principal of thermoelectric cooling (and known as Peltier effect). The dehumidifier has cooling unit which is constructed from tiny metal cubes made from different metals. As electricity passes through the junctions between the cubes the heat is transferred and a fan vents the heat outside, a small amount of moisture is removed from the air in this process and condensed and this is the water we see in the reservoir of the unit.

So for this unit to work, it has to be turn on continuously, and it removes a fairly small amount of moisture from the air. It is very quiet, and if you need to remove only a small amount of humidity it will do an ok job.

I was provided this unit for a review and honest evaluation.

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I got this because the exhaust fan in my bathroom only works with the light on. Two days after plugging this in, I noticed a huge difference in the room. It used to have a musty smell but hat has gone away.

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Many people reviewing this dehumidifier are very disparaging of its usefulness. However, the unit is less than 12 inches tell and uses very little power. Of course, it won't pull 5 gallons of water out of the air per week. This unit performs better than I expected it would. Humidity in a room that is about 12x14 foot room averaged 75 % RH at about 75 degrees F average temp (High was 82% and low of 69%). The temperature has remained the same and after 2 weeks of usage, we have emptied the tank (holds 2 cups) 7 times (it was full each time we emptied it). Our average humidity has dropped from 75% humidity to 57% with a low of 52% humidity. This room adjoins our bathroom and collects a lot of humidity from the bathroom due to a non-operating exhaust fan. The machine functions better than I expected. Keep in mind that as this until removes moisture from the air, the RH goes down making the unit less efficient. In other words, this unit is more effective in higher humidity environments. When the unit operates, it lowers the humidity automatically lowering its efficiency. So, I don't know how much lower this machine will bring the humidity. I think 2 of these machines would bring our humidity in this room down below 45%. We will be buying a second in the near future. The noise factor is very low. It sits on a desk and the white noise produced is barely noticeable. The unit does not look of feel cheap. I think this unit could be produced for far less than it is sold for. Relatively high price is my only objection (but what consumer does not grumble about the price :-) $40 would be more reasonable in my opinion and would prompt me to buy 5 more of these for other rooms of my house. The quiet noise and small footprint of this machine makes it the obvious choice over any compressor-based unit any day.

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The fan would start then stop. This was the cheapest place i could find it and it fixed the problem. Easy to replace.

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After ordering the Humidistat, I realized I needed this circuit board as well... Works great! Received the order in a very timely fashion!

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The box claims "Micro free" and that it traps water impurities. Depending on water hardness and how long the humidifier runs, you may get a whole winter season from this or not I usually do.

Perfect fit for the Lasko humidifier. Towards the end of the season I can eek out another month or two by soaking in a light vinegar solution, followed by a light bleach.

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The product itself is fine. I ordered this particular set for the brackets. I wanted to stick them in the lid of our diaper pail. Our pail is really a kitchen trash pail and doesn't have a place for deodorant disks. The adhesive on the brackets is pretty weak. So they fell off after a few opening and closings of the lid.

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I placed two of these in my son's nursery. I have noticed that there is not any foul orders in the room but it does not really give a fresh scent to the nursery either.

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These little guys are great I put one on my toilet, one by my kitty litter box, and one by the kitchen trash can. They do a great job of soaking up smells!

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Just bought these at Target. First of all, the air freshener does not stay in the clip, it falls right out. Second of all, the fragrance isn't strong enough to make a difference. Right now I have it sitting on top of the diaper pail, just to see if I can smell it (I put it on the inside of the pail & it fell out) and I smell nothing. These are going back to the store.

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My husband complained of the lingering odor of the dirty diapers. I stick this on the inside part of the trash can lid and the smell is gone.

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First off, this is NOT an air conditioner. If you expect your room to be freezing cold, this is not the product for you. It's a COOLER, and it does its job very well. It works by evaporating water. Try soaking a T-shirt, wringing it out, and putting it on wet to get the effect. It doesn't work very well in humid areas, but it works GREAT where the air is dry.

I'm in southern California, where the humidity varies pretty widely. I place the cooler six or eight feet from my chair, and on the hottest days I'm quite comfortable.

Benefits:

* it's about 1/5 the cost of an air conditioner

* operating expense is a fraction of the cost of air conditioning

* neat features! (timer, sleep function, etc.)

* remote control

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* it's not freezing cold like air conditioning.

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Low price, very effective in low humidity. Has a strong fan when not using the cooling feature. Timer works well. Has an oscillating feature, a "sleep" mode and, most importantly: a drain plug, washable filter element and a plastic body that cannot rust like those made of sheet metal or tin.

It's been in the high 90s to the low 100's here in the San Fernando Valley in CA with low humidity and it's kept whatever room it is in cool enough to not have to turn on the AC.

It's no air conditioner, but it's a low in cost [to purchase and to run]alternative you could even say was an "eco-friendly" way to stay comfortable in the summer. But then, my friends had to talk me out of buying a wringer washing machine, so my opinion is based on my personal preference for simplicity and old fashioned ways of doing things.

Take my review as you will. It does what it says it will. If you have frequent high humidity, it won't be effective and the company tells you that so be forewarned. I find it to be a great buy and it runs quietly as well.

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This is a FABULOUS product. I based my purchase on the reviews of this item. I had a similar product a few years ago and it doesnt compare to this as well as the other one being almost double this price. The cooler came a day PRIOR to the estimated delivery date.WOW........I live in Acampo California which is north of Lodi CA and south of Sacramento CA. The degrees outside at 5:40 pm is 93 degrees, the temperature inside of the house is 84 degrees and my bedroom (which is where I have my cooler) is 72 degrees. I use a pitcher of ice water from my fridge to fill it up and ice cubes in the top tray. For those of you that are young or have not had the experience of a "swamp cooler", they tend to have a musty smell to them. I solved this problem by purchasing a Glade Car oil fragrencer(?). It is intended to clip on the vents of your heating/air conditioning unit. I clip mine on the bottem lever of the cooler on the lowest setting and it gives off a slight fragrance with no musty smell whatsoever. My hats off to the seller, Amazon for carrying the product and the reviews that allowed me to purchase the best product out there. Happy Happy Happy!!!!

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After reading conflicting reviews I was thoroughly confused, yet I was so desperately hot I took a chance on this product. Here is the true skinny on this portable cooling unit.

I live in Colorado. The humidity has ranged from 30 to 88%, the temperature 84-93 degrees. I filled the unit with 2 gallons of cold water from the frig and 2 trays of ice cubes. It absolutely blew cool air, even after the ice melted and the water reached room temperature it still blew cool air. Don't bother checking a thermometer it DOES NOT cool an entire room, no matter how small, it cools the AREA you point it at.

If you sit at the computer or any other stationary position, place the unit within 7 feet, and point it in your direction you will be cooled.

As for the humidity, this is a problem only in a room with no air circulation.

I pointed the unit at my bed and was quite comfortable, even chilly. However, in this room I have only a small table fan and the windows are closed, so within 45 minutes I was suffocating from the humid air.

In the living room where I have 2 ceiling fans and 2 box fans-one in front of the half opened door, either turned to blow air in or flipped to pull air outI have had NO issues with humidity, even at 88%.

It beeps to let you know when the water level is low. It is easy to put handfuls of ice cubes in the tank but I found it really wasnt necessary. Pouring in the water is easy as well, but if you dont hold the little door open it will sometimes close leaving you pouring water onto your floor! I havent had to clean it yet, but the filter is easily accessible. It's no louder than a box fan and wheels around smoothly. I wish the unit were a bit taller and the blower area a bit larger but these are my only negatives.

Overall, I got what I wanted. I no longer sit at my desk with wet rags on my head, miserable and hot. I dont have to stick something in my window, or spend hundreds for central AC. If you want a cool room, look for something else. If you want to be cool in a stationary location, and you have good air circulation this will work for you.

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We live in the heart of the desert in Nevada, and bought this as a way to cool individual rooms in the house vs. letting the central air cool the whole house. Why bother cooling the whole house when the family is together in one room for long periods of time?

We have a thermometer and hydrometer in the primary room we use it in. The room is about 400 sq ft. and we run it for hours. For coolness, it only gives us a 1-degree temp difference; sometimes 2-degrees with ice cold water, and ice cubes in both the main water chamber and top of unit.

The big difference we notice is with the humidity. We run about 20% humidity in the room normally. With this unit, it increases to 35-40% humidity. This helps with the dryness and with our allergies/asthma.

Overall, we use it more as a humidifier, but it does help us to increase the thermostat a few degrees at night when we run it in the bedroom, which saves a little on energy costs.