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This is a very large and spacious humidor. Appears well constructed with a nice finish. Holds every bit of 200 cigars.

The only reason I didnt give it a 5 is the included hygrometer and humidifiers are utter garbage. I replaced the foam in the humidifiers with beads and the hygrometer with a caliber IV electronic.

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Cheap Air King 3-Speed Recirculating Humidifier #9915

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I have used this humidifier for about a month now. In the winter I tend to get very dry skin and nasal congestion, which usually turns into a full-blown cold, if I sleep in cool, dry winter air. My wife and I decided to try a humidifier to see if it would help. Here is my impression of the Air King so far:

Simple construction--nothing fancy here. The unit basically consists of a small electric water pump that pulls the water up into the unit and wets an evaporative pad. A fan then sucks air through the back of the humidifier, through the evaporative pad, and out the top to humidify the air. Nothing fancy, but the bottom line is that it works. One very nice feature is that the water pump pulls enough water to saturate the evaporative pad and the extra is recirculated through the unit, making it less likely for nasty stuff to build up in the tank.

The humidifier has 3 speed settings, with no auto-on/off capability. We always run it on the lowest setting, which is relatively quiet and does a decent job of humidifying the air. The two higher settings are louder and produce more moisture, but the lowest setting is fine for us (1100 sq. ft. apartment).

The low setting is fairly energy efficient for a humidifier. Because this is an evaporative humidifier, it uses much less energy than one that creates steam with a heating element. Basically, you're powering a small fan and a small electric water pump, which uses 22.7 watts on the lowest setting, according to the instruction manual (I have not tested that number). So if you're running the unit overnight on low, it uses about 1/3 the electricity of leaving a 60 watt light bulb on overnight.

The unit has a tank capacity of 1.75 gallons. On the highest setting, the users manual says it will put 3 gallons into the air over a 24-hour period. I have not run the humidifier much on the highest setting, but their 3 gallon claim seems about right. On the lowest setting, we usually refill the unit once in the morning and once before bed to make sure it doesn't run out of water.

We use filtered water (Brita) because it helps reduce mineral deposits and keeps the water smelling fresh. It also should reduce the number of times you have to replace the evaporative pad. After one month of operation, we have cleaned the evaporative pad twice by soaking it in a water/white vinegar solution, which has cleared off most of the mineral deposits. My guess from our experience is that with heavy use, an evaporative pad should be replaced roughly once every 45 days. The Air King evaporative pads are available for order on the internet for roughly $5-$8 a piece.

In summary:

A lot of information in this review, but that's because when I was looking for humidifiers I didn't think there was enough information available about these things to make an informed decision. Given that uncertainty, I didn't want to spend $200+ on something and not like it or have it break in the first month. So I looked for a reasonable, less expensive model and decided to give this one a shot. I don't regret my decision at all. This unit has exactly what I was looking for: low purchase price, low maintenance cost and effort, low energy use, quiet operation, good humidification for 1100 square feet, and so far, it hasn't broken. If you're looking for those things, this humidifier is a solid choice.

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This is the best humidifier we've had since replacing a wornout Holmes that no longer is manufactured. It's very quiet on the lowest setting & not that much noisier on the two higher settings. Like the cascading waterfall sound effects, too.

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I got this and the product itself works fine but what I didn't expect is that when you put it on carpet that the water tray will build condensation and soak into the carpet. I ended up having to dry my carpet for 4 days and the water leaked into the celing of my study downstairs. Just make sure when using this that you have it on a hard surface or put it in a leak proof tub.

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It does a fair job of putting moisture back into the air but if you leave it at Level 3 all night, your nose and your respiratory system will smell like metal all day! I'm serious. Thumbs down on this item.

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Got this for my large bedroom since it gets so dry in the winter. Works well and doesn't leak, which was key.

Prestige Import Group Milano Countertop Display Humidor Review

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I needed something larger than my small 30 cigar humidor box and found this one on amazon. It comes with two humidifiers and has been excellent in keeping the correct humidity. I also like the hygrometer on the outside so I can easily check the humidity without having to open the box. Stores plenty of cigars, well made piece of furniture and looks great in my study. Highly recommended.

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I love the humidifier.

it holds a large number of cigars and keeps them well! It is attractive and while large looks good on a counter/desk.

I had to give it only 4 stars because the magnets that came with it will NOT hold up the humidifiers that came in it, I ended up getting some industrial strength Velcro and velcro'ing them to the top of the case. I also added two small canister humidifiers to the bottom just to make sure

LG 65 Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Hose - LHD659EBL Review

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This came with a 5-year warranty; we've had two and neither lasted more than 2 years. Over time it became leaky, very loud, and had ice accumulate on its exterior.

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LG makes dehumidifies for other brand names, including Kenmore (sold by SEARS). There are several models of Kenmore dehumidifies (made by LG) that were recalled for frequent overheating/catching fire. My LG brand dehumidifier started overheating after about two years. Sounds like a common problem. Cheaply made, with no customer support. I don't know who is making good appliances these days, but it's not LG.

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I've had two of these, one bought new,one refurbished, both working like a charm to this day, and they are the best on the market. Have had both for over 5-6 years and they really pull the moisture. I've had 4 Kenmores that had to have warranty work, then they stopped working, a new Danby that has smaller water tank, but it doesnt dry near as well as these LG's.

Sometimes can be loud, but it's from vibration of the water bucket, u just wiggle the bucket and it stops, but it is a workhorse. Hope they make these forever, decent price, long lasting, will dry up your area fast. I did need warranty work on the new one, they sent a brand new replacement and a mailing label for the other one, great company in my experience!

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Worked great for a year. We loved it. Ran a hose from the unit to floor drain and sometimes it would become detached. But, that was infrequent problem. But, after a year it runs but does not remove moisture. For the price, we feel like have been screwed. Trying to deal with warranty is a joke.

Discount Friedrich D70BP 70 Pint Dehumidifier with built-in drain pump

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Bought this for the basement, which used to sit around 70% humidity in the summer. Arrived on time and in great shape.

Pro's:

1. It works extremely well to remove the humidity. I was advised to get the biggest unit I could. This was indeed good advise. It brought the large basement down to 50% humidity in short order and is keeping it there.

2. The pump function is super. Very well thought out. Exit is from the back, which is great. You push the special fitting (with hose) into the back of the unit and it automatically senses you want it to start pumping. No settings to fiddle with, it just knows. So nice to not have to empty the bucket.

3. The unit is attractive

4. The digital readout of temperature and humidity is great to have.

5. The controls are easy and intuitive.

Con's:

1. It cycles way too often. I don't understand why it does not wait until the humidity has increased to a certain level, say 5% above your setting, then run till it is 5% below. That way it cycles less. Right now, it turns on when its just barely above the setting and turns off when just below. It cycles about every 3 or 4 minutes, runs for about 4 minutes, then shuts off, only to turn back on 3 or 4 minutes later. Since the fan is loud, its really distracting. No way to adjust this setting that I can find.

2. The fan is quite loud. Not much you can do about this and every other unit I have owned suffers the same issue. I would guess since that is the basics of a dehumifier. i.e.run a big fan over a coil. Just be aware you are not going to be able to listen to mozart while this thing is on.

3. Even if you turn the fan to the low setting, it does not remember that the next time it fires back up. Right back to hurricane strength.

On the whole, its a good unit.

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I originally bought the 70-pint Kenmore Elite Dehumidifier with pump and remote monitoring because my in-laws had bought one and they seemed happy. It was incredibly loud and the pump failed often. Even though I had it set for pumping the catch bin would fill with condensate and the unit would stop. Constantly. In addition, the installation of the pump hose has to be done very carefully otherwise the unit will leak onto your floor. As it turns out, my in-laws were experiencing the same issues. Constantly having to empty the bin even though it is set for auto-pump. I returned mine to Sears and after some more research ordered the Friedrich D70BP 70 Pint Dehumidifier with built-in drain pump, front bucket and continuous drain from Amazon. Received it the next day (yeah!) and had it running in 10 minutes. It has not stopped since. It does not have remote monitoring, but it doesn't need it because it just works! Great dehumidifier. Much quieter too!

The Friedrich is: Cheaper, smaller, easier to get working, compared to the Kenmore Elite. The condensate bin for the Friedrich is accessed from the front so there is no need to flip the unit around to empty it (if you ever needed to).

Thanks to other reviewers who pointed me toward the Friedrich.

Oh, and my in-laws are returning their Kenmore too now and I am sending them a Friedrich. HUGE son-in-law hubby-cred points!!

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The product arrived timely and was very easy to set up. Also, the unit is much quieter than I expected and very efficient.

The first 10 days I emptied the pan effortlessly every day and then decided to try the automatic pump. The pump mechanism was a very pleasant surprise as it was very easy to start using, simply plugged into the back of the unit and it distributes the water through a 15 foot tube into the sink which is about 4 feet higher than the unit.

An excellent choice for our finished basement of about 1500 s.f.

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Friedrich Dehumidifier D70BP 70 Pint Answers and Thoughts

(1) BUILT-IN PUMP

Though a well-regarded dehumidifier in its own right, this is considered by many as the one to beat if you need to not just gravity drain into a drain nearby but drain to a drain farther away or up a few feet into a sink (both vs. using the bin).

(2) BRAND

Friedrich doesn't have a lot of brand recognition compared to the heavily advertised ones, so I thought I should point out they have a great reputation for quality design and customer service, to an extent due to reviews for their products from a consumer magazine over the years.

As they make changes to their sourcing model for such a complicated product it remains to be seen if their brand rise continues or falls into the rut of so many other formerly great brands, only time will tell.

(3) THE FAN

One reviewer doesn't like that the fan never stops, however another doesn't like that the fan cycles on and off as needed! :) .. so I checked which is the case with the company. It turns out that the AP/BP (The BP is the one with the built-in pump) 70 pint models fans cycle on and off as needed, the other models have a fan that never shuts-off, according to support.

(4) MADE IN..

One reviewer noted these are made in the USA.. I checked if this is the case, most are made in China and one is made in Mexico.

(5) LIKE SNOWFLAKES AND FINGERPRINTS :)..

You should consider all dehumidifiers individually hit or miss, while I would buy a Friedrich product gladly, be sure what your exit/exchange strategy is should you get a lemon .. local availability of service .. is the reseller's extended warranty no-fault .. do you have to pay for return shipping .. etc. This may be 10x more valuable to your satisfaction with the product than its features.

Friedrich, to their credit, actively tell folks on customer sales support to think about these things. Some resources for this research include their website, their great support line 800 541-6645, and Amazon customer service.

I also highly suggest buying a NO-FAULT EXTENDED WARRANTY for 2-3+ years for any dehumidifier, even though I rarely bother with extended warranties for most products.

(6) WARNINGS/NOTES IN GENERAL..

If you have a medical/allergy, anti-mold, archival, or otherwise serious reason to maintain a humidity range you need to get something SEPARATE TO MEASURE HUMIDITY. Dehumidifier humidistats are often 15-25 RH off from the actual ambient RH, or don't even show you what they assume it is.

You MUST have a 3-PRONG OUTLET for each dehumidifier you get, NO 2-prong with adapter shortcuts, you want this kind of appliance grounded, like a refrigerator or air conditioner. If necessary hire an electrician to make it happen where you need it/them.

Running big dehumidifiers non-stop can cost up to hundreds of dollars per year each and doing so may only bring the humidity lower than you need for comfort, medical, or archival purpose. Consider targeting to JUST BELOW YOUR TARGET HUMIDITY, for example 55rh to keep below 60rh rather than continuous running to get as low as possible. Of course, if it takes you continuously running to get to your target, ignore this suggestion:).

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I have owned my Friedrich dehumidifier for little over a month now.

Pro's:

1.It works extremely well to remove the humidity.

2.The controls are easy to use.

3.The unit is attractive and reasonably quiet.

4.The digital readout of temperature and humidity is great to have.

5.Casters included for easy mobility.

6.Filter is washable and easy to remove and replace.

Con's:

1. The pump hose has to be done very carefully otherwise the unit will leak and the hose provided is short.

2. The removeable condensation bucket is a lot smaller than similar dehumidifiers I have owned this size and poorly constructed. The sides of the bucket are very weak and you have to use both hands to support it when taking it out to dump it. And forget using the handle, it easily slips out of the slots used to hold it in and you could easily spill water all over like I did the first time. I am working on setting it up to continuous drain so I don't have to mess with the flimsy bucket.

I am very happy with the machine and the power just not the bucket and pump.

Review of Hunter 31911 EnduraWick Replacement Filter for 32200 Evaporative

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I don't have anything negative to say about this product. Works great/as advertised no issues form me. Will buy again!

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This might have been OEM, but still from China, and didn't more than a few times on travel. Buy USA.

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I had previously purchase the Hunter humidifier, and didn't know where (locally) they might have the filters. Rather than wasting time and gas money looking, I simply ordered the filter on-line. No problem installing it, and it works beautifully.

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YOU NEED THIS REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR HUMIDIFIER BUT IT TENDS TO BURN AND I FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS TO A T.I NEED A HUMIDIFIER AND IT WORKS VERY WELL.BUT, THE FILTERS NEED ALOT OF WORK AND COSTS ALOT SINCE THEY ALST ONLY A SHORT TIME TILL THE GET SINGED.A DISAPPOINMENT FOR AN OTHERWISE GOOD MACHINE.FIX THE FILTER.

Review of DeLonghi DD45 45 Pt. Energy Star Dehumidifier

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We bought two of these dehumidifiers because we live in a climate that has hot, humid summers. We thought we could save on air conditioning if we dehumidified the house because we can tolerate higher temperatures when the humidity is lower. However, these units generate so much heat it's like running a space heater and I keep turning them off because the house gets too hot from the heat generated by the dehumidifers. They also use a lot of electricity, so we didn't save any money by using them

Having said that, I need to give it credit for doing a good job of getting the humidity out of the air quickly. But, because of the heat they put into the house and the amount of electricity they use, they are not worth what we paid for them.

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Got this particular model because of the price and good ratings. It seems to perform as well as I can expect. The controls and displays are sensible. This model doesn't have a pump, so you want it to drain continuously, you have to place it somewhere hight to let the hose drain by gravity into a sink or drain. The unit comes with a hose, but the hose is very short and flimsy/light and cheaply made. I had to buy a short garden hose to meet my needs.

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So far so good! Has done a great job of lowering the relative humidity of my entire 2 BR apartment. The unit creates a little heat (as all dehumidifiers do) but that is offset by the amount of moisture it pulls from the air. A little loud on high but on the low setting, it is an noisy as you would expect it to be. Would recommend to others.

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I bought this 2 years ago and it is still going strong.

Pros:

Looks cool

Dependable

Really like the anti-icing feature

Not too expensive

Cons:

Not quiet, but not too loud

Uses quite a bit of power. According to my Kill-A-Watt meter:

Idle: 2 Watts

Fan on: ~85 Watts

Compressor on: ~495 Watts

Bucket is a bit difficult to empty and clean

Like others have said, the timer feature needs improvement. It would be so much better if we could set multiple times like a thermostat, but it only allows you to set X hours for the next on/off switch.

My old Hampton Bay dehumidifier is dying, so I might look into a Soleus Air model to compare it to the DeLonghi.

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My old dehumidifier used to have a feature where it would turn off / on depending on the rooms humidify. If the room got to a specified humidity level it would turn on until the humidity was taken care of and then it would turn off.

This unit will keep on (on its high setting) until it reaches the designated humidify, but then it turns to its low setting and stays on continuously sucking in / blowing air.

I wish it was able to turn off or at least not run the fan constantly.

Other than that the unit works very well!

Best Essick Air 427-300 2-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier and Air Deals

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Up here in the deep north it is essential to have humidifier if you have musical instruments, or anything made out of nice wood. I have tried several different options, and evaporative humidifiers are the best. This one has enough nice features to warrent an excellent rating. The main great feature is that it is easy to add water to the system. The tanks remove easily, and can be filled from the kitchen sink (they are too tall for filling in a bathroom sink). In the dead of winter expect to fill it daily, but fortunately this is big enough to only need filling once per day. Other nice features include a fan speed control (pump humidity in fast because you were gone all weekend and its dry), or quiet. At low speed settings you barely know its on. I also like the optional air cleaning evaporator. It apparently slows down air flow, but that seems trivial since the fan can simply be turned up.

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Operationally its five stars all the way. My wife thinks its looks could be improved.i.e. it has a "too plasticy" look. Service (getting it operational) via telephone was concise and correct.

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WINNER: After much deliberation and research for a quality humidifier, I took function over form in this model and am very glad I did. Some reviews commented on the "tacky plastic" housing but I didn't think it an issue. If anything, it helps with the weight of the item and it's easy to keep clean.

PERFORMANCE: The 2 fan speeds are just right. I turn it on high @ night to do most of it's work and on low and comfortable setting during the day. The low fan setting is whisper quiet. I have it in my living room and don't need to elevate the TV volume at all!

SET-UP: EASY! Just read the directions! Not as much space needed a I thought.

Added bonus: No distilled or soft water required. Not a luxury I have in my home so this unit wins again.

EASE OF USE: If you don't think this is the simplest and most efficient investment then I wish you luck on your humidifier endeavors. It doesn't have all the "bells and moderns whistles" of some models, but I also don't have to fuss or worry about maintenance, refilling, or cleaning challenges. Tried and true model.

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It works in large spaces we have almost 2000 sq ft (one level). It is loud if you turn it on full blast. We turn it on when we are asleep or gone for errands and then turn it off. The large water container is awesome. We fill it about once a week and keep our house between 35 and 45 humidity. We also live in the desert. I highly recommend it. It is large -comparable to a small coffee table. If you want something with little maintenance and works in large spaces this is it. If you have a smaller space and want it to be quiet this is not it.

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Received this product, set it up and the humidity level knob wasn't working correctly, it was put on at the manufacturer incorrectly, which is no fault of Amazon, just got a lemon.

So I decided instead of contacting Amazon, to contact Essick Air and they sent a replacement motor section.

Essick Air was very helpful and eager to assist.

Received new motor and set humidifier up again. After the first bottle ran out and was filled again, noticed it was running continuously, checked the water bottles and both were bone dry and so was the wick.

The empty bottle indicator lights did not come on, so not sure how long the unit ran without having water in the bottles or the wick.

I now just make sure to check the bottles every other day to ensure they have water in them.

I had the same brand unit for approximately 15+ years prior to purchasing this one and I can say that the craftmanship of this cabinet and all components fitting correctly has depleted.

Again, this is no fault of Amazon.

Other than what I have stated, it does do the job of putting humidity into the house. Just wish now, that I had contacted Amazon and requested to return this unit and have another sent.

Discount Hunter Humidifier Wick Filter

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I don't have anything negative to say about this product. Works great/as advertised no issues form me. Will buy again!

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We can never find these in the store, this was exactly what we needed. Works well and lasts for several months.