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*UPDATED REVIEW*
This was purchased in January 2013 and used for a few weeks, then I carefully cleaned, dried and stored it according to the instructions, which I read very carefully and followed precisely, then put it safely in the cabinet where it has been undisturbed since then. Took it out yesterday and now it only will give a red light and won't start humidifying. Manual says red light means tank needs to be filled, but it is all the way full. I tried cleaning the disc with the vinegar solution, again following instructions. That was no help. It's dead. I'm pretty irked about this and will be contacting Pureguardian to see if they will stand behind this product and fix or replace it.
ORIGINAL REVIEW
This does seem to humidify the room pretty effectively and it's quiet. It humidifies much better than the Vicks one we bought before this, but then again this one also costs twice as much. I'm not really sure if this was worth the price.
I like the slim shape of it and the relatively small footprint it takes up on the dresser. However the plastic it's made of is kinda flimsy; not as sturdy or as ergonomically designed as the much cheaper Vicks brand humidifiers.
It also seems to get everything around it pretty wet if we put it in the high setting, moreso than the last ultrasonic we owned.
My big complaint though is that it's hard to fill the tank because there's nothing to hold onto when carrying it or holding it under the bathtub faucet. It is too tall to fit under any of the sink faucets except the tall kitchen faucet, which is on another floor of the house so no way we'd go that far every time it needs to be filled. So it's sort of like trying to hold out a brick with one hand while it fills.
Also every time after filling when you flip it back over to mount back into the base, a little water dribbles. So we have learned to flip it over while still standing in the bathroom then carry it the rest if the way into the bedroom.
If this had cost $40-50 I think I'd be satisfied enough with it, but at this price I expected a little better.
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I've only used this for one night, but I felt compelled to write about it since other people may be wondering about it or suffering in the dryness of their homes.I just moved to LA, and the dryness has been a huge, unexpected adjustment. I have known that I needed a humidifier for some weeks now, but a recent throat illness (and new plants dying) prompted me to quicken my search. As you probably know, the problem with humidifiers is that none of them are highly rated and under $100, or the ratings are split between 5s and faulty-product 1s. After going back and forth, I decided I finally just needed to GET ONE and I chose this one (from Target) because it had no reviews and Pureguardian's other products had relatively high reviews.
Getting water into the tank is very easy (cap on the bottom, I did it in my bathtub), and I think it holds around a gallon of water. The control is manual, and it puts out a good, steady stream of steam. Because it's ultrasonic, it uses a high-pitched noise and not a heating element to create steam. It makes a small machine-running noise, but I am a really light sleeper and I slept fine with it. Another good thing is that it only has a very small LED light that will not keep you up if you are a light-sensitive sleeper (like me). This one also advertises having "SilverClean" technology (never says what that IS exactly) that fights against mold and mineral buildup. We'll see how true that is in a few weeks.
I woke up this morning without my usual burning throat; this machine didn't cure me but I feel like I can actually get better without the added irritation of dry air. My bedroom is small, about 12' x 12'. I ran it all night (10 hrs on "medium"), used about half the tank of water, and the windows this morning are wet with condensation. It's good for me because my mattress is on the floor, so the steam billows out and slinks down to where I am before dispersing into the room. The weirdest thing about the ultrasonic technology is that the steam never gets warm, so my room is filled with visible humidity, but is the same cool temperature. From what I've read, the benefit of ultrasonic vs. hot steam is that if the machine doesn't cut off when it's low on water, ultrasonic won't melt through your floor/counter, or worse start a fire. There were no leaks from the machine, and it does have an automatic shut off if the water gets low.
Again, I've only used it one night, so take my review with a grain of salt. I'll write another review in a few weeks when I have used it more. I hope this can be of use to someone who urgently needs to make a decision. This seems like a good buy for a small room, and hopefully in a few weeks I can say it's a great one.
