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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Buy BriteLeafs Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Aroma Diffuser Humidifier

BriteLeafs Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Aroma Diffuser Humidifier with Free 10ml Aromatherapy Essential Oil Included
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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This little Diffuser is perfect!! Great for relaxation. You can add your own aromatherapy oils I love orange, tangerine and lime or lavander. It doesnt create to strong of a scent perfect for small to medium rooms. Great product I LOVE IT I have been looking for 2 years for something like this Very Soothing and spa like>Great to turn your bedroom into pure bliss.

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So far, after a month of frequent use works great! I hated to spend $50+. I purchased and really loved the AromaSens Ultrasonic Diffuser from Puritan on sale for $39, but after 6-8 months it sputtered water, so I had to put it on a towel, and sometimes did not turn off. Then it died, so it was a waste of money and now sells everywhere for more than the BriteLeafs. This little diffuser takes fewer drops of essential oil to get the aroma needed for therapeutic aromatherapy, and the water lasts longer. It is easy to handle: the base clicks in so when you pick it up it doesn't come apart and spill. The directions were poorly translated but it's easy to figure out. Hold the "mist" button until it beeps on, press it to see the light move to the 30, 60, 120, or 180 min timer. I've tried all settings and it turns off at the right time. Second button is for the colored light, which has a bright and dim feature, great options, pleasant colors; I prefer to have the light off most of the time, so it's great to have that option. I don't see it sold anywhere else. I think the pictures make it look a little cheapy, but it's better when you see it in person. I'm buying a second for my massage therapy studio.

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As mentioned in the title, this was my first diffuser. So I'm no expert. That said, it didn't meet my expectations. I expected it to diffuse the air in a small room in my place with the scent of eucalyptus oil. I tried multiple times with different amounts of water and oil and it never really produced any scent. The only time I could smell anything is if I went right up to the small opening where the mist was coming out of. I think that's unacceptable. I ended up returning it.

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I've used four different cool diffusers and this one is the best. I've had my first for over a year with no problems. Purchased two more last month. Great product! And it looks good too.

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Returned the item. The diffuser worked the first time I used it. Then it would not diffuse next day when I turned it on.

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Reviews of Livart Warm & Cool Dual Humidifier L-281C (White)

Livart Warm & Cool Dual Humidifier L-281C
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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We bought two of these humidifiers but through a local store, not Amazon. This is an attractive unit with both warm and cool mist options. We really like that there are two nozzles that can be swiveled to where you want the mist directed. It has a capacity that lasts for about a day or so depending on what mist intensity you choose. It is easy to clean and can be run without a filter which leads to lower cost for the long run. It is also very quiet and can be used in a bedroom. I also appreciate that it has a small footprint so takes less room on a counter.

My two wishes for improvements would be to make it a top fill for even easier use and a humidistat so it would shut off at a desired humidity but theses are both minor requests. Overall I am very pleased with this unit.

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Love the design and small footprint. We're using it in the bedroom, so far on warm mist.

There are two openings for the mist that can be place in different directions. It's easy to fill. We find ourselves filling it every other day, using it on a low setting which is sufficient for our mid to large sized bedroom. I hope it continues to work for a long time.

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Hunter 31949 Cool Mist Replacement Wick, Reviews

Hunter 31949 Cool Mist Replacement Wick,
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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In searching around the web, I found that the price here on amazon.com was the best one (not unusual). I ordered 4 of them to get me through a year or so (since the sale was through a vendor and no free shipping) for the 2 humidifiers used in the house.

These came in Hunter boxes and were the correct item as listed.

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Reviews of Vornado Evap2 Whole Room Evaporative Humidifier

Vornado Evap2 Whole Room Evaporative Humidifier
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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Let me begin by saying that I spent many many hours researching online and looking at units in stores. I knew that I wanted a small unit that had both a humidi-stat as well as an auto function. I purchased this humidifier nearly three weeks ago and it has met and exceeded all of my expectations.

I noticed, during my research, many people experienced issues with unusual smells or leaky water containers. People, read the instruction booklet that comes in the box and have reasonable expectations of the hardware. This unit is solid, perhaps a bit noisy on the high setting. The unit will run for 48 hours before needing to be refilled. I use this overnight and the runtime is about 8-10 hour per on-time ans it's days before I need to refill the tank. Also, the manufacturer has a program that you can sign up for and they will send you replacement filters on the schedule of your choosing and free shipping. What a deal.

I would recommend this humidifier.

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I was surprised to find it does not shut off when empty. Don't got out of town, it will run forever.

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It works well but the fan is much noisier than the older models. The earlier Vornado evaporative humidifiers have a larger tank and a quieter fan. This is lighter and smaller but needs refilling more often.

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I'm pretty sure I have a defective humidifier. When I first purchased it I was pretty happy with it, I had to turn it off when watching movies etc. due to the low ambient noise which was fine and it did help the low humidity. In time however, the noise has increased and now 2 months later I will be buying a new humidifier and throwing this unit out because it is just too noisy. Sometimes if I give it a bit of a whack it will run quiet again for an hour or so but the sound of what can only be described as a pebble in a blender is just beyond grating. It is unfortunate since I find the design and size to be among the more workable humidifiers in a home interior.

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We have a lodge style home, it gets very dry as soon as the heat comes on and we are soon sniffling and experiencing bloody noses. I usually get the ultrasonic type for the bedroom and put up with the white film and sputtering. We started using Vornado fans last year as a method to move air through the large, high ceiling spaces and were very satisfied. The dogs chewed the cord off the humidifier from last year and I thought I'd try this one. It is very nice but as I've read elsewhere and in the manual, it needs to be run full on until the house adapts. THe house is dry too and will soak up the atmospheric moisture until it is equal to the air. With the space and high ceilings I realized I will need another for the living room open area and leave this one in the bedroom. I am getting the larger size for the bedroom.Vornado HU1-0021-28 Whole Room Evaporative Humidifier I do not find it louder than most humidifiers but we also normally use 'a white noise' to sleep, which might give us a higher tolerance. Also, the lower settings are quieter, I imagine after you bring your room to proper moisture balance, you can reduce the settings, given our house, I am not sure that will ever be an option for us.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Buy Optimus U-32000 2.5 Gallon Warm Mist Humidifier with Wicking Vapor

Optimus U-32000 2.5 Gallon Warm Mist Humidifier with Wicking Vapor System
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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I bought this humidifier to replace an old humidifier in our bedroom. This one is nice and compact for a 2.5 gallon model and is very quite compared to other humidifiers. My favorite feature is how long the water lasts. On high the humidifier easily runs the entire night and on low the humidifier runs from when we go to bed until lunch without needing a refill.

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I previously had a Sears model and chose this because it was the original supplier. It has all of the features I liked from the earlier Sears: overnight capacity, nice water handling, and quiet operation.

Alas, it has the one real pain I did not like about the Sears the finicky safety switch. This exists on the side of the unit to detect the presence of the water tank before engaging the humidification power. However, one typically has to keep fidgeting with the tank to get the switch to work. On the Sears unit I got so frustrated I simply wired it out of operation.

My old Sears suffered a cracked base and started leaking but only after many hours of service, so I'm willing to give this unit a chance (plus I had leftover filters...). Take the manual's advice and only use distilled water. Mineral buildup can be a real problem to keep at bay if you use tap water.

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So far so good. Humidity on a cheap barometer goes from under 20% to about 50% on high for awhile. Helping me sleep immensely. Had to put it on a flat surface for it to work, fills extremely easily. Also seems to warm room quite a bit but might be a comfort level thing.

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I didn't know anything about humidifiers or what the big deal was. My 5 year old has had trouble with coughing at night for quite some time, but recently it got to the point where she coughed so violently that she vomited. This happened on two different occasions a week apart, so we headed to the allergist (she is allergic to house dust or dust mites more likely). The allergist told us that a humidifier would "probably help." Now we use an inhaler every night, and run the humidifier on high all night in her room. On just the first night she slept 4 hours past when she usually wakes up coughing. I didn't mean to test it, but tonight something happened with the water properly filling the bottom section, so it didn't start humidifying... sure enough, at 1am she woke up hacking, asking for a bowl. A simple removal and re-set of the tank and the humidifier was going again, and she's fast asleep.

It runs quietly. Tank is easy to fill, and can run on high for a good 10-12 hours.

The only thing I'm not crazy about is the "Wicking Vapor System" ... basically there's a little felted sleeve that fits over the heating element to catch the minerals and gross stuff in the water I guess. You're supposed to rinse the sleeve every time you use it, but even so, mineral deposit builds up around the top of the heating element. I'm using filtered water, and the sleeve is still caked with brownish mineral deposit that you're supposed to rub away with your fingers under running water. Just kind of gross, and a little more maintenance than I expected. I guess it's nice to know that junk isn't in the air though.

UPDATE: The sleeves are available in a 3 pack for $15 here on Amazon. I used 1 sleeve for 3 months, running humidifier daily with filtered water, before replacing. I also manually chipped the mineral deposit off the heating element unplugged of course but it was super thick in places, like 1/4 1/2" thick. I can't imagine it really functioning properly over time if those deposits are not removed.

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The humidifier works fine and is easy to take apart and put back together. The tank and base are easy to clean, but not the main unit. THe heating element gets encrusted with junk. I empty the unit and clean the filter pad which encases the heating element but the element itself get encrusted. The instructions say to use distilled water but this would be prohibitively expensive as the thing is on all the time.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

318518-762 Carrier Humidifier Replacement Evaporator Pad (without Review

318518-762 Carrier Humidifier Replacement Evaporator Pad
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Amazon delivered the first set of filters and they were not the ones that I ordered. However, Filter.now sent out new ones that were the right ones and Amazon refunded the payment for the first set.

Thank you

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Excellent product, Exactly as advertized and pictured. shipped promptly. 5 stars. Similar product at the local Pumbing Supply store was twice as much. Great Deal.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Reviews of NewAir AU-400 NewAir Ultrasonic Humidifier

NewAir AU-400 NewAir Ultrasonic Humidifier
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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This unit is pretty decent. It works well, it's virtually silent, and as soon as you turn it on you'll see a big plume of vapor rising from it. It really does noticeably help during dry periods.

There are some downsides:

* The blue light is not UV, there is nothing to kill bacteria so you should change the water often

* The fountain of vapor, although blown upwards by an internal fan, will fall around the base of the unit. I've never really had any problem with water collecting, but still, don't stand the unit on a material that might harbor mold or be sensitive to moisture.

* There is no timer or automatic shut-off if the humidity gets too high, so unfortunately you can't really feel comfortable going to sleep with it on.

All in all it does its job well for the price. Unfortunately my unit after only light periodical use has started having some problems. Particularly, the materials around the "energy exchanger", which is essentially the part that produces the ultrasonics, seem to be warping and deteriorating. Nevertheless, it's still working for now. I don't rate it down too harshly for this because after reading most of the other reviews for humidifiers of any kind on Amazon it does seem that no matter what kind you buy they all need regular maintenance and they'll all degrade over time in one way or another. At this price point I figure I can afford to buy a new one each year if I have to without hurting my wallet too harshly.

My biggest gripe is with Air & Water, who at the time I purchased charged an extortionate amount (about half the price of the unit!) for what turned out to be 2 day shipping. That left a very sour taste in my mouth. Moral of the story: if you need the unit fast check what kind of shipping you're actually paying for "expedited" might not be as fast as the cost leads you to believe.

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Update:

I'd actually like to warn everyone out there about ultrasonic humidifiers. I've recently discovered that they kick out *huge* amounts of fine particle pollution into the air. I discovered this after my air purifier went nuts every time this humidifier was running. Sure enough, when I whipped out my green laser pen I could see zillions of fine particles flying through the beam every time this humidifier was running. I switched to a warm mist humidifier (which boils/evaporates water) and have no such problem.

Upon further research I found science articles stating that ultrasonics can inject so much particle matter into the air that they can bring the air quality below EPA standards for breathable air.

I've seen others on Amazon comment on "white powder" being dispersed by these things, and I always thought they were crazy. I guess not! I didn't actually notice dust around my room (maybe the water quality is good where I live), but I did notice quite a volume of it collected during vacuuming after running the humidifier for a week or so.

I now strongly recommend against ultrasonic humidifiers altogether, especially for anyone with asthma or other respiratory issues.

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Most ultrasonic humidifiers are shaped so that you cannot place them upside down to fill them at the faucet. They need to have a flat top in order to do this, and this one does have that. On the downside, the fill hole is small, which makes it harder to fill, and the tank is opaque, so that you can't see how much water is left in it. The clear area you can see in the photo is not part of the tank's interior. There is a blue light there that you can turn off or on, but it's very bright which makes it unsuitable as a nightlight, so in our house it's useless. To vary the amount of humidity it puts out, you simply turn the outlet spout for the mist, which allows you to block part of the outlet hole. It can put out plenty of mist. In my opinion, ultrasonic humidifiers are the best because they are quiet (except for a random dripping sound which I find soothing, like a rainy night) and they DON'T HEAT UP THE BEDROOM! But they sure don't last very longa winter or twobut others kinds of humidifiers don't last any longer.

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During the cold winter months turning on the heater leaves my skin feeling dry and itchy. I decided to buy this humidifier to run in my bedroom and it has made a dramatic improvement. The dry itchy skin problem is gone and the increased humidity in the air makes the room feel warmer when I have the heater too.

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Cheap Duracraft AC-815 Humidifier Filter

Duracraft AC-815 Humidifier Filter
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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Just pleased that we found replacement filters for our 3 yr old, no longer sold, cool mist humidifier.

The replacements are great and fit into the holder ok, but are a bit longer than the holder and stick out above the water when the unit is filled up. So, when we open the lid to refill it, that excess filter is dry and discolored. I flip it over each time I refill so it doesn't get the creepy crud & then have to be replaced more often....

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Not the same size as original filters & more DIFFICULT to install.........if it wasn't for the postage fees I would send them back.

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Not the same size required trimming. Missing the small metal strip to reduce fungal/mildew growth.

Lasts about half as long.

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Order came before scheduled date and was exactly what I ordered. The only reason I give it a 4 is because I think it's over priced for what it is.

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