Showing posts with label humidifier vs vaporizer. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Discount Slant/Fin Replacement Mineral Absorption Pads for SF211 and UV Bulb

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Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I bought my Slant Fin Humidifier at Bed Bath & Beyond over 3 years ago. Of course the no longer carry the product or the replacement filters/ bulbs. Thanks to Amazon, I was able to stock up on these essential items.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Reviews of Honeywell HCM-890B - Humidifier - black

Honeywell HCM-890B - Humidifier - black
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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It seems to work good ( just got today) but sure is louder than i thought would be, if in same room as TV then you have to turn up TV about 4 or 5 notches

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I got this for Xmas after asking for one because my apartment is so dry during the cold winter months. I love that it's black and matches the living room. It does the job and works great. The only thing I don't like about it is that it is noisy to the point where the television has to be turned up to block it out.

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I had this humidifier for YEARS now (I'm talking about 5+ years!!), but in white. I have nothing negative to say about it. Small, compact, easy to deal with. Big enough for our bedroom. Yes, it is a loud one, but only if it's on the High setting. It is not as noisy if it's on Low. The noise does not bother us at all since we find it soothing (we can't sleep when it's too quiet).

It works like a charm when our kids are sick, during those dry winter days, etc. It does NOT leak. It will if you put the tank on and remove it while it's filling up the machine... But why would you do that??

So, basically, all to say that it is a great product for it's size and it's price. And let's not forget durable!!

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I've been looking in stores & on-line for a small humidifier for my small living room. It arrived fast & in white instead of the black in the photo, but the same otherwise. I looked at the box b/4 opening & figured it to be a bit small for a 1 gallon tank... Welp, I got had! It states it's "2 gal output a day", NOT a 2 gallon tank. It is a 1 gallon tank that you must fill 2 times a day!?!? Really? Sadly, I looked back at all the other humidifiers I looked at (close in price)and they were all like this, stating a 'daily output' & not the actual tank size. All I'll say is be aware of that!! I did see these cute, colorful teardrop shaped ones for about $44, only 10 dollars more than I paid for this one. They clearly state a 2 gallon tank. I'm most likely going to keep this one for a few days & see how it works. If I return it, I'm buying a teardrop in pink! I can say for now that the high setting is very loud. I'm all for white noise, but this may be a bit much for most folks. Low is tolerable.

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The machine does not leak as so many complained in previous reviews. I suspect they did not have the container on tight. It must be on totally correctly. In addition, I am sure that people are using tap water for the container when the reviewer complains about the filter. I used bottled distilled water. It only costs about 85 cents a gallon and is worth the money for this and any other humidifier. The primary negative about the machine is that it is quite noisy. I use it in my bedroom but not if I am trying to watch TV. It is far too noisy for that. Even the low position is loud. The high position is really loud. For the money, it is not a bad purchase if consider the negatives not relevant.

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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Reviews of Sunpentown SD-652 86-Watt Mini Dehumidifier

Sunpentown SD-652 86-Watt Mini Dehumidifier
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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I almost didn't buy this unit because of the mixed reviews, but I took a chance and I'm glad I did. Bottom line, it works spectacularly well if used for an enclosed space where the air isn't being circulated/exchanged. I have it in a guest-cabin behind my house which sits vacant 90% of the time. It extracted about 1 cup of water in 24 hours of summer weather. Over a period of a week or so, I expect it will remove most humidity as long as the cabin stays sealed. There are 2 keys to this unit working effectively: (1) It works slowly, so expecting it to dehumidify your bathroom right after your shower is preposterous. (2) It's not going to work if the air you're trying to dehumidify is being circulated. In other words, if it's a room you're constantly going in and out of, or a room connected to your central A/C unit, forget it. You'll need a big, mechanical dehumidifier. But for spaces where the air isn't being circulated/exchanged, it will eventually extract most of the moisture and keep it dry. A perfect example would be a motor-home. My only (minor) complaints are that optional drain hose is only about 4' long (so I replaced it with a 1/2" x 6' hose from HomeDepot for 3 bucks.) And the power converter gets very hot, so I hooked it to a lamp timer and have it running 2-hours-on then 1-hour-off all day (thus a total of 16 hours a day). Hopefully this will keep it from getting seriously hot. Bottom line--perfect for enclosed spaces but wouldn't recommend for areas where air is being circulated or exchanged.

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This little dehumidifier, about the size of a boot-sized shoe box on end, performs well. Although essentially all plastic, it is still sturdy. It is ideal for small spaces; I have a 6'x'10x8'h brick structure that is up against a hillside, so quite a bit of moisture comes through two walls even though they are moisture blocked. This unit extracts about 1/2 cup of water per day when the space is closed. This is just enough to satisfy my needs and prevent deterioration of contents. It wouldn't draw enough for a larger area. It would be very good for walk-in closets, even larger than my space, since they would generally have less moisture than I have. I don't believe there would be sufficient benefit for use in a living area since the unit would be overwhelmed by ventilation, having such a little volume capability. This would also be ideal for enclosed spaces in coastal areas.

UPDATE: THE UNIT QUIT WORKING AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS. DID A GREAT JOB BUT I EXPECTED IT TO LAST A LOT LONGER. OTHER REVIEWERS HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. I REPLACED IT WITH AN EVA-DRY, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME DIMENSIONS AND SPECS OUT SIMILARLY, BUT IT REOMVES ONLY ABOUT HALF AS MUCH WATER.

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By way of background, I have been dealing with temp and humidity control devices for many years. Two reasons -one, I am a lifelong asthma sufferer, and I have expensive wooden musical instruments that require constant care. I have owned many humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air cleaners and measuring devices (eg, hygrometers). I am not a technical expert on the science behind these things (although I do not think it is all that complicated). I am, however, a fairly experienced consumer of them.

I was perplexed at the dearth of real reviews of these Supentown dehumidifiers. I figured for the price I would find out for myself.

I put the thing in a room that is 15 by 10, in a basement, in Westchester County, NY. This is my home office. Due to landscape etc, we get a fair amount of humidity. No actual water in the basement, but it is often above 60% rh. In an adjacent basement room, separated by a 10 inch concrete wall, I have a large, high-end dehumidifier. During the first 24 hours after I set this thing up, the big humidifier sucked more than 2 gallons out of the air, in a comparable sized space. This thing...less a 1/4 cup. The rh in the room went from 62%...to 62%. Did not budge.

At the same time, the thing makes a ridiculous amount of noise. It is made of cheap, light plastic, and the fan is very loud and sounds...well, like a cheap fan in cheap, light plastic. By contrast, in the same room I have a Winix model 5300 air filter. This is a good quality unit. The little Supentown dehumidifier is several times as loud as the Winix on its standard setting. Really, it's much louder than it's functionality should warrant. Not that much quieter than a standard dehumidifier with a compressor (one that actually works).

1/4 cup of water in 24 hours from a 62% space, and it was actually raining outside during this time.

This is the first time in many years on amazon that I actually sent a product back solely because of it being a cheap piece of junk. Usually, I suck it up, throw it away, sell it on eBay or whatever. This one annoyed me so much, I sent it back. Don't waste your time and money. Go with a real dehumidifier.

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This device works well... That is, it works well if you are in a room that is very warm (summer heat). It doesn't work in the winter, it doesn't work fast, it doesn't do the trick in a bathroom.

To balance my review, I can honestly say that the device is small and quiet. It DOES work, so keep it in mind for an office space and use in the summer, when you need to knock the edge off of the background humidity in a room where additional moisture is not being actively generated.

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The product it self was great. It took a little long to get to us and had a crack in the water tank, but it doesn't leak. It has really helped to make a difference in our basement.

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Dr. Fresh Disney Pooh Humidifier Reviews

Dr. Fresh Disney Pooh Humidifier
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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I like that I can adjust the amount of humidity that comes out of the humidifier. The mist comes out of both Pooh's ears. It is easy to fill and the kids love it. Great buy. Oh yeah and it is very very quiet. I barely even know it is on. Would buy again.

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I ordered this cool mist Ultrasonic humidifier from Amazon about three months ago for my 1 year olds room. It is very cute, and fits his room's them nicely. I like the way that the steam comes out of Pooh's ears.

We've had this humidifier running constantly and haven't had any problems yet. It has an automatic shut off for when the water level runs low so that the motor isn't constantly on when there is no steam to produce (a feature missing on my "adult" one in our master bedroom). I also functions as a night light with the tank lighting up a little large for a night light, but it also has a separate on/off switch so that you can choose whether to light up the room or not.

The only drawback to the humidifier is that the water condenses under pooh, so that when you go to fill the tank, there is a puddle of water on top of it that will slosh off.

The other very minor issue I have is with the butterfly knob, as you have to spin it almost all the way around before you get any appreciable amount of steam they could have done a better job in making it more sensitive. It also actually runs over the green/red on/off LED when you turn it on.

Other than those two complaints, this is a very good unit and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

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This is soooo quiet and my son just loves it. I wouldn't consider anything else for his room. It is easy to manage and clean.

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I purchased this humidifier to replace the Relion humidifier in my son's room. It constantly needed to be cleaned or mold would form, and the thing started leaking all over the place, damaging my son's new dresser. I looked into so many different humidifiers, and finally decided to go with this Pooh humidifier, and I am glad I did. I use distilled water to fill the tank which is only .76 per gallon at our local Walmart, and a gallon lasts a few days. It's very easy to keep clean, very low maintenance, and I really like being able to adjust the amount of mist that comes out of Pooh's ears. I notice a pleasant difference when I walk in my son's room. The air feels much better. This humidifier is not only cute, but it works very well. I am very pleased with it, and would highly recommend it.

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I have had this humidifier for almost 2 years now. It works great and its so quiet you hardly know its on. I like that it shuts off when the tank is empty. Plus it looks adorable in my daughter's room!

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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Buy Santa Barbara - 150 Cigars Humidor

Santa Barbara - 150 Cigars Humidor
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Love the Humidor, it holds all my cigars and has a tight seal and it really has a great look. I recommend it.

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I purchased this when I lived in Colorado, aka The Land of Zero Humidity. It's a gorgeous humidor, suitable for display in a living room, dining room, or library. It's very well-made and has lots of storage space. I especially like that it has a shallow upper shelf that is perfect for small cigars (it also fits regular size cigars). It also has two separators, one for the upper shelf and one for the main compartment. The lock is a nice touch, too.

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The reason I give this 4 stars versus 5 is because it took a long time to get the humidor seasoned and stable. The size is perfect and the look is nice. I tried a few other "methods" of seasoning with no luck I went with the Boveda 1 step seasoning kit.

The quality seems to be solid. I have around 30 50 sticks in this baby now. I would recommend this humidor if you are looking for a 150+ capaciy humidor.

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* This really is beautiful on the outside.

* Not a blemish on it.

* Was packed and shipped with care.

Cons:

* Hydrometer doesn't work at all. As in, the needle doesn't even budge in any direction. (But that was expected by all the other reviews)

* The cedar on the inside is pretty rough. Splintered around the edges.

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everything was fine, the humidor is more than beautifull, very well made in a solid wood (not perfect, have a littles details), the seal is perfect, very well balance of the top. it really go over my spectations (for the price of course). The higrometer is less than a poor piece of s... it just dont work at all and look like a garbage... it`s better if u simply trhough it away and forget abuot it. U must have to buy a another higrometer

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Buy NewAir AD-250 25 Pint Room Dehumidifier

NewAir AD-250 25 Pint Portable Dehumidifier
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I wanted to buy a dehumidifier for my bed room as it gets humid when it rains outside, feeling damp cold. This seems to be the smallest and thinning one on the market. After running it for all day, the tank became a half full of clear water. So, it is working fine. It has an automatic internal switch between running fan and dehumidifier probably depending on moist in the air. When a fan turned to a dehumidifier, it makes noise loud enough to wake me up. So, I cannot run this while sleeping unfortunately. Also, the device heats up quickly and air becomes warm. So, it works better in the winter. It consumes 190 watt while dehumidifying, but I am certain it is less when only a fan is working.

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We placed this in a 320' circular dome in our yard. It has tile flooring installed directly on concrete. After the tremendous rains this season, our whole yard became saturated and we started noticing condensation on the flooring and walls in that room. We started running this unit in early January, 24/7 (well, nearly), and it's still running today. We do turn it off for a few hours while we are out there, due to the noise. It's not bad, but I find it's too loud for prolonged exposure. I'm hoping eventually we'll be able to turn it off for longer periods, but for now, it's working wonders in there. Several times the auto-stop has kicked on because it was full and needed to be emptied so I'm glad that feature works as advertised. It's very easy to dump the water and reinsert the collection bucket. It's amazing how much moisture this has collected ... guessing up to 5 gallons/mo.

Our electricity usage and bill has gone up, but it's hard to tell just what it is costing to run because we have solar power and much of this time has also coincided with rainy days which means less sun for our solar system and more money out of pocket, even without this extra usage from the dehumidifier. I just look it as an investment toward avoiding the hassle and repair costs we'd have if not for using the dehumidifier.

UPDATE Jun 2011: After a couple more billing cycles, and lots of sunshine for our solar system, I can see that our usage is pretty much normal compared to our previous history shown on the bill (and we are still running this 24/7), so whatever power this baby is drawing is costing us a reasonably low amount of money to use it.

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We purchased one of these for our older daughter's room and it worked well, so well that we bought a second one for our other daughter's room. But within weeks the first one began to rattle. Over a year's use the rattle became noisier and noisier. One year later, it stopped working totally and we have since replaced it with a Soleus Air CFM-40 40-Pint Dehumidifier--Amazon sells it for about the same price and it is INCREDIBLY quiet--so much so that I have just bought a second one to use in my own bedroom at night.

The second unit is still working, but it too is becoming noisier and we have noticed that the green power light is fading. I fully expect to have to replace this one as well.

It's a pity because these units DO work well and they are wonderfully compact--why we bought them in the first place.

But they clearly can't take long term heavy duty use.

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On a recent deployment I had this running in a 10x10' room 24/7 for 3 months solid. The environment is on average 80% humid (and 120 degrees :-P) but my room stayed around 20% to 30% (which is not significant). I saw a review that complained of having to empty it constantly. THATS A GOOD THING! This unit is a workhorse. I approve this message.

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I have a full bathroom with no exhaust fan...I hooked one of these up to a GE in-wall timer....it works great...it would seem to me, that running a dehumidifier on a timer, instead of humidistat, is the way to go...My favorite thing about this unit is, it's 180 Watts!!! Find another compressor driven dehumidifier with that low of operating wattage...just try! I'm thinking of buying a second AD250, and replacing the brand new 50 pint Winex(480 WATTS) in my basement...the Winex has all these features, but I have it running on a 3 hour interval timer...otherwise it just runs all the time,"off and on","off and on"..again and again...also,Winex support is not very good, in my opinion...but I digress...the AD250 was just what I wanted.Wish I would have found this first...

I also must mention how quite it is!!

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Cheap Air-O-Swiss Healthy Humidifier Maintenance Kit

Air-O-Swiss Healthy Humidifier Maintenance Kit
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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To buy these items separately would only cost $80. EzCal is $8.99, Hydro Stick is $28.99 and the demineralization refill 3-pack is 25.86.

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I just did the math and it's currently cheaper to buy each of these items separately than to buy this "kit".

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The maintenance kit had all the items I need to keep my humidifier going for another year or so. In that respect, the kit is good. But all the care this unit needs to operate, and the expense is more than I can do. We have hard water in our area, and this unit would probably work much better if you had a water softener.

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After having the Air-O-Swiss Humidifier for several years and using the Maintenance Kit on several occasions I would not clean my humidifier any other way.

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The ultrasonic humidifier is of excellent quality, and this maintenance kit is also of good quality, and easy to replace.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

LG 65 Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Hose - LHD659EBL Review

LG 65 Pint Dehumidifier with Drain Hose - LHD659EBL
Customer Ratings: 2 stars
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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.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Reviews of QualityRH Beads Cigar Humidifier Tube for 250 Cigars

QualityRH Beads Cigar Humidifier Tube for 250 Cigars
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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I used this for a tupperware humidor for some boxes i recently purchased. The size was just right and it holds my container at about 67% RH which is great since the rooms RH is normally around 30%

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If you've used humidity beads before, then you are aware that they are the easiest, cheapest (in the long run), and best solution for cigar humidity. And if you haven't used them but are looking for a new method because you're sick of buying glycol/Boveda packs, etc., then just order this. I won't bother discussing the merits of humidity beads; they are already the standard method used by knowledgeable cigar aficionados worldwide.

This is a very large tube and will easily regulate the humidity in your standard large desktop humidor. It's pretty much a facsimile of the Heartfelt Industries tubes (or it could be the same seller. *shrug*) but seems to be even bigger than their biggest size. And, as is the case with humidity beads, the more the better and means longer, continuous stable humidity, regardless of the size of your humidor or amount of cigars.

Lastly, mine arrived in a single day. Amazon Prime made this transaction so easy, and the price is right. I have no reservations and would (and will!) buy it again.

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And no I did not over saturate the beads . After very carefully wetting the beads by opening the ends and dripping distilled water or spraying the sides , Was not getting much humidity from the beads and getting gritty particles all over my humidor . I have to place it on plastic wrap to contain the mess. I dumped out the beads into a bowl and found about 25% saturated and about 2 teaspoons of gritty destroyed beads . I sprayed the beads with 5 good sprays and put them back into the tube .I am hoping for better results .Dumped out beads the next day more crumbles very few saturated beads.And humidity did not rise . I will do what another poster did and order loose beads from another company and use this tube .Again I Did Not Over Saturate the beads .

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The beads arrived with a generous quantity of flaky, crumbly dust. Most of the beads were already shattered. Upon being lightly sprayed with distilled water, they began making "crackling" sounds and broke apart even more. I'm already down to about half the volume of beads as there was originally little over a month ago.

Functionality-wise, they were a joke. They couldn't handle the volume of my 100 count humidor with only 50'ish cigars for anything longer than 1 week before needing to be sprayed down again. And every time I took them out to spray them, they sprinkled impressive amounts of gritty silica dust everywhere.

The container tube is pretty decent, though. I bought a different brand of beads to replace these (and am very happy with them), and I am still using this tube in the humidor.

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I wrote earlier about the beads coming apart and white sand like stuff all over my humidor well it may have been my fault, i contacted Quality Beads and they asked if i had over saturated the beads and if so i guess they could expand too much and brake apart. It's possible i may have. The instructions should warn you about that anyway the service is great their sending me beads to try again. Thanks Quality Beads...

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Buy Sunbeam 6611 Wick Humidifier Filter

Sunbeam 6611 Wick Humidifier Filter
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Hard to find anywhere except Amazon. Filtering is good, but the filter is really not long lasting. Use this as a backup for my other humidifier.

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The filter came promptly and in good shape. It was not the size I expected, but I was able to make it work.