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217 of 219 humans found the following review helpful.
It works very well (updated Dec. 23)
By Keith
I just got this unit (Vicks V790) from Amazon. (For various reasons, I mainly prefer the steam-type humidifiers over the cold-mist types.)
Pros – It’s beautiful and well made. Twin independently-fillable water tanks mean you do not have to shut it off to refill it. Holds a lot of water so it does not go arid overnight. Makes a pleasant noise not not similar to a drip coffee percolator. The UV lamp feature gives an further and added level of sterilization, over and above the boiling action that brings about the steam.
Cons – The blue LED power light is in truth bright. I turned mine toward the wall, and now it likewise serves as a night light. (If it actually bothers you, a little piece of electrical tape will cover it.)
(EDIT) Previously I complained here regarding lack of vapor output. But after running it for a few days, output principally increased. Apparently there is a slight break-in period. Naturally, water usage increased also, as did the boiling noise, but now it’s working like it should, and I have adequate RH (30%) even in my huge (400 sq. ft.) room. Amazon does not grant me to modify the rating, but if I could I would now give it 5 stars.
The alternate solid homogeneous inorgani substance absorber pads are the little 2-1/4 inch round size sold here on Amazon underneath the “Slant Fin” brand. (Don’t get the more spectacular 3-1/4 inch Honeywell ones, unless you like trimming to fit with scissors.) You replace the pad when it gets stiff. If you have hard water, this may take place rather frequently.
Remember that all humidifiers require regular maintenance. This is where numerous owners drop the ball. Every month or so you ought to put some vinegar in it to dissolve any solid homogeneous inorgani substance deposits, and sterilize the tanks with bleach water. The precise routine is without doubt or question spelled out in the manual. If you disregard this, you will be handsomely rewarded with hard solid homogeneous inorgani substance crusts and foul-smelling slimy deposits of algae and bacteria.
In conclusion, I in truth like this humidifier so far.
146 of 146 humans found the following review helpful.
Who knew buying goods for a humidifier would be so hard?
By Pecos Bill
My new house has gas heat and I found it genuinely dried the place out. I was peculiarly getting tired of the static electricity buildup due to the low humidity — I was getting zapped basically each time I walked someplace and touched something.
I had no idea that buying goods for a humidifier would be so hard. I learned a lot by browsing and reading reviews. I decisive that what I wanted was:
* “Hot” humidifier — makes steam rather than spritzing cold water
* Quiet — gurgling ok, noisy fan not ok.
* Something that would let me set a humidity level and would turn off the unit once that level was reached (I wanted to keep away from ever coming home to a tropical jungle atmosphere)
* Easy to refill
* Easy to clean
* Germ killing UV light
* Big sufficient tank to run for 10+ hours without a refill
* Ships from Amazon ($15 shipping from a 3rd party seller? no thanks)
This humidifier is the only one I found that matches ALL of the above criteria.
So far I’m in truth pleased with it. The unit has no real fan, just a little tiny one inside the middle, sufficient to make the steam gently waft out of the top. I’m not getting condensation on anything. It’s a fine steam that seems to get soaked up readily by the arid air in my house before it may perhaps condense on anything.
Refilling is easy. If you look at the picture of the unit, each of those blue sides is a distinguished tank. You may leave the unit running with one tank while you go refill the other tank. To fill the tank you turn it upside down, screw off the bottom cap, fill it up, screw the cap back on and flip it back onto the unit. I had no disturb at all with anything spilling and in fact there’s no problem with taking off a half-full tank to top it off.
After running it during one night I had one tank near empty and the other over half full. I’m running 1 of these for an entire 3 story townhouse — I ought to actually buy 1 or 2 more but with just this one running I’m already seeing a very noticeable reduction in static. Basically the floor it is on (middle level) has no static issues anymore and the other two levels don’t zap me as often or as hard!
If you put it in your bedroom you’re going to want a nice piece of electrical tape or something for the super bright, blue power light. It does make a lovely night light for my living room, though. The gurgling noise I think I could sleep with.
The only way I would like this unit more is if it would tell me what the current humidity is.
Still, I think it’s going to be hard to beat this humidifier.
(P.S., when buying goods for alternate solid homogeneous inorgani substance absorption pads, remunerate close attention to shipping costs. Some of the ones shipped by 3rd parties on Amazon have absurd shipping charges. Find the ones that Amazon sells directly instead. Size does not have to be exact. The pad just sort of floats around in the boiling chamber.)
(P.P.S., the unit does not tell you what the humidity is, which is a shame, but it does have a dial to control how humid it will get. This works for me: turn the unit on and let it run for an hour or so with the dial all the way “on”. After it is settled in and bubbling nicely, turn the dial tardily left until you listen it go ‘click’ — that’s the current humidity level, which will probably be pretty low if you necessitated a humidifier! That dial is like a thermostat. If you keep the dial right around where it went “click”, it will undertake to maintain the current humidity level. Turn it up and it will try to reach the new goal. If you put it into a smallish area (like a single room) it must have no disturb reaching a level and keeping it there and at that point it won’t go through so much water. If you put it into a big area (like a living room in an open house) it’ll in all probability run perpetually attempting to reach the desired humidity and you’ll need to refill it regarding once a day. I’ve got the dial at in regards to 1/3rd on and that at least kills the static in my house. In other news, I just took it out of storage for a second winter and it’s up and running just fine again. I’m highly tempted to buy a second one… one for my bedroom and one for the living room…)
165 of 169 people found the following review helpful.
Quiet, Warm and it works.
By M. Badr
After buying two other humidifiers and throwing them away we in the end purchased this model last year and are very happy with it. The main feature we hated in regards to the other models were Noise and the filters. This model is nice and quiet, it has a low humming sound and a gurgling sound that actually is very tolerable, and possibly even soothing. Our two year old doesn’t mind it at all, he sleeps better with it I think. Another vantage of the warm steam is that it keeps my sons room nice and warm and he needs that since he kicks off his blanket most of the time. The warm steam might be a disfavor for persons living in warm arid climate but it works great for northwest winters.
Although this unit does not have a filter a solid homogeneous inorgani substance pad comes with it and is commended to remove solid homogeneous inorgani substances from the water if you use tap water. You can’t find the pad in most selling stores but may buy it here on Amazon.
Also it has a Ultraviolet Light bulb (great Feature) and after a year of use the Ultraviolet light at last went out and again I purchased it here on Amazon. The unit is somewhat maintenance free, you will have to clean it often but it is not too bad.
Another great feature is the two water chambers, they hold sufficient water for the during one night operation so you don’t have to worry in regards to running out of water in the middle of the night.
Overall this is the best humidifier that we have owned and I do commend it.
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