Vicks Warm Mist Humidifier – Air Humidifier for Bedroom, Home & Large Room, Baby, Kids and Adults Soothing Steam Vaporizer for Cough, Congestion, Allergies & Dry Air, VapoSteam Compatible

It helps alleviate allergy
I have bought this because I have allergy to dust and dry eye syndrome, and now I live in a cold region where it is particularly dry and dusty in winter. Today I’m just starting to use it. It is easy to operate and not loud. And it does not seem to interfere with my air purifier (my Levoit cool mist humidifier both interferes with my air purifier and worsens my allergy.) So my guess is that the droplets are really small and get spread over the room evenly. I feel more comfortable and calm with it, and my nose is not as congested as before.My room size is 22 m2 and the vapor could cover the whole room. I would not worry about mold growth because my room has heating (which is one of the reasons that I have to use this.) But I am a bit suspicious whether one bucket of water lasts 12 hours because it seems more than half a bucket lasts for just 4 hours. But if it could last for 8 hours, it’s also enough to cover my sleep phase.I live in a hard water region, and in winter the water is so hard that scales accumulate in the heating chamber really quickly–within 3 days of use, the chamber was full of metal flakes and smells sour… I cleaned them up, and I found it easy to clean the device too. Everything is very straightforward and foolproof. But yeah, I need to use filtered water at least. Filtered water still contains some minerals, but is better than the unfiltered. Also, I find that I probably have to clean up the heating chamber and the chimney after each use, because otherwise a strange smell comes out of it possibly due to the accumulation of limescale and bacteria (even if I use filtered water). This is probably a downside of warm mist as compared to cool mist. But I have to go for warm mist anyway because cool mist makes my allergy worse.

Inexpensive, Attractive and Perfect For Keeping Guitars Humidified Properly
I live in the northeast US and winter is too dry on acoustic guitars. Yes, a sound-hole humidifier takes care of the body, but what about the neck? Since moving east, I have noticed that the guitars I keep out to practice on have required truss-rod adjustments and some fret-reduction during the winters; due to the heating required here. As the humidity decreases there is a real danger of warped necks, popped frets and the attendant buzzing. My practice room is about 15 X 20 feed (approx 300 sq ft.) and it’s too much hassle to constantly get the guitars out of their cases to play throughout the day. A humidifier should be able to resolve the issue, but which one is best?As I began to research the issue, I soon discovered that there is much variability in price and quality. After many hours researching the reviews, I decided on this simple unit as a “proof of concept” experiment. If this can keep the humidity around 45% I will consider the trial a success. There are many more expensive units, but the reviews indicate that, to a certain extent, all of them are flawed in one, often several ways: Leaks, cleaning inconvenience, noise, lack of accurate built-in humidity-control, and quality control issues from assembly errors to short life-times. Rats! What to do?Fortunately, this unit is simple to operate, is very quiet and fairly clean during use, provided I use distilled water. As I already steam-distill my own water for health reasons, this is not a problem for me. Certainly, there will still be some clean-up to do, but I’m willing to perform the necessary things to ensure the health and longevity of my instruments. Here are my results so far.A gallon of distilled water lasts about three days, as i monitor the humidity and have found that intermittent operation (after an initial hydration of the room and furnishings) is adequate to keep the humidity between 35-45 percent. This does require a digital hygrometer, but as I already own one of those, it is not a problem to monitor the relative humidity throughout the day. My routine is to turn the unit on low for a few hours, then off again for a few hours. If measurement indicates a lowering humidity, I turn the unit on for half an hour and the humidity levels stabilize within that period. In the evening I run it for a few hours before retiring and the humidity levels stay relatively constant throughout the night as our exhalation adds to whatever is already present in the room. There is no easy way to maintain humidity levels constant without expensive equipment, and so far I find this unit fulfills my requirements. Since using it, my truss rods have not needed any adjustment, and the guitars stay in-tune.Is it perfect? No. My only gripe is that a small amount of water stays in the well in which the water-container rests. it doesn’t leak on the surface it’s on (a wide window-sill), but I do monitor it just to be sure. So far, no issues. It would be nice if it had a feature to control it’s run-time according to a hygrometer, but reviews of units with this feature indicate it fails after a short time. It’s an added plus that the increased humidity benefits our noses as well; they are not as dried-out and breathing is easier.It is a pain to have to do this over the winter, but I cherish my instruments as friends, and need them to be stable for when I perform. When I need to travel I simply place the guitars in a case with their body-humidifier and they stay closed until opened on stage. No problems so far.Now that I know this system works, I will keep searching for a reliable automated unit, and give this one to my son to keep his guitars humidified in his room. All in all, I’m quite pleased with the Vicks unit.

cost-effective
This is a warm mist humidifier, which means it doesn’t require water of the same high quality as ultrasonic humidifiers. Therefore, you don’t need to fill it with purified water every day, making it more cost-effective for me. This humidifier is sufficient for a 10-15 square meter bedroom for an entire night. The average temperature in the bedroom will increase, and you’ll notice some condensation on the windows in the morning, indicating good humidification. Additionally, you’ll find your nose feels less dry.

Good product. Used it while I have my radiator on and it helps makes the atmosphere soothing and relaxing.

Like how much humidity it puts into the air. Don,t like having to clean calcium build up on heating element.