Humidifier recommendations?

[Platypus]

So I've had some pretty shitty luck with humidifiers, looking for some recommendations from you guys for ones that stand the test of time.

1) I'm really fucking lazy, so I'm not going to wash/clean a filter and/or buy new filters every few months unless there's no other realistic choice. (which prob contributes to number 2).

2) The filterless ones seems to just break on me, our water is probably a contributing factor here, they get gunked up after very little usage. My current honeywell models lasted exactly 2 months before just shitting itself, I bought two identical ones for diff rooms and both are now broken.

Is there a good model that is built like a tank that anyone can recommend? Warm or cool air doesn't matter, just needs to last.

 

[sdifox]

did you try piezoelectric ones?

 

[luv2liv]

working great so far for $130. it does have a water filter to be replaced annually.

http://www.amazon.com/Luma-Comfort-H...garden&ie=UTF8

i also have this $50 one. it is working fine so far after 2months.
http://www.amazon.com/Crane-Ultrason...garden&ie=UTF8

 

[JEDI]

walmart has warm mist humidifiers on clearance now for $20

 

[Platypus]

walmart has warm mist humidifiers on clearance now for $20

Do you think a $20 humidifier is going to qualify for what I asked for though? I am assuming not.

 

[SunnyD]

Move to Brazil.

 

[Platypus]

did you try piezoelectric ones?

Nope, got a rec?

working great so far for $130. it does have a water filter to be replaced annually.

http://www.amazon.com/Luma-Comfort-H...garden&ie=UTF8

i also have this $50 one. it is working fine so far after 2months.
http://www.amazon.com/Crane-Ultrason...garden&ie=UTF8

Thanks I'll check those out.. the first one looks weird as fuck but w/e if it works.

 

[shortylickens]

We have a honeywell that works awesome. But since you are too lazy to take care of your property I'm not even going to bother with you.

 

[sdifox]

Nope, got a rec?



Thanks I'll check those out.. the first one looks weird as fuck but w/e if it works.

All the cool mist ones are piezoelectric, as far as I know.

I have one shaped like a cartoon bear, the head is the water reservoir. I lift it (has a handle) and that exposes the part that produces the mist, so if it ever gunks, I guess I can try to clean it. We have pretty hard water, but so far so good. It's almost ten months old and sees pretty regular use.

 

[Platypus]

We have a honeywell that works awesome. But since you are too lazy to take care of your property I'm not even going to bother with you.

Thanks for bothering to reply though.

 

[waffleironhead]

The best humidifier I have ever used are the Venta air washers. I have a 25 and a 15. They are super easy to fill, just pull off the top and pour water in. Easy to clean, just take to kitchen sink and spray off the wheel and empty out the tank. when they are real dirty, I just run them in the dishwaser(not sure if this is recommended by the manufacturer). They sell some chemicals and cleaners for them, but I've never used them. I suppose if you have hard water you may need to use them.
These things are pricy, and the air washer ability is fairly worthless IMO as my separate hepa filter catches still catches a lot of dust. I probably would have never bought them, but I picked one up for free on homeless day in madison and another for under 5 bucks at savers.
They have been rock solid for 7 years now.

 

[JEDI]

Do you think a $20 humidifier is going to qualify for what I asked for though? I am assuming not.

um yeah.
80-90% clearance
orig price was 3figures

 

[ScottAD]

We use a Hyla Tadpole, my ladies daughter has allergies and that thing has been a blessing in disguise.

Water filtration and you can use oils in it to make it smell like lemon or eucalyptus etc.

They are about $300 but it takes care of your maintenance needs. You just rinse the water bowl out and you're ready to go.

 

[skull]

Why don't you get a whole house humidifier? You only have to change the pad once a year.

 

[rh71]

Why don't you get a whole house humidifier? You only have to change the pad once a year.

How much is this ballpark? Does it use as much electricity as central air would? I am home all day and need it on, but don't want it to suck so much power since nobody else is home. Hell even if we're all home I don't want it to use that much power.

We have baseboard heat but central air ducts. I assume it is installed with those ducts. If we have 2 zones, do we need to buy 2 units?

 

[mmntech]

How much is this ballpark? Does it use as much electricity as central air would? I am home all day and need it on, but don't want it to suck so much power since nobody else is home. Hell even if we're all home I don't want it to use that much power.

We have baseboard heat but central air ducts. I assume it is installed with those ducts. If we have 2 zones, do we need to buy 2 units?

Whole home humidifiers attach to your furnace and only run when it's on. Modern units don't consume much electricity. The only thing powered in them is a small valve to regulate water flow depending on whatever the humidistat is set to.

The downside is they only run when your furnace is running. We set ours pretty low at night. It rarely comes on, so the house would dry out and I'd wake up feeling stuffy and awful. So I bought a small humidifier for my bedroom. Big difference.

 

[yuchai]

The best humidifier I have ever used are the Venta air washers. I have a 25 and a 15. They are super easy to fill, just pull off the top and pour water in. Easy to clean, just take to kitchen sink and spray off the wheel and empty out the tank. when they are real dirty, I just run them in the dishwaser(not sure if this is recommended by the manufacturer). They sell some chemicals and cleaners for them, but I've never used them. I suppose if you have hard water you may need to use them.
These things are pricy, and the air washer ability is fairly worthless IMO as my separate hepa filter catches still catches a lot of dust. I probably would have never bought them, but I picked one up for free on homeless day in madison and another for under 5 bucks at savers.
They have been rock solid for 7 years now.

This. I now have 3 of them, with 1 being bought about 8 or 9 years ago at this point and still running great. I would use the chemical though because I think it helps the water evaporate which enhances the humidifying effect.

Note that it doesn't actually create mist like the other humidifiers so the humidifying effect is going to be quite a bit less and some people would find it not to be enough. For me, it's enough even on the coldest days when the heater is almost constantly on. Tip: I think it's better to go 1 size higher than their recommendations.

You may also balk at the price tag given how simple the device and concept actually is, but for me it has been worth every penny.

 

[Platypus]

This. I now have 3 of them, with 1 being bought about 8 or 9 years ago at this point and still running great. I would use the chemical though because I think it helps the water evaporate which enhances the humidifying effect.

Note that it doesn't actually create mist like the other humidifiers so the humidifying effect is going to be quite a bit less and some people would find it not to be enough. For me, it's enough even on the coldest days when the heater is almost constantly on. Tip: I think it's better to go 1 size higher than their recommendations.

You may also balk at the price tag given how simple the device and concept actually is, but for me it has been worth every penny.

If you guys think it's worth ~350 then it's probably worth it to me. I've already spent that on shitty humidifiers that seem to break after 2 months of usage.