Humidifier Reviews

Unit is brand new.

Good features: Larger water tank, warm mist, water filter, water tank handle, 2 speeds, easier to clean, price.

Problems: Too many instructions to complete minimal tasks; not good humidity coverage; noisy even at low speeds; won't reset; poor website support.

Other cheaper units have been better (Vicks, Reli-On, etc)

In the past I've bought the ones sold in the baby stores for my son, but they are so hard to keep clean. This product is awesome and so easy to clean! I recommend it to anyone who needs a humidifier to aid in sick family members. I like it so much I'm going to buy another in case I have to people sick at once.

I have bought this humidifier ... twice. It works well, but with proper maintainence the electronic control panel broke. I sent it back to the company and got a brand new one in return. I used it in the same manner, and now the new one's control pannel is not working. I would suggest finding another humidifier.

I have owned a Holmes automatic (digital) wharm air humidifier for about 5 years now, and when it started to "act up" recently, I felt that it was time to simply purchase another new unit-my experiences with small appliance have always led me to believe that after a reasonable lifespan, just throw it away and buy new. Was in a retailer nearby coincedentally, and saw a competitors' unit about [amt] cheaper. Most importantly, it also had a variable humidistat. (Do NOT ever buy one without a humidistat). Have had this unit now for about a week now, and if the retailer will not refund the purchase price, I will simply throw it away. Wheras my Holmes unit maintained near perfect humidity-in 5% increments-this new unit comes no closer than a 30(!) percent varience from when I set it manually, AND without a simple digital readout-only an unnumbered dial. Lesson learned: stick with what you know works. Will purchase this Holmes unit as soon as I can afford it. Only one minor complaint: Holmes unit is a bit difficult to clean BUT, if you fill the element channel with white vinegar (unit off/disconnected, of course) for about 10 hours, most scale simply rinses off.

We have been using this humidifier for over three years.

I'll go through all others complaints.

1. Broken handle. All humidifiers are built a little flimsy; just be careful! Ours has never broken. When full don't be tough with the handles. This isn't a pickup truck people!!

2. Won't humidify room. This is not a whole house unit. We have used it regularly in bedrooms and small apartments and considering the size it works very well. If you have forced air do not leave the fan on continuoisly (although we do occasionally) and close the door to your bedroom. When the heat kicks in; ours turns on and recovers the humidity in the room easily.

3. Leaks. There is a built in resevoir area for leaking. Ours over three years has only done this a few times and never enough to actually leak on the floor or outside the machine.
If your unit leaks all the time use hot water. Cold water will expand on the machine as it heats a little; forcing extra water out. Hot water will cool and shrink as it sits on the machine.

4. Not accuate. You got me? Ours has been perfect.

5. Rotted seal. Duh! When done with the unit; store with cap off of the tank. This will avoid all humidity problems.

6. Hard to clean. All burner humidifiers are hard to clean. I clean ours about once a week. I wash out all the peices by hand and hot water to remove minerals. The burner area itself I usually use hot water and my fingers to loosen up the minerals. I don't think this is too bad. I leave some minerals on the burner itself to avoid damage but who cares? I've only used vinegar at the end of the seasons. We do however have soft water.

I hope this helps people. We've used ours every evening and night in Minnesota. We've never had any problems. It even heats up the room a little which the misses likes a great deal.

Could someone who bought this please post which filter/humidifier model this is for? I can't believe they don't include the info in the description. Thanks!

I've noticed that if I take a teaspoon of bleach and put it into a full resevior of water after about 3 or 4 weeks into a new filter, that I get almost 2 months out of a filter instead of the usual month. There is a little bleach smell the first day or two but it goes away quickly.

The HWF65 should work with the following Holmes models: HM-1850, 1845, 1855, 2059, 2060/W, 3000, 3800*, 3850*, 4000**
I have the 2060W and it works fine. generally, they don't last too long, though.

I bought two of these when my two-month old twins had colds. The best thing I can say about this humidifier is it did help their congestion. Unfortunately, it completely drenches everything (babies, furniture, floor, rugs, etc.). I tried putting down vinyl cloths followed by every blanket and towel I own. Everything is totally drenched in the morning including our laminate floor. The laminate floor is now damaged despite all of our precautions. I went out and purchased the Vicks humidifiers which don't drench everything but don't seem to work very well either. I'm on the search for something else.

I have had two of these units break on me. The first broke within three weeks so I was able to exchange it under the warranty. The new unit then also broke in under three weeks. Its a waste of money and of poor design.

It is pretty quiet and puts out a considerable amount of mist. But there are problems.

1) Despite the fact that it comes with a demineralization cartridge that is supposed to eliminate white dust, there is white dust all over my furniture, and especially electrontic equipment.

2) The unit is designed with many nooks and crannies that make it quite difficult to clean. And you will have to clean it regularly, since brownish gunk accumulates frequently.

3) The opening to fill the water tank is too small to insert a normal sized hand, so it is impossible to wipe clean inside.

4) As other reviewers have noted, a lot of the mist simply falls to the ground around the unit.

5) Do not under any circumstances move the humidifier around while the tank is in place with water in it, or it is very easy for the water to overflow into the air vent and go down inside the base with the electrical components and short them out. This happened to me, and the unit promptly died.