I live in michigan. What is the best humidifier, bypass or the old drum type, for use in my area??? Is there less cleaning with the bypass??? 875sf?
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I have this model and it works well. Changing the media pad is much easier than with the drum type and there is no motor to fail. All humidifiers will require periodic cleaning, more or less frequently depending on the mineral content of your water supply. In my case, I change the inexpensive pad once a season by replacing it with a new one. This size should be adequate for your size home, provided it is reasonably well insulated.
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I would not buy a drum type, period. In my experience, they require more maintenance, cleaning and repairs as parts will eventially fail. With either type, you will need to replace the media, typically, annually. A small bypass type will likely do the job for you. Installation procedures are similar for either type. Be sure that whomever does the install is capable and has the necessary skills and tools.
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The Honeywell He220 is a pad style. There is very little cleaning to be done, just change the pad before use every winter due to mold that could grow from sitting during summer. The pad cost 9.99 at homedepot.
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The best way to use it for your area would be to alternate rooms every other day. The specs state 625 sq. ft. on high but I alternate areas on setting four and it more than does the job. It pulls a lot of dust and debris from the air, so check the filters to wipe down clean at least every month! I've had mine about 3 months and my daily headaches stopped immediately. I've had NONE! i run it 24/7 and always put it in my bedroom overnight.
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My home build in 1995, fairly tight construction and well insulated. ,my previous whole house was drum type humidifier that had constant standing water and did not really do a good job of regulating the humidity. very happy with the Aprilaire unit. has been installed for a month and the condensation on the windows is gone, more comfortable in the house now. The unit only uses water when the controller calls for humidity and with the outdoor sensor this seems to regulate the humidity even more. Pretty much hands off with this unit after the first week of adjusting the humidity controller to my liking. I live in Michigan and the winter this year very cold. Very pleased with this unit and if it ever fails will purchase the same type to replace
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Let me preface what I'm about to say with this will not be an answer to your question. I used to use demineralization cartridges in my humidifiers of varying makes. None of them worked well, at least with our water which is hard but nothing like in other areas of the U.S. where the water is much harder. I started buying five gallon bottles of reverse osmosis water from a local water store. Here's why-- one issue is the white dust getting all over our bedroom and breathing that stuff in. The other issue is that if using tap water, even with the cartridge, you are breathing in many chemicals that we won't drink in our house (we have an undersink filtration system for drinking water). I wrote to the CDC and there has been no research as to the long-term effects of breathing in the vapor from humidifiers. Using the reverse osmosis water, we have zero dust and don't use a cartridge, so save a little money there. If you buy 100 gallons (the give cards that they punch as you get the 5 gallon jugs refilled) at a time on sale, it's $60. For us, 100 gallons lasts the season for our larger 2 gallon humidifier. Sorry to ramble. Hope this was helpful.
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I would not recommend this product. The problem was with the humidifier. The 2L plastic they suggest using, collapse on themselves and then leak all over. Thinking I had a defective unit I returned that one for a new one. Same problem. Even though you wouldn't mind the water on your roof, the water would empty out and you would have no more mist. I bought this unit from Amazon and think it's great. The only drawback is the smaller water vessel. But that no big deal. My model is: Lasko 6462 and was purchased from Amazon. I hope this helps.
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I live in Southern California and it's super dry all the time. When I use this humidifier, it will run almost continuously, rarely kicking off. I don't think it's broken. I think it's doing its job of pumping moisture into extremely dry air. I know the air feels better and my husband and I feel better when I keep it running. So I think it's doing what it's supposed to do. However, you can certainly call customer service for Vornado and ask them too! Hope that helps.
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Great Question :) Actually that is the strength of this model. It does not use a filter. In our home we have used the humidifiers with filters and they always end up molding. Then you are running it in your child's room with mold in the air (not good). We use the one instead and my wife got rid of the other models with filters because of that. She loves it :) So it is very popular and does not use a filter. My kids like it so much they even used it as a fog machine on Halloween. As the seller of this item I have to say thats not its intended use though :) Let us know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin GreatVacs (Seller)
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ULTRASONIC Travel Aire Humidifierby WalgreensBest one I have... Got it in my travel bag today .. leaving for hotel great unit. No drama. Walgreens usually stocks them.....
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Sorry for your affliction. This machine seems as advertised. I got a couple of hygrometers to measure the humidification and it helps, but it was also summer/air conditioning season. I'd withhold judgment until I got through a winter with the dry heat of my electric furnace.
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I purchased this humidifier and my apartment is smaller than your condo! I believe if I had gotten a smaller one it would have run more. I am very happy with this model.
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You don't want to restrict water flow on a humidifier. It's an all-or-nothing thing. Either it runs or it doesn't, which ie controlled by the hUmidistat. Even at full-bore though it uses very little water. Mine had to be drained into the sump well for lack of a nearby drain and it's never been anywhere close to enough to kick on. I'd guess a typical cycle uses less than a glass of water judging from the trickle I've observed in the clear drainage tube
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I have tried several humidifiers as well. This one is by far the best. It's not silent but I don't believe it's overbearing either. Nice big tank for less filling.
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I have only had this humidifier for a month. We have very hard water, so I am only using distilled water and, so far, it is very clean. If you run the unit for 12 hours a day it goes through a gallon of water pretty quickly, so there really isn't standing water building up algae..........
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It comes with a humidistat. I leave the furnace fan on all the time anyway but the humidistat is supposed to kick it on when it is on. I recommend installing it with 220 as it will make the unit more efficient. Other than that, I can't be happier. I live in Colorado and the humidity can drop under 20% in the winter. This unit keeps it above 45%.
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Yes I had the same problem and ditched it and found a better humidifier. Our unit leaked from the very same spot. Other people have had the problem. We've had this one for about 6 months: Crane Drop Shape Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier with 2.3 Gallon output per day and it seems to be working well. No filters. It's a little bit of a pain to clean, but a little bleach solution and voila, it's clean. For our needs, this has been a much better humidifier and NO LEAKS!!!!
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I have both of these humidifiers. They are essentially the same except for a slightly different design. I like the U-31001 better because it's easier to fill. In order to fill them, you have to take the tank off of the unit and turn the tank upside down. With the U-31002, it doesn't lie flat when you do this, so you have to hold/balance the tank with one hand while you fill it with the other. With the U-31001, you just set the tank down because it lies flat to fill it - so it's easier to fill. The U-31001 also has a more adjustable nozzle, so you have more control over where to aim the mist. Other than that, they are pretty identical in form and function.
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The info on amazon rec. fairly frequent cleanings with hard water. We certainly have hard water since we live close to one of the largest marble producing cities in America. We have had it at least a month maybe longer and there is absolutely no hard water residue anywhere on the humidifier. My stepdaughter said it should need very little care. Oh, I forgot to say that we keep it on 24/7. Great little cool mist humidifier. How long it will last-I don`t Know.