SteamfastSF-920 Warm Mist Humidifier and Steam Vaporizer with Auto Shut-Off, Filter-Free Design, Aromatherapy Essential Oil Ready, 1 Gallon Capacity,White

best darn humidifier. After seven years its still going strong. BUT I am hesitant buying a second one after seeing all the lower ratings are from 2022 on. I moved and have a bigger house so I wanted another one.I only use reverse osmosis water in mine. When it is set to normal I fill it twice in a 24 hour period. If it's on high I pour in a gallon jug 3-5 times a day based on the humidity in the room. Ive learned this is a big factor on the water usage. I use aromatherapy, but not with any humidifier as I prefer to place drops on a disposable cotton piece or kleenex instead of having the oil expire rapidly with heat and create a gooey mess.I run mine weeks on end without getting a red light or turning it off. My humidifier runs mostly non-stop throughout the fall and winter. I clean it once a year and its not bad-probably because I don't use tap water. It usually has a light yellow coating near the heating element at the end of the season that wipes off with a single paper towel. I did once think my daughter had cleaned it and ran it two years in a row without cleaning since she hadn't, and it started looked like some of the pictures in the review. My humidifier is very forgiving and I admit I abuse it, kicking it, dropping it short distances, and knocking it about when I'm not using it.In my last house I ran it next to the fireplace and it kept a 500 sq ft living room/dining room perfect using it on high during the day. That was in Georgia, so the humidity never got super low. Now Im in Michigan in a bigger house, the humidity downstairs is a depressing 27% so I am buying a second one. Upstairs, my humidifier runs non stop in my room on normal and keeps my 250 sq ft bedroom and walkin closet with vaulted ceiling between 38 and 45% when the downstairs kitchen is getting no higher than 34%, even with daily cooking (many soups). Yes, I have several high-low sensors in my house.

I really wanted to like this humidifier. It checked off all the boxes I am looking for. I am tired of ultrasonic humidifiers spewing whatever is in the water into the air. I wanted a good old fashion steam humidifier and to be able to top fill like many of the newer ultrasonic ones. Unfortunately there are only a few steam humidifiers to choose from these days so I was very excited when I came upon this one.The light on the first one that was delivered worked sporadically. Initially we thought it was broken because the light never came on and there was no indication that the humidifier was heating the water up. We left it plugged in for 5 mins and steam finally started coming out. We decided it’s fine if the light doesn’t work as long as it produces steam. We kept it in my kid’s room and when I went to check on him in the middle of the night, I saw a faint blueish glow so the light indicator does work somewhat and my kid preferred to sleep in complete darkness so maybe the light not working was a good thing. The red light did come on when it ran empty. We cleaned it every few days and the process was easier than models from other brands. All was well until about 3 weeks later when we heard a loud crack after I refilled the reservoir. I thought maybe the bookshelf it was sitting had broken or something but didn’t see anything and the humidifier was working. I didn’t want to take it apart since the reservoir was full and the water was hot at the bottom. There was another loud crack when I refilled it the next day. I waited for the water to cool down and took the unit apart to see what’s going on. The heating element had cracked. See accompanying picture.I exchanged the unit for another one. The light in the second one worked out of the box with a bright blue glow. It heated up nicely and worked fine until a week later. It was making banging noises like a radiator starting up. It went away after a running it for a bit. The next morning when I went to get my kiddo up for school, first thing I noticed was a low whistling noise coming from it. Given my past history with the first one- I am packing up the second one for return. So it could have been a great product if it would have worked properly.

This humidifier is very easy to use. It's wonderful that you can either fill it at the sink with the pull-out bucket or you can just open it up and fill it with water using a container of some sort. This humidifier was bought for a decent-sized bedroom. It works wonderful! We keep our doors closed at night and the humidity level is shockingly noticeable once you step outside the bedroom. We live in Las Vegas, the driest city I've ever been in and it has been a life-saver. The warmness isn't overwhelming for summer in my opinion, and it nice and cozy for those nighttime desert chills. Some people have written reviews saying it stopped working after a while. If you read the instruction manual, it says you need to clean it and remove mineral buildup. If you don't, it will stop working until you remove the mineral buildup. This is a great humidifier, you just have to take care of it!