Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier - Quiet Air Humidifier for Bedroom, Nursery, Office, & Indoor Plants - Lasts Up To 25 Hours

I purchased a humidifier because the Northern air gets so dry, and then running heaters in the winter time, compounds the matter even worse. Did you know that experts have proven that, if the air gets too dry, you can get sick easier? I feel so much better when I humidify the air, I breath easier, and sleep easier as well. Plus, if the air gets too dry, you can also shock yourself on everything in your home, thats usually an indicator that your humidity is bellow 30%. I also purchased a humidity meter from the acurite brand, as I like to know where my humidity levels are at all times. Just for reference, if you can keep your humidity levels around 40% to 50% MAX, you will live happier.I have owned this humidifier for 2-years now, and I can tell you right now, that longevity is pretty good so far. I bought this for large rooms, so that I have the output if necessary. The resovoir holds up to 1-gallon of water, and its really easy to fill. Just lift the container off the base, flip it over, remove the fill cap, fill all the way up, replace cap, put container back down onto base. On the first use, you will see lots of bubbles, while the water fills up the base resovoir where the transducer is located, that creates the ultra sonic vaporization.This unit comes with two nozzles. The directional nozzle, and the 2-way nozzle. Use the directional nozzle when placing this unit near a wall, you obviously don't want to shoot water vapor into your wall. When used in an open space where there is at least 3 feet all around the unit, use the 2-way nozzle to get higher flow. Additionally, the on/off knob also controls the flow amount. Depending on how bad the humidity is, use 50% to 75% flow, for small rooms. For use in large rooms, maintain 100% flow unless water begins to form around the unit and surface it is on, then back off on the flow.This is why I highly recommend the use of a humidity meter. I like being able to know where my humidity is at all times. I do not want to exceed 50%, as it will get far too humid. But I also don't want to drop bellow 30%, and would rather keep it at a happy 40% medium. Its also nice having the meter cause in the summer time, we don't want humidity, so I can pay attention to what the humidity is doing, while I run the 2-AC units. Also, this unit has a LED light mode, up to three colors can be chosen, and can be turned on by pressing the touch sensor button, just above the flow control knob.I do wish that the max flow had a higher rate then it does, and a higher push into the air. However, for what it does do, I am pretty happy with it. This unit is also fairly easy to clean as well. I use filtered water from a Britta jug, so the deposits don't get too bad. If you use tap water, you will only breath disgusting water vapor, and will lesson the life of your unit, making cleaning more difficult. Using filtered water, I only really need to do a rinsing once a week, and a cleaning of the transducer, with the included brush. And a final cleaning with 1-cup distilled white vinegar with mostly water solution, before putting up for storage.Keep the unit clean and you should have no problems. I highly recommend it, 5-STARS!UPDATE Jan 7th 2019!I wanted to give everybody an update on how this humidifier is doing. It is now 3-years old, and it is still working! I know, hard to believe, when we know how quickly things die these days due to planned obsolescence. I have the humidifier running right now infact, as after the rains stopped again, the humidity went down to 34%, and I decided to start humidifying. The unit is still in pretty good condition, I do have some discoloration within the transducer area due to wear, I don't think much can be done about that besides a straight vinegar cleaning.Speaking of which, I have run a 1-cup vinegar to full tank of water in the tank to clean it out. I just let it sit for 30-minutes, and then cleaned it out. Now, if the deposits that form that yellow gooyness is really bad, the vinegar treatment will at least break it up to make it loose its bond, then you can fish a paper towel through inside the hole to clean off the bottom inside of the tank. Again I can't stress enough how important it is to use filtered water.Companies advertisements always lie to consumers making them think they can use tap water. Sure, but if your tap water is hard water like ours, it will dirty up your humidifier so darn fast, you'll be cleaning it every day! At least filtered water, such as that from a Britta jug container, will at least extend your cleaning times to once per week, and then at least 1 or 2 vinegar cleanings per year of use. Cleaning is important with this product for your health, as you want to breath clean moisture in the air, but don't cause yourself unnecessary labor by using tap water please.The humidifier is still able to push out its full power as it did in the first 2-years of use. One thing I've noticed over the years is, the colder the water is, the longer it takes to get going. We keep our Britta jug in the fridge, cause I don't like to drink room temperature water, and when the freshly cold water runs in the machine, it takes time for it to build up the moisture vapor till its going full strength. But this machine does a really good job in bringing up the humidity in the room.One of the things I like about it as well, is that its efficient on power consumption. Since were using a lot of electricity running space heaters, since its winter and all, I am grateful for the low consumption of the unit. Anytime you have a heating device, it uses a lot of power. Its just one of the reasons why I don't like steam based humidifiers, cause your running elements in there that draw a lot of power. And cold running humidifiers, use transducers, which generate ultrasonic vibrations, which vaporizes the water instead, while a onboard fan, pushes the vapor out.I still highly recommend this humidifier and I keep the rating at 5 out of 5!

The media could not be loaded. My home suffers from extreme dryness, specifically in the winter time. The rooms can be dry and arid making it difficult for my toddler and husband to breathe easily. I decided to get this when my toddler caught a cold and her mucus was so dried it was almost impossible for get it out without a saline solution first. Once I popped one of these bad boys in her bedroom I saw an immediate difference. She could blow her nose more easily and her nostrils were way more moisturized! It’s easy to use, a great price for is size and capability and it last all night long and then some.

A further note: The original review I wrote was in February of 2019. After two winters of excellent results, my humidifier stopped producing vapor when I went to fire it up again this fall. I contacted the Pure Enrichment company, and they back their product. They could have asked me to return it, but they didn't. They are sending me a new one, and I am beyond delighted.My original review was four stars because I didn't know how durable the product would be. Given the excellent customer service and follow-through, I've changed my review to five stars.Here's what I said originally:_____________________________________________________________________________________________January air is horrible, and by February my sinuses were clogged with dried up crap I couldn't remove without a very disgusting nosebleed occurring. I did a quick Google search and learned that I need a humidifier in the bedroom at night. I found this one on a lightning deal for ten dollars off, and it works. I am terrible with assembling things, but I thought I should at least try to put it together myself before I asked anybody to help me with it. I looked at the little brochure, looked at the humidifier...seriously? That's it? Two parts plus a little disc that goes in the top of the neck to let me guide the steam in my direction. Couldn't believe it. Done.There is a downside that applies to every single humidifier, not just this one: if you have asthma, there will be a problem. My asthma is mild and isn't irritated by having this thing in the room, but when I tried standing over it to inhale the steam faster for quicker relief, my lungs started whistling and I had to back off. But during fire season, I am delighted to have it, because the outside air gets in, no matter how much we try to seal it off.It's important to know that you have to clean it. It's not complicated, just vinegar water will do it (top chamber only), but if you let it sit over the summer and don't clean it up, you will have way more problems when you use it again than you would if you didn't have it at all.There's a nightlight feature that makes the upper half glow blue in the night. You can turn the nightlight off, and when we go to bed we do because it's more light in the room than we want, but it's surprisingly pretty. When the nightlight is off, the little button that tells you if it's off or on still glows. When you start to run out of water, the button starts to blink red. If you sleep through it, it will shut itself off when there's no more water at all.The only problem is that it's very cumbersome to refill. The base usually still has about an inch of water standing in it once the top chamber is empty, and so when you pick it up, it drips all over the place. I have taken to keeping a towel nearby, and I don't even try to pick it up until I have the towel in one hand, ready to slide under the top chamber when I remove it. To refill, the unit is said to fit in most standard sinks, and it goes just fine in ours. You need two hands, one to keep it from falling over and one to turn the faucet. Then close it tightly, turn it right side up to get rid of most of the water that's accumulated outside while you were filling it (this seems unavoidable), and slap that same towel over it when you are ready to step away from the sink. Another quick change from the towel to the base; now it's ready to turn on. They say not to leave standing water in it for long, but sometimes I leave water in there for a few hours and it doesn't appear to create mold or other health problems.Ox, the oversized beagle pup, believed it was a steam-breathing monster and barked at it for two days.I have used it for about a month, so I cannot speak to long term durability. Right now I'll tell you, I'd buy it again for what I paid for it in a heartbeat.

Perfect for the Corner of my desk in my office. Easy to set up, fill and use. It is super quiet, low hum that is the subtlest white noise in the back group. I would say on its lowest setting it may last most if not a full workday if it was filled all the way up…maybe even longer.

Easy to put together and easy to run. Works well. Makes no noise. The mist shows up in the dark with the blue light. Love that the red light comes on when it runs out of water so one knows when it is empty.