Vicks Ultrasonic Humidifier

Had to pay an extra $40 at Canada post for Customs Canada when I went to pick it up never would have bought it for that price$179

After endless reviews of humidifiers, i chose this one. Actually, i was getting quite frustrated and bought this one, feeling like they all stick and nothing is going to make me happy anyways. well, i was wrong. i chose this mid-price model and definitely got my moneys worth. i have been using it less than a month, but am very happy. it holds a gallon, but i use the mid-setting and the gallon lasts me two nights, plus a little extra. i found if i left it on the highest setting, the mist settled on my floor because i keep the room temperature too cold(which i need to sleep!)But even at the highest setting, it is very quiet. it has never leaked either. the only downfall is there is no automatic shut off. but for me, it doesnt matter. even after 2 nights(9-10 hours) there is some water in the reserve so i shut it off when i wake up. great buy in my opinion!

I love when something is exactly what they promise! Right out of the box I had it up and running in minutes. I have had a scratchy throat and mucous build up before I got this. Since running it I am able to function without any scratchy throat and mucous is thinning to allow me to blow it out. I do videos daily and I was having trouble with my throat getting itchy and scratchy even after a few minutes. That stopped after running this system the same day. Update: I liked it so much I bought two. One for my upstairs office and one for my bedroom for sleeping. I am now able to clear everything. Almost no coughing. With winter and forced heat its a must have.

Love the humidifier when it works. It breaks in approximately 3 months. However customer service provided a replacement. I give it. 5 when it works. I give it a 1 for sustainability and duration of time it works.

I had a succession of ultrasonic humidifiers from Sharper Image over the years which were fabulous for conditioning a dry room for a singer. However, there were always two big drawbacks: (1) they'd leave white dust everywhere unless you used distilled water in them; and (2) if you let them run after the water emptied, it'd burn out the fan and then the unit would have to be replaced. However, ultrasonics are so much better for the voice than standard cool or warm humidifiers, so when Sharper Image recently stopped making this, I looked elsewhere and found the model above from Vicks. Since I know to use only distilled water, the dust thing isn't an issue. My initial impression was one of being very impressed by the significantly greater volume of cool mist it pushed out, and it did so essentially silently. Also it has a far greater storage capacity than the old Sharper Image model, so it needn't be refilled as often. That idyllic image lasted for my first two hours of use. Then I turned it off to go to lunch. When I turned it back on an hour later, surprise, surprise, no mist would come out. It just plain DIED! I then called the 800 number (which was staffed by some people who had absolutely no - I mean ZERO - prior familiarity with the product), and the only tip I got was from their voice mail which said to unplug the unit for one hour so it could "re-set" itself. I did so, but after replugging it, still no luck. Can't ANYONE make one of these that is reliable? Vicks sure hasn't.