Crane Drop vs Venta LW25 Airwasher

I'm now just waiting for the new humidifier to come in. At this point, I down rated it from 4 stars to 3 because of the noise. It was quiet for awhile but became really noisy later on the more I used it. *****Update 12/21/2011***** I received my new humidifier today and it's a newer model

Why do I say this? Because I don't see the humidity levels drop or spike when I'm not using or using the unit. I have a pretty fast reacting hygrometer which detects the changes in 30 minutes max. Does it clean air? For sure it does, simply because the water in the tub gets dirty. But how big of a radius does it really affect? I'm not sure, I have no proof either way

I don't know how often the dvd was accessed but the next day, same issue. Cleaned the disk, it still would not read the disk. This game has two disks so I tried the second one which was clean. It would not read the disk

But there is a big catch with this humidifier (like with any humidifier): cleaning it is a nightmare. Yes you can pop the bottom and top case into the dish washer (rinse cycle only) and it washes off the dust. But the discs is what get super dirty with a yellowish slimy substance. And putting the discs in the dish washer has zero effect

You also don't want to place the humidifier on the carpet or a towel. This is because the fan vent is on the bottom of the humidifier. By placing it on the carpet (or a towel) you stand a chance of blocking the vent and the humidifier over heating. In an effort to avoid placing the humidifier on a wood surface (or a towel)

At the end of the day, does its job, isn't too loud, and doesn't have much market competition

The size of the vapor droplets must be small enough or the unit may add moisture but not really help with breathing (according to my doctor). Whether for personal use or whole room it did not seem to do much for me other than perhaps add moisture to a dry environment. For lungs I found this, and pretty much all non-ultrasonic humidifiers, to be pretty much useless. *Night Lite? This unit has within it's blue water chamber area, just above the knob, a small light

The area this is trying to service is about 800 sq feet, mostly open concept floor plan. At the highest setting on the coldest days when the heat is cranking this will hold that space at 27% - 32%. On milder days when the heat comes on and off throughout the day I can hold 35% at the middle fan setting. From a noise perspective, it is no louder than an average small fan

Make sure you have appropriate table and filter or distilled water. My other unit (for my room) has only slightly larger capacity and is warm mist and I feel like it uses less water. Edit 04/05/18: My toddler has recently managed to pull off the control cap.

If I look back at all those filters I had to buy for the Vicks system it makes no sense. I don't know why you don't see this at Wal-Mart except for the fact Wal-Mart would not make any money on you coming back to buy those filters all the time. I lived in Vegas for 10 years and I wish I had found this sooner. Well worth the money, and yes, you say who would spend that kind of money, but you save on the filters

While you can take the base apart and fiddle around with the fan that makes the noise; the respite from the noise usually lasts only a few days (or even just a few hours). I took mine apart, blew out the dust, lubricated the fan, and within a couple hours it was making noise again. And to be clear, it's not a tolerable noise. It is VERY loud, and the only way to stop it is to whack the base until it stops

There are three speeds, the high speed always made a bit of noise, I ran it on speed one during the night because it WAS almost silent. Now the hum makes it almost impossible to use. Very frustrated, a German made unit, that I paid a premium for, I expected would last 5-8 years. Is that unreasonable? Going to contact Venta

About 1/2 way? I live In a cold house with a supplemental oil enclosed electric radiator to warm up my bedroom. Cold mist makes it feel colder. This unit is really adjustable! I can set it just enough to give me humidity without making me cold. Here's the lowdown from my pediatrician 20 years ago to today, add 1/4 tsp bleach to Your tank when you fill it

I hemmed and hawed for a year before buying. Wish there was a return option with Amazon for something being a disappointment. I bought this for our bedroom to help fight winter dry air. We have hot water baseboard heat (not forced air) but the air is still really dry at night

I have cut its usage back to only running it during sleeping hours and in that 6-8 hour period it will generally raise the humidity by only 2-3%.

So, if it runs 24 hours a day, 192 watts. It you run it for, say, five months, 29,280 watts. At 11 cents a kilowatt hour, the L45 would only cost $32.21 to run all winter

If you want to run this humidifier for long periods of time and are worried about the water running out, don't order the white/blue model because it produces more steam and therefore depletes the water level sooner. The all white model is more conservative with the water. However, if you have a larger space, then I think the heavier steam flow of the white/blue is helpful. For reference I use the all white model in an approx 11' x 13' bedroom and the white/blue in an 11' x 16' room

The advantage is that it doesn't consume wicks. Given the additional cost of the unit, you probably have to run it for about 5 years to make the difference up. It does have a fairly large water capacity for its size, since the 'tank' is integral to the unit, and it's low power (although no better than a wick type). It is also fairly easy to clean, although the plastic disks can't really be serviced since the disk unit can't be disassembled