Crane EE-5950 vs Venta LW25 Airwasher

The Crane Travel Humidifier operates differently from other travel humidifiers that I have used. It starts when you activate it; no warm-up needed. The biggest problem is its output is too small. If you were in a hotel room the size of a telephone booth, it would be perfect

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

Use a little juice from a lemon on a cotton swab to wipe off the scale. The acid in the juice will dissolve it. Then use a new cotton swab dipped in a baking soda solution to neutralize the acid and run the unit to clear. The swab was moist, not dripping

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

I neglected to use distilled water and have tried my darndest to clean both the inside and top of the disc with white vinegar swab (soaked and let sit an hour), but can only get a very fine mist now and the top of the device feels warm like it’s working too hard. I love how portable it is and have taken just the unit (used cup at friend’s house) on trips out to Utah and put it on at night time (out of arms reach). Purchased mine in January 2019. Would probably still be going if I did not use hard water…

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

This product won't work without the wick or a dry wick. You'll have to use a soaking wet wick. I poured in a full cup of water, please ensure the top part of it (with the led red/ blue light) never submerges below the water. Normally, if using the cup it comes with the grep top of the cup has a cover which stops it from ever submerging or used incorrectly

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

Soak the filter for 30 minutes or so before use, and squeeze out the filter before packing it away for your trip back home.

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