Honeywell HUL430B vs Crane Drop

We have two Crane ultrasonic humidifiers in the kids rooms that though not perfect either, are much more reliable (have had one for 4 years and another for 2) and and half the price! I'm going to try and file a warranty claim with Honeywell now... I'm 1 week over a year after purchase, so am anticipating a futile attempt and obtaining a replacement

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

This humidifier has a nice design but it looks like a mini trash can. It is a little too big. I will return mine, it is noisy. I try to use it at night but there is constant crackle, loud gulping and popping

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