Honeywell HWM450 Quick Steam Warm Moisture Humidifier Review

Don't mean to be a humidifier geek but researched A LOT of them before settling on this one so maybe the reviewer before me should have given it another chance before returning it.At night if you set it to low there is no loud gurgling/boiling noise, and if you have the tank reasonably full there are never any distracting noises.Also wanted a "pure" clean mist, easy maintenance, and of course effectiveness.I liked the features, functionality, and design of this one over the others, so I paid a bit more and got it even though the size and all the features are gravy as far as I'm concerned.

What sets this system apart from the others is the following:A large LCD display shows the current humidity level and there are three separate digital controls - output level, moisture, timer - each of which you can set exactly.What makes this efficient is you can DIGITALLY set the humidity to your EXACT preference - anywhere from 25 to 65.If you want it to shut off when you leave for work, set the timer - 1 to 18 hours.A four gallon output and 1400 square foot range makes it convenient.

It's warm mist so no filters ever need to be puchased but in due course you'll need to get new mineral pads which sit over the stainless steal heating element.I think Honeywell has or is getting a patent for the heating element.Humidifiers are almost always used during winter so why did they invent cool mist ones anyway?

It looks good, works well, is compact, and so far satisfied with the operation and paying a bit more for this model.Maybe Honeywell is trying to be serious about the quality of its products *shrug* who knows.The only non-critical issue is a light indicator should turn on when the desired humidity level is reached but it doesn't.Don't like when I buy something and even the simplest stated feature doesn't work, but in this case will let it slide as no other functionality is affected.

Bottom line - even if all you need is a simple, small humidifier, with few features, you might be happier getting this one instead.

UPDATE, November 28, 2005
Reviewer: B. Ahmed "lazer30" (Mars) - See all my reviews

Just an update to my previous review. Exchanged the unit since the indicator was not turning on when the desired humidity level was reached. Seems it was a burnt out bulb. When the desired humidity is reached the indicatior does in fact go on, the humidifier stops discharging, then when the room falls below the desired humidity level the unit starts back up again.

Another thing: it's a good idea to clean this unit regularly - perhaps once a week. I read another guy's post where he used CLR in the cleaning routine. Might try that as the heating element can never be cleaned to look like brand new without using something. Honeywell writes in the manual there will be some stains left on the heating element but this should not affect performance.

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Quick humidification for large rooms

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