Vicks Filter-Free Ultrasonic Humidifier. #1 Brand Recommended by Pediatricians*. 1.2 Gal Ultrasonic cool mist humidifier for medium to large Bedrooms, Kids Rooms, and More. Use with Vicks VapoPads.

The media could not be loaded. Overview : My wife and I live in a 2,000 square foot apartment and have had this humidifier running full blast for 24 hours a day for almost a week and it works great!! We put the unit in a central location in our place and it’s perfect. (This was an upgrade for us, the previous humidifier we had was cheaper and was difficult/annoying to clean and somewhat noisy. It wasn’t a Vicks brand.)The Good : This unit is much quieter and SO much easier to clean than the non Vicks brand we had before. The directions for cleaning this humidifier in the manual are very confusing and VERY different from videos you can find online that Vicks makes. I follow the video and ignore the manuals cleaning instructions. The amount of cool mist is quite plentiful and eases our dry skin and airways. (No more breathing discomfort in the mornings.) The tank holds enough water so we can run the unit at full blast for over 15 hours before a refill. I’ve read reviews about how it “leaks water all over”. I think that what the person may be referring to is the condensation that happens if the mist falls onto a surface such as a table or dresser. We’ve overcome this by either placing a washrag just in front of the unit on the table or setting the humidifier close to the edge of the dresser so the mist falls down allowing it to dissipate without coming into contact with anything. (We don’t have kids so there’s no worries about it getting accidentally knocked over.) The complaints about the sounds seem misunderstood. Yes, the unit makes noise; humidifiers do that. The sounds come from 3 different functions. 1) The motor that makes the unit work…. it’s a low-ish humming sound. 2) The bubbling created by the transducer (the round mist producing thing) 3) The periodic bubbling sound of the water moving from the tank into the reservoir leading to the transducer. Having used a cheaper non-Vicks unit for the past 3 winters, this unit is by far superior in keeping these sounds to a minimum. (I’m a very light sleeper and none of these sounds bother me one bit.) There is a place to put a scent pad; it came with 2 Vicks vapor pads. I experimented with putting a few drops of essential oil onto a piece of tissue and used that instead…. it worked well. Please watch the video I made to go along with this review.The Not-So Good : I can’t think of anything so far.

The media could not be loaded. I got this vaporizer to replace one I've had for over 20 years. My other Vicks vaporizer was nothing more than a giant tub with a couple of electro tubes centered inside a cylinder. The old one worked fine and although it turned the water sediments into hard crusty calcifications at the bottom of the tank (it was not too hard to clean). It required distilled or purified water. However, the electrodes over time begin to get so coated that no matter what I did I couldn't get the calcification off. So I decided to buy a new one and this new modern model was it.The tank has a nice sleek upright design and holds plenty of water. See photo and video upload. When the bottom tamk needs to be cleaned, you will notice a off-colored calcification or sediment. That's normal and that is coming from the water itself. It is not mold! I think people in some of the reviews are not familiar with the way these tanks work and have often given them bad reviews because they don't understand what it is they're seeing when it's time to clean out the tank. Of course the tanks need to be cleaned out once a week to make sure no bad mold or germs gets in them. It's not the design fault if people do not keep it clean like they're supposed to.Anyway it's very quiet the only thing you can hear is occasional faint rippling sound as the water bubbles below in the lower tank. You really can't hear it unless you're up close.The humidity adjustment switch is extremely sensitive. All the way open and your humidifier looks like a steam train. You can adjust the intensity and how much vapor comes out by a handy knob (which my other vaporizer never had). You can get very little or a lot by the eaay-turn knob.There is a side door to put a vaporizer pad if you needed it. We don't need it. We just need the moisture in the air from being in a dry climate.Where to put the vaporizer: The idea is to put it in a place where the vapor cannot negative impact wood floors or furnishings. I have it on a folded beach towel on my wood floors several feet away from a bookcase. In the bedroom we just sit it on the towel on the dresser. No problems with oversaturation because we can adjust the knob as needed.I got it on Amazon when it went on a discount! Couldn't beat the price or pass up the deal. As far as its function goes I give it five stars!So far so good! if there's anything less than a five-star out of this product, I will certainly update my review.