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xsBusiness - Vicks 1.0 Gallon Cool Mist Humidifier
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List Price: $34.99
Our Price: $30.00
Your Save: $ 4.99 ( 14% )
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Manufacturer: Vicks
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Vicks
EAN: 0328785231007
Feature: Cool mist through wicking filter relieves cold and flu symptoms
Label: Vicks
Manufacturer: Vicks
Model: V3100
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vicks
Studio: Vicks
Warranty: 1
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Features
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Cool mist through wicking filter relieves cold and flu symptoms
Special evaporative technology ensures proper moisture levels
Easy-to-fill 1.0 gallon tank; 18 hours of operation per filling
2 comfort settings; quiet operation; dishwasher-safe tray
3-year warranty
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Does Not humidify
Comment: Although this product claims to have cool mist that is invisible, I'm not sure I buy that claim. My room doesn't feel moist at all, seems like the water in the tank is evaporating rather than humidifying the room.
I got this because now that winter is here, my room is dry from the heat, making my throat and nasal passages dry, wanted something to help with that, don't feel any results yet.
Has 2 fan speeds, low which is quiet, and high which is very noisy, can't sleep with the fan on high.
Maybe if I slept in the closet and put it in there it might work, I don't know :(
Customer Rating:
Summary: Doesn't work
Comment: I wanted to like this item. I tried two different models. I spoke with Kaz, the manufacturer, on the phone. A customer service rep. assured me that the product should raise the humidity in my 15x20ft room to at least 40%. I was never able to achieve more than a 4% improvement in humidity to about 26%. Just not good enough. And, I hate the wick - very flimsy and annoying. In the end I'm happy that Amazon.com has a good return policy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A good unit for a small room
Comment: Hey, this is a decent little evaporator humidifier for a small room. I bought one for a bedroom about 12 x 10 and it does a good job. On the low setting it is nice and quiet.
People who complain about how loud it is on high probably have never owned an evaporator before. Any of them are going to be loud on the high setting--and this one is not as bad as some. Think of it like the heater fan in your car. When you put it on high it's loud, but you only run it on high in extreme cases. If you have to run this humidifier on high all the time then you did not spend enough money to buy one properly sized for the space you are conditioning.
In the past I have owned Hunter and Duracraft which were larger units and did a good job. But, since they are larger you have more water to carry, more to maintain, etc., just a little more hassle to deal with. This one is small, easy to fill, and easy to maintain.
As far as the leakage complaints, I was concerned about that so I placed it in a plastic kitchen tray. I've lifted the tank a few times, rolled the cart it is on slightly, I even carried the whole tray to another area of the house and it did not leak at all.
I haven't had it long enough to comment on the complaints about the evaporator pads, but cleaning and maintenance is normal with this type of humidifier. You can't just keep filling them with tap water and do nothing. You will have issues. Keep in mind too that kitchen odors, smoke, etc. will get pulled through the pad and that's going to contribute significantly to the degradation of the pad. Since this one is small I decided to use distilled water in it. It only takes about a gallon and I don't have to fill it every night. I think by using distilled or reverse osmosis filtered water you will greatly minimize the issues with the pad. An occasional dribble of bacteriastat and humidifier water treatment will probably help as well.
I'm going to go ahead and give it 5 stars because I've owned several different types of humidifiers and this one seems to be well enough designed to do a good job and is priced fairly for what you get--a very basic, no frills, small room humidifier.
Customer Rating:
Summary: cool and warm humidifiers
Comment: I purchased the vicks cool mist humidifier (v3100) while visiting my family in Utah for the holidays. I had a sore throat and that mixed with the heater running and the already very dry air and i was getting up to get a drink 4 times a night. the first night i spent with the humidifier i didn't get up at all. i decided to leave it there and use it every time i visit, summer or fall. and i liked having a humidifier so much i bought a warm mist one, the v745a for my chicago apartment. here is a comparison of the two.
i bought the cool mist for the desert because it was cheaper and will only be used a few weeks a year but will be both summer and winter. it does blow a lot of cool air and will be especially nice in the summer. some people found it quite loud but i thought it was reasonable and used it on the high setting. but i am also used to sleeping with a fan on during the summer. i liked the fact that its shape is lower to the ground making it difficult to tip over. and the seal for the water tank is easier to open and close all the way to prevent leaks. but even after one week's use at night the filter is already more yellow than i expected. if i was using it every day i would have to change it very regularly. it also does move a lot of air like i said before, but the vents are low and it seemed like it was blowing all that moist air right under the bed.
i bought the warm mist humidifier for my apartment because i will only be using it in the winter and didn't want the cold air when my heater is aready working so hard. and i figured it would be more useful during cold season because of the attached medicine cup. it is also for medium/large rooms while the cool mist is for smal/medium so i could move it to my living room if needed. and because i saw the filter on the cool mist got so dirty so fast i liked the fact that this one had no filter, no parts to replace. just weekly cleaning. and the cost difference between this one and the cool mist is about the cost of one filter replacement. it makes very little difference in terms of air temperature, does not heat it up as much as i thought it would, vs the cool mist which did make the room quite a bit cooler. i like the fact that the steam comes out of the top instead of under the bed and it is more quiet than the cool mist even when on the high setting. it does have automatic shut off so i don't have to worry about it boiling dry. i did some research online about warm vs cool humidifiers before purchasing them, and many recommended cool mist for children because of burn risk from using the warm. even after being on all night the unit is cool to the touch and it has a cooling chamber so even the steam that comes out is unlikely to burn. the only way i think a child could injure themselves with this unit would be if they tipped it over, took it apart and touched the actual heating unit because of the auto shut off. my husband guessed the warm mist might take more electricity to run but we'll have to see about that.
overall i am a little happier with the warm mist because i need it for winter, it is quieter and needs to filters replaced. but they are both excellent and inexpensive and once you get one you will wonder why you waited so long. (and by the way the cool mist is $29.99 at target and the warm is $34.99, sorry amazon)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Who has time for this?
Comment: So far, this product has not put white dust everywhere, which is a good feature. My unit is quiet enough to sleep with it on. However, as other people have said, there's a hole in the bottom of the unit. That might not be so bad except that the unit has to be carried to the bathroom every day for cleaning, if one follows the instructions. It leaks as one carries it if one doesn't hold it absolutely level. I had planned to use it in my office during the day, but the leaking problem means I need to get a separate humidifier for my office.
Also, if one were to follow the cleaning instructions provided, taking care of this unit would take a couple of hours a week.
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Editorial Reviews:
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1 Gallon Cool-Mist Humidifier. Automatically maintains Ideal Moisture Balance. Operates up to 18 hours per filling. Quiet Operation. Two speed settings. Easy to fill tank and dishwasher safe tray. Wicking filter naturally filters impurities from water. 1 gallon water tank. Best for Medium Rooms.
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