Vicks V4450 Filter Free Humidifer,Visible Cool Mist

Works Great, Part Impossible to Clean
We have had this humidifier for a while and it works well. The reason I gave it 2 stars is that we have had to stop using it because there is no way to clean the area where the mist comes out. The rest of it can be taken apart, and needs to be cleaned often, but the inside of the fan/electrical area is disgusting on ours now and it is not possible to clean inside that area.

I love this humidifier!!!
This humidifier has gotten a lot of bad reviews and I am not sure why. It is a bit loud, but I love the white noise. It is definitely not whisper quiet, but is worth getting used to.

I LOVE that it is filter free. Dropping $5 per month on a filter is ridiculous. I use my humidifier year round and it has worked for me for 3 years now. I have used the warm mist and filter kinds in the past and they are a joke. The warm mist always broke after a couple months and the element would always get really gross. The filter kind would always get gross after a couple weeks and you would have to spend a ton on those dumb filters. This humidifier is a simple motor that rotates the spindle. It should never break!

You do have to clean it fairly often. About once a month I soak it in a large bucket of water with a 1/4 cup of bleach. And then about once a week I add a little bit of vinegar to it.

This humidifier works fast
Every humidifier is a balance of various trade-offs. This one chooses to emphasize humidity output. I can run this humidifier for an hour before bedtime on the medium setting until my separate hygrometer indicates between 60 and 65 percent, and then I can turn off the humidifier for the rest of the night. When I awake in the morning, my hygrometer reads between 50 and 55 percent. This works for me.

Click to Editorial Reviews