Kaz PersonalMist Ultrasonic Humidifier
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Customer Reviews of Kaz PersonalMist Ultrasonic Humidifier
Customer Review: Best Humidifier Out There, Best Price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful item. We have tried every kind of humidifier from tabletop ones to the HUGE multi-tank "whole house" type that have 2-4 large tanks and roll around on wheels. My main problem was that I was the only one strong enough to fill and carry the tanks, so I was on permanemt "water carrier" duty. For the huge ones on wheels I hooked up a hose to the faucet and dragged it to the humidifier to fill it. What a pain! This Kaz personal is by far the best choice.
It does have a small tank, but it's so light that my elderly mother or the kids can fill and carry the tank themselves. It's also cheap enough to put one in every room. And it's great for travel; just pop it in your luggage and use it in hotels or wherever. We have 1 in each bedroom, and in the living room, kitchen and office. They last almost 2 years then it will just stop steaming. The larger, more pricey ones last about the same amount of time but are way more expensive to replace. On low setting it will go almost 10 hours so the size really isn't an inconvenience.
Kaz used to change the style every year, but hopefully they'll stick with this one. The first Kaz Personal took a 1 Liter plastic bottle instead of a tank. A great idea, but the thinness of the bottle you use affected the steam; too thin walls and the water would run out, too thick and nothing happened. I found myself in supermarkets squeezing bottles as if I was picking a ripe melon. Now the Kaz Personal has its own small tank and it is absolutely the best!
Customer Review: Efficient and quiet, good output rate for low cost
Summary: 5 Stars
The humidifier is small, efficient and very quiet. The more expensive humidifiers such as by AOS have filters built in, but then there is the cost of those filter replacements. I can buy 5 of these for 1 of AOS. I recommend using filtered water to avoid white dust and cleaning problems. The cleaning is very easy too, just take a paper towel and clean the metal part, which is a small disk size of a dime.
The humidifier has good output rate. The water tank should have been larger as that could have matched the high output this humidifier has. Currently the tank empties within 10 - 12 hours. I would have preferred a tank that I need to fill only once a day.
Note that will all ultrasonic humidifiers, the humidifier needs to be placed on a height because if the mist comes in contact with a surface too soon, it does not have time to evaporate and will cause the surface to become wet. If you plan to keep this on the floor, then get a humidifier with a fan that will blow the air, but then it will be loud and consumes much more power. I keep it on my kitchen Island edge, pointing away from island and height is about 2.5 feet. At that height, there is no wet surface and the mist evaporates before reaching the floor.
In general, I strongly recommend this.
Customer Review: Love the Cool Mist
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought one of these for around forty bucks at a major shopping store (don't know if I can mention the name here or not). They might still offer them at the bigger stores, but my local small-town store doesn't carry this model anymore. I think it is a very quiet humidifier, so whoever said it was noisy must have gotten one with a defect or something. It's extremely quiet and emits a cloud of cool mist even on the low setting. Great especially in the winter when the air is dry. Use it in a single room though - - - it isn't meant to put moisture throughout the whole house. It's really small and lightweight, but I think it will pretty much go 8 hours without a refill if you have it on low. It doesn't use a filter, which is a plus. I highly recommend that you follow the instructions and try to use filtered or distilled water. It's better for the equipment. DO NOT add anything to the water such as Vicks or anything scented (for when you have a bad cold). It will leave a film on the inside of the water tank which cannot be removed and then it looks like crap. I think it is a little on the expensive side for such a small unit, however, if taken care of, it should last several years.Customer Review: Best Value- and I've tried a couple
Summary: 5 Stars
First, let me say all humidifiers need to be cleaned regularly, if not daily. The Kaz personal mist humidifier works well, is easy to clean, and I've had it for over a year- AMAMAZING. I only use mine at night and it lasts 8-9 hours on the low mist setting (just don't forget to turn it off in the morning).
TIPS:
1. If you let water sit for a while, your mist output is going to be greatly diminished. Instructions tell you not to use soap; however, when output is low I have used soap and hot water (don't submerge the base INTO water, and rinse very, very thoroughly) with fantastic, like-new results.
2. A cotton q-tip is PERFECT for cleaning the two metal parts at the bottom (cleaning them is necessary to keep it working, and it takes 3 seconds).
3. Use fresh water every time, but before you fill it up for the day/night, fill it a 1/3 of the way with hot water and shake- this cleans it and slows any bacterial growth. Never Run The Humidifier With Hot Water.
Hope this helps- I love it because it works, has worked for a while, and it was cheap =)
Customer Review: Personal Humidifier
Summary: 5 Stars
The emphasis is on the word "personal," which translate into small and something you can take with you to any room: bedroom, living room, etc. Be prepared to fill and refill the water about every 3 hours or so. If you take it to the bedroom, it will not last the whole night! That alone reduces its usefulness to many people.
Beside capacity, another real serious shortcoming is the mist. If you put it on the floor, since its height is only about 7", the mist does not shot up high enough. It falls right to the floor. It needs to have a longer funnel that extends out a few inches. I like to use it in the bedroom, too, but I don't want it to mess my dresser, nor do I want to get up in the middle of the night to refill it.
Now I put mine on top of fireplace mental when the fireplace is on. So the mist does not mess up the carpet or floor. But each time I turn around when I am working, the water is half empty! With that limitations (or irritations) I still rate it highly.
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