Features:

  • COOL MIST HUMIDIFIER: Add cool moisture to dry air with this quiet humidifier. The 1 gallon tank runs up to 24 hours on low, making this humidifier good for bedrooms & medium sized rooms in your home. UV technology kills 99.9% of bacteria in the water
  • FILTERED COOL MOISTURE: Evaporative Technology blows moisture off a wicking filter, helping it evaporative into the air quickly. It's not possible to over-humidify with evaporative technology because you can't add more moisture to the air than it can hold. Energy Usage- 60 watts
  • HONEYWELL HUMIDIFIERS: Humidity levels in your home between 40-60% can make the air feel warmer & improve your breathing comfort, sleeping, nasal congestion & dry skin. Dry air can cause static electricity, damage wooden furniture & irritate health issues. Self-regulating evaporative system. Moisture Type: invisible cool moisture
  • HUMIDIFIERS FOR BABIES, CHILDREN, ADULTS: Humidifiers diffuse moisture into the air, and many find that a humidifier for the home, bedroom or nursery becomes an essential part of a good nights sleep when the air is dry, in allergy season, or when sick; QuietCare Technology is up to 30% quieter than similar evaporative humidifiers
  • HONEYWELL QUALITY: Improve humidity levels in your home & improve your comfort with a Honeywell humidifier. Compare to humidifiers & similar products from Vicks, Crane, Urpower, Holmes, Boveda, Dyson, Evapolar, Aprilaire, Fridgidaire, & Pure Guardian
Great Humidifier-- Easibly noticable humidity increase in single bedroom. Works effectively and quietly month after month.

Have it sitting right next to my bed. On the lowest of the three (3) speed settings, yes it makes a little bit of noise but not enough to keep me awake. I have a $15 Radio Shack humidity measuring device and without a doubt, this humidifier works A-OK. I have mild sleep apnea and bought the unit to help with middle of the night dry-mouth symptoms. Original filter worked just fine for 3 months of every night use. The Honeywell brand replacement filter seems to get mixed reviews. Namely that the thickness of the filter has been reduced from 1 inch to now shipping units, such as mine, using 3/4 inch thickness filters. Reading filter review on this Amazon site, noted many customers like the filters sold by Lowes Home Improvement stores. One claim was that the thicker filter greatly increased the water usage and therefore more water vapor into the air per hour running. Locally found the recommended replacement filters available at my local LOWES. The brand of humidifier filters are the IDYLIS brand. The part number replacement for the Honeywell Cool Mist Humidifier is IDYLIS #0105460. AND this filter has a metal mesh to support the filter, AND the filter thickness is a full 1 inch thick.

Good way to put moisture in the air in the natural way

I like this device and it works pretty good for putting the moisture back in the air in the natural way - via evaporation - during winter heating season. During this time the furnace is doing its job by taking the moisture out of the air and since all the windows are closed most of the time (as you don't want to take in a lot of cold air and make your house cold) the external air intake is not enough to replenish the moisture even in such a "wet" place like here in Seattle. Your skin goes dry, eyes itch and nasal passages feel uncomfortable. With dry air you are more prone to get an airborne infection. Finally when we installed a smart thermostat that also shows the humidity in the air and it showed unhealthy 30% humidity I figured out that humidifier is an important "life support" system you need to have in your house when its cycling the air inside during the winter. The device is bigger than ultrasonic humidifiers we had in the past but for a good reason - since it relies on natural way of water evaporation and you need larger surface contact area with the air to make it work. Ultrasonic humidifiers work in another way - they force the water vapor in the air by exciting the water with ultrasonic membrane so it bursts in bubbles which break and release mist in the air. The assumption here is that tiny droplets of mist have much larger contact with air (this is what the big filter is for in this device) and evaporate quickly in dry air. But the problem is that some of them don't - and those land down on the floor near the ultrasonic humidifier making it wet and leaving mineral residue from the water droplets around the device. Another problem with ultrasonic humidifiers - they put equal amount of moisture in the air regardless how humid the air is. If the air is dry - it pick more moisture from the mist, less dry air - takes less leaving more to land back on your floor around the device. This device is free from those pitfalls of ultrasonic humidifiers. It evaporates the water in the air in the natural way, like everything else exchange the moisture around you. It just speeds the process in two ways: (1) by increasing the contact area with the air with large filter made of strings of porous material that pick the water from the bottom tray using capillary action; (2) by increasing the volume of dry air the contacts with the filter by blowing through with the fan. Because of this natural process the amount of moisture it puts in the air depends on how dry you air is. It never puts more moisture in the air that the air cannot take, so the floor around the device is never wet and no mineral residue. The device is very simple - the bottom tray which feeds the water to the filter, the filter that evaporates the water and the water tank that feeds the water to the tray through the valve and main body that houses 3 speed fan and UV light. I thought the device will be warming water so it is easier to evaporate, but it does not. Because of this simple design the cleaning is easy. Now about the filter - as you can see it is most essential part of this device. To make it last longer you need to understand how it works. It pulls the air from the tray using capillary action. When filter ages, is capillary get clogged with minerals from the water. So it starts drawing less water. So the more mineralized water you have the less filter life you are going to have. You can try using filtered water - but I am not sure how economical it would be - it consumes a lot of water and filters also cost money. So maybe it will be cheaper to buy a new humidifier filter than buy water filters more frequently. Another factor is fan speed - it is better to opt for slower speed with aged filter because it won't be able to draw as much water and will dry out and minerals in it will solidify aging it more faster. I noticed that even with new filter and top fan speed the topmost part of the filter gets dry after a couple of hours of runtime. So avoid running at top speed - and it produces definitely audible noise in this mode. As for the noise - I find that at top speed it's pretty noisy - you can definitely hear it running if you are in the same room. Middle speed (recommended by the manufacturer as a regular operating speed) is audible if you are few feet away from the device. Low speed is barely audible. I am skeptical about UV light feature if it is useful at all. Think about it - it is supposed to kill germs in the water that flows from the tank to the filter. But that water comes right from the tap (the same water that you drink) and the tank is refilled every day. But the part where there are much more germs - the filter - is not getting any UV light and is in constant contact with external air that brings new microbes all the time. So when the UV light goes out, I do not think I want to spend money on replacing it. Last point - this humidifier is listed as 'single room' humidifier but if you place it in the room where you have air return it can affect the air humidity in the whole house. Humidifier was off for the night today and the thermostat in the other room was showing 43% humidity. Turning the humidifier on with middle speed (it is located close to furnace air return) and turning on the furnace fan after that for a while brought the humidity reading in the other room up to 48% in about an hour. Hope this review is helpful. Thanks.

Get a humidifier

How humidifiers have changed and I wish I had realized what a difference a humidifier can make in over-all comfort and particularly in sleep comfort. This is so easy to set-up, refill and use. In addition, there is no spray, no white dust, no noise and no water around the unit. I use one in the bedroom and immediately bought a second unit for the den. I wake up in the morning without gritty eyes, dry nose and seem to get a much better night's sleep. I like the 'germ free' feature and the cool mist--it really is. It is also light and not overly large. No need to have a tray under the humidifier like the old ones, there simply isn't any water around the unit and it doesn't leak when you add water. This was a very affordable, wonderful addition to home comfort--it will be particularly good when the air-conditioning goes on this summer for six months!!

This one's a winner!

We now have three of these Honeywell HCM350W Germ Free humidifiers. We bought the first one for our bedroom and were well-pleased -- it's now on its second season and continues to do a great job. When researching humidifiers this Honeywell model is consistently at or near the top of everyone's list and we agree. It's extremely quiet, even on the highest speed -- sounds basically like white noise so won't disturb your sleep. The water tank is a strong, durable plastic that balances on its own for filling in the sink, is easy to pick up, and has a wide mouth that facilitates cleaning. On top of all that, the base is dishwasher-safe. I'm a bit dubious about the "germ-free" claim but I clean the humidifier weekly with white vinegar (which is a piece of cake to do and something I highly recommend!!) so that's not an issue. We ended up with three of these after deciding to add humidity to our open plan kitchen-dining-livingroom area. No large-space humidifier could match this Honeywell in terms of reviews and ease of filling/cleaning so we opted to strategically place two more units in our open living area and haven't regretted that decision an iota. Bottom line, I don't think you can go wrong with this particular humidifier for quality, ease of maintenance, and price.

Best humidifier we ever used and easy to keep clean

I bought one of these in 2015 to replace an old Vick’s humidifier that was impossible to keep clean with our hard water. I liked the Honeywell so much that I ordered a second one. We have a ski vacation home in low-humidity Utah. We follow the instructions about the wick and have never had any problems. The wick turns yellowish from the minerals in our hard water. The dish part never even gets a scum but I wash it anyway in the dishwasher about once a month. I also buy a little Protec ball to put in the water because I am a germaphobe. We keep it running all the time. We put it on low at night and we find it very quiet. Every so often we hear a “glug” type sound but it doesn’t bother us. I would never keep the wick in the humidifier when it isn’t running. (I would imagine a wet wick would get moldy just sitting in the humidifier without any circulation.) And we clean the humidifier and discard the wick when we leave for the season.

A humidifier you can actually clean, bye bye teardrop, animals and Rosewill!

First day, before turning this humidifier on, I filled the tank 1/3 of the way with water and a little bleach. Didn't care for the plastic smell. After swishing a bit, I rinsed it out well and filled it up half way and dropped the tank into the humidifier. Forgot to mention, I soaked the wick filter first. All seems good for now and I hope that this is the last of this kind that I'll have to buy. If it works out well over time, I may buy another to store for future years. By the way, this replaces teardrops, animals and a Rosewill. The Rosewill was the last straw since I could never clean it properly. Bleach, vinegar, lemon juice... you name it, I tried it. Still smells funky. Hello Honeywell with a giant wide mouth on the tank, not to mention the fully washable tray in which it rests, partially. I will update once I try to clean it a few times.

The humidifier of all humidifiers!

We have owned many humidifiers in this house over the past five years (how old our oldest kiddo is). We’ve had everything from the fancy- on every baby registry type, to the cheapest ones we could grab at Walmart. They all end up the same, in the trash because they get disgusting inside the impossible to clean tanks. We tried every tip and trick we could find online for them. It’s inevitable. I had found this humidifier on list of top ones to buy and it broke down the different features of each one for how they rated them. I had this saved on my wishlist a few months but wasn’t sure with our past purchases and this one’s little bit pricier tag - I mean they all end up in the trash right? Well our newborn became sick with an upper respiratory infection and we needed a new humidifier again, stat. Went ahead and purchased this thinking, well at least it will get us through his illness. I’ve got to tell you, this is a great quality and easy to maintain humidifier. I only wish we had purchased it sooner. It’s quiet, has a large tank that’s DISHWASHER SAFE and super easy to keep clean in general, and has three different settings which is nice. Do yourself a favor and just purchase this already if you are in need of a great humidifier. I couldn’t have been more wrong about it only lasting us through one illness, look forward to relying on it for many uses.

Excellent humidifier, but you have to understand how to use it.

I bought this a few months ago. At first I didn't like it and was ready to return it. Then I figured out how to use it. This is an evaporative humidifier and works in a completely different was from the ultrasonic humidifiers I had in the past. There is a large, cylindrical filter inside which absorbs the water and then evaporates it into the air with the aid of a fan. The fan is clearly audible but actually works well as a white noise machine. In our bedroom, which is about 25' x 15', we go through about a gallon of water every 12 hours. Here are some pearls about using this unit: -It MUST be on a level surface. At first I had it on a towel over the carpet in our bedroom. This caused the water to be unevenly distributed in the base which in turn led to the filter not being properly moist. -The filter must be wet at all times. In an ideal world this would happen without any effort on the part of the owner, but that is not the case here. Sometimes the top of the filter dries out, resulting in less evaporation/less humidification. The manufacturer (and other users, in reviews) suggest flipping the filter every time the tank is filled. I find that it's sufficient to do it when the tank starts to empty more slowly (i.e., I don't have to fill it as often), which is about every 5-10 tankfuls. -Sometimes the filter gets so dry you have to remove the filter and moisten it under the faucet (this is especially true if the water in the tank runs out. There should be an automatic cut off, but there isn't). It's a bit messy in that you're not supposed to wring out the filter, so it drips all over the place. -The filters discolors from minerals and particulates in the water. This is normal (hey, it IS a filter) and does not interfere with the operation of the unit. One could easily argue that using a humidifier shouldn't require such a long to-do list, and I wouldn't argue the point. Having said that, once you get the hang of it this unit works extremely well, humidifying the air without coating the furniture the was ultrasonics do. I highly recommend it.

wicks may not be fun, but the results are great

ive bought two of these now. to address the primary complaints validity: 1) the wicks are a pain, or suck answer: i kind of agree. but its how its designed to work, and it does work quite well. we live in CO and if we go ONE NIGHT without this, we wake up with a bloody nose. im talking full blown cherry cobbler in the tissue. with this on, we're completely fine and sleep quite soundly. so the wicks work, therefore i wont fault them. and the review that suggested rinsing and flipping was right. it actually did extend the life of these out to where they're basically now $4/month. 2) it can get dirty, maintenance, etc: eh, its a fan and a source of water. its going to do what you'd expect it to do. you CAN pull the fan guard off and wipe that area down, and the rest is pretty easily reached. you cant fault this thing for sucking up your own filth. you can hate the tech, but not the implementation. so if i could magically never replace a wick, i'd take that. but thats not an option, and this is, so i love it.

Perfect for its price and design

I will not say this product is the perfect humidifier; however, considering its price and mechanism, the designer and manufacturer did a good/near perfect job. The usual pros and cons do not fit for this review since its features can be useful for someone but annoying for the rest. So, I will discussion it feature by feature. By the way, we bought this product for our seven-month baby. 1. Filter: it is the REASON we consider this product in the first place. We had two ultrasonic humidifiers before, but we were no longer able to stand the white smoke came out of them. Thus, filter humidifier it is. Some review pointed out that you may need to soak its filter every night, but it is not the experience we had. Maybe become we always left some water in the tank before turning it off in the morning. However, we still soak the filter just in case. It is not that difficult, and I like the feeling monitoring the filter condition and knowing how much dusts it has filtered out for my son. The vapor coming out of this device is colorless as expected. Really can't complain anything on that side. 2. Power/effectiveness: it is a filtered fan-driven humidifier, so getting a room saturated in humidity is nearly impossible (even for my baby's tiny room). However, it is not hard to get our master bedroom to a comfortable 70%. I would call it effective but not very powerful. At the end of the day, I bought it for comfort, not for power. 3. Fan noise: fan noise is audible at medium speed and is loud at high speed. However, we bought it for our baby, and that worked out for us since the white noise coming out of the fan make him sleep better than before. However, if you are looking for something ultra-quiet, stay away from fan-driven ones. 4. Device cleaning: this is the part that I do not think there is any disagreement. It is very simple to disassemble and quite convenient to clean. The two humidifiers we had before always had some sediments in the corners of the device that is impossible to clean. The UV light comes with this device also make me feel safe (though you need to change it every one or two years). In conclusion, it is the perfect humidifier for us. We are considering to buy two more for the rest of the house. However, it is clear that some people will prefer ultrasonic ones over this one due to power and fan noise.

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