Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier

This CE item from HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME was reviewed on 28-Apr-2009.

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1) CE Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier by HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME. I also posted this review on the product page for this humidifier direct from Amazon.com.

My wife and I bought this humidifier when she was about 8 months pregnant. She badly needed humid air to breath at night, but she couldn´t abide too much noise. We tried three or four humidifiers before we landed on the Vicks Ultrasonic. After following the setup instructions, soaking the filter, and filling the unit with filtered (but not distilled) water, I turned it on about an hour before bedtime. We were pleased with the low-level, broadband hum the unit made and were initially quite pleased. Off we went to sleep.

We awoke about 4 hours later in a room that looked like it was full of smoke. We actually thought the apartment was on fire. A quick check of the place, though, revealed that all of the "smoke" was only in our bedroom. My wife´s voice was rough and gravelly -- it was like she had something in her throat that she couldn´t clear. She also had sharp pains in her lungs when she breathed. I had the same symptoms, but less severe, with a "frog in my throat" and pain in my chest only when I breathed deeply.

I evacuated her to the other bedroom and put a wet towel under the door. The fog had swept out of our bedroom and into the remainder of the apartment as soon as we opened the door. It took an hour to vent the apartment by opening every window and cranking the blower on the heat (it was mid-February).

An inspection the next morning quickly revealed that the humidifier was to blame. It and the rest of the room were blanketed in a layer of super-fine "white dust," with the largest build-up on and immediately around the humidifier. It turns out "white dust" is somewhat common with "ultrasonic" or "ultrasonic impeller" humidifiers (google it). Our doctor prescribed "clean air" and albuterol inhalers to treat what our "chemical pneumonia" (aggravation of the lungs by a chemical agent and not a bacterium). It took two weeks for my wife´s voice and lungs to return to normal.

Needless to say, we have not used this unit since, nor will we ever experiment with an ultrasonic impeller (tip-off: a humidifier that uses a demineralization filter and not a wicking filter) humidifier again.¤

2) CE Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier by HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME. Got two of these. Both work fine. Both quiet and the price was a good one in a category in which many items are overpriced or noisey or both.¤

3) CE Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier by HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME. This humidifier works well for awhile, but the amount of detailed inside cleaning you have to do to keep it running well is insane. I finally threw it away and bought the vicks filterless humifier and am much happier.¤

4) CE Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier by HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME. I had a really sore throat due to cold dry winter weather, this product helped within 48 hours, I use it often. I do wish there was a more comprehensive product.¤

5) CE Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier by HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME. (1) Bought this humidifier advertised as "silent." Silent to me means that it doesn´t make noise, and not having owned a humidifier before that´s what I expected. It´s not LOUD but it makes noise. (2) Covered every single thing in my room with white dust the first day. Gross. (3) Gets really dirty inside the unit and you have to clean it. (4) It BROKE! Stopped working suddenly, no power at all after 10 months. Kaz will replace it but I have to ship the whole mess myself which will probably cost a pretty penny, and the replacement won´t arrive for 4-6 weeks. (5) I will be looking for a different model.¤

6) CE Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier by HONEYWELL/KAZ HOME ENVIRONME. Vicks, Ultrasonic Humidifier, Visible Cool Mist For Relief Of Cold & Flu Symptoms, Superfine Mist Restores Moisture To Dry Indoor Air For Healthful Living, Variable Mist Control Allow You To Regulate The Humidity Level In The Room For Maximized Comfort, Directional Mist Outlet Allows You To Control The Direction Of The Plume, Silent Operation

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