Honeywell HWM450 Quick Steam Warm Moisture Humidifier
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HWM450 Quick Steam Warm Moisture Humidifier
Customer Review: A BIG DISAPPOINTED!
Summary: 1 Stars
I BOUGHT THIS AND IT WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN IT STARTED LEAKING. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS HUMIDIFIER FOR ANYONE TO BUY BECAUSE OF THE LEAKING PROBLEM IT HAS. IT IS ALITTLE LOUD WHEN THE WATER IS FILTERING THROUGH. HONEYWELL IS GOING TO HEAR FROM ME ABOUT THIS.. THIS IS ONE PIECE OF CRAP THAT NOBODY SHOULD BUY. I READ ALL THE REVIEWS ON THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED IT BUT I STILL BOUGHT IT BECAUSE OF THE NAME AND THE PRICE. DON'T BE FOOLED BY PRICES AND THE NAME BECAUSE IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE QUALITY OF THE PURCHASE AND THIS DEFINATELY HAS A VERY BAD AND POOR REVIEW AND DEFINATELY THE QUALITY OF THIS HONEYWELL HUMIDIFIER. I WILL DEFINATELY PURCHASE A DIFFERENT BRAND LIKE HUNTER AND NOT HONEYWELL. SO DON'T INVEST YOUR HARD EARN MONEY ON CRAP THE DON'T WORK PROPERLY.Customer Review: A Good Humidifier
Summary: 5 Stars
With any electronic device, there's the possibility of getting one that doesn't work properly. Beyond that, I can't figure why anyone would have a problem with this humidifier. It's extremely easy to use and quiet. The unit is small enough to tuck away in the corner and just about everything is easily removable for cleaning. I clean mine once a week. I love the digital readout of the current humidity level and being able to set it not to go over a certain level.Customer Review: A very temperamental, fully-featured humidifier
Summary: 3 Stars
Akin to other reviewers, I performed extensive research on humidifers before concluding on the HWM450. A Consumer's Report 'Best Buy' + strong feedback ratings on multiple price comparison sites led me to what appeared to be an 'obvious' purchase on Amazon.
Egads. As the old adage goes, you get what you pay for.
To be fair, I love the multiple output settings, humidity on/off feature, not to mention the handy, hourly shutoff option. Moreover, a big water tank allows for 1.5 nights of full use without a refill. Finally, the HWM450 is also extremely quiet, and does quite well with Vicks Humidifer Vapor Fluid poured into its medicine cup.
The downsides...equally as obvious. The digusting yellowish-orange, mineral deposits + algae buildup after only 3-4 days of use are both eyesores and difficult to clean. The humidifier's 'mineral reservoir' [actually] promotes this buildup by storing this gunk in cavernous channels until emptied. Worse of all, the gunk burns on and into the heating plate rather quickly in an almost cement-like fashion. (Why the HWM450 doesn't burn off/liquify more of these deposits as part of its humidification process is beyond me. Lower tier, Honeywell humidifers operate under this premise.) Related, the mineral deposit pads become equally tainted rather quickly.
The good news is, the HWM450 is easy to clean...if you know how. Trial and error produced the knowledge -- alluded elsewhere in reviews -- that the cleaning pads can simply be rinsed clean with cold water (don't waste your money on new pads). Second, the mineral reservoir can easily be rinsed clean, likewise the humidifier's removable components. The mineral plate is a little feistier. Not feisty enough, however, for a 1/8th inch layer of CLR left on it for a good 30 minutes. Breaks everything down for an easy clean/rinse off.
My first HWM450 began to emit a strong burning odor after its first cleaning cycle. I returned it to Kaz (Honeywell's parent company) -- excellent customer service -- who replaced it at no cost (minus my shipping to send it there). The second unit has a buggy hygrometer, echoed by others here who have it stuck on 20 percent.
Moral of the story? If you can get past its shortcomings, a decent short-term humidification solution. I remain on the lookout, however, for a pricier, more reliable unit.
Customer Review: A workhorse
Summary: 5 Stars
I have three of these. One in the music room, one in the bedroom, and one in the family room. They have all worked tirelessly and faithfully for over three years. There is one idiosyncrasy which may have caused others to have problems. When you replace the water in the tank and return it to the unit, you must power it off and back on and reset the desired humidity level. Otherwise, even though it is powered on, it will not re-activate and eventually, in dry weather, the display will read 20 -- it's lowest reading. This "feature" is not documented, but it is not a malfunction. In fact, I find the humidistat to be extremely accurate and very sensitive. There is mineral build-up, of course. Most of it falls right off during cleaning. Some does stick to the heating plate. I have tried other humidifiers in this price range, and none have performed as well as this one. I highly recommend this product.Customer Review: About What I Expected
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a perfectly good humidifier. I agree with the earlier review that said the tank should have a flat bottom for filling. Even better, a filling lid on top would be nice to allow for topping off the water, rather than having to carry the entire tank.
I have a fairly large bedroom and it does OK raising the room from an average 23% to low 40s.