Venta VS207 Sonic Digital Cool and Warm Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Venta VS207 Sonic Digital Cool and Warm Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier
Customer Review: Lots of output
Summary: 3 Stars
First let me say, that this humidifier puts out a lot of vapor into the room. I've had Slant Fin humidifiers for years, but the upkeep was terrible on those. And I hadn't realized how little output I was getting. The only problem that I have with this humidifier is the white dust everywhere. It seems to cling specifically to my electronics. Nothing like a beautiful plasma screen with white dust all over it. Haven't decided if the output is outweighing the white dust yet.
Update: Ended up sending this back. The white dust was terrible.
Customer Review: Love everything but the humidistat
Summary: 4 Stars
I can't vouch for longevity yet, as I just purchased the Venta this week. I am much more pleased with the noise level than with the Holmes I returned after one day (a humidier with LOUD fan that cycled constantly), and our previous wicking humidifiers. This unit sits near our bed and is almost silent.
When I was looking at the boxes of various humidifiers, one thing I didn't like is that there is nothing on the box indicating the size room this unit can handle. I just compared the output size to some others and figured it would work for our 225 sq. ft. bedroom. Living in a northern state, I liked the idea that I could use warm mist for now, but change to cool mist when the warmer weather returns.
Having owned large humidifiers in the past with the very big tanks, this one is much more user-friendly. I don't have to wait for my spouse to lug the tank, and this one fits under our reverse osmosis tap in the bedroom. It does seem to drip a lot when you take it off the base, so be careful.
I was worried when I first plugged it in and it blinked at me, not working. My suggestion for new units is to wait a few minutes after you soak the filter and fill the tank to start the machine. I did that after being blinked at, and it worked fine from that point on.
I've never owned a warm mist humidifier before, and was amazed at the volume this puts out. I'm happy to say I don't notice dampness beneath the unit, but I would recommend a rubber mat under it just for the drips when cleaning/filling the tank.
My main issue is that you should not rely on the humidistat on the machine. Mine has yet to read over 34% humidity, but the separate humidistat I have and trust places the humidity at 46% right now. Getting an exact 40% seems impossible, but I am definitely breathing better.
All in all I've been pleased so far.
May 15, 2009
Still have two humidifiers, still work perfectly. Yes, there is a bit of white dust, even with our reverse osmosis filtered water, but it isn't heavy. Very pleased with this product. I am pretty religious about the weekly cleaning and haven't seen any mold/mildew.
Customer Review: Love it! LOVE IT!
Summary: 5 Stars
Such a quality product and easy to clean. Cleans quickly and easily using only water a little brush that comes with it. Extremely quiet. NO WHITE DUST! Easy to change the demineralization cartridge, just unscrew the old one out and screw the new one in. I love the warm or cold mist option and the built in hygrostat. I have a separate hygrostat across the room and they are always reading within 2 points of each other. Planning on buying two more at BB&B with 20% coupon. They sell the replacement cartridges too. I couldn't be happier.Customer Review: Mixed experience
Summary: 4 Stars
I just bought this model (VS207 DIGITAL HUMIDIFIER), and I also own the less expensive model (VS-100), which is the same size and capacity, but does not come with the digital hygrometer.
Both models work fine and operate very quiet (which was an important criteria for me).
I selected this model despite the 50% higher retail price, because I thought it would be nice to have an accurate display of the current room humidity and also select the target humidity more precisely, the 'smaller' model has the same functionality but uses dials instead of a digital display. The hygrometer seems to be precise enough, about 2, 3 % different from my external units. But the 'current room humidity' displays only values of 30% and more, so even though your room humidity may be 20%, the unit will show 30%. That is somewhat disappointing and makes a target humidity value of 30% obsolete, the unit will shut off even though the actual humidity could be far less.
But aside from this flaw the unit works very good, so does the VS-100 for 6 months now and I consider buying another one of those. I would not spend the extra money on this 'upgrade' again.
UPDATE 12/24/2006:
I used the unit for a few weeks now. The hygrometer settings and accuracy are still giving problems. I sent a mail to Venta customer service asking about this, but they chose not to answer at all.
Also, the 'hot mist' function does not seem to work on this unit, but I had nothing to compare it with. Now I am looking for a replacement and tried a Air-O-Swiss unit, and that one is really producing a 'hot' mist ...
I cannot change my original rating, otherwise it would go down to 2 or 3 stars ...
Customer Review: No Support When You Need It
Summary: 1 Stars
I have had to call this company half a dozen times for my VS 207 and they never answer and never call me back. When the product works it's fine, but this is unacceptable.