Honeywell - Filter Free Warm Moisture Humidifier (HWM705, HWM705B)

The warm mist humidifiers should be safe if they're of decent quality. Teflon starts to degrade at 230\*C (around 450\*F) and that's when they become a problem for birds - I don't have the personal data to prove they don't go that high but given water boils at 100\*C, I'd be concerned if a warm mist humidifier, which is basically a big specialized kettle that boils a little bit of water at a time, reached temperatures that high. Just having the presence of Teflon isn't enough of a danger, it must be sufficiently heated to start decomposing or degrading (although still best to avoid as much as possible to not risk things like manufacturing byproducts being present - you could always run it in a different room with a vent for a few days). I'm in Canada though and have used the Honeywell Warm Mist humidifiers without much issue. AFAIK you want to avoid the ultrasonic mist humidifiers as it sends everything into the air. I don't have experience with non-ultrasonic cold mist humidifiers, but you can watch this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28&ab\_channel=TechnologyConnections](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeehYYgl28&ab_channel=TechnologyConnections) The other option is to make a DIY swamp cooler which is what I was thinking of doing, AFAIK/understand you have a reservoir of water in a container/bowl (pyrex container) and drape a towel in it so the water diffuses up the towel. Have warm air circulate through the towel and it'll add some humidity to the air. It's appealing to me because it's easy to change out and wash the towels regularly, and clean the reservoir. Downsides - probably not as effective as a humidifier, you have to protect the reservoir so your bird doesn't fall in and drown, and the risk of having water near a heater or electronics. Haven't done it though.

Not sure why it needs to be those three, I have 4 Honeywell warm humidifier that works well around my home.

I LOVE my Honeywell warm mist humidifier. I got it from target. It’s like $39 and can pump out a gallon of water every day. Fun side note, since we have hard water, mineral deposits can build up on the inside of your humidifier. Either clean regularly with white vinegar or use bottles of distilled water.

Get a warm mist humidifier. It'll make your space feel cozy, and winter colds will be a thing of the past. My go-to ones are by Vick's and Honeywell. They look identical, with different branding, but can usually be found everywhere, online and in drug stores.

It's also cleaner, and safer. No worries about spreading bacteria, or mold, through the air, because the unit needed to be clean, and no dust from your water evaporating leaving it's mineral content behind on your furniture. I tried cool mist once, to see why they were so popular, and they made the room feel cold an clammy. Blech! I think people like them because you're less likely to deal with burns from kids, or animals messing with it. It also uses less energy since there's no heat source, but the result are sub par.

they are fine. If you have the ability to do the steam one its insanely good at getting moisture in the air and cost effective. The hot water loopback ones are pretty good, mine will keep my house maintained if I cycle the fan.

honestly, you want either a steam powered humidifier if you have the money and forced air to do it, or if you have to get something else, make sure its a HOT water humidifier. The ultrasonic humidifiers are pretty much useless in CO and waste a lot of energy. I have two Honeywell hot air humidifiers that can handle about 1000 sq ft each.

I’ve been using one for years. They work great. I have a small room sized Honeywell. I think it was around $40 a few years ago. It’s only one gallon, so I have to refill once a day. I only need it during the winter, so it’s nice that it’s small and can be easily stored.

When I looked into it,\*\*\* the warm mist are the way to go\*\*\*, one of the options leaves a coating on everything because reasons I don't remember and the other style is loud From memory the other options are cold mist and evaporate. You have to clean it out, but what I do is when I go to sleep I just empty it, wipe it dry and let it air dry. Seems to work find for stopping the mold. Warm mist, you can't really mess it up. I have a medium Honeywell and aside from some mild glitches it seems to work OK. They have a large size, wasn't a fan for reasons my senility prevents me from sharing. No filters, easy to clean \[the medium\] Sadly warm mists don't seem available in this small berg in any other brands locally.YMMV I'd love to get one where like a dehumidifer you can just set the level you want, and is easy to use and clean and a decent size but... well like is a vale of tears. My medium seems to keep up with the HRV in Canadian winters ERV, recovers some of the humidity that you are pumping out in the winter. It's a grand thing, but my father before he died picked a HRV, not sure if he knew better or not, but he died 2 years ago soon after he got it... and I don't want to replace it as the HRV works. Get a ERV and get a summer by pass and you be ballin. All the girl, or guy belong to you and you can haz poland or whatever meme culture says these days.