QuietCare Cool Moisture Multi-Room Console Humidifier (HCM-6009)

i have a honeywell quietcare cool mist that they sell at canadian tire. It works well, the filter lasts me a few months (replacement filter is 20$ at cantire but you can get knock offs for way less). Its easy to clean, well built, and would work fine in a room. But i put it in the living room which is a larger space, and that works fine for -10, -15...but on the days where we hit -25 (which has been pretty often this year), and the baseboard heaters are running a lot, it struggles to raise the humidity. But for a medium/large room, the honeywell is good. I just bought a vornado evap40 today to be able to handle the larger area i need to cover. Also there are a ton of used/open box humidifiers on fb marketplace. You can probably score one for 30$. Preferably one that still has filters, from a non smokers home.

You need a wicking humidifier, like https://www.homedepot.ca/product/honeywell-honeywell-console-cool-moisture-humidifier-for-multi-room-3-4-gallon/1001020754 . At full speed with a fresh filter it can certainly put 2+ pints of water into the air per hour. I have one plugged into a smart plug, and my home automation system automatically toggles it on/off to keep my target humidity. You say that all of them in your country are ultrasonic, but can you order the wicking filter from another country? The rest of it is just a fan, and a tray with water for the filter to sit in.

Yes I have a Honeywell unit. Make sure your thermostat automatically adjusts based on outside temp or you will destroy your home. I'm not joking, I turned the feature off by mistake and went on vacation for a week. Inches of ice build up in the attic, doors, windows.

Both April Aire and Honeywell work fine pick whichever fits your setup better. Main thing is your electrical steam units need more juice so check if your transformer and wiring can handle it before you start. Make sure there's a shutoff on the water line or add one. Taking the old one out without screwing up the ducts is the worst part so just take it slow there. Steam to steam swap isn't too bad though follow the instructions and don't rush it.

Does your house have an HVAC system? If so, I purchased a whole home evaporative unit and it has been a blessing. I could not, for the life of me, get the humidity to even passable levels with multiple portable evaportive units (which makes sense as the whole home unit is putting upwards of 10 gallons a day into the air on the driest days of winter.) If not, we had portable Honeywell systems, which were well designed (but inherently limited on what they could do if you are in a super dry area.) If your water is hard, you will have to change the filter more often (as is the case with any evaporative unit).

I have an old Honeywell wicking humidifier works amazingly well!

Ive bought a Honeywell Cold Mist humidifier years ago from BEST. Still works great!