Classic 200S

I have used the Levoit Classic 200S and Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic, both are affordable and work well in small rooms. They run quietly, don’t take much maintenance, and brought my humidity up into a comfortable range without breaking the bank.

Hi, all! I want to get a humidifier for my room, as the air feels quite dusty and heavy. However, there are so many options out there with things like cleaning difficulty, "white dust" issues, noise levels, and tank capacity so I've been a bit overwhelmed with what to get. My budget is around 100 bucks. What humidifier has worked well for you? What would you recommend? Edid: Thanks for the recs! I've narrowed my options to these three humidifiers (all great without being crazy expensive): [Levoit Classic 200S](https://share.google/5R1lkYrmUBshsJVtS) \- quiet, easy to set up with a big tank and smart app control; great for bedrooms or living rooms and doesn't smell weird. [Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic](https://share.google/LN76tAUDVqVhTGJIi) \- super budget friendly and simple, decent mist output for small spaces; not fancy but works reliably and is easy to clean. [Crane Drop Ultrasonic ](https://share.google/Svy5Md42nkrll378I)\- reliable mid-range pick with cute design and steady mist; a bit louder than the others but effective. In the end, i'm going with the [Levoit Classic 200S](https://share.google/mONC02QusF7vQZAOn) because it's quiet, convenient, and has the features i actually use. Thank you!

I have a levoit vesync classic and really like it.

Quiet humidifiers exist, but most of the stuff on shelves is built to be disposable. The fan in cool‑mist units is the main noise source, and warm‑mist units trade that for a heating element humming away. Still quieter, just a different kind of noise. The part that actually matters for holding a steady humidity is the sensor. The cheap built‑in ones drift fast, then the thing short cycles itself to death. An external capacitive sensor does a lot better, but most manufacturers skip it to save a dollar. The tank and body should be thick ABS or polypropylene. The clear plastic stuff cracks once you put it through a few heating cycles. If you go warm mist, look for a stainless steel boil chamber. Aluminum pits, scales up, and turns into a mess after a season or two. Ultrasonic units are fine as long as the ceramic disc is replaceable. The sealed ones die the moment that disc wears out. Mechanical relays last longer than the tiny solid state boards that fry when the heater kicks on a few thousand times. Some of the older Vicks warm mist units got these details right, mostly because they weren’t trying to be “smart”. Levoit’s Classic line isn’t perfect, but at least they don’t fall apart instantly. Skip anything with a touchscreen. Those panels cook themselves from the steam path and the whole thing becomes landfill in a year.

You should use a cool mist humidifier for baby. We have a levoit and like to a lot. It has an auto shut off feature which is nice.  If the air is too dry in the whole house you may want to consider a whole home humidifier 

You should use a cool mist humidifier. We have a Levoit that works well. But we use it in addition to our whole house humidifier we recently had installed. The whole home humidifier was an investment but worth it

I'm on my third season with one. Had an issue last year that their CS solved by sending me a V2, with the blue arm not the hose. This one works perfectly, stays cleaner (for some reason I haven't figured out yet). I did hear from their CS that they're working on an upgrade to the app that will allow the user to adjust the differential between a discrete hygrometer across the room and what the onboard hygrometer reads.

So I had a V1 and it was spot on to my Google Nest humidity reading. I got a V2 and like the other guy, it was 6-10% higher than my nest. Same placement as my V1. I sent that V2 back because it developed a leak and ordered another one, so we'll see what that one reads when I get it. I believe someone else posted in the V2 thread about his sensors were off too, but I believe his were reading to low instead of to high.

Yeah, I contacted them because my V2 would run the fan on and off even if the humidity was within 1% of the target I set. This was in Humidity mode.They wanted a video of the issue, but before I could get that video my unit developed a crack in the water tub where the right front wheel is mounted and it started leaking. Their response was to return it through Amazon since it was only a week old.