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This one bc I can actually clean it.
My needs seem to be similar to yours and I use Leovit LV600HH in my bedroom. It's quite basic but does the job. It's the only humidifier I've had so can't say how it compares to competition. I use distilled water and this pretty much completely eliminates buildup. I only have to clean it maybe once every 3 months. But if you use tap water there will be buildup that you would have to deal with constantly.
I've got a big living room and went through like 3 different humidifiers before finding one that actually worked. The Levoit LV600HH has been solid for me - covers my whole space and doesn't need constant refilling like those tiny ones.
Had to get something decent because all my Cricut vinyl was curling up from the dry air, which was driving me nuts. The ultrasonic ones are way quieter too if you're planning to run it while sleeping.
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.
I love Levoit warm-mist humidifiers! We’ve been using them for almost 10 years - there’s one in each bedroom. They make an incredible difference when the weather is really dry in winter. We Ala have the whole house one on our main floor, but it doesn’t do warm mist; only cold, and warm is probably better for your kitty.
I use the 6L ones for the bedrooms, and have to fill them 1-3x/day depending on how night I set them. They will last for years if you frat them well - charge the filters and do vinegar soaks to remove buildup every so often. I do it every 1-2 months for a few hours each time, but we have pretty hard water.
I bought a Canopy, without realizing how gamed the marketing is in this sector. It was essentially a paper filter tower dipped in a reservior of water with a computer fan drawing air through the filter. It worked, but the construction was dead simple for being over $200. And required a new filter every few weeks. And of course, it had a noticeable cooling effect.
Then, I bought a Levoit with warm mist option. It had a design flaw where it was very easy to water log the boiler, which caused flooding.
I then tried a Dreo and so far so good. It also has a heat option.
I have had a decent sized cube thing called Boneco for the past maybe 8 years. It used an square inverted water bottle which filled into a small stainless hotplate boiler reservoir. A little replaceable pad in the boiler absorbed minerals. The It's not failing and I do maintain it after each winter, but still, looking for a replacement. All the newer Bonecos seem to be mist-based, as if maybe people weren't maintaining them and maybe the low water floats were failing and causing meltdowns. This is just speculation, but people are oblivious and often can't be trusted with their own safety.
So, what I'm looking for is something which produces real boiled steam, however that is done.
Update #3: The Levoit 6L has a design flaw. The lower chamber admits too much water. Even if the upper bucket is untouched. Sometimes even through condensing upon turning off the unit. Once the lower chamber becoms filled to the brim with water, the head pressure becomes too great for the mist to break through and this pressure seeps water out the corners where the bucket meets the base.
I am returning this one and currently trying the Dreo 8L. Shockingly similar design, but they seem to have taken this water level issue better into account. I have picked up the bucket twice to check and the level seems to stay just at the roof of the mist chamber.
Update: Bought the Canopy 5.5 liter. It seems to work well so far. Kind of expensive for what it is. It draws very little power.
Update #2:
After living with the Canopy a few days, I'm pretty sure it borders on an influencer scam. It is dead simple for a $255 device. All the tech is in the wick/ filter. Literally just a cylindrical wick/ filter and a fan. Fan draws air through the wetted filter. No pump. No heater. No app. No humidistat. $255. And you are supposed to replace the filter every 2 weeks at $17 a pop. I'm not returning it since it does work. Pros: It looks nice, smells nice, and consumes almost no power.
Ordered the Levoit 6L cool & warm mist. This seems to be well designed with a proper low water level float, works well, has an app option, and costs $109, which is a far more reasonable price. Consumes 280 watts for warm mist.
Also ordered the Carepod V50V 4.2L. This cost $450, which is absurd considering that it works essentially like other piezos aside from the device being suspended. Problem here is that I could foresee low water level burning out the piezo head. Being that this company is so new and that there have been reports of early failure, I am not willing to put $450 on the line just yet. I think I will be returning it unopened.
For now, I'm running both the Levoit and the Canopy and the trusty Boneco is clean and drying in front of the dehumidifier in the basement.
The one I have which I was about to throw away is the Boneco S450 120 volt U.S. model purchased 2017 according to my Amazon history. The tank is 7 liters (1.85 gallons).
The 240 volt version is still available, but only for Switzerland and Lichtenstein. And of course would not be UL and would need a 240 volt power source.
Closest I can find is the Honeywell "warm mist" 1.5 gallon. It apparently does boil real steam like the old Boneco.
Prior to coming across the Honeywell, I bit and ordered the Canopy 5.5 liter (1.45 gallon). However, it is far more expensive and does not use heat. It uses an evaporative wick and a fan. Reviews mention it helping bring down ambient temperature whereas I would welcome a slight rise since I'm already using an electric radiator.
We'll see...
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