LEVOIT - Superior 6000S Smart Evaporative Humidifier

My recommendation is an evaporative humidifier. We use the Levoit and love it. No dust, no mold, works great and easy to fill and clean.

I just bought the levity 6000S and it's really good. Keeps the house so much better humidified than the previous two I was using and don't need distilled water. Been very worth it to me.

I also have a 6000s and love it. I make the wicks last a whole winter by soaking them in citric acid once a month to remove the mineral build up. 

How about now given that it is colder. I have the Levoit Superior 6000S for my medium sized bedroom and it’s incredibly annoying to clean. You need to mix 0.2–0.3 lb (about ½ cup) of pure citric acid with 2 L of water below 140 °F and pour it into the tank. Remove filters, run the humidifier for 30 minutes, then turn it off and discard the solution. Rinse and clean the tank thoroughly. Next, you have to reassemble the humidifier (without the filter), fill with 2 L of clean water, and run it for 5–10 minutes to flush the pump. Rinse again if needed, then fully reassemble and reinstall the filter. This basically needs to be done like once a week. It’s actually extremely annoying and costly because I buy distilled water for it. And I don’t like how you have to run the humidifier that would essentially be shooting citric acid into your environment. So, I’m looking for something that is extremely low maintenance, almost like a dehumidifier is where all you have to do is empty and add more water. Is that how the Sprout is? If so, I will likely buy it. Thanks.

I bought an Ultrasonic humidifier last year. It worked very well but the white dust was horrible. After researching evaporative humidifiers I decided on a Levoit 6000s humidifier. I got it directly from Levoit on sale for $199. While the upfront costs are more, it will pay for itself quickly since it uses tap water. I am still on the original filters and hope they last the winter. The 6000s produces no dust and easily himidifies my entire house (1500 sf). I keep it around 50% humidity. It holds 6 gallons so I add water every two days. I add a small amount of Bacteriostatic liquid to prevent bacteria, mold in the tank. I also have the humidifier shut down every morning and allow it to run in dry mode to dry out the filters to prevent mold. The app is very good. You can control humidity and set up a schedule to shut down and dry the filters daily.

Have you considered the Levoitt 6000s? I bought one March 2025 and have been very pleased with it. Easily keeps my 1500sf house at 50%. Without a humidifier I was around 30%. It has a nice app where you can schedule it to turn on and off. It goes into dry mode when it runs out of water or when it is shut off. You can also monitor it from anywhere in your house. It is whisper quiet on lower fan setting. Even in high fan it uses not too loud. It uses four filters. I am on the same filters that it came with. I dump the water once a week and clean the humidifier and filters once a month with citric acid. I use two to three gallons of water a day in the dead if winter (New York). I also looked at the Vornado when I was shopping but it just didn't look very high quality and the wicks are always in water. The 6000s drips water on top of the filters and has dry mode to help prevent mold.

Another vote for 6000s. Easily keeps my entire house at 50% (1500 sf house). Without the humidifier my house was mid 20%. I use two to three gallons of water a day.

I am in a Raised Ranch style house. I have the humidifier in the living room, dining room end of the house and my entire house is the same humidity within one or two percentage points. I keep it around 50% humidity and add a few gallons each day but it could easily go two days without a refill.

Check out the Levoit whole house humidifier. Cannot be plumbed. So far I am very happy with its performance. It is a fairly compact stand alone unit. 6 gal capacity. 3000 sq ft coverage. It has received good reviews. This is a smart unit and the app for it is very good. Very quiet on low and medium fan speeds. Noticeable on high speed. On Amazon.

I've had great results with large evaporative units like the Levoit 6000S. It's quiet, easy to clean, and holds humidity steady without constant refills in big rooms.

I've never used this one. I went with a Levoit and love it pretty good.

[https://www.amazon.com/LEVOIT-Superior-Evaporative-Humidifiers-Foldable/dp/B0CGR1N9T6](https://www.amazon.com/LEVOIT-Superior-Evaporative-Humidifiers-Foldable/dp/B0CGR1N9T6) 6 gallons / 23 liters, if you need large reservoir. Programmable via APP, or just mash buttons on top (although they are touch sensitive, there's a little sticker that explains that you can leave stuck on). Wheels so you can move it around when it's full. Has a faucet attachment so you could wheel it over to your sink, fill it there, and wheel it back. 4 wicks you could replace each year, or descale them and wash them out once a year. Only thing is I would recommend washing the reservoir with dish soap now and then. 23 liters of water is quite heavy (50 pounds) If they have carpeted floors, the wheels will probably not let you move it around when it's full.

I'd suggest you read the Amazon reviews on the EV3 before pulling the trigger. I tried an EVAP40 and found it to be poorly made and not very well designed. I'm on my 3rd season with a Levoit 6000s next to my wood stove and couldn't be happier. I know it's pricier than the Vornado but you save on filters since, if cared for properly, they'll last the entire season. The Vornado wicks need to be replaced monthly.

I have a 6000s as well. I'll pay the extra 100 so I don't have to fill it every day.

You didn't say which humidifier you're using. I have a Levoit 6000s that holds six gallons of tap water and is good for between 2-3k sf. I definitely recommend putting plastic up on all the windows until you can afford to get them replaced. PITA but worth it. I had aluminum double pane sliding windows that were leaky as hell. New windows made a huge difference in heat and humidity retention. If your house is at ~20% humidity it's going to take days to humidify the floors, walls, furniture, etc. My unit sits next to my wood stove and keeps the house at 40-45%, my two Winter hobbies, keeping both of them going. About three days before it needs to be refilled once temps are below freezing.

Not a fan of the wick type. If using tap water they fill with minerals in less than a month and then a new wick is needed. The Levoit drips water from the top, soaking the filters, air is drawn through them and out. Filters last the season if cared for.

Yes. The only part that needs a proper soap and water clean is the tub. The channel that water flows into with the small holes needs a wipe down (no soap otherwise it will get into the filters) with a deep clean with no filters a couple of times a season. Something OP didn't mention is there is a small round filter that goes into the water take up. That needs to be changed yearly, potentially more often with hard water. Also, using the filter dry function once a month will extend the filter life to the entire season.

Thanks for doing the write up. Perhaps talk to the mods and have them turn it into a sticky. It's actually somewhat amazing to me that people don't realize that they're breathing the white mineral dust on every flat surface near an ultrasonic. This is my third season with one so I've pretty much got it down to a science. Something you may want to add is they can be problematic if too close to a wall. The water vapor tends to pool behind the unit, giving the rear facing hygrometer artificially high readings and completely throwing performance off. Mine sits next to my wood stove so the first month with it was manic, talking with Levoit CS weekly. They sent me their Aura sensor, now discontinued for reasons beyond my understanding, which syncs with the 6000s and can be placed across the room for proper operation. I've been discussing this issue with someone who is going through what I did and is very, very frustrated. I've bought several Bluetooth temp and humidity sensors from Amazon to see if I can get one to sync with the machine so I have a backup and the other user has a solution to his problem.

There's a small plug that fits into the back of the unit.

I have one as well. I took the provided filler hose to ACE, found hose that would fit snuggly into it, bought 15 feet and fill the tub without moving it (carpet + lip between kitchen and living room). Every second fill the tub gets cleaned with soap and water. Third season.

Take a look at the Levoit 6000s. I'm on my third season, it keeps the entire house at 45%. Evaporative but with filters that tap water drips on from above. Filters will last the entire season with minimal care. Holds six gallons. Sits next to my wood stove and will go through the entire tank in 3 days when it's really cold. A little above your budget but I think Levoit is having a sale on their site but I don't know about shipping. Amazon has them in stock as well.

It's going to take a few days/weeks to humidify 4000 sf depending on how much wood, carpet, wall space, etc. you have. I have mine at Humidify/Smart/45%. Runs on low and uses the six gallons in 3 to 4 days depending on how cold it is and how hot I'm running my wood stove. But I've had it running since October so the house is well moisturized. The Smart setting will bump up the fan speed if it's taking too long to get to set point. If you're trying to get to 50% I think it's a losing battle.

Yes. Any more questions? jk I've had humidifiers in my house almost as long as I've had a wood stove, which is 30 years. Hunter used to make a great humidifier but got out of the business after a big recall. I've been looking ever since and the 6090s meets all of my requirements. I find the wick type to be a scam, like HP and their cartridges costing more than the printer, except at least the cartridges work for more than two weeks. You'll pay as much for wicks as you did for the humidifier in a season. Six gallons, a really good app, cleaning is easy, takes tap water, accurate and great CS.

Do your own research but anything over 50% creates optimum mold growing conditions. If it's very cold outside 35 to 40 to prevent condensation on the windows. If it's a grow room then that's fine but it needs to be sealed. I have a Levoit 6000s which I believe is too big for your space. I've had it three years and it keeps my house at 45%. Uses tap water and filters, not wicks, which draws water up until calcification blocks further water flow and the wick needs to be replaced. The filters will last the Winter if cared for. Ultra sonics will coat all flat surfaces with white dust, airborne minerals, which you will breathe in. Distilled water gets expensive over time. Do your research, ask questions.

What the other poster said is not true. You're breathing the white dust and it's composed of minerals. I don't know what you're reading that states that the 6000s requires a lot of maintenance but I'm on my third season with one. I have it set to dry the filters when the tank runs out, which takes about a half hour. Depending on whether you have V1 or V2 determines whether the tank needs to be emptied or washed. Six gallons of tap water. Only puts out water vapor, any minerals in the tap water run through the filters and winds up back in the tank.

Another 6000s owner here on my third season with it. I can't speak to the Sprout. What I can say is you'll get 3 to 4 days at 45% before you need to refill it when it's cold outside. To the poster whose machine is reading 10 points high, if you have the machine close to a wall the water vapor will settle behind the unit and artificially inflate the percentage. Maybe try relocating it and see if things change. I have heard from a CS agent that they're working on a change to the app that will allow the user to adjust the hygrometer reading so it agrees with a standalone unit.

Excuse me while I choke to death. FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!! For a portable humidifier?? Seriously? You consider that "pretty pricey"? $500 is pretty pricey, $5k is insane. Shit, put a UV light over the output. Unbelievable. To the OP, Amazon has the Levoit in stock and it has 7k 4.3/5 positive reviews so I have no idea where you got your information. $5k. Sheet. Send me your money, I'll be happy to help you set fire to it.

I'm getting my information from airpurifierssndcleaners.com, that sells the Brune B600 for $5000 USD, not to mention shipping and installation. I think it's great, for you, that you think that's an acceptable price to pay for a humidifier. My house would have to be worth quite a bit more than it is for me to consider that justifiable. I'm getting my experience from running humidifiers in my home for over 20 years. They've sat next to the wood stove I've had for as long. Some last years and their replacements are cheaper than a motor for the Brune. You obviously have more money than you know what to do with if you think €5k is an acceptable price for a humidifier unless it services a very large commercial building. I paid 4 times that for a solar array installed on my house that has eliminated my electric bill. That's acceptable to me. A 50 pound box for $5k isn't unless it turns water to gold. I have a Levoit 6000s and it's on it's second year. It's well built and I expect it to last quite a while given the build quality of some that I tested before finding it. I think I can manage 10 minutes a week filling it and keep my money in my investment accounts, where it belongs.

I can't recommend a cheap AND effective one. I can recommend a very effective one that's not cheap, Levoit 6000s. I'm on my third season.

If it's as dry there as you say, this unit will solve your problems. I'm sure it's more than you want to spend but this will keep the room at 60% if you want it to. And that's a good sized room. Filter change once a year if they're cared for. No problems with mold or scale but it still needs cleaning periodically. If it's so dry that everyone is getting static shocks then they're drying out their sinuses as well.

No idea whether you still have the 6000s but I have one and have been working an issue with them for months.

I've owned it since November 2023. You just got a not quite DOA. They're good units, you should give them another shot.

Sorry you had such a bad experience with their CS. I've been in email conversation with them for a few weeks and have spoken with them on the phone so just a bad time for them, apparently. I'm on my third season with one and haven't had any problems, just having a communications issue with an external sensor.

It's definitely too big for your space but if it's as dry as you say, maybe not. I'm on my third season with a Levoit 6000s. Not ultrasonic, which puts white dust/minerals in the air but rather evaporative. Water runs down on four filters from above and the filters will last the season. I keep my house at 45% without a problem and the 6000s sits next to my wood stove. Uses six gallons of tap water. Not cheap but very well made device and app. They just upgraded the design. Buy it from Amazon and if it's too much return it after a month.

If you do decide to try it out try filling it half way. That way if it only runs every so often after reaching set point the water won't sit in the tank over long. I agree with you though. Most of the machines, like the Vornado40, follow the HP printer model. Build the machine cheap then charge almost as much as the printer for the cartridges, in this case monthly wick purchases. Hunter used to make the perfect humidifier. Had a steel antibacterial filter. Held three gallons. Then they had a big recall, I think a few motors caught fire, and they got out of the business. I've been looking for a decent replacement ever since my last Hunter died and I think I've found it in the Levoit.

I feel your pain. We moved to Colorado a few years ago and finally found a solution that works. At first I had a whole home unit (AprilAire 600) hooked up to my furnace but since I have a tankless water heater so it will only run when the heat is on which is not long enough to increase the humidity to a decent level. So here is the unit I found on Amazon and for the last 3 days it has put 18 gallons of water into the air in my home and increased the humidity from low 20's to 40%. Not just one room either, my whole home. Let me know if you have any questions. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGR1N9T6?ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGR1N9T6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) EDIT: Oh yeah, it is an evaporative unit so no white dusk and it is very easy to clean.

Can't speak to the YouGetTech units but I picked up a Levoit 6000s 4 days ago and it is putting 6 gallons of water into the air daily. We went from an indoor RH of very low 20s to 45% every day.