Superior 6000S Smart Evaporative Humidifier

Levoit is all you need

I finally got sick of my house being so dry and was researching whole home humidifiers, but we don’t have central air. Found several articles claiming the Levoit can do 3500sqft. Mine arrives tomorrow. Our house is two stories, can’t imagine it can do that, but will find out soon!!

I don’t have any context for the Carepod models, but I do own the Levoit 6000S and I’ve been really happy with it. I’m so glad I went with the evaporative style instead of ultrasonic.  This will be my third winter using it, and the filters last me the whole season (about 3–4 months. I’m in the south, so I don’t run heat as much as someone up north might). I haven’t had to deal with any mold or funky buildup either, which was a big concern for me when I was shopping too. I think both brands you’re considering are solid though. I just checked. The Humidifiers subreddit has a [post on reputable humidifier brands ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Humidifiers/comments/1ffuk7n/humidifiers_complete_product_list_features/)and both Levoit and Carepod are on it. That thread might be worth a look if you’re still deciding.

We went with the Levoit 6000S. It’s done well to keep our entire home that’s typically about 12% humidity at 40% consistently. Only downside is we have very hard water here in Colorado and it goes through filters like Girl Scout cookies.

There’s cleaning methods with citric acid and a cleaning cycle built in. But still change filters (4) every month. It just has to run nearly non stop here because it’s so dry. The good news is it will run on tap water so a lot of money saved vs buying distilled water

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.

Not sure I would put any humidifier into the BIFL category, but I’ve had the Levoit 6000S for two years and I’ve been really happy with it. You say you live in a studio apartment though, so it would likely be overkill for you.  If you’re still shopping, the other commenters are right, you need to know the size of your space. Then, you can use the [humidifier comparison tool](https://www.reddit.com/r/Humidifiers/comments/1ffuk7n/humidifiers_complete_product_list_features/), also pinned at the top of the Humidifiers subreddit to sort by models that match your size and space.

We use the levoit 6000S. It’s great

Haven’t had any yet. It’s been max power daily before bed for 2 months

I’m not sure but no issues with it. I thought silver dust was only a problem with ultrasonic humidifiers so you might be on to something. It says it can do 3300 sqft. Eh. Maybe if you live in a warehouse with no walls. It can comfortably hit 45% in my master bedroom in 2-3 hours. 20sqftx 30 sqft approx 600sqft. overnight it falls from 45% to 35% slowly. I wouldn’t trust it to do more than 1500 sqft on one floor unless on 24/7. I set it on lowest power overnight otherwise it’s too loud (white noise machine level but i prefer absolute silence). Goes through the entire tank daily (6 gallons)