Venta - LW15 Comfort Plus Humidifier

I got a German-made Venta that I love. Had it for 5+ years now and no problems. It doesn't have any consumables like a filter that gets gunky, it just has plastic spokes that are easy clean. I like to use it in my bedroom for the white noise and it keeps the levels at 50-60% no problem.

No, just a constant white noise fan sound. The only issue comes when it starts to get low on water, and it starts and stops repeatedly before it finally stops. A full tank lasts about 3 days though, so as long as you make sure it's going to last the night \*before\* you go to bed...

No, only when I'm sleeping.

Okay this is actually really cool. I've been meaning to replace my old humidifier and I was dreading wading through all the random "just get a Levoit" comments with no context. The fact that you weighted detailed upvoted comments more heavily than drive-by recommendations makes this way more useful than a typical "most mentioned" list. I will say I'm a little surprised to see the Venta LW15 at the top given the price point. Like yeah it's a solid evaporative unit but almost $280 is steep when something like the Honeywell is sitting right there at under $80 doing basically the same job for most people. I guess the filterless design and lower maintenance is what people are praising? That tracks honestly, filter replacement costs add up fast.

Venta branded humidifiers are great

Venta. Made in Germany, is easy to maintain, and there's a model that has a built in humidistat.

Look up the venta humidifier. It spins a plastic cylinder of disks slowly and blows air over it. I got mine shipped from home depot but Amazon has them too. Get that and a bottle of steramine tablets. Put a half in once a month or two when you clean it. It won't get nasty, you don't need to replace any paper filters, it doesn't get mildew or messy gross like ultrasonic. And seems well built enough to actually be bifl.

Get a Venta Humidifier, it's uses evaporation instead of the usual ultrasonic humidifier (which can be harmful). It's pricier but way easier to clean and maintain and last a long time. 

I use a Venta and I’m happy with it. Yes it’s marketed as an air purifier, but I have a coway air purifier that I run all the time anyway.

When you’ve made it to buyitforlife- asking for functionality over aesthetics. “Please excuse the large window unit sitting on the floor in the middle of the walkway in my bedroom”

I second Levoit 6000S, I just got it after owning the AirCare, Honeywell, and Venta. None of them comes close to the Levoit in terms of humidifying power and noise. For reference, where I'm from it is 20-32% humidity without a humidifier. I get to 50% with the Levoit, the only one that can easily achieve that.

Yes. I run my Venta with distilled only. I make my own distilled was with a Vevor distiller bit of a pain but better then buying. I wash out the distiller with just plain white vinager every 2 weeks to remove build up.