Venta - LW15 Original Humidifier
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Last updated: Dec 28, 2025 Scoring
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"never deflates"
"Also pitched it on bare rock using rocks to hold the stakes on a decently breezy night and it was pretty bombproof."
"the nearly 8 yr old tent is still going strong (handed down to my sister)"
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"The single only humidifier thats easy to keep clean since the important part is dishwasher safe."
"You only have to clean it every ~10 days. ... Dishwasher safe. ... Literally a plastic box with no nooks or crannies."
"No wick and you can throw the pieces (without the motor) in the dishwasher - so no mold issues."
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"The cats are finally not terrified of it ... I can set it to quiet mode where it is barely audible ... Even quiet mode picks everything up just fine."
"I have that unit and absolutely love it for its cooling power to noise output."
"Die midea hat aber einen Inverter und der ist viel leiser als der herkömmliche Kompressor in Monoblock Geräten. ... während du neben der midea schlafen kannst"
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"For us in our room, we have a Leviot cool and warm mist humidifier that automatically adjust to the air…10/10."
"My little tanks work great and are very effective ... Mine got up to 50% humidity within a few hours."
"It’s super quiet with an adjustable knob for humidity levels."
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"The single only humidifier thats easy to keep clean since the important part is dishwasher safe."
"You only have to clean it every ~10 days. ... Dishwasher safe. ... Literally a plastic box with no nooks or crannies."
"No wick and you can throw the pieces (without the motor) in the dishwasher - so no mold issues."
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"I like making the boneless skinless thighs in the marinade that includes Greek yogurt, but I find the yogurt is the worst with getting burned and stuck."
"it is very hard to clean so I just gave up at some point."
"You can’t clean the damn thing either."
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"$70 duct taped cr box outperformed $1000 iqair."
"Unfortunately I had an orbi and I learned what all these terms meant while troubleshooting! ... Why should you spend so much on an Orbi and yet have to do so much extra work"
"is it worth it? I might say no, because there are many competing models out there now that have the similar features and go for cheaper, so that reduces the value in paying so much for an exped branded mat"
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"performed poorly as an air cleaner and as a humidifier"
"performed poorly as an air cleaner and as a humidifier"
"They market them as air purifiers, which they’re really not"
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"My small Levoit basically does nothing to change the whole home humidity."
"Lately at night the humidity in my bedroom is 20-25% with my Levoit humidifier next to my bed."
"performed poorly as an air cleaner and as a humidifier"
Venta branded humidifiers are great
r/BuyItForLife • Room Humidifier Recommendations ->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.
r/BuyItForLife • humidifier recommendations? ->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.
r/AirQuality • Just found out that this is the humidifier I’ve been using to help me breathe after sinus surgery… ->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.
r/BuyItForLife • Best HUMIDIFIER you'll recommend that really works well in long-term use? ->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”
r/BuyItForLife • do all humidifiers suck?? need recs for one that’ll actually survive the winter ->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.
r/homeownerstips • I analyzed 80+ Reddit threads to find the best humidifiers ->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.
r/Humidifiers • Humidifier recommendations for a very DRY room? Master bedroom. ->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.
r/BuyItForLife • do all humidifiers suck?? need recs for one that’ll actually survive the winter ->Evaporative. Get a Venta. I don't recommend anything but I'll recommend the shit out of those humidifiers. The air purification part is minimal but it's the easiest and best humidifier. Just a box of water open to the air, never gets nasty and even if the water gets a little dusty it doesn't take that shit with it, and cleaning it is wiping the box. A literal miracle as far as I'm concerned
r/BuyItForLife • Best humidifier for low-maintenance, no filters, easy cleaning, and works with tap water? ->Venta makes great humidifiers. I've had mine for 4 years now and still going strong.
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