Venta - LW45 Original Humidifier
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Last updated: Dec 28, 2025 Scoring
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"The self cleaning rollers are the highest selling point for me (every vacuum I ever owned before this broke because I couldn’t keep up on the hair wrapped around the brush)"
"It has a little comb inside that basically stops all hair tangles around the roller"
"The single only humidifier thats easy to keep clean since the important part is dishwasher safe."
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"It’s taken 50-60mph gusts on front, rear and side with no issues."
"Very simple design and it's built well (it has even accidentally fallen to the bottom of my pool one time, pulled it out, kept playing and has had no issues)"
"ate the rain and wind storms with no issues. ... It's a tank."
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"they’re efficient and quiet humidifiers"
"quiet"
"Also quiet"
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"No wick and you can throw the pieces (without the motor) in the dishwasher - so no mold issues."
"don't have any cloth cartridges to get moldy."
"It's filterless so you don't have to worry about mold and bacteria building up in the filter."
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"They also don't leave resedue on anything"
"No wick and you can throw the pieces (without the motor) in the dishwasher - so no mold issues."
"It won't get nasty, you don't need to replace any paper filters, it doesn't get mildew or messy gross like ultrasonic."
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"$70 duct taped cr box outperformed $1000 iqair."
"the filters can get expensive"
"The downside is the filters can be expensive if you have to replace all at once."
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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"
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 don't know a out the others, but the Venta humidifiers are very reliable, repairable, and quiet. They also don't leave resedue on anything and don't have any cloth cartridges to get moldy. Just follow the directions and put in the water treatments (or make your own.) They are expensive for a reason. I expect my lw45 to be running for the next 25 years at least.
r/GoodValue • Best humidifier? Levoit 6000s vs Venta lw45 or Ah550 ->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 ->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. ->i got a Venta LW45 for years, happy with it. its simple, gentle, real machine.
r/BuyItForLife • Levoit, Blueair, Turbro. Any opinions on these humidifiers? ->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? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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