Warm Mist Humidifier VWM845

Vicks warm mist humidifier is absolute perfection, and none of those ring filters that get moldy or need replacing.

Honestly, I went old school with the Vicks Warm Mist Humidifier. It’s not fancy, but it has a little medicine cup where you can put VapoSteam or those menthol pads. When my sinuses are really bad, that menthol + warm air is the only thing that actually lets me breathe through my nose. Downside: it’s a bit louder (white noise vibe) and you have to be diligent about cleaning it, but for $40-$50, it’s hard to beat for pure congestion relief.

Get a warm mist humidifier. It'll make your space feel cozy, and winter colds will be a thing of the past. My go-to ones are by Vick's and Honeywell. They look identical, with different branding, but can usually be found everywhere, online and in drug stores.

It's also cleaner, and safer. No worries about spreading bacteria, or mold, through the air, because the unit needed to be clean, and no dust from your water evaporating leaving it's mineral content behind on your furniture. I tried cool mist once, to see why they were so popular, and they made the room feel cold an clammy. Blech! I think people like them because you're less likely to deal with burns from kids, or animals messing with it. It also uses less energy since there's no heat source, but the result are sub par.

With the caveat below, I love the Vick's Warm Mist humidifiers for a room - like keeping a bedroom at higher humidity at night. Not "high" humidity, just "higher" than the rest of the dried out house. It is easy to use and depending upon room size you can run it at low or high for the night. A tank on low lasts 24 hours, on high 12 hours. CAVEAT: If you use tap water (that's what I do as you'd go through lots of distilled water), you need to descale it every week or two. To do that I put it in the sink at use vinegar to fill the bottom until the heating element is covered. After a few hours (or many if you're away at work say), scrape or pop off the scale that has built up over the week or two since you last did this and it's as good as new. If you go with a cool mist or ultrasonic humidifier, instead of that scale building up on the heating element, that same scale is disbursed throughout the room as a very fine white dust that accumulates on everything.

I’ve tried a few of those so far this winter. 3 of 4 stink of heated plastic / electrical smell, even after running a few tanks though in high

Been using a Vicks warm mist one for like 3 years now and it's solid. Just gotta clean it every week or two or it gets gross. Way better than those ultrasonic ones that leave white dust everywhere

We got a Vick’s warm mist humidifier since it boils the water and only requires weekly maintenance. Also it was very affordable and I like that it keeps my room warm in the winter.

Classic Vicks warm mist humidifier is my go-to. Uses steam from boiled water, not mist. And it’s stupidly easy to maintain.