Air-O-Swiss AIR-O-SWISS E2441 Evaporator Humidifier
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Air-O-Swiss AIR-O-SWISS E2441 Evaporator Humidifier
Customer Review: Neither quiet not powerful enough...
Summary: 2 Stars
I have one small room that I use the evaporator in, it's probably about 25 or 30 sq.f. The evaporator does absolutely nothing when it's on low, when it's on high it works a little, but not noticeable (and I've had other A.O.S. models so I can compare). When it's on high, really not quiet at all. The hum is enough to keep me up, in fact. The wick gets bad really fast, starts smelling like mold and does nothing. Very easy to tip over because the base is not very stable. It's all very well that it looks like a cute little turbine but that really doesn't matter when the "cool" design sacrifices stability and other features. The silver ion stick is hidden in the base so I barely found it. Filling it is easier, that's true, but really that's as far as "good" comments go.
I wouldn't spend money on something like this again. For $170 canadian, it's ridiculously overpriced and pointless. Buy a good cool mist humidifier and treat it right, this is just a waste of time and money.
Customer Review: Not so quite unit
Summary: 3 Stars
My main desire in a humidifier, which I keep changing once a year, is how quite and durable the product is. I bought the unit at Bed Bath and Beyond for $139.99 + Tax. Its a great looking humidifier but has three significant flaws for which I am returning the unit.
1. It is advertised as "whisper quite", which the fan maybe, but the humidifier makes a distracting humming noise that comes from the motor
- on the "normal" setting this unit is too loud for the bedroom if you are noise sensitive like me
- on the "night" setting the humming noise is still there and can be distracting
2. I noticed a light moisture buildup beneath and around the humidifier after running it for a few days, this caused my hardwood floor to wrinkle a little, I would not recommend keeping it on or near water sensitive areas
3. My 400 sqft bedroom felt very dry when running this unit in "night" mode, I could not run it in the bedroom in "normal" mode because of the noise
For this prince and simple fan + filter mechanism I would expect it to be quite and safe on the floor, or at least have proper warning labels. I would say you would paying mostly for the look and easy to refill (watering plant style) top.
I would recommend this humidifier for the living room, or any other area where the a light humming noise will not be a concern, and running in the normal setting.
Customer Review: modern little unit
Summary: 5 Stars
The humidifier is very quiet on the low setting. There are only 2 fan speeds so it was kept simple. It has a very innovative design because there is no tank to remove and fill under the sink. Instead you can add water from the top using a pitcher. The replacement wicks are more pricey than the Vornado evaporative humidifier. The cost of the wicks is a concern if you let it run out of water because then the wicks will gather dust and need more cleaning or possible replacement depending on how long you have let it run empty. (I edited this review so I would have put 4 stars rather than the original 5 but the "edit review" features do not allow you to change the number of stars.)