Air-O-Swiss E2441 Evaporator Humidifier
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Air-O-Swiss E2441 Evaporator Humidifier
Customer Review: I'll buy another
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this unit thinking about design as well as the way it works. I didn't want white dust and this was a perfect size for a bedroom. Its simplistic design and filling is the best part. Just fill it from the top, it has a orange indicator ring when full and the small inner dome drops inside when empty. The unit always keeps the wick wet by floating on the water inside, unless you let it run dry. It is pretty quiet on low and is noticeable on high but not that bad. You can't see the water come out as it is evaporation (not ultrasonic type) from the wick and blown out the outer ring on top (not the bottom), but it does work well and I no longer wake up with a dry mouth/nose. Well I cant give it a five star as yet. I haven't priced the wicks and I've only had it for a month, but I'm going to buy one for my living room. I wrote to air-o-swiss and they said they are looking into making a air purifier with the same designCustomer 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: Has a few flaws
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought two of these; one is still going strong after four months, but the fan on the other one stopped working after two months. Also, the "Ionic Silver Stick" doesn't do a very good job, but a few drops of grapefruit seed extract (available from health food stores) added to the water at every refill keeps it clean and fresh.Customer Review: WEAK
Summary: 2 Stars
I wanted to love this humidifier. I chose this simple evaporative unit over ultrasonic types for a number of reasons. I didn't want to deal with white dust cause I knew our tap water here would gunk up those mineral cartridge filters fast. This unit also looked relatively easy to clean - replace the wick filter and clean out the removable tub (no gunk on electronic parts). In addition, this unit is about as stylish as humidifiers get, at least from a reputable humidifier manufacturer. Sounds great.
The problem is its performance. My bedroom measured 30% relative humidity before use. I was kinda hoping to hit 40%. When running at night only, on the higher setting, all doors closed, I wake up to 33%. When I leave it on all day, then shut the doors and go to bed, I wake up to maybe 37%. Now 40% may be an arbitrary number since I don't know what 40% specifically feels like, but so far, my throat and nasal passages have felt just as dry upon waking as they did pre-humidifier. Disappointing. I suppose the max output spec is what I need to focus on for my next humidifier purchase. This one is only 1.4 gal/day if I recall correctly. It may be time to go ultrasonic.
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.