Honeywell HWM-500 UV Warm Moisture Humidifier
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HWM-500 UV Warm Moisture Humidifier
Customer Review: Good product but wrong pads recommended
Summary: 4 Stars
Good Product, however Amazon recommends Honeywell HMP-12P QuickSteam Mineral Absorption Pad, 12 Pack however Honewell on the product recommend HMP-15 which are much smaller. Error definately on amazone part.
Secondly the box of the product do contain 7 small pads for initial year supply so i donot recommend buying the pads along with product. Achieving 30# humidity is quick but you need extermal humidity meter to know the actual moisture in room. After 30% the unit takes hours to go to 50% due to saturation which perhaps normal. Otherwise for me unit is just two days old. Need to monitor atleast 30 days.
Customer Review: Nice Humidifier
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a pretty nice humidifier. (A few of the mineral absorption pads are included with it.)
As others have mentioned, the tank is a bit heavy when it is full of water. But it does not leak, so it is easy to refill.
I live in a very dry climate, and I have to refill my tank about 2 times a day with it running at its 50% setting. It doesn't even last overnight if it is at the 75% setting or higher.
The humidifier is quiet. As others mentioned, it sounds a tad "bubbly" from the water heating, but I do not mind the sound at all....it provides some nice background sound.
Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great humidifier for cold region places. It increases the humidity in the room quickly and makes it more comfortable. Many people have a complaint about the noise, but I do not lose any sleep from it. I have to replace the water about every 12 hours, which is a little more often then I would like. Overall this is a good buy that I would recommend for everyone.Customer Review: Great!
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the fact it is Germ and filter free. We have this in our sons room and it is relatively quiet. It does have the boiling water sound which isn't too bad. I have to fill it once every other night, which is great! It is very easy to clean and I recommend it. The mineral pads cut down on the buid-up inside the machine thus cuts down on the cleaning process.Customer Review: The Honeywell HWM-500 Humidier
Summary: 3 Stars
First of all, in absolutely none of the documentation nor on the manufacturer's website does it indicate how many gallons this humidifier holds, so I had to do my own experiment. I personally filled this humidifier with water from a 1 gallon empty water jug with the result being the tank has exactly a 2 gallon capacity. The reservoir probably takes 1/5 to 1/4 of a gallon of water but nothing to boast about. This leads me to believe that when most specifications are displayed about the water capacity for humidifiers, the amounts are not as accurate as they make it seem. Many manufacturers, when listing the gallon capacity, are merely referring to how much water the unit will handle when operating constantly for a 24 hour period, not how many gallons the tank will actually hold in one filling.
My main issue with this humidifier is that it's rather noisy, even on medium. I am a light sleeper and it sounds like someone is boiling water on the highest setting as the sound of bubbling is not as "soothing" as others would have you believe. However, I did find a way to eliminate the noise problem completely but it involves disabling the Germ-Free capabilities of this product. Remove the mineral absorption pad and you are on your way to many noise-free nights of nocturnal slumber.
Maintenance appears to be more than average for a warm mist humidifier as it includes the ultraviolet light bulb along with the mineral absorption pad to eliminate germs and bacteria in the resulting steamed air that escapes the unit. In my estimation, if you find that you've used all of the supplied pads and the UV bulb expires, you would have no problem operating this unit without the prescribed germ-eliminating accoutrements. It would then be a normal warm mist humidifier with the same susceptibility to mineral deposits, mold and other contaminants. If this doesn't bother you, then I would recommend it. However, because of the loud bubbling noise, I cannot recommend this unit to those whose sleep is as light as my own, especially since you have to remove the supplied mineral absorption pads just to eliminate it. If this is not an issue for you and your nocturnal rest is not easily interrupted by rather loud sounds, or if you don't mind removing the mineral pad, it will provide ideal humidity for particularly arid indoor climates wherever you may reside.
In conclusion, I will answer the queries posted by another about this item.
HOW LARGE OR SMALL IS IT?
14" x 7" x 11.25" (Length x Width x Height). It is a good size unit and the measurements I'm providing are not precise but I did place a 16" ruler next to it to gather my data.
DOES IT SIT ON THE FLOOR OR FIT ON A TABLE?
Either way is fine depending on where you want to place it. It is not crucial that it be on either but it is not recommended to place it near heated areas like stoves, heaters or in direct sunlight. The important point mentioned in the manual is to always place the unit on a firm, flat, level, water resistant surface. Mine resides on the carpet like all my previous humidifiers with no leakage or any residue left behind.
HOW MANY GALLONS OF WATER DOES IT TAKE TO FILL IT UP?
The tank takes exactly 2 gallons of water to fill it up. The reservoir only uses from 1/5 to 1/4 of a gallon.