Hunter 33222 Care-Free 2.2-gallon HumidifierPlus with Exclusive NiteGlo Night Light
by Hunter Fan Company
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hunter 33222 Care-Free 2.2-gallon HumidifierPlus with Exclusive NiteGlo Night Light
Customer Review: Poorly built
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the unit a year ago and the motor stopped working now. Unfortunately it happened right after 1yr warranty for motor expired. Hunter claims to have limited 5 year warranty, but I am not what is covered under that. When it worked, the unit rattled loudly even in lowest setting. Something must have been lose since if I tilt the unit a little, rattling would stop momentarily.
The humifier has vent on the side of motor compartment and it leaked water from time to time. It wasn't a lot, but from time to time I had to clean the minerals deposited in the vent.
I found the night light to be not useful, but it may be otherwise for others.
It is easy to maintain indeed. I didn't have to replace filter every month like the Hamilton Beach TrueAir humidifier that I have. The filter is cleaned by soaking it into vinegar solution, but I found it difficult to get rid of all the minerals.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to others. It is nice concept, but it is not really well built. For comparison, TrueAir is better built humidifier although the cost of running is higher.
Customer Review: Needed replacement unit after only 2-3 weeks
Summary: 2 Stars
Firstly, unit is made of a *very* brittle type of plastic, so be really careful about impacts. There is a small pinch-to-release cap inside it that if you squeeze even slightly ( same way you often have to to change batteries in a remote control ) it breaks before bending enough to be removed. Leave it alone, unless you've got spares (hah). Should have been made out of something more flexible. Anyway, the unit worked for about 3 weeks then suddenly turned horribly noisy even on lowest setting, but so irregularly that I couldn't sleep with it on as it wasn't constant. Emails to the company 'help' line about both problems were totally ignored, even after I promised them a lousy review here. Fortunately, 'Menards' ( where I bought mine ) will replace the things basically forever, so I'll keep taking it back when it breaks until they stop stocking them. When it works it does work very well, but poor design and plastic-quality really let this thing down badly. YMMV.
Customer Review: If you're looking for a quiet unit - this isn't for you
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this unit the other day to replace our previous cool mist humidifier that wore out. I am using it for my 2-year old daughter's bedroom at night. My main goals were to 1. find a unit which was very quiet and 2. find a unit with minimal maintenance (i.e. filters). I used it in her room for one night and couldn't believe how noisy it was! I had it down on the lowest setting and thought that it was still way too loud. And the other two settings were totally obnoxious. I think that they definitey misrepresent it on the box when they advertise "whisper quiet". I don't know about anyone else, but when I whisper, it's much quieter than this unit!
Since I promptly returned it, I can't speak to the maintenance of the unit. Outside of it running very loud, it seemed like a good unit. So, if you like lots of white noise, this would probably be the humidifier for you!
Customer Review: Lower quality than expected
Summary: 2 Stars
Live in Phoenix, Arizona and need humidity just to survive the dry air here. This unit claimed to be quiet and included anti-microbial in nature. I will say, these claimes are not a fair representation of the product. Always had problems with mildew buildup, even when using the chemicals requested by manufacturer. After a few days the unit started to vibrate to the point the dishwasher is considered tolerable. We would have to shim the water tank with folded paper and toothpicks to get vibrations to lessen. Sometimes a smack on the side did the trick. After two months the unit started to leak out the intake vents.
Unit requires refilling every 22 hours or so on medium fan speed. All in all, I think this unit gives humidifiers a bad wrap as I am sure you can get a better unit with less hassles. As it is, $50 is a lot to spend on a night light.
Customer Review: Tempermental Humidifier
Summary: 2 Stars
This humidifier looks great on paper...but in reality, it does a poor job. The first month it worked alright. It's just too loud. Even on the lowest setting sometimes it's unbearably loud and sometimes it's bearable. I never know how it's going to sound like until I turn it on. Not only is it loud sometimes, it doesn't do a very good job of rotating the water flow which leaves it stagnant and turns yellow. I have to clean it every week and not once a season as it claims. I've had it for two months now and it's leaking water and I can't figure out why...I'm going to send it back. Too bad this had to happen after the 30 days money back guarantee.