Duracraft DWM250 2-1/2-Gallon Warm-Mist Humidifier
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Duracraft DWM250 2-1/2-Gallon Warm-Mist Humidifier
Customer Review: Gets a Good Review for Price and Working Well, BUT it's NOT 2 1/2 Gallons
Summary: 4 Stars
This is as big as the unit I sought to replace for my office. I think the entire product that you see in the picture might displace 2 and 1/2 gallons, but there's no way the receptable can hold even one gallon.
Now I run the two identical units (except they have different names) right next to each other. They work better to kick out an exceptable rate of humidity together. So what at first looked like a cheap solution, a shortcut, turned out to be a long cut. I now have these two small humidifiers running together and the result now is good.
If I had to start over, I'd spend about 160 and get a big machine with a large receptable that could direct a visible spray of mist to humidify my office nicely. But these two do fine for me for now. I can't compain because still the price was so good.
I admit I like them because they're quiet.
Postscript: Over a year later and using it every cold day - still working just fine.
Customer Review: Broken when it arrived
Summary: 1 Stars
After reading many positive reviews of this product, I ordered one for myself. I disinfected it according to the instructions, filled the tank with water, and ..... nothing. Although the unit was plugged in and the power light was on, no steam ever emerged. The instructions say that it will take 5-10 minutes for the machine to begin producing steam, I left mine on for more than an hour with no luck. A call to the manufacturer's customer service line took ages, and they had no idea what the problem was. Diagnosis: it's broken. (Duh.) One interesting note: the service rep mentioned that these units were no longer being manufactured and that whoever was selling them (Amazon, in this case) was selling older merchandise that they had warehoused. She encouraged me to buy a "newer" model, though it is impossible for me as a consumer to tell which humidifier models are current and which are older. Unlike books, they don't have publication dates.Customer Review: nice little humidifier
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this humidifier four years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. It has worked great for us through 3 moves and 4 states (I kept the box to pack it in for the moves). I will agree that it is defiantly NOT 2.5 gallons, but it works fine for a bedroom.
PROS:
It has a small cup where you can put tea tree or eucalyptus oil that will get picked up by the mist and help if you have a cold.
It is warm mist which is nice in the winter.
It is not loud, making only a gurgling every so often.
Auto turn off when the tank is empty.
CONS:
After four years of use and several moves it has decided it doesn't want to warm up enough to make mist any more. :( But considering the price this isn't a bad lifespan.
I would buy another, however I am looking for a bigger one that will work for the whole house or at least the whole upstairs so I don't have to have more then one.
Customer Review: cheap body but good engineering
Summary: 4 Stars
The plastic on this model is pretty thin and flimsy, so I'm always afraid I am going to accidentaly snap or crack a part (like the screw-on lid) and completely destroy the product or render it useless, but the overall engineering design is really good, it is still working after about a year, great for baby, great for me. For the price I am satisfied, but I wish they would make more of a "mercedes" model for a slightly higher price that uses the same design, maybe a little more technology for the controls and more durable plastic. I love the fact that the water tank is removable, fillable and sealed shut for the trip back to the unit, no pouring or spilling involved. I bought this model because it has the same water tank and mist tower design as a Sunbeam cool mist humidifier that my parents used on me as a baby (which I still have and use for my son), and that thing is damn near indestructible.Customer Review: It's a cheap piece of equipment.....and it works just fine!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll be brief. This is a bargain-basement item. But it actually works! It only has 2 settings (Low & High) but if you put it on Low, it can run overnight. If you put it on High, it will empty out after only 4 hours but you will be living in a tropical jungle until then.
And it hasn't broken yet, either. As long as you do a DEEP cleaning once a month, it will keep working and you will be fine. The cleaning will take a good 30 minutes to do but....it costs you nothing! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY ANY SPECIALIZED CLEANING MATERIALS OR FILTERS! That is tremendous, since most filters and materials could end up costing more than the humidifier itself after only the first year. All you need is bleach, vinegar, water, scrubbing sponge and some elbow grease. Everybody already has these items in their kitchen.
It's a good purchase in this difficult economy.