Honeywell HAC504 Replacement Humidifier Filter
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HAC504 Replacement Humidifier Filter
Customer Review: Be warned, the filter is a GENERIC replacement for the HAC504
Summary: 2 Stars
OK, so I should have read the reviews before purchasing. I would have seen from the first review that this is not made by Honeywell itself.
The product details says "Item model number: HAC504", the Honeywell model number.
I received a "Best Air HW500 Humdi-Wick". Best Air Humidifier Filter (HW500)
I don't like being bait & switched, so I am dropping the rating down to 1.
But the price for the HW500 with a few minutes of online searching was, at it's cheapest, $1.50 more, and even on amazon from a non-misleading item search, was $3.50 more. And the company did ship pretty quickly; it arrived 3 days after the order was placed. For that, I am raising the rating to 2.
I have no review on how well the HW500 will work in the Honeywell humidifier yet. I am going to go ahead and use one for a couple of weeks to see how well it works. I will say that the diameter is smaller the the HAC504, but I am not sure if that will make a difference. If it works OK, I will come back and raise the rating to a 3.
To the seller: To get any higher, I would need to see some indication in the main product item page that this is a GENERIC filter instead of a Honeywell brand item.
Customer Review: Still wondering if it makes sense
Summary: 3 Stars
The humidifier itself is the best we have so far, quiet and reliable. We purchased it more than 4 years ago. My question is whether or not the filters make sense. I mean, you can buy for less than $30 a humidifier that runs without any filter at all, there are many brands available. While this one will eat up 1 filter every month or less depending on the type (and quality) of water you get at home. We use it only at night, every night, during winter season or as long as the heating is on. I empty the tank every morning and I clean it either with Clorox or diluted vinegar once a week. Still, by the beginning of the third week or sooner, you see the black spots (fungi) in the filter. By the end of the same week it smells. For some reason I prefer this filter over the one we use in another humidifier we have (katz). Although the life spam of both is very similar.
I want to believe the $7+ I am spending on every filter give us a cleaner humidity than the humidifier that runs without filter. Although so far nobody was able to confirm this to me.
Customer Review: Worth the cost!
Summary: 5 Stars
Using Amazon.com's Free Shipping w/ a purchase of $25 or more came in handy when ordering this product. I had to order 4 (at the cost of $7.99 ea) and it was well worth it.
Living in NY the filters need to be changed on a constant basis, and with an unbeatable price (other stores charged almost $30 for one!) you can't go wrong!
The filter is wrapped with a convenient plastic handle which allows you to change the filter without getting wet or dirty. Very easy to insert and remove into my humidifier.
I highly recommend using this product. My only complaint is that the box it arrives in is somewhat flimsy, but a little bit of scotch tape and you are set. Doesn't even register as a setback in my book!
Customer Review: No more shopping from Allergy Be Gone
Summary: 1 Stars
The filters I received were BestAir HW500 (1 of 4 was in the original box). They have a metal shell versus plastic on the original Honeywell HAC504. I returned them and received another set of filters which were again the same filters(HW500) I believe. They had no original box and the shell was metal, which can easily scratch its housing and stimulate mold growth in humidifier.
It is also sad that I saw another review sent on October 2007 about similar problem(purchased as HAC504, received different) for the same item purchased from Allergy Be Gone.
Customer Review: BUYER BEWARE
Summary: 1 Stars
These filters are generic and NOT made by Honeywell... They are thinner than the Honeywell brand and they are a smaller diameter than the Honeywell brand which means that you have to forcefully put them into place. I still have a good unused Honeywell filter that I compared them to. I emailed customer support and have not heard from them at all. Good luck to you if you order through this company. Will not be doing business with them again.... Thanks amazon.com for putting this slime company on here for me to purchase from.