Honeywell HCM650 4-Gallon QuietCare Cool Moisture Humidifier
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HCM650 4-Gallon QuietCare Cool Moisture Humidifier
Customer Review: Honeywell-HCM650 4 Gall QuietCare Cool Moisure Humidifier
Summary: 5 Stars
Love this product. I use a 2 humidifiers year round, 24/7 due to asthma triggered by hot dry air. Many reviewers have complained about the fan noise. It is not ultrasonic so it does have a fan. However, the fan is a smooth noise with three settings, and the humidistat works 100 times better than the one on my former Bionaire humidifier. It is much quieter than the Bionaire and it works quickly. That means the fan comes on, puts out needed moisture and then turns off as soon as your desired humidity setting is reached. It doesn't turn off and on every 15 seconds like the annoying Bionaire did. Very little cleaning required with Protec and filtered H20 (no minerals) water. In short, It is much quieter and MUCH more efficient than other top brands I've used. Also less expensive. As soon as my other Bionaire goes, I will buy this one again from Amazon.Customer Review: leaky and moldy humidifier
Summary: 3 Stars
I agree with the other reviews I have read concerning this Honeywell humidifier. We have to replace the filter much more frequently than we had anticipated, and there is a pervasive moldy smell after only a few weeks of use. I have noticed that if I soak the filter in water everyday (as the manual recommends) the product works better, but I feel that mold is growing too rapidly anyway. We live in Queens, NYC, and have hard water and crazy heat in our apt. We need the humidifier to keep out kids noses from drying out, so we use it daily. Thankfully, the filters on Amazon are much cheaper than on the Kaz website. We bought the product at Bestbuy and they don't even stock the filters! I do feel that the humidifier is noisier than promised, but that doesn't bother me. The mold growth bothers me-and I even use the Protec antibacterial cartridge!Customer Review: Not up to par
Summary: 1 Stars
I was truly hoping this would be the one to work properly, but unfortunately, it did not perform well. Very disappointed! I t would not run properly and I needed a humidifier that would run continuously throughout the night. It would run for a few hours and shut off and nothing I did could get it running again until the next night.
This is my third one in two years, and I am tired of buying these things and they do not work properly, they either conk out, or leak water.
I finally invested in a Sears Kenmore humidifier and it is working fine; although I paid a little bit more for it. They had great reviews from customers who were giving testimonies of having their Kenmore humidifier going on three years. I have spent a lot more on the three before this, so I see this as a way of saving money and getting reliable service.
Customer Review: Don't buy this product
Summary: 1 Stars
After about a week of using the humidifier..the fan stopped working.
I tried to return it to Amazon but their buyer would not accept it back because I openend the package. I called Honeywell and they tried to help me fix it over the phone, but could not. I ended up having to ship it back to Honeywell and paid $20.00 for shipping! I am still waiting to get the replacement after a month. Also, you can not refill in your bathroom sink becasue of the way the water tank is designed. It goes on/off during the night depending on the humidity in the room, which would wake us up.
We will have to see how the replacement is...From now on, I will only buy products that are "fragile" in a store where I can exchange or return it directly to the buyer without having to pay shipping cost.
Customer Review: Not as quiet, but great humidifier
Summary: 5 Stars
It was hard to find a humidifier that wasn't terribly expensive and would get the job done. This is certainly one of them. It has worked great, and its interface is simple. Three buttons to set up power (lo, med, hi), timer, and desired humidity (from 25% to 65%). It comes with a ProTec cleaning cartridge, which protects against Bacteria, Mold, Fungi & Algae. Filling up the humidifier is not difficult, but you do have to do it everyday, as it only has a 4 gallon tank. One thing to mention is that it is not as quiet as I expected it would be. At full power it emits sound like a regular fan, and at low power you can still hear the fan, but it's low enough to sleep with. This feature almost made me put 4 stars instead of 5, but I must say that all in all, this is a good humidifier.