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(More customer reviews)I have had several Holmes humidifiers and Lasko humidifiers since getting rid of the last of the old permanent console Sears belt humidifiers that clogged and put mineral dust into the air.
The Laskos just run and run season after season (clean them out at the end of each season) and replace the paper cascade with a metal Honeywell cascade once and forget it.Do not attempt to clean the aluminum cascade (or just replace the polymer cascades every year - they're really not filters, per se).
BTW - You cannot fill these in the sink, they are too tall; you must use the faucet in the bath tub or shower.The flow there is much faster and you can fill it up faster there, anyway!
I used to be able to get both Lasko and Holmes at Wal-Mart, but they seem to only carry the Holmes now.That does increase filter/wick sales since you are supposed to (and HAVE TO because they no longer wick water properly with mineral build up) replace that every month on the Holmes units.
On the other hand I pitched one Holmes whose wick clogged in 1 month and am keeping another in the bedroom as a back-up to the primary living room Lasko when it cannot maintain proper humidity during the coldest weather.The wicks constantly clog with minerals and quit working and the water valves on the containers never seem to open properly. (I have now re-engineered the valve openers so they always work, but why should the customer have to do this?)
I am tired of replacing Holmes filters or having the unit fail to operateand metal Honeywell filters will not "wick" water to keep this type working.I have even added spacers to solve the Holmes valve failure problem, but they have to be centered perfectly or the valves cock to the side and still fail to open!
Winter 2008 ADDENDUM:
After 4 years of operation I finally had to replace the metal cascade.
We also have noticed that these units do a pretty good job of cleaning the dust and cat hair out of the air (we have 3 cats).It does this in two ways, first, the filter catches most of the cat hair and can be backflushed every 2-3 months, secondly, the dust gets knocked down with the waterfall cascade and collected in the bottom of the container where there is a foam filter to prevent these particles from being recycled back to the pump.Wash out the bottom every couple of months and you have a pretty good air filter.
NOTE,: As an engineer, I modified the distribution tray on mine with larger holes so more water goes through the cascade and less is dumped over the overflow dam.Also put an orifice in the visual flow indicator to divert more back to the distribution tray.
ADDENDUM #2:Just had the motor die on another humidifier and just purchased a Lasko 1120.Small, compact, unobtrusive in the living room, lowest initial price and just RUN forever!This may be my last humidifier I'll ever have to purchase!
Winter 2009/10 ADDENDUM: The motor finally died in my last Lasko unit.I removed the dead motor/pump and installed an aquarium pump for the waterfall and a small fan from Rite-Aid Pharmacy, that fits perfectly into the cone and it is running like a champ.
Our humidity is running around 45% at 10 to 20 degrees and we can breathe again without waking up with a sore throat, dry eyes and dried out nose in the AM!!Lasko? Natural Cascade Humidifier
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