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| Vicks 1.0 Gallon Cool Mist Humidifier | 
 enlarge | Brand: Vicks
Discount Category: Health And Beauty
Selling Price: $34.99
Buy New: $34.92
Potential Savings: $0.07 (0%)
New (2) from $30.00
Customer Ratings:  121 comments
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (pounds): 6.5
Dimensions (inch): 12.1 x 11.4 x 10.1
Warranty: 1
MPN: V3100
Model: V3100
UPC: 328785231007
EAN: 0328785231007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Descriptions:
| • | Cool mist through wicking filter relieves cold and flu symptoms | | • | Special evaporative technology ensures proper moisture levels | | • | Easy-to-fill 1.0 gallon tank; 18 hours of operation per filling | | • | 2 comfort settings; quiet operation; dishwasher-safe tray | | • | 3-year warranty |
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Product Description
1 Gallon Cool-Mist Humidifier. Automatically maintains Ideal Moisture Balance. Operates up to 18 hours per filling. Quiet Operation. Two speed settings. Easy to fill tank and dishwasher safe tray. Wicking filter naturally filters impurities from water. 1 gallon water tank. Best for Medium Rooms.
Amazon.com
When cold and flu season strikes, it's time to take this cool mist humidifier out of the closet. The humidifier provides healthful vapor that can help relieve the dehydrating symptoms brought on by colds and the flu, helping nasal passages breathe easily again and easing the irritation of coughs and sore throats. It offers a wonderful alternative therapy for children, those who prefer not to take over-the-counter medications, and those who can't take decongestants due to pregnancy or incompatibility with other medications. This low-noise humidifier also takes preventative measures against colds by putting enough humidity in the air to combat the dryness caused by many heating systems. The humidity moistens the respiratory system and helps it to actually fight off viruses, bacteria, and pollutants. The translucent water tank is easy to fill and monitor and outputs about 1.2 gallons of moist air into the room--enough for 18 hours of continuous use on one filling. Impurities or minerals in the water are trapped in an antibacterial wicking filter so vapor is pure and is emitted without any white dust. When the tank is empty, it totally drains without leaving any potentially bacteria-laden standing water in the bottom. Two settings--high and low--let you adjust the humidity level to the appropriate room size or moisture level and Vicks's special "evaporative technology" also kicks in to ensure that rooms maintain the proper moisture level and are not overly humid. This humidifier has a dishwasher-safe tray for hygienic cleaning and is covered by a three-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
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 Great little humidifier at a nice price January 8, 2009
This is the first humidifier that I've ever purchased, and I'm very happy with the results. It's small enough to fit on my nightstand, and the Low setting is quiet enough to fall asleep to. Operation is simple, and it worked right out of the box. I've had no spills or leakage of any kind.
I use this just for my bedroom, which is small. I'm not sure how it would fare in a larger space, but it works wonderfully if you're just looking to raise the humidity in a single room.
After one night I noticed a difference in the quality of my sleep. And it was the first time in a few weeks that I haven't woken with a headache from the dry air. It's nothing fancy, but this little humidifier is enough for me.
 Quiet and sufficent but it is cool mist January 8, 2009
This cool mist is one of the best. I knew because I owned several different brands. This one served the purpose and it is quiet. I did not give it a five stars because I am still shopping for a warm mist and quiet one. If I cannot find another warm mist and it's quiet, I will buy another one of this cool mist to replace my current warm mist.
 Does Not humidify January 3, 2009
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Although this product claims to have cool mist that is invisible, I'm not sure I buy that claim. My room doesn't feel moist at all, seems like the water in the tank is evaporating rather than humidifying the room.
I got this because now that winter is here, my room is dry from the heat, making my throat and nasal passages dry, wanted something to help with that, don't feel any results yet.
Has 2 fan speeds, low which is quiet, and high which is very noisy, can't sleep with the fan on high.
Maybe if I slept in the closet and put it in there it might work, I don't know :(
 Doesn't work January 1, 2009
I wanted to like this item. I tried two different models. I spoke with Kaz, the manufacturer, on the phone. A customer service rep. assured me that the product should raise the humidity in my 15x20ft room to at least 40%. I was never able to achieve more than a 4% improvement in humidity to about 26%. Just not good enough. And, I hate the wick - very flimsy and annoying. In the end I'm happy that Amazon.com has a good return policy.
A good unit for a small room December 25, 2008
Hey, this is a decent little evaporator humidifier for a small room. I bought one for a bedroom about 12 x 10 and it does a good job. On the low setting it is nice and quiet.
People who complain about how loud it is on high probably have never owned an evaporator before. Any of them are going to be loud on the high setting--and this one is not as bad as some. Think of it like the heater fan in your car. When you put it on high it's loud, but you only run it on high in extreme cases. If you have to run this humidifier on high all the time then you did not spend enough money to buy one properly sized for the space you are conditioning.
In the past I have owned Hunter and Duracraft which were larger units and did a good job. But, since they are larger you have more water to carry, more to maintain, etc., just a little more hassle to deal with. This one is small, easy to fill, and easy to maintain.
As far as the leakage complaints, I was concerned about that so I placed it in a plastic kitchen tray. I've lifted the tank a few times, rolled the cart it is on slightly, I even carried the whole tray to another area of the house and it did not leak at all.
I haven't had it long enough to comment on the complaints about the evaporator pads, but cleaning and maintenance is normal with this type of humidifier. You can't just keep filling them with tap water and do nothing. You will have issues. Keep in mind too that kitchen odors, smoke, etc. will get pulled through the pad and that's going to contribute significantly to the degradation of the pad. Since this one is small I decided to use distilled water in it. It only takes about a gallon and I don't have to fill it every night. I think by using distilled or reverse osmosis filtered water you will greatly minimize the issues with the pad. An occasional dribble of bacteriastat and humidifier water treatment will probably help as well.
I'm going to go ahead and give it 5 stars because I've owned several different types of humidifiers and this one seems to be well enough designed to do a good job and is priced fairly for what you get--a very basic, no frills, small room humidifier.
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