What happens if you use it in a large space? I have a mild humidity problem. If it brought it down a little, I'd be happy.
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My first suggestion would be to go with one of their more powerful models, but if you don't want to spend more, I would say that this will bring it down a few notches, but the larger the space, the more dilute it's effects will be. It will still pull the moisture out, but it may not be powerful enough to bring it down more than a few %. And it's also going to depend on air circulation. If the air doesn't circulate, it will bring it down in the area where it's located, but not in the entire space.
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I think you would do better getting the larger one that has more power, this works ok the room is about 15x15 but had to run it a long time,
264059
I really think this model is designed for a small space where it works perfectly. I agree with the other two answers to your question and suggest a larger model for a larger space.
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I actually use it in a room too large for the size of the dehumidifier, but it made a big difference. I also bought the gauge and watched that as well as all of the liquid I was emptying.
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I live in a small studio loft and have one of these both upstairs and downstairs. I would imagine it will not suffice for a large home, however I feel some humidity supplied is better than none.
916663
I am in Colorado, pretty dry here. I am not sure how well it would work in a humid area. It doea not freeze out my daughters room and hers is 100 sq ft. It just makes it cool. I would not get this one if your area is much larger than that.
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I have had a lot of luck with keeping my unit on low then moving it up to medium. I have the unit in a room and not in an open area. Our house usually starts at 35% humidity and I set it to go to 45% to 50% and it usually gets there within a couple hours.
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No, you should get as big a humidifier as reasonably possible. The "whole house" claim is exaggerated. I live in a 1000 square foot condo and the two units I've tried, including this one, struggle to keep the humidity at 35% on a dry day. That's fine for me, but I wouldn't want anything less. Besides, there's no real down side with a humidifier that's more than you need. It will just humidify your space to the desired level quicker and shut off, requiring less frequent fill-ups. The fan is loud on the higher settings, but you can keep it at low. In fact, I wouldn't even bother with this one. I got a slightly smaller Honeywell Quietcare that was quieter and worked more reliably than this one. No, you should get as big a humidifier as reasonably possible. The "whole house" claim is exaggerated. I live in a 1000 square foot condo and the two units I've tried, including this one, struggle to keep the humidity at 35% on a dry day. That's fine for me, but I wouldn't want anything less. Besides, there's no real down side with a humidifier that's more than you need. It will just humidify your space to the desired level quicker and shut off, requiring less frequent fill-ups. The fan is loud on the higher settings, but you can keep it at low. In fact, I wouldn't even bother... » Read More No, you should get as big a humidifier as reasonably possible. The "whole house" claim is exaggerated. I live in a 1000 square foot condo and the two units I've tried, including this one, struggle to keep the humidity at 35% on a dry day. That's fine for me, but I wouldn't want anything less. Besides, there's no real down side with a humidifier that's more than you need. It will just humidify your space to the desired level quicker and shut off, requiring less frequent fill-ups. The fan is loud on the higher settings, but you can keep it at low. In fact, I wouldn't even bother with this one. I got a slightly smaller Honeywell Quietcare that was quieter and worked more reliably than this one. « Show Less
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I'm not sure what the problem could be, I have not had any problems like that. Be sure the mist does not come too close to furniture or any thing else. Other than that, I really don't know what it could be.
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First, I would make sure all the settings are correct. If they are, and if you have humidity, then I would say you got a dud. We're in the northeast, where it's been disgustingly humid for it seems like forever, and ours is working fine. We empty it 3 or 4 times a day and run it on high, usually. If you got a defective unit, I don't know what the return policy is, but would think the company -- or Amazon -- will honor the warranty without any problem.
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maybe not,'cause this Humidifier is made for small room,you need a bigger one
259655
This unit is great for increasing the humidity in a room. Do NOT expect it to cool the room.
644284
When there is too much humidity in your room, you can use the unit to 'dry' the air - it works as a dehumidifier.
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Mine runs moderately loud and I can feel the air coming out. I keep it on high almost constantly, but it really has a hard time keeping the humidity level up even on high,it is better than none at all though.
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I use in Yuma in a fairly large room works fairly well if you live in a place w/no humidity would prob. get one with a humidifier if not this should work fine have had no problems w/the unit
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I am in Hawaii so the humidity is generally fairly high, if that is what you mean by "area around the unit is wet". Otherwise, the immediate area only got wet when the unit leaked in the manner that I previously described.
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wait...think it might shut off fan if you hit the humidity level u request...could set it low enuf and i guess it would never reach shutoff
105754
I really like this machine. It gets my room to about 60% humidity if I run it all night. It will get it to an even higher humidity level if I run it more than that. All in all its a good machine in my opinion.
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It will raise humidity from 25 to 38 in about 10hours in my room that's about 330 sq ft.It's not noisy.I don't have any white dust.
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Mine works well. I'm not in a super humid environment, but I keep it next to the stove with lots of heat, vapors, etc... and I haven't had any problems yet.