How many watts does it use? I'm looking for a more energy efficient humidifier. Thanks
2027243
I do not know, but I'm sure that info is in the "description/specifications" part of the online listing. Sorry!
2027244
Sorry, I have no idea. The humidifier only lasted 2 years before it died. Very disappointed considering the price I paid.
1317908
I have no idea on watts; all I wanted was a small fan/heater for my desk at work ! Sorry I can't help
653938
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1005666
It is 1040 watts, it isn't as good as the previous West Bend one that I had that was 30 years old! It is also very noisy.
2078060
I use mine on the"off and on" setting where it runs 30 seconds and then shuts off for 30 seconds. Mine will run in this mode for at least 6 hours, probably 7. I just use it during the day and since I've only had it about 2 weeks I'm not sure exactly how long it will run. If you have to have humidification all night, I'd stick with an actual humidifier, unless about 7 hours is sufficient. That said, I love my Smiley Daisy!
1377923
The specs are not clear on this question. As far as I know, the unit does not contain a fan, and it gets only slightly warm to the touch under light load (one multifunction printer, one high-power laptop), so it is probably using "a few watts"... i.e., not much. However, the unit is absolutely covered with cooling slots, so perhaps under heavy load it will use more. My guess would be less than 10% overhead.
1770599
While the internal humidifier will work, I recommend purchasing an electric/battery operated model. They are much less work, and I add water about once every 3 weeks. I set the humidity level I want, and it does the rest, removing the guess work.
1801977
I would not use it as a humidifier. It emits a visible mist of the oil/water mixture surrounding the device that carries throughout my home (nice oil smell wise) but not necessarily the way a humidifier distributes just moist air. An actual humidifier would be better if that's what your looking for.
816694
I do not use the humidifier only the heater. works well in smaller room, Runs all day in large area. It would take forever to heat a large space with this unit. I do like it for smaller areas.
1806233
I have not and that is with New England weather. It runs quite a bit. I will say that I have it configured for 750 watts because it is in a small bathroom. Obviously it would be different if it was set at max wattage.
992114
Hello. I wanted to start by noting the heater I received is not the one in the picture. It is shorter and thicker, and only has one suction cup at the top.That said, I bought this one because it was the lowest wattage I could find for my 1 gallon tank. The recommendations I found said 7 watts for 1.5 gallons and up, 5 watts for 1 gallon and up. I have not seen any for smaller tanks than that.
1191376
I have only had this humidifier for a month. We have very hard water, so I am only using distilled water and, so far, it is very clean. If you run the unit for 12 hours a day it goes through a gallon of water pretty quickly, so there really isn't standing water building up algae..........
246077
I used a kill-a-watt to measure how much power is used. I'm assuming a worst case scenario of 24hrs a day operation and a power cost of 10 cents per kwh. In the fan high mode, the unit uses 65watts. 65watts x 24hrs=1560 watts /1000= 1.56kwh x .10= 15.6 cents per day 1.56kwh x 30=46.8kwh x .10= $4.68 per month 46.8kwh x 12=561.6kwh x .10= $56.16 per year Keep in mind that your unit will probably never run anywhere near 24hrs a day so cost will be lower. Mine ran non-stop for 2-3 days and now it cycles on and off on low to easily maintain 40% humidity for 2100 sqft. For those interested, the unit draws 55 watts on medium, and 45 watts on low.
865235
We have two heaters - one with humidifier water bottle feature, one without - never have had problem sleeping using either one. We don't usually use the humidifier although it seems to work fine when we have used it.
2033944
I did use it on a small electric water heater of 1500 watts for a few times and it worked fine. I had it come on for about 15 minutes per day for a few days. The instructions say it can handle up to about 1800 watts.
806005
Good question... we don't have lots of data points yet since the unit has only be running two months at this point... but, it appears our electric utility bill has increased by about 100%. In other words, running the humidifier doubles our electric bill... and increase of $80 per month for our home or about $2.70 per day to run the unit. We are running our humidity at a very high setting.. almost 50% and the unit is wired as 220VAC to help increase the output. Also, this is over a 2,800 sq ft area. We are very pleased with the unit and have heard the same from others in our area. This is our first season with the Aprilaire. We are curious how the canister will hold up over time. We hope this helps answer your question.
387193
My advice ...don t buy it, regardless of watts. Mine quit working properly after 3 weeks. I ordered a replacement...same thing happened after 2 weeks!