Essick Air 821-000 Digital Control Evaporative Console Humidifier

Tried many others, this one is the best I've come across
Recently moved from New England to mid-Atlantic area. So although not as dry as the northeast, it gets dry when the temps go down. I hadn't used it for 2 years but dragged it out of the attic when this December/January cold snap hit the D.C. area. It works as well as I remember.

Easy to fill. Just roll it over to the bathroom and use the handheld shower massager to fill it fast. You can also screw a hose adapter on to your kitchen sink and cut an old hose to 4 ft length to fill it really fast. I used a quick release adapter so I didn't have to screw the hose on.

Holds 6 gallons and will dump 6 gallons in to the air over a 24 hour period, which is nice because I only have to fill it once a day (before bed usually). It's nearly silent on low mode. Hygrometer is accurate and easy to set. I usually set it for 50 and it will shut off when the house gets to 55% (it's a little off). Running it on high will dump a lot of moisture in the air quick. I just wouldn't want to...

Very Good large humidifier
I've been using a large whole house or console humidifier for about 5 years. This is by far the easiest to refill out of any I have owned.

Pros-
Very Easy to refill - No screw caps or tanks to carry.
Quiet in low mode
Large water reserve

Cons-
Lid is hard to get on right. Takes some time and patience, but you don't have to take it off to refill the unit.
It is loud on the high setting.

Very disappointing
I had been searching for a humidifier (or humidifiers) for my 1900 SF house, and was excited when I came across this model, as it was compact and not ugly like the console humidifiers I have seen. Floor space in my house is somewhat limited, so I liked the fact that its upright design would allow flexibility in placement. Also, I'd had good luck with Bemis in the past (had two H12 console units, in black, which for some reason Bemis no longer offers), so I thought I'd give this a try. My intent was to order a second one if it worked well, since the output ratings on humidifiers are generally quite overstated and I knew I would need more capacity.

What a disappointment! The unit only has two speeds, and the high speed is LOUD. Now, I know that in order to put a lot of moisture in the air you have to have a pretty good fan blower, but this was ridiculous. Much louder than the H12 I'd had before. Also, the humidity setting only scrolls up, so you have to cycle all the...

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WBM Himalayan Light # 1301 Natural Air Purifying Himalayan wide round basket salt lamp with Salt chunks, Bulb and dimmer switch

Some bulb and switch details
A lot of the salt lamps say they come with a 7 watt or 15 watt bulb. I got this to brighten up a dark corner in my cubicle at work, so I was planning to experiment with a higher wattage bulb anyway. It was interesting to find out that it actually came with a 25 watt bulb already.

Since it also comes with a dimmer (not just an on/off switch) I upgraded to a 40 watt bulb. Any of the small base candelabra type bulbs will fit. The 40 watt bulb illuminates the whole bowl better than the 25 watt. The 25 mostly lit up the top. I have the dimmer set to about 85%.

Since this type of lamp has several openings in the top, I'm not concerned about overheating, like I would be with a lamp with a solid top. It's self ventilating all the way around.

You can arrange the salt chunks to leave the back or the top a little more open, to direct the light up and away, or arrange them to keep it closed all around. I have it sitting on the second shelf of a corner...

Fire Bowl of Salt Air
Looks like a bowl of hot embers to warm the room!
I found out that if I leave it dimmed down to a low level [like a night light] the next morn when I wake up my allergies/sinuses are somewhat dried up. Kinda like leaving the window open to the salt sea air. I seem to sleep better because I do not have to breath thru my mouth when my nose is stuffy.
It works great for one room, do not expect it to work throughout the entire house - unless you set up more units.

WOW
I saw this when I was looking for an air purifier. The idea intriged me of a lamp that cleans the air.(inexpensive too) I spend quite a bit of time in my den on my computer, I also smoke cigars. The lamp was left on over night and when I came downstairs the next morning you couldn't tell that anyone had ever smoked in the room. The air seemed clean... actually crisp (not a cold crisp but fresh). I plan to buy more for several rooms especially my bedroom. All I can say is "WOW"!

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Air Supply Mini-Mate Personal Ionic Air Purifier--Black

Personal Air Purifier
I purchased this for my duaghter who is in ninth grade to help her with her asthma. You know how all the girls wear so much perfume and air freshners are sparyed everywhere. She wears it faithfully in school and out at friends house. Recently she went to a party where they had a fire burning int eh fireplace. Her comment was she never would have been able to breathe if she did not have it! It saved her from a severe astham attack! She also finds it helpful in the car when we get stuck behind exhaust!

great device - VERY expensive batteries
This is our third personal air purifier by this company, we use two and one died.

It works at least as well as the other two did. I use it on airplanes to reduce the risk of picking up the recirculating germs and I use it extensively in New Orleans where I lead workgroups every couple of months for rebuilding. In New Orleans I wear it in buildings with a residue of mold smell - and sleep with it clipped to my pillow.

The device that died had a plug in option and inexpensive batteries. This one has an extremely expensive battery and no plug in options. It will be fine for plane trips - I just used it on a 12 hour trip to Africa - but I don't know if I could afford to run it most of the time, as I used to in New Orleans.

CAUTION: flip it over your shoulder when drinking liquids so they don't accidently drip down into it and short it out.

Pretty good
I have chemical sensitivities, and this works fairly well. Some things get through, especially if they're pretty strong, but overall I'd highly recommend it. I would also highly recommend getting the rechargable batteries and charger to go with it - the batteries can be REALLY expensive.

It can be worn around the neck, or clipped inside a shirt pocket (if the top of the pocket is left open), and is discreet, especially if inside a pocket.

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