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4.5
An elder relative needed a humidifier for a large room and I looked at a lot of them here at Amazon. I've used many humidifiers in the past, and thus know quite a bit about them. Eventually, I decided on this one, even though it's pretty expensive, and I had never even heard of the Levoit brand. It was a good choice, though. It's easy to fill, easy to clean, turns itself off when empty, and has a very useful and easy front menu screen. There are three mist speeds to choose from; the choice of cold or warm mist, with three heat selections; an auto mode where the humidifier will turn itself off and on depending on the humidity level; a red low water symbol, etc.So far, the warm mist has only been used for one cold night on the second heat setting. It didn't seem to make any difference to the room temperature, and I think it didn't work as well as the cool mist, so only the cool mist has been used since that time. (Hard water tap water is being used.) The level choices are good, and the two top nozzle vents can be turned in any direction that you want, or in two different directions. It is very easy to fill, but is very heavy when filled. (My elder relative would not be able to fill this even halfway and flip it, due to the weight.) There is no top filling, either. I didn't know why at least one of the reviews stated there was, but then saw there are two different humidifiers being sold on this page. (My review is for the black one that does not connect to Wi-Fi.) The hydrometer reading on the screen always either exactly matches; or is one, two or three numbers off; the reading of a ThermoPro hydrometer that is in the room. All in all, it's one of the best, if not the best, humidifier I have ever seen.P.S. The amount of time a tank of water lasts is nowhere near what the description states. On the lowest mist level, it has to be filled at least once a day. The auto setting has never been used, however, so I don't know if that would make any difference.P.P.S. 12/11/21: In the second winter with this humidifier. I think it's the best one I have ever bought. Cleaning and disinfecting it can seem like a chore, but it's really not that much work. I actually don't do it that often, but do smell the mist to make sure there is no mold smell. Talking about smell, I put peppermint oil on the essential oil pad for the first time this season, and there is very little peppermint scent. Maybe that only works when using warm mist, something I think is not helpful at all. Cool mist does the job, and is safer because there is nothing heating up and staying hot. Highly recommend this humidifier!
