Do what it will, with a lot of "but" ...

I have rarely been so intense with a product looks like with this here, but what is mainly because the one should weekly clean it to breed no mold colonies (for which the unit can not, which is in the nature of things), but of from the beginning.

Since the heating in the bathroom (Steig -?) Line for the whole house starts up and fired on the way up the radiator there, you can not turn off this, because otherwise could not circulate the water heating throughout the house. (For me, as a layman, a construction defect, but anyway ...) - Since the hot water is shut off the outside temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius, and next door is our bedroom, the air is there mostly so unbearably dry, my wife and I of At night several times to wake up, what to drink or to moisten the nose.

Since that was not sustainable, we considered already undress (at doof condominium ner just purchased) to buy or use a humidifier. The information with the sterility thanks to some additives sounded tempting (and maintenance) as well as the allegedly low volume, even though I can not think of anything under a DB number.

So we chose this one and so much was granted him, he met his real task with flying colors!

But even if that which is essential, the unit has many other small to enormous weaknesses.

The electronics of the device is in the silver top, the enthroned above the water bucket. This makes the bucket easy to clean and can be filled in principle. Should you fill it but only if it is in place, or after transport very careful because it has air vents from which otherwise out sloshes the water. Must clean to the base once a week, otherwise it will musty and mildew stains form - something that is already written above is quite natural but has not quite expect such maintenance.

Really annoying it is when the "Filter" (the no filter) will cleanse. In the bucket sits a role that lay out many paper consists of honeycomb formation. These many layers thinnest paper, the water sucked up by the fan and can easily top of the unit "out blown" are. How laundry on a clothesline ... This filter is clean, rinse with water or half water mixture to insert in a vinegar /. Too bad that the paper is so thin that shoots a hole in the filter, a normal water jet. (Rinse times a strip of toilet paper from under the faucet.) Insert the filter in vinegar takes a lot of vinegar, patience and luck. Because after a few times of geklipste a role tinsel has risen and can no longer meet his duties. He has held for 6 weeks, with it may be an "ideal" conditions can keep for 1 year. - Well, if you could filter rebuy. But sadly wrong. Right now it is (now "after all") to order from Philips. 9.99 at 5 shipping, or alternatively Free shipping over 20, where Philips is here to 2cent unlike Amazon who like to turn a blind eye. It is therefore necessary to order 3 pieces. Toll!

Another criticism is the volume. In night mode, the device (during the night, so in silence) clearly audible but not annoying. At least at the beginning. Meanwhile gives next to the noise of the fan nor the hum of the electric motor belonging poorly made and is - thanks to the expansive sound body - unpleasant strengthened. - Can you live with, but we have small children in the house, which should be very careful not upset the apparatus. What had worked, since they did not notice him. That was times.

Not the yellow of the egg is the hydrometer with a deviation of +/- 10% humidity.

Last gripe is the price. 120 are not able to sleep much good, but with all the annoyances (and related costs) I wonder what? In the end this is a bucket in the lid a fan plugged in and inside a cloth depends on what should better give off moisture to the air. So a piece of cloth I could actually do in the washing machine ...

Say: I would not buy him (for the money) again. and this very positive review also applies only prior to the hope that I have some time to talk can buy filters for the part.

Edit: Since today there is the filter can also be ordered via Amazon. Directly for 15 rather than 10 RRP + shipping at Philips. The wait is so not worth it. The Luftbfeuchter now runs just cope with a folded and fixed with a safety pin Mull cloth diaper. The coarse mesh is enough, which can permeate the air as well and give nearly as much moisture as the original application and also machine washable and cost one-tenth.

Edit 2 (1.5 years later): Still stands the humidifier in our bedroom and performed his duties faithfully. Things like the antibacterial additive cartridges were not renewed after the year, because he was swept quietly under the table. This great feature has been removed from the product description as well as the product of the distribution of Philip. But does not matter because I have since replaced the overpriced paper filter against a cloth diaper and made another discovery there are no more problems from one week of general cleaning also times to make 2 or 3. The (plastic clothespins fixed) cloth diaper comes with every cleaning in the washing machine. Use anti-scale additives disappear, the funny yellow / hard spots at the edges. Thereafter, the cloth nice fade and everything kills with her UV light the cloth hanging until the next cleaning to the sun again. A change cloth comes into the vat of * drumroll * actually is Dishwasher safe. Because small hole cracks in the 'easy to clean' linkages are an absolute gain in comfort. Say the vat and its inner workings now arrive approximately every 14 days for intensive cleaning in the dishwasher and along with the germ-free cloth keeps the water much longer than when I use the ol 'old paper filter purely depends again after a normal cleaning. So everything was great, just really quiet will prosper only if it gives up the ghost.