Customer Reviews for Air Innovations 1.4 Gal. Cool Mist Digital Humidifier for Large Rooms Up To 400 sq. ft.

This unit is excellent for creating humidity in the air. All the features such as humidity level, timers, work well. Only complaint is the noise after about 1 year of use. Noise seems to be coming from the blower which pushes the mist up the tube and out of top of unit. I opened it up to investigate and cleaned the blower which helped a little but its still louder than when it was new.

It is an attractive unit. It is very quiet and does the job of keeping the room comfortable. You can set a timer or humidity level and the unit will turn itself off and on according to your settings. It's not the easiest to refill. The top is curved and needs to be filled from the bottom. If you're filling from a faucet you need to stand and hold the unit to keep it from tipping until it's full. The little white directional misting thing on the top needs to be removed before filling otherwise it will fall off and roll under the sofa. Overall I'm happy and comfortable in my warm and adequately humidified home.

Living in Arizona the air is extremely dry, sleeping at night with this unit on is a delight. The unit is quiet, practically silent and has many different easy to understand settings. it has a 1.5 gallon capacity and depending on settings you can get multiple nights of use without having to refill the unit. There are timer functions and settings for humidity degree, as well as the ability to turn off the display, I prefer to sleep in a dark room and this was a big plus for me. overall I give this unit 5 star rating and highly recommend it.

Awesome product! I will be buying more of these.

The output mist control is a great feature, the humidity control is great as well. Do not like like that the container does not have a handle on the outside of the main unit so that you can remove it from the base easily. There is a handle on the underside of the container but trying to put the unit back onto the base is difficult if your hands are wet.

Right out of the box this does not function properly. Humidity says it is still at 31 after running on the highest setting for several hours. The unit looks nice and has some good features, but they are useless if they do not work. If I wanted something that ran continuously, there were cheaper options availabe.

There is nothing innovative about this except may be the looks. My comparison is mainly with the Crane 8065 ultrasonic humidifier. I gave it 3 stars as it does not have a continuously adjustable knob for humidity, humistat is not accurate so timer is useless, does not turn off immediately, will not remember the humidity setting when turned on (with unit still plugged). 1) With medium setting it only runs for 3 nights (9-10 hr each). The 70 hours claim is for low setting. But at this setting the unit hardly puts out any moisture. So I am not surprised if it gives 70hrs. It is pointless to run this at low setting. For me the medium is a bit too much as I see condensation on the window the next morning. I would prefer a continuously adjustable knobs as with the Crane 8065. 2) It is not as quiet as other rave about. Compared to the Crane 8065 out of the box, this is louder. But the Crane 8065 started making a loud grinding sound after a couple of months. The general complaint in all these humidifiers is that the unit becomes loud after some use. It is obviously due to cheap parts made in China. Will see if this also gets louder. Now it is not very bothersome as it is not totally a high pitch whining sound. It is like a mixture of high pitch and low pitch fan white noise. High pitch content is less. 3) This unit is probably made by the same manufacturer but sold as a different brand as the black nebulizer looks the same as Crane and the molding of the base and top also look similar. If you shopped for jackets at Macy's or Kohls you will see that they all look the same but with a different brand name. So I will not be surprised if the humidifier parts are all made by the just one or two manufacturers in China. 4) The on/off button does not turn off the unit immediately. It runs the fan for 10mins and then turns off. Makes no sense as this is not a heater to cool off before shutting down. I found this out only after I buying a second unit as I thought the first one was defective. 5) The humidistat is useless as it is not accurate. How do I know? Because when I put the 2 units side by side, one read 35% and the other read 41%. Also it read 35% all night. So even if I had used the auto-off feature and set the humidity at a higher value, it would have run all night. These features are useless if the humidity cant be measured accurately and reliably. 6) Every time I turn off and turn on, it defaults to the low setting. So I have to set it to medium again. Where as with the Crane, it is a mechanical switch with a continuously adjustable humidistat knob (but no display). I like that feature as I plug the unit to a timer to turn on at 8pm and go off at 5am. Just look at it once in 2-3 days to refill. I cant do that with the MH-509 7) Using distilled water every day is going to be expensive as you are not supposed to use tap water. The demineralization cartridges are like $9 a piece. Dont know how long they will last. Those for the Crane 8065 last for some 30-40 days. If the Crane 8065 had not gotten louder, I would have given that 5 starts and bought more of them. Time will tell if the Air Innovations MH509 will get louder. They are all cheap stuff made in China and made to last just for the warranty period They know this is seasonal and people only use it for a few months. In all probability the next season it will be out of warranty period. BTW Amazon took the Crane 8065 out, most likely due to all the negative reviews. Since MH509 is mainly a QVC product it is not very popular in Amazon. It is also not selling as hot cakes in Homedepot in spite of displaying these models right in the main walkway.

I owned this for two weeks and it worked fine and was helpful. My cat was entranced by it, sitting for hours watching the steam and jumping at the bubbles and then knocked it over and the tank cracked badly. Not cat proof.

I have another brand of room humidifier in my living room but this one has it beat! The digital controls and features are great and easy to use. The controls allow you to adjust the mist output, maintain a desired humidity level, and to set the unit to turn on or off in 1-24 hr increments. It will run continuously for up to 70 hrs on low setting. It is extremely quiet and compact so it is perfect for the bedroom. The Humidistat monitors your humidity setting. It also includes a 4 level adjustable mist output. It uses Ultrasonic Technology and has a permanent ceramic filter that helps eliminate hard water deposits and other impurities. If you live in a dusty area and/or have allergies/sinus problems, a humidifier significantly reduces those problems and this is a great one to use in small or large rooms.

The set up was very easy. When you fill it with water which needs to be spring or distilled water from a bottle you need to remove the top half and unscrew the ceramic bead holder filter then add the water. I would have liked to see a fill line but there isn't one. The digital display is great and the unit can be set to start or end in hour increments. The humidity can also be set as well as the amount of mist that is needed. We have noticed that the air quality is better while we sleep and we don't wake up with sore throats. The display can also be turned of if the light bothers you.

A big step up from the old fan driven humidifiers. This thing makes no noise at all when running and puts out a nice stream of moist air that can be directed where you want it with the adjustable nozzle. The tank fills easily and doesn't make a mess. You just turn it upside down and remove the fill lid and fill. You can adjust the output with the digital controls or you can control the humidity with the humidistat. Just set it to the desired humidity you want and it will cut on and off to control the humidity. This is perfect for a bedroom on those dry winter nights.

Im on my 2nd year with this and it works well and its quiet. Big issue with any of these humidifiers is keeping up with water treatments with every fill weather its city water or well water. I have well water which is very hard water but with proper treatment its still blows mist into the air like day one.

We use it in the bedroom. We use tap water and the mist is wonderful for sleeping. I would give it a 10!

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Very satisfied with the humidifier. It's so much quieter than my old one that had to be replaced.

WE liked it the first year, worked well and had acceptable noise level. Started it up this year and it was very loud. IS there a way to fix this issue? Send me a solution or I will through it away

Best cool mist humidifier and reasonably priced too!

Like this just got can’t tell it’s on quite digital lights up helps would recommend to family and friends thanks

Like this just got can’t tell it’s on quite digital lights up helps would recommend to family and friends thanks

After two years the base tank stopped refilling from the reservoir and then a few days later it stopped creating any mist and made a weird buzzing sound. But In terms of features and performance and how easy it is to clean this is the best humidifier I’ve ever had so I just bought a new replacement.

Made better than the previous model

leaks water

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I can’t say much because the machine didn’t turn on and that’s the reason why I returned it

Yes adds just enough moisture to the air the nose doesn’t dry out In the Arizona weatherI have bought two of these one to run in the bedroom overnight

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It runs really quiet and easy to clean.

Nice product. Easy to use, simple to operate.

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It wasgreatfor2weeksthenbecamereallyloud.