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Essick Air H12-400 3-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier, Oak Burl
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Our Price: $154.99
List Price: $129.99
Sales Rank: #36036 (lower is better)
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Bemis
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Brand: Bemis
EAN: 0073088098009
Manufacturer: Bemis
Model: H12-400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 32
Dimensions (in): 25.3 x 23.4 x 15.5
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Essick Air H12-400 3-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier, Oak Burl Features
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- Humidifies 2,500 square feet; 12 gallons of output per day
- Evaporative system uses natural humidity; no white dust
- Protects skin, plants, furniture, electronics from harmful, dry air
- Exclusive comfort sensor humidistat; 3-speed fan
- Rolling casters; 1-year limited warranty
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Essick Air H12-400 3-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier, Oak Burl Description
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Oak burl in color - Whole house humidifier which disperses 12 gallons of water per day up to 2500 square feet.
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Essick Air H12-400 3-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier, Oak Burl customer reviews:
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Really pumps the water out
This looks nicer than I thought it would. It's very efficient in getting moisture into the air. The high setting is loud so we turn it on high at night when we are all in bed. there are two tanks with one being portable so you can lift it out and fill it. The other one can be filled with the hose that comes with. You attach it to the faucet and fill the humidifier. It rolls quite easily from room to room. The finish on the outside is a rich looking finish and the top is black plastic. It actually looks quite nice for the price and it works very very well.
Fast, Covers large area!
This does a great job humidifying a large area for sure!!. The only complaints I have are it's a little over-priced(but did come with free shipping). I bought a similiar one 5 years ago for $90. Also,it came missing a piece (a caster) AND it took a little extra effort to "fit" it together because another plastic piece wasnt trimmed. When I contacted the company via email, they wanted me to call somewhere to get the missing caster replaced. That should be THEIR job not mine. -Greg.
Filters are a pain
I would avoid this product. The humidistat on the unit was busted, and it took two successive motor units from the manufacturer to find one that worked correctly.
At high speed, the fan rattled way too much. Noise was excessive.
The filters for these units are big, and expensive. And if you have hard water, you'll be very lucky to get a month's use out of them.
You'll go broke on filters alone.
Bemis H12-400
This is my second Bemis whole-house humidifier. Our first one stopped releasing water out of the one tank. I found out a week after I threw the old humidifier away that the cap fills up with water deposits and can be easily replaced. Silly me. So if your tank quits letting out water, replace the cap first!
I replaced the old system half-way through the winter of '06 and used the new one for the entire winter of '07. This new one, the H12-400, works very similar to my old one, but I feel like I fill this one more than the last one. My old one would last a week on one fill, the new one is filled every other day. Not because it's empty, but because I hate to fill the jug twice. On initial or empty fills, you have to fill the tank once, wait for it to empty into the on-board tank, then you refill it again.
The humidistat on this one is also extremely touchy. Move it just a hair and it puts too much humidity in the air, move it down a hair and it's the opposite. When you finally find a spot you like, don't touch it.
I feel the H12-400 is also relatively quiet. We can watch tv at a normal volume with it on the lowest setting. I normally just let it run on medium all the time and just turn the tv up a little. You can hear other people talking and talk on the phone with no problems with it on medium setting.
With my old machine I only had to replace the wick once a season. I usually just threw the old one away when I cleaned it for summer storage, then put in a new one at the beginning of the next season. The wick in the H12-400 had to be replaced 3/4 the way through the season, which I was not thrilled about. We'll see how long the next one lasts. At $20 a piece, hopefully it lasts the whole season.
To sum it up the positives are the quality of the air it releases, the reliability of the machine itself, and it's stylish looks actually make it fit-in in the living room. It's quiet run allows you to hear the TV over it.
Downsides: cost of filters and wicks and the length they last. Filling the tank twice to get a "full" fill. The casters allow the tank to move if bumped and then water sloshes everywhere (I just removed the casters and took care of this problem.)
Would I recommend to a friend: Yes
12 gals a day but only holds 5....?
Doesn't it seem strange to have a humidifier that disperses 12 gals a day but only holds 5 gals? That means you have to refill it twice a day. Why not have a large tank (say, 12 gals?) that you can fill easily with a bucket?
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