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Brand: Honeywell
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$79.99~~
Buy New: $61.00
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

278 reviews
Sales Rank: 1103

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Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.6
Dimensions (in): 14.6 x 10.2 x 15.6
Warranty: 1

MPN: HWM-450
Model: HWM450
UPC: 092926343217
EAN: 0092926343217
ASIN: B000AO16AY

Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days

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Honeywell HWM450 February 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is a good, easy to use humidifier. It does make some noises that take getting used to while trying to fall asleep but has three different settings that can quiet it down. It also has a timer to turn it off after 1hr to 18hrs (increments by 1hr). I also got mineral absorption pads (HMP-12P) with the humidifier. I have hard water and need to clean the humidifier and change the pad less than every 2 weeks. It has a LCD display that constantly shows the relative humidity. It can be set to turn off between 25% and 65% humidity (increments of 1%). Easy to set up, easy to maintain, digital buttons make it easy to control. Great Product.

5 out of 5 stars

Best made Humidifier on the market February 24, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I am a skilled Commercial/Industrial Equipment Repair Technician and I can tell you this is a well built unit. I have answers to all the questions in this message area and to all the issues some people are having with simple user problems.

The Warm mist is the best to buy for the winter, it puts out the most humidity and helps to warm the house. It doesn't have bacteria like cold water units which need filters and are best used during summer months to help COOL the room.

Like all equipment there is maintenance, and some required maintenance is well worth the comfort and relief you get from the dry air in the room during the winter months when the humidity levels drop down into the teens!!

Whenever water is boiled any calcium, iron, and air you have in your water will separate from it. Same here, if you have hard water calcium will collect in the bottom of the water reservoir. Honeywell knows this and has made this unit capable of being used in such situation. If you have very hard water you can use the mineral pads, some supplied, to help absorb the minerals.

Water softeners help to remove most of the calcium and iron that makes your water hard. You do not need to use the mineral pad, the unit will operate better without it!! Use it in situations if you have very hard water only. Most of the extra noise is when air gets trapped below the pad because the air holes are blocked during use, and it builds up pressure and pops.

Do not clean the pad and reuse, it shreds and blows up blocking the air holes in the 2 layer pad. The holes must line up and not get crossed like closing a valve trapping more air in the bottom of the tank.

As the Humidity in your home drops the moisture in everything in your home dries up, the wood, furniture, walls, and floor, so it will take some time (about 1 to 2 weeks) until you get all the moisture back into everthing. Water levels below 40% are considered to be dry, and 30% and below are very dry. You can get nose bleed and headaches below 35%!!Ideal levels are 45 to 50 percent. In the winter it is harder to get levels up because you have constant drying from the weather and your heating system. Dry mouth and sinus relief can be noticed above 40%. I recommend a unit for each floor. You may need to fill it once a day on low, and twice a day on high, hence the different output levels. Whatever it takes to achieve your desired humidity level.

So the water, type of heating, weather, and construction of your home are factors effecting the overall performance you will get in aquiring your desired humidity level. This unit puts out up to 4 gal a day, that is awsome!! The more it is used the more you will have to clean it depending on how hard your water is. Remember a water softener will help most situations.

All in all this unit will handle the job, it's stainless steel heating plate is easy to clean, just pop the unit apart, brush and rinse the parts off, it all washes well in the wash room. Only the calcium thing is a problem for those who have very hard water, but in most cases a water softener is used and should take care of the problem.

Use the mineral pads only if you have a hard water problem, turn the output level to the low setting after the humidity level is achieved. Check the mineral level in the reservoir when you fill the tank, you can see the water when you lift the tank off, if the water is dirty, it needs to be cleaned soon (every 1-2 weeks, takes 5-10 minutes). The unit will shutdown if the water is too dirty, cool heh!!

I recommend this unit over any other brand out there, don't mess with the ultrasonic nightmare units, I hear they are a real headache and spit dirt all over the place, the maintenance it high too, plus the filters are expensive!!

1 out of 5 stars

Worked great for 2 weeks then totally dead. February 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The unit worked fine for about 2 weeks. Then it quit and is not even turning on. Blew a thermal fuse that is not available in the USA.

4 out of 5 stars

Humidifier February 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is my third Honeywell (upstairs, family room, son's dorm)- They work quite well - covering large areas > 700 sq ft. I just wish that the tank were larger - eg single unit with 2 tanks. As is, I am stuck filling it 2X a day since I run it 24/7 at 50% humidity.

5 out of 5 stars

Works great! February 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I purchased this unit because it had a relatively large water compartment. Many units dont hold much water so refilling is done too often. It works just wonderful. The only drawback is supposedly it will run 24 hours on 1 filling. This doesnt happen. I would estimate maybe 12 hours. All in all very happy with my purchase and would recommend it to others.

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