Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer Humidifier for Medium and Large Rooms, 1.5 Gal

When I lived in Colorado 30+ years ago, I got sinus infection infections all the time, due to the extremely dry environment. I was miserable and tired of getting sinus infections. I bought one of these Vicks warm, moist vaporizer 30+ years ago and it was a Lifesaver! I’ve been visiting family again since 2024 and I’ve been miserable with the dry air. I was so excited to find the Vicks vaporizer on Amazon. It hasn’t changed and it’s an amazing and life-saving vaporizer. There’s nothing like the warm steam right next to your bed. I highly suggest this product it’s affordable and effective.

★★★★★ The Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer & Humidifier is a great product for adding moisture to dry air and making the room feel more comfortable. The 1.5-gallon capacity is convenient because it can run for a long time without needing constant refilling. I like that it provides warm steam and helps create a more comfortable environment, especially during dry seasons or when dealing with congestion. It is easy to set up, simple to use, and the design is practical. The build quality feels good, and it has been reliable in daily use. I’m very satisfied with this humidifier and would recommend it for home use.

My mom was coughing for what felt like months. The cold winter and hot dry house was not helping. I bought this out of desperation trying to break up the cough and get her on her way to wellness. I got the vicks liquid too. Hooked this little thing up and turned it on.....I did not notice any steam, the windows did not get condensation, I was bummed. Then on the suggestion of my mom's aide along with the confirmation of my dad we put a tiny pinch of salt in the water and it was AWESOME. Now a few things to note....the good - major steam with the salt...nothing noticeable without salt. The liquid smells good and all but completely unnecessary. Moms cough literally stopped within a week after starting this up. Her 86 year old skin is beautiful and not even a little dry. Her typically very staticy hair is not at all...frizz yes, curls (was not aware she even had curls) are also a new phenomenon The not so good. Every single day we clean and change out the water and every single day there is black gunk in the water. Makes me worry that I am sending mold into the air, but currently she is not coughing, skin integrity, and overall better feeling of a bit of moisture in the air is making us keep using it.

did not like this. tho it works im not hapy with it. first off it wont run without me putting salt in it. i know non mineral tap water. i remember near 60 years ago my mom puttinig salt in this same unit. now i know why. i pit few shakes of salt. worked for 6 hours, then stopped heating. also noticed small black flakes in bowl. looks like part of the base heating element flakes off. normal? dunno anywyas put more salt in it, worked for 2 hours then stopped workinig. pit more salt in, wrled for 30 minutes then stopped. should i put in 8 oz of salt to run whole time or set my alarm every few hours to wake me up. sigh i have the other style, 1 with the kinds rectunagular water holder. worked for years, no salt etc. now when i fill it it leaks out maybe 4-5 oz of water then runs ok im gonna puy another of those and throw this one in the closet

I use to run about 4 - 5 of these things when I lived in overseas in the military during the dry winter months (electricity was free for us). Our TDS was around 70, so adding salt was absolutely necessary in order to get it to steam. I will say, if you add too much salt this thing will cough up boiling hot water on whatever it sits on, so you have been warned. Follow the directions and add just a little at a time, wait 5 minutes, add a little more until desired results are achieved. If your water is already very hard, you may not need to do this at all. I know this product is the cheapest humidifier out there, but one of the most expensive to run. I just checked it with my whole home electric usage meter and it runs about 500 watts an hour! Here is an example: If you were to run this 24 hours a day for a whole month being charged .12 cents a kilowatt hour. 500 x 24 x 30 days = 360,000 watts or 360 kilowatts for the whole month x .12 = $43.2 to operate for the whole month! So you can see where this could add up for you. Well that is not it. As you can see in the pictures, the rods (whatever they are made of), are brand new, this was fresh out of the box. Over time they start to corrode and oxidize. Now I am not suggesting you do what I do, but if you use a T27 torx bit, one can unscrew the top from the rod housing to access these rods (obviously unplugged), and clean out the rod housing, and gently scrape off the oxidation with a sharp knife or razor, rinse and put back together. This has allowed me to slightly extend the life of these humidifiers significantly. I was able to get maybe 12 months out of one humidifier before it was completely trash. I would perform this maintenance about once every 3 - 4 months depending how the unit was performing. You will also note that with in time, there WILL be some black particle precipitate in the tank. This is the oxidation material from the rods, I would just pour it into the toilet and refill the tank and add salt. Oh, I might add that once you add the salt to the tank during daily operation, you do not have to keep adding it every time you have to fill the tank. If you do, your unit will be coughing up boiling water. If you use this in a smaller room and are getting condensation on the windows and exterior wall and are looking to keep your humidity at bay. Consider a outlet timer. I would use the timer in the bedroom, 1 hour on 1 hour off. Lastly, do not leave these units unattended. One of my units started smoking. Once I took it apart to see what was going on, it seemed that the corrosion was so bad where the electrical cord met the unit, it created somewhat of a short or corrosion bridge between the wires. Again, I used these things units until they were completely trash. I just wouldn't leave this in a baby's room overnight or leave it plugged in and leave the house. Also with the use of outlet timers, you can ensure that this unit will not operate in your absence. Our bedroom timer would turn off at 6:00 AM and resume operation at 9:00 PM. Again, once I have to clean my humidifier, I will post pictures that will illustrate what I speak of above.

Have used this style since I was a kid and love it. It does take a bit more than a gallon of water but does miracles for dry sinuses during the summer months in the south. Will run all night and is great for loosening up nasty chest congestion.

This Vicks vaporizer was a great help while I was dealing with a cold. The warm steam made the room feel more comfortable and helped me breathe easier. It was simple to use and worked well throughout the night. I especially appreciated having it nearby when I was feeling congested and under the weather.

After reading many reviews (thank you avid Amazon reviewers) I decided to go with this one for one main reason, two sub-reasons. This would be easier to maintain -it seemed easier to clean and less likely to get clogged if you have none-pure water, and it didn't seem possible for this design to leak as opposed to the other popular design by Vicks. The main downside was of people who's water didn't conduct electricity needed to add salt. Well, our water is very mineral filled and I have never needed to add even a pinch of salt. It's nice to know that it leaves behind those nasty minerals, however in my case it leaves behind a lot of nasty stuff. Here's the problem, it's a pain to try to clean every night. For whatever reason the large opening that you can dump the old water, clean, and refill the tank has a stupid ledge that doesn't allow for all the water to come out, trapping much of the junk. It seems like a simple design flaw to fix-just make the tank with a plain opening and get rid of the ledge around the moth of the tank (the ledge is so the mechanical part 'sits into place'). But it would sit in place just fine without it, or they could at least get rid of the ledge in one section so it can be poured easier, and the junk would come out too. Think of pouring out hot water after you've boiled noodles, and you use a spoon to keep the noodles back, and let the water out. Well, the ledge is analogous to the spoon. I'm thinking about cutting a section out of the ledge myself. But I'm not sure if it will cause problems with the way it works (it might let steam out between the mechanism and the tank instead of coming out where it's designed to).I am just not sure of any problems this will cause. I'll update this review if I do try it. The other thing is that the night light is really bright, there should be a dimmer or off switch on it. I used ducktape. And the whole thing needs a switch.. unplugging it and plugging it in is very ghetto. (it's also a pain, it requires two hands on the floor to unplug it from a power strip). Our room is 13' by 11.5' with a 7.5' ceiling. I'm not sure it's made for such a large room, despite my personal hunch that most master bedrooms are much larger, especially in height. My wife thinks that it gets pretty humid if I turn it on in the afternoon, but I don't notice. Neither of us really notice it if I turn it on right before going to sleep. by the time we wake up (roughly 7-8hrs later) it's not very humid. But my throat is slightly less scratchy. Meaning, it didn't 'cure' me, it just helped a little. So it would be nice if Vick's was a little more specific in exactly what sized rooms it's designed for. The pads that come with it suck. I barely smelled them. My sniffer ain't so great, and my wife smelled them. But it wasn't very strong according to her, and they didn't last more than a night. And I saw no benefit to them. I'm looking into trying the actual liquid.

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Cumple su función como vaporizador, sinceramente pensé que era más pequeño, es muy muy grande, pero recomendable para la congestión

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Este producto lo compré para que mi bb no tuviera resecas las mucosidades durante la noche. Es muy funcional, junta bastante vapor y no gasta mucha energía. Algunas veces hay que ponerle un poco de sal para que produzca cantidad suficiente de vapor. Además, puedes ponerle tabletas vic para que deje un olor a menta. Al producto se le junta una especie de salitre, que de vez en cuando hay que retirar, pero no es complicado.

Soothing and no white dust