PureGuardian H1510 Humidifiers (1)

This is my fifth humidifier review here on Amazon and it's maybe the funniest. Not the review, but the situation around using this humidifier. Lets get one thing out of the way, there's no way this humidifier can run for 100 hours on one tank of water. I've used it for 7 straight days/nights and had to refill each day. It will get roughly 24 hours on one full tank of water, running on medium for those 24 hours. It would be an understatement to say I've been frustrated with humidifiers. They're either too frustrating to clean or they don't put out enough mist or they have some kind of fan that blows the mist over my bed while I sleep. Believe it or not, I liked this one and wanted to try it based on the fact that the company has accessories for it. I don't like buying extra parts for anything, but with all my humidifier problems, it's nice to see a company making efforts to fix problem areas in their products.So, what was so funny? I either hook up a new humidifier in our kitchen or bathroom and let it run for a little while before trying it in our bedroom. I filled the tank up on this one, turned the one knob to "cool", turned the mist control knob up about halfway and nothing happened. I had just returned a Vornado that misted whenever it decided it wanted to or whenever I pushed it. So I pushed this one. No mist. I left the room and left it running. I go back 10 minutes later and it looks like someone is having a misting convention in our bathroom. There was lots of mist coming out. I immediately turned it off and back on to see if it was going to be one of those frustrating humidifiers that are inconsistent in their misting. It wasn't. The mist started right up. I then, for fun, turned the mist all the way up and I was surprised over how much mist came out.I rated this a 5 star, but it's not without its faults. I agree with everyone who says there isn't any warm mist coming out of the humidifier. I tried it three times, the unit acts like it's switching as it pauses when you turn the knob from cool to warm, but it doesn't feel any different. This doesn't bother me. I couldn't imagine using warm mist. I'm one of those people who sleeps with a ceiling fan on all year, only use one blanket all year, so the cool mist is the only feature I am interested in, but it should be mentioned that I also don't feel warm mist coming out of this humidifier.There's another part that should be mentioned. This humidifier is harder to fill than the others I've reviewed. The tank is awkward if you're used to any other type of humidifier. Filling it is easy and the valve to close it, closes very tight. Maybe it's the orientation of the tank though that causes a few problems. I fill ours in the bathroom. The bathroom is about 20 ft from our bedroom. I drip water taking the tank to the bathroom and back to the bedroom. I've added a hand towel near it to stop this problem. I wouldn't think this humidifier would be easy for say a kid, an elderly person to fill and refill.That's probably enough cons to question why I would rate it 5 stars. It works. The spout the mist comes out of has two spouts. You could send mist to the right of the humidifier and to the left. I personally turn both towards our bed. This is the first humidifier I have tried that sends mist to both my wife and I. She's always complained about me using the humidifier and blocking the mist from her. This one puts out enough mist that it reaches both of us. Cleaning is pretty standard, but they've made one part easier. The plunger that releases the water from the tank has a square plastic housing around it instead of round. This gives me enough room to get a toothbrush in there to clean it instead of trying to come up with a way to clean the smaller round housing on most humidifiers. The tube in the middle that the water goes into to create the mist is also easily accessible and can be cleaned with a dish-type brush or if you're in a bind, stick a washcloth in it and swab it back and forth.While I do use humidifiers to keep the air in our house moist, it's also relaxing for me to feel the cool mist blowing on my face while I sleep. This one does that better than any I've used. It also has a few features others may like. It has a light you can turn on. It's fairly bright too. I could see that being used in a kid's room or baby nursery as a night light. There's also a red light on it for when it runs out of water. Both are nice features that I see customers posting questions about.The best part, at least for my wife, it's the quietest humidifier I've used. You will hear a soft gurgle maybe two to three times an hour and it's only for a few seconds. I also rated an Optimus humidifier a 5 star and still think it is. It's just I believe this one is better overall. Most of these extra features won't be used by me, but my only real concerns are cleaning and how much mist is put out. This one is the best are those two of all the humidifiers I've reviewed. On a side note, I'm now curious about their smaller one that's half the price of this one. If those problems, the weight of the filled tank, the awkwardness of carrying the tank, the no warm mist problem are major problems for you then you might look at that smaller one by this company or check out the Honeywell or Optimus I reviewed. Both of those perform well and have similar strengths to this one they just don't put out as much mist as this one. If you try one of these be sure to give it time to get the mist going on the first use. I was ready to pack it up and ship it back until the mist started coming out.

Very very quiet, efficient, works wellHighly recommend!

I have this and the Homedics Warm and Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier. The advantages of this one are the spout on top - it sprays the mist UP so your floor stays dry - and the light. Ah, the beautiful blue light, which I thought I would want turned off, until I saw it. It is mesmerizing, not overpowering, and kind of calming, the color of a tropical sea. Ok, BUT the big downside of this one is that the warm isn’t really warm, unlike the Homedic which really IS nice and warm. Pick your priorities. I ended up keeping both because I couldn’t decide, and have them in different parts of the house.UPDATE: 3 months later the Homedics has died and leaked everywhere, but the Guardian is still going strong. Buy the Guardian.

I bought the PureGuardian 100 Hour humidifier in January 2015 after doing quite a bit of research on Amazon. I specifically was looking for something low maintenance (no wicks, filters, constant refilling or cleaning) and to help with congestion issues. I also used it in my baby's bedroom after being disappointed with the reviews for kids humidifers.Pros:- Compact unit with easy to use knobs. Low center of gravity and can be placed out of the way.- Nightlight option- Noise - it makes a low level of noise (like white noise) but isn't a disturbing amount- Doesn't leak on the wood floor. I was worried about the white dust other reviewers mentioned but did not have this problem at all (and used tap water vs distilled water).- Longevity - I bought this in January and it's still working without any issues- Length of time - If I have it running on a low setting on cool mist, it can run for 3 nights or so without refilling. I have noticed if I have it on the warm mist setting, it seems to run out of water faster.- Being able to control the level of humidity. Unlike our furnace humidifier, you can finely tune the amount of humidity so it doesn't warp wood if you have an older home.Cons:- A pain to fill! You need to turn the blue portion of the unit upside down to fill it up with water and it gets awkward to hold while it's filling up. I wish it had a water opening in the top of the unit so you didn't have to turn it upside down, fill it, then flip it when you put it back in the base. That being said, I'm not filling it up every day which helps.I highly recommend this humidifier and have been extremely pleased with how well it's worked and lasted so far.

This is a repeat purchase for our family. Great humidifier and perfect for our kids rooms.

We purchased this as a replacement to a 6 year old Germ Guardian older model that had worked wonderfully. When we pulled this out to use for the first time at night when my son had a cold, it seemed to work fine, and ran the whole 10 hours. But the second night, it stopped sensing the water shortly after we turned it on, and would only work if we gave it a nudge, and then only for a few minutes. I ended up cleaning & putting it away, because my son was getting better anyway. I pulled it out again a couple months later, and the first night we tried to run it, the same thing happened in less than an hour - it stopped sensing the water. This doesn't seem to be an issue with cleaning the disc. We don't have hard water, either. I tried contacting Guardian Technologies through their web contact form a week ago, and have heard no response. So I called twice in the past week, during posted business hours, and the automated message says their office is closed. I don't know if it was just my unit that was a dud, or this is a design problem with this model, but overall this feels super shady. And frustrating.

I bought this in 2018 and it still works great! I absolutely love this humidifier. I've gotten cheaper ones before and they only work for the first year or two so it's not worth my money. This one has been fantastic every winter and it doesn't need much cleaning.

Item Reviewed - PureGuardian H1510 Ultrasonic Warm and Cool Mist Humidifier.I first discovered these humidifiers 10 - 15 years ago.When PureGuardian sent me one as a replacement for a similar model that had quit working.That original one, that I got back then, is still working as well as it did when new.This is now the 3rd one that I own. They are really meant to be a room sized humidifier not for a large house.Although I do find that most of the time, running just the one in our living room, along with the built in one on my furnace is enough to keep the house between 40 - 50% relative humidity.Its nice to have another one that can be setup in a bedroom especially when someone gets sick.The 3rd one I use for my grow tent (which is in my garage were the air is usually very dry)I only use it when starting plants for my garden it keeps the baby plants from drying out too quickly.These humidifiers get a lot of use in my house.I like that there are no filters or anything to mess with.The water tanks are embedded with silver to inhibit Microbial Growth.I find if I run them till the tank gets empty and fill them with fresh water from my reverse osmosis system they do stay clean for a long time.When I am not using them I make sure that they are empty and dry.Excellent Product, would highly recommend.

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I have used it for at least 3 winters and it is still working great.

I’m not sure why but this leaves a white dusty film on all my stuff including my blinds in my bedroom! I use the warm setting

Je suis très satisfaite. Merci