Lasko UH300 Humidistat and Timer with Warm and Cool Modes for Home Comfort

TabithaTabitha: The Lasko UH300 Humidifier is used in our living room. The pic provided displays level 2 of 3 adjustable levels. It sets on a TV tray in the living room and there have been no signs of wetness or discoloration! The water tank does not leak. Refilling it we use the carrying handle and carry the tank to our kitchen. Our home has well water with an in home water softener. We refill the tank water supply using our 2 gallon Pur water filter container that sits on the counter. The UH300 humidifier is super QUIET. For us, living out in the country with a woodstove that dries out the air, this has been a perfect fit!

United States on Feb 04, 2023

Jackie LePineJackie LePine: The unit works well, is simple to use, and is very quiet, but there are two issues. One is that the "warm" mist is barely different from the "cool" mist. The other is that the humidity reading is wildly inaccurate. In the photo you can see that I've got three other sensors next to the humidifier, and they read 33, 33, and 27% -- but the humidifier reads 59%. Over a couple of weeks, I've observed that the humidifier reads 20-30 points higher than actual humidity. That's a laughable discrepancy but I can easily overcome it: if I want 40% humidity, I can simply set the unit for 70% humidity.

(Two more very minor observations: The promised cleaning brush was not included. The images say that it "easily fills at sink or tub" but you should only use distilled water in any humidifier and not many of us have a distilled water tap in our tub. 😄 )

United States on Jan 17, 2023

Bensage1: I have had this unit for a week. It is the quietest humidifier I have ever had. However, my issues: 1. the tank is smaller than my other humidifiers and so has to be refilled too often. 2. the opening is really to small to get your hand inside to clean. 3. when filling, the unit must be turned upside down, but this places it on the diffuser nozzle so it is not stable in the sink. 4. After filling there is no handle on the bottom to help you flip a slippery heavy tank. There is a nice, but flimsy, handle on the top to carry it from sink. 5. There are really no operating instructions included except a one pager that describes the display, but not how to operate the unit. 6. To change the humidity setting you push a button multiple time in 5% increments. What happened to analog controls? My 20+ year old Toshiba KA501DE1 that this replaces had all those features except it had a very tiny fill opening.

United States on Jan 13, 2023

Gnome0345: Ok, the pros - it’s quiet, easy to use and easy to clean. Given how often I fill it, it’s not practical to use distilled water as it may be ultimately cheaper to replace the unit every winter if I have to. It’s been fine with filtered water thus far. The biggest negative, and not the first time I’ve dealt with this, is that it absolutely will not humidify a 600 square foot space on a dry, cold day. My apartment is 550, and I have the bedroom and bathroom closed off, so I’m essentially using it for a 500 square foot space (if that). Right now, on full blast and warm mist, my separate, more accurate humidistat is reading 24% - not adequate for the musical instruments I’m trying to maintain. It’s better than nothing, but not up to par.

United States on Nov 21, 2022

JSSJSS: The media could not be loaded.  Wow I didn't expect this humidifier to work so well! Just look at our video.

I have three other humidifiers (a different brand) for smaller rooms in our home. We purchased this one for a large room, and Consumer Reports magazine recommended this unit as their top pick for large rooms. Unlike the other three, we can actually SEE the mist coming out of this unit, and it works SO much better than the other three. Some observations, pro and con:
- Easiest of our 4 humidifiers to refill with water
- No filter needed and GREAT mist output (see attached video & pic)
- Automatic on/off humidity settings or continuously on
- I was expecting to place it on the floor but it recommends to have it 2 feet above floor
- 1.3 gallon tank lasts about 2 days for us if set at 45% humidity on medium fan (low-medium-high)
- They recommend distilled water, but we're using tap water, which is allowable but will require more tedious cleaning at some point
- Warm vs cool mist settings, although the so-called "warm" is barely discernible
- 360 degree dual spinning nozzle to aim the mist in 2 different directions
- AMAZINGLY...

United States on Feb 22, 2022