Superior 6000S Smart Evaporative Humidifier, LEH-S601S-WUS
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Web ID: 19074191Keep your musical instruments in tune and happy!
I bought this evaporative Humidifier because I have several musical instruments in my apartment. Musical instruments are not happy or healthy in a dry environment. This is why you often see instruments kept in a separate room in quality music stores. The Humidifier also helps the instruments stay in tune. One of my many instruments is a Hammered Dulcimer. Before I bought the humidifier, I could hear the strings or the wood that holds the strings pinging because the room was too dry.. A dry room can also do permanent damage to your instruments in cold weather.
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Efficient but needs a lot of attention
Does a good job humidifying the house but it sometimes makes a squealing noise and I don't know why or how to make it stop. Filters need cleaning every time we fill the tank.
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Guitars protected from drying out.
Excellent humidifier! I use it in my band room to keep my guitars in good shape.
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AFTER 4 MOS FAN BAD!!!
Was loving this humidifier until a few days ago! The fan started making loud noises, then stopped!! Very disappointed that now I’m going to have to go through the very time intended warranty process! This particular humidifier was listed on Wirecutter Consumer Reports as best humidifier to purchase. This item is the Levoit 600S Smart Hybrid Ultrasonic Humidifier
Best evaporative humidifier with a large capacity
This is the best evaporative humidifier with a large capacity out there for us... we considered the Venta (neighbor has one) and tried the Vornado 4 gallon. Venta's airflow design isn't ideal for sitting next to a wall or in the corner, which is very problematic in a tight NYC apt. 6 gallon is bigger than Vornado's 4, and the refill method is much easier. We use NYC tap water, which is soft, so folks with bad/hard water may be better off with a wicking action like the Vornado instead of pumping action like this one. Some tips: Make sure you use a water bacteriostatic additive like Essick/BestAir/Venta/etc. Or mix your own like we do... they all use some combination of a quat (we use Steramine tablets) and citric acid (we get food grade powder) or ethyl alcohol. Use the app to be able to use Humidity Fan mode instead of Humidity Smart mode or Auto, which allows you to keep the fan speed low and quiet. Things that Levoit can improve: better wheels, a bigger/taller capacity model, more fine-tuned control in the app around humidity targets. Right now, if you set a target humidity, it will kick own when humidity is target minus 5% and keep running until it gets to target. I would prefer to be able to set the range of off & on to control when it kicks on and when it goes off. We currently use the app to set it at 43% so it fluctuates in a 5% range around our ideal of 40% humidity.
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Superior 6000S - Running it continuously
I purchased this to help with the dry air in my home during winter. I have run it on the highest setting, 24 hours a day with no issues. It goes through the 6 gallons in about 24 hours. I'm very satisfied. The "dry" mode is also good to keep the filters in good shape.
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Works well and quiet
Does its job really well, easy to control and very quiet (on the lowest setting)
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Really love this machine and will probably get two
This a very impressive machine, and I'm really glad we bought it. We live in a 3500 sq ft ranch style house and in winter our house gets to 20% humidity. Right away when running this it has gotten the main rooms to 30 or 35% depending on where it is. Thank tank lasts 2-3 days when running on low speed. On high, I have found I often need to fill it every day. That is the most inconvenient part, but the fill-up takes about 2 minutes total. I've verified the internal humidistat to be very accurate. Two other devices reported the same % that the Levoit reports. This contrasts with the Dreo models we have all at 10% higher than other readings. The app works well but I don't need to use it. The interface is very easy to use, and the machine is very easy to use. I haven't had to clean it yet after a month of use. The wicks look as clean as when I purchased it and the machine has been running on high the whole time. We have soft water and I think that helps keep the machine in better use for a longer time. Cleaning the machine right now is just dumping the remaining water out before refilling. We plan to get one more for the other side of the house.
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