Bionaire BCM7204-U Smart Touch Cool Mist Humidifier

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Product Features

• Cool mist humidifier for medium room sizes from Bionaire; with ECC for automatic humidity adjustments
• Enhanced by Arm & Hammer baking soda, antimicrobial filter tray resists bacteria growth and foul odors
• Electronic control with push-button output selection; runs 30 hours per full water tank
• Quieter than other humidifiers; dishwasher-safe tray for cleaning convenience
• Humidifier weighs 9 pounds upon shipping; limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 11 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000BOBJQO
• Item model number: BCM7204-U
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,833 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Smart Touch Electronic Humidity Control Select Settings With The Touch of a Button * Ultra Quiet Operation * Dishwasher Safe Tray * Arm 7 Hammer Enhanced Filter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work like it should, February 5, 2007

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C. Curls (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bionaire BCM7204-U Smart Touch Cool Mist Humidifier (Kitchen)

After about a week of normal nighttime use, the filter needs changing! Ugh. It doesn't wick the water up anymore. I called Bionaire who said filters should last 4 weeks. They blamed hard water but we have Culligan soft water! So they sold me more filters and some water softener to use when I fill the basin to see if the filters will last longer. The filters also have a black layer that crumbles all over. Messy. I'm close to trashing it and buying another kind without a filter. My last Evenflo humidifier filter didn't behave this way; it stayed wet and continued working even with a 'full/dirty' filter so I'm not happy about the Bionaire stopping humidifying. Their processing takes 3 weeks for me to get the new filters and that's not acceptable.

The unit is very quiet and you have to be careful when moving it otherwise it will spill but it's never 'leaked'.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Humidifer, December 20, 2008

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Jessica2960 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bionaire BCM7204-U Smart Touch Cool Mist Humidifier (Kitchen)

Very quiet, easy to use. Has nice settings, low, high and or you can choose a percent humidity. I was the filter once a week and have never had any issues.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This machine works like a wet towel hung over a drying rack.., December 14, 2008

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J. Kang "mightymikee" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bionaire BCM7204-U Smart Touch Cool Mist Humidifier (Kitchen)

There are about 2 categories of humidifiers: evaporative and ultrasonic.

This particular model or most of Bionaire brand models are evaporative version of the humidifier. That means, it uses a fan to create active air flow through a "filter" that wicks water up into a large surface are to generate humid air. Very very primitive way to generate humidity. Plus you need to change out the filter every so often because the filter loses its water absorbing ability.

Ultrasonic version of humidifiers vibrate water molecules and separate them apart and create water mist. This is by far more active way of creating humidity and this process is much more quiet. No filter involved.

I would never pay full price for this item. It is not as quiet as any of the ultrasonic humidifiers I have ever owned.

You can set the machine to go on and off by selecting the humidity level you would like to keep at. It is a good feature but when the fan goes on and off at night, it is loud enough to wake me up.

By design, the base of the machine is like a tray with full of water, meaning, if you had the machine running and wish to move it to a different location, you will be moving a tray with full of water. You will have hard time keeping the water inside of the machine.

So, 3 stars out of 5 because I paid less than 20 bucks for it. It works, but I will be buying ultrasonic instead when this breaks down. Definitely not worth its full price..