Customer Reviews

Bionaire BWM5905-U Germ-Free Warm-Mist Humidifier with UV-Light Technology

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1 star:		(6)

 

 

Puts out a minimum amount of humidity. The water reservoir can only hold about half a gallon and slowly emits it over the course of 7-8 hours. You can barely even see the stream of water vapor. However, it is super quiet, save the occasional gurgle. The blue light is also super annoying and you can't turn it off at night. Would only work for an exceptionally small room.

Purchased this unit on line but not from Amazon this review is not about amazon ....only the bionaire BWM5905-U,... filled it with water, plugged it in,...turned it on,....left the room to do some computer work,...smelled something,....lookin the room,..it had burst in to flames,...flames shooting up 2 feet,...threw a towel over it...threw it outside,....water was coming out the bottom,..flames out the top,...even if it had ran out of water,..which it did not,...it has a fail safe to shut off if empty....so no i would not buy this unit...my family almost died and have about 1000.00 dollars worth of damage to our home and still no humidifier. Alan007~!@

I bought this unit a replacement for my Bionaire CM1 which fried after several years of use. This machine seems a little better constructed than that one, although the price has also increased considerably. I paid about $30 for the older unit.
Pros:
-No filter to clean/replace
-Quiet operation
-Sharp design
-Easily disassembles for cleaning
Cons:
-Pricier than the earlier model
-Tank is not very large (lasts about 10 hours)

I have a Bionaire CM-1 that was used very little. However the plastic in the tank cap deteriorated and the cap fell apart. They do not stock this part even though there are numerous customers on internet looking for it. I did not want a freebie but just to purchase the part. It is a shame to have to throw out a good humidifier because the manufacturer does not support with parts. I would assume that this applies to all their units and would not buy from them again.

I bought this in the morning. Returned it 4 hours later!

Failed to emit and properly work within those 4 hours!

Do not be fooled by the sophistication of the product(UV Light). Seems like an afterthought to poor function.
I read other reviews that this could start a fire. Who wants a humidifier that could essentially start a fire anyways.

This will break down on you eventually look at other popular brands in the same price range. Definitely read the reviews.


Beware the Bionaire!!

My boss has one in her office that works great - one tank full of water will last the work day...haven't had any problems with it for two years now. So I bought one for our bedroom, and ended up putting it in our daughters room to replace something different that had failed - this unit performs and does exactly what it says it will do.

At first I had trouble with it not coming back on after it shut itself off overnight (had to unplug it to reset internally). I've learned that if I manually shut it off in the morning, after it has run its tank dry, it will come on without any trouble when we fill it up again for the next night. It has run flawlessly for several months using it nearly every night. We like it so well, we're considering buying another one for our small bedroom. I am surprised to read all of the negative reviews here - the two units that I have used work as described.

Pros - no filters, and the tank is easy to fill in small sinks. It's quiet, and the blue light in our daughters room dubs as a night light. One tank of water gets us through a night, and its simple to use.

Cons - haven't experienced any negatives.

I disliked the fact that the water container only holds 7-8 hrs worth of water. The mist is very fine, and most definitely not good for a large room.

The valve at the bottom of the tank to supply water to the unit wouldn't work unless it was applied with LOTS of torque. It finally stopped working altogether in about 2 weeks. The cover lid was also a poor design. I expected much more.

As the other reviewers said, do not buy this. I was suckered into it because I liked the features and the way the product looks. Unfortunately the product designers did not consider usability -- they designed the (allegedly germicidal) near-ultraviolet LED light to be close to the steam outlet, so that when you run the unit in a dark room, bright circles of blue light appear on the ceiling. And guess which frequencies of light signal our sleeping brain to wake up? That's right -- blue light. Stupid.

It took 4 encounters with Bionaire customer service to ascertain that it is not possible for customers to disable this light.

Plus, the unit stopped working after about 10 uses. Tried to find the owner's manual at the Bionaire website. Couldn't -- this product isnt' even on the Bionaire website.

Don't buy it. I'm never buying from Bionaire again.

Bought this on BB&Beyond site (much better price) and it works wonderfully. We even like the light (great nightlight) and it's much easier to maintain than earlier models. We read all the (some very alarming) reviews before purchasing, but since we had experience with its predecessor decided to trade up and we have not been disappointed. This humidifier is perfect for our small space.