Customer Reviews

HOLMES CM HUMIDIFIER 2 SPEED SMALL ROOM

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I strongly recommend against purchasing this item. I bought one last week and I have been trying to figure out what I have been doing wrong ever since. What it comes down to is this- this is NOT a humidifer.

What is it, then, you might ask? I will tell you. It is a bucket of water, with a sponge (aka a "filter") soaking in it and a little fan sitting on top. It's a bit like calling a chair next to an open window a "clothes dryer." There is also a meaningless "filter cleanliness" guage on top which is a joke- it's not even attached to anything! There is nothing in the thing which actively evaporates the water. It seems the designers simply hoped enough water would naturally evaporate to fool us into thinking the "dehumidifier" was doing something. This thing has been on for 4 nights running, on high, in an incredibly dry room, and it appears that not an ounce of the water has evaporated.

This item is a complete and utter waste of money. I am going BACK to the store tonight, to get a humidifier which is not a Holmes.

You may as well throw your money directly down the drain, at least that'd save you some time. When I opened the box upon getting home, i was astonished to find it was simply a fan over a container for water! Despite my initial misgivings, I decided to try the product overnight and to no surprise, it did NOTHING towards humidifying the room. Its a waste of money and electricity.

This is the worst product as far as cool mist humidifiers go. I just bought it today. I agree with the previous review...it's just a bucket of H2O with a *wick filter* & just a fan blowing cool air. I, too, thought it was missing a piece or I did something wrong. I just returned a Vicks one as it was too loud & there was no on/off switch, but it worked! I'm going to return this one first thing in the morning. Don't waste your money!

Not a good design for a humidifier. There is no mist and the water really doesnt get used up as the others say. Holmes should be sued by somebody if they dont recall this product and give compensation for people like myself. I used this on a DRRRRRRRRY wintry night for my kids and there was no relief for them from the cough they had. I called the number that was given on the product (for Important Use and Care Information) and all I got was an automated voice to which I had to give all my address and phone no. information and after doing almost all of it I couldnt get it to understand my last name and it wouldnt let me get the IMPORTANT use and care instructions! Of course, I am returning it.

I just bought this, and I completely agree with the other reviews. this is completely worthless... I would do a better job by just flicking water into the air with my hands. If you are thinking about buying this, either save your money and just drape wet towels around the room to evaporate (it works better than this useless thing) or buy something else. I returned this and bought the crane frog humidifier and it was great, for about $12 more.

This one works with water evaporation through a sponge inside, and a cheap, noisy fan at the top draws the somewhat moist air up and out. A much better choice is a humidifier that works ultrasonically, which is very quiet and puts out a lot more moisture. The vibrating membrane that creates the mist does get clogged over time with minerals if you have hard water. It can be cleaned to a point, but eventually it might stop misting. Small rooms may get too humid with the ultrasonic types. We have a Holmes HM495 that works very well.

I'm sorry the others haven't had a good experience with this model. Our experience has been great! I took this out of storage eight hours ago, inserted a clean filter and turned it on low. The waterline is down an inch already. (The humidifier is still on low.) We've been through several types and models of humidifiers. Don't let the simplicity of this one fool you: it works well. One note: It's probably safest to use it with distilled water. The same holds true for ultrasonic humidifiers. Otherwise minerals are dispersed in the air as well as humidity. Steam vaporizers don't warrant distilled water, but they present burn risks if used with children, the elderly or clumsy adults.

The best feature of this humidifier: It is simple to clean, and cleaning is so critical to the healthy use of humidifiers. Water basin, filter and a fan. What else were you expecting from a humidifier?

My husband and I purchased this and within two weeks the filter had mold growing on it despite daily care. When I called the company, they only told me to purchase a new filter and also buy some kind of water treatment product. This is a waste of money!

I agree with the other reviewers- this unit doesn't humidify at all. Our room is pretty small and I don't notice a difference. The reservoir doesn't empty... even running for two days straight.

this product is through an outside company...DealYard (not much of a deal if you ask me!) I got this on sale for $16.95 and they charged me $12 for regular shipping. not worth the size or quality of the product.

UPDATE - been using this humidifier for less than a week - its awful. It makes loud noises and after 4 days its says the filter needs to be changed! Not worth the sale price, no less regular price!!