Customer Reviews

Honeywell Vicks V4202 1.2-Gallon Cool-Mist Humidifier

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

Despite reading all the negative reviews about this product, I registered for it anyway and I am so happy that I did! This is one of the most used gifts that I received after having my son. I use it every night in the nursery. My son has eczema and his doctor recommended I use a cool mist humidifier in his room at night to keep the air moist. I keep a towel under it and have had no problem with dampness. My husband and I have decided to purchase this same humidifier for another room in our home.......

I'm on my second winter with this humidifier and find it in many ways superior to others we have owned in our 43 years together, living in many different parts of the country.

Yes, you can clean it and store it dry offseason; the last one before this I never could get totally dry.

Yes, it's a nuisance having to plug it in and unplug it, and pay attention to the reservoir level when out of the room.

My biggest problem is that I've been looking for a supply of replacement filters, and I'm too sick to go shopping in stores and trying to tell others what I want...

So here I am online looking for replacement filters. What a drag!

I bought this model after trying 2 others that were just too loud. This model is pretty quiet, there is a hum but I think my daughter likes the white noise of it. I use filtered or distilled water to cut down on build-up inside the unit. Any humidifier is going to have to be cleaned regularly. Vicks makes several different Cool Mist humidifiers so be careful which one you get because the others I tried were also Vicks and were really loud.

The water gets really dirty, and it is loud. Wouldn't really recommend it.

We bought this humidifier as the low-cost alternative when our kids were sick this week. It's horrible! We're returning it today! When this unit is running, it leaks water between the reservoir and motor units. Overnight it leaked enough water to completely saturate a folded up large bath towel I placed under it! Two days later & the towel is still wet! Additionally, the unit is noisy, spits out water droplets with the mist, and is very difficult to clean (oddly shaped water reservoir makes it impossible to completely empty the unit). If you need a humidifier, buy a different product!

I received this as a gift, and it leaks all over the towel we had underneath it and the carpet. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!

I was so excited about this product. I love simple appliances and this one fit the bill. However the filters were impossible to find and the whole thing stopped working after a month of use! Don't buy this product. Spend the extra money and get a better humidifier!

I'm really upset with this item. I registered for it and when I got it the thing didn't work. I called the 800 number trying to see if I did everything right but couldn't get a live person on the phone. I went and exchange the item and the second one didn't work. Horrible Horrible product and business.

We got this as a gift & used it.....its loud and spits out water. We're not happy with it.

We live in Maine, the air is very cold and bone-sucking dry. My older son has a Robitussin cool mist in his room, and except for trouble finding filter replacements, I've been pretty happy with it. I purchased the Vick (Kaz) HealthMist, knowing Vicks is a trusted name in the cold industry...

This is the worst humidifier I've owned. It's extremely noisy, it gurgles and the blue motor casing does not snugly or securely fit into the top - it simply sits there - and when the motor runs, it vibrates incessantly. I had to put a 5 pound bucket of spackle on the casing to keep it running more quietly. Now even that is beginning to fail. As I type, I can hear the unit gurgling, and it spits water droplets, not steam out of the front, and out from between the blue casing and the white base (because there is no secure attachment and the vibration, the water is shaking out of the unit. The stand it sits on is perpetually soaked as is the carpet around the bottom of the base. Now I have to deal with cleaning and drying the carpet to prevent mold from growing. The unit also needs to be filled 2-3 times a day if you have it running most of the time.

It is a waste of energy and its performance is a disappointment.