TaoTronics Cool Mist Humidifier Review

Taotronics Humidifier Review
  • Performance
  • Comfort
  • Noise
  • Maintenance
  • Ease of Use
4.5

Summary

The Taotronics humidifier not only works quietly, it’s also quick and efficient. It makes the room comfortable in no time and perfectly maintains humidity at the desired level. It’s especially beneficial during winter when you need to keep the heater on or you use the fireplace often.

If you are looking for a super-quiet humidifier for use in the bedroom or nursery, your best bet is an ultrasonic humidifier. They work very quietly and efficiently, quickly filling up the room with a soothing mist.

With this Taotronics humidifier, you can control the amount of mist it produces and set your preferred humidity level. It’s designed to humidify a room of between 20 and 25 square meters and comes with a 1-gallon tank that can last through the night.

Taotronics Humidifier Review

What I like

  • Easy to set up and use
  • Silent and efficient
  • Large capacity tank
  • Humidity and mist control

What I don’t like

  • No remote control
  • Daily cleaning to prevent mould

What Are You Buying?

1. Ultrasonic humidifier

This is an ultrasonic humidifier. It works by vibrating very rapidly at an ultrasonic frequency. This breaks up water into tiny drops that are then released out of the humidifier as mist.

The biggest advantage of ultrasonic humidifiers like this one is that they operate very silently. The TaoTronics Cool Mist Humidifier produces less than 38dB of noise. That’s as quiet as a whisper.

When awake, you’ll barely hear it. When asleep, you can’t hear it at all. It won’t wake you or the baby in the middle of the night.

2. Filtration cartridge

Unlike humidifiers that work by heating water and releasing a pure mist, ultrasonic humidifiers produce mist with everything else that was in the water. If there were pathogens or hard water minerals, they’ll also be present in the mist.

The Taotronics humidifier uses a micro-porous ceramic cartridge to filter out bacteria and bad odours from the mist. But it doesn’t filter out minerals like calcium contained in hard water. This could cause scale deposits in the humidifier and on the wall and furniture. That’s why they recommend using distilled water.

3. 4l tank

The Taotronics humidifier comes with a large 4-litre (1.1 gallons) water tank. When completely full, it can last up to 15 hours. This is great if you want to leave the humidifier on through the night.

4. Mist and humidity control

There are three settings for the amount of mist released by the humidifier; low, middle and high. In addition, you can set what direction the mist blows towards by using the 360-degree nozzle.

You can also set your preferred humidity level using the humidistat button on the control panel. The humidifier will automatically maintain humidity at that level.

5. Timer

There is also a timer button that lets you set how long the humidifier will run. This is great if for instance you want it to run for just a couple of hours after you sleep.

You can set the timer between 1 and 24 hours.

How Easy Is It To Use?

This humidifier is pretty easy to use. You just need to fill it with water and then plug it in. The control panel has buttons for power, humidistat, timer and mist control. There is an LED display showing what settings are currently in effect.

Unfortunately there is no remote control.

The only bit of work involves maintaining the humidifier. It needs to be cleaned every day to avoid mould. But it takes just a few minutes to disassemble and wipe down.

Note: Do not add essential oils to the water tank; it could damage the humidifier. It only works with purified or boiled water.

What Accessories Are Included?

Other than the AC adaptor and extra filters, no other accessories are included with the humidifier nor do you need to buy any.

Taotronics Humidifier Key Features

Pros

  • Easy to set up and use.
  • Silent and efficient humidification.
  • Large capacity tank for a longer operation.
  • Humidity and mist control.

Cons

  • No remote control.
  • Requires daily cleaning to prevent mould.

Anything Else You Should Know

The manufacturer strongly recommends against using hard water. The humidifier does not filter out the calcium and magnesium minerals in the water and this could cause unsightly deposits around the room.

Only add distilled or boiled water to the water tank.

Conclusion

If every time you switch on the heater or fireplace you experience a headache, dry chest or nose irritation the problem is most likely dry air. An air humidifier lets you keep the house warm without experiencing any discomfort.

The Taotronics humidifier not only works quietly, it’s also quick and efficient. It makes the room comfortable in no time and perfectly maintains humidity at the desired level.

It’s especially beneficial during winter when you need to keep the heater on or you use the fireplace often.

Where To Buy?

Leave a Reply