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Question: Does the new unit come with the  1043 Filter? It does not say in the description.  Does a filter last a year with the additives?
Document: My husband and I were looking for a unit that used Bemis 1043 filters to replace one that died last year. We both suffer from COPD and dry itchy skin in winter. Found this one after unsuccessful searches in local stores. Bought two, one for the bedroom and one for the first floor.
We have 2 of these, the first one being 6 or 7 years old. We got one last year for my 80-year-old mother, because it is so easy to fill. Those who say the air blows past the wick must have put the wick in wrong; we never have a problem with this, and in Northern Wisconsin, in the winter, with respiratory problems and a piano, we put 6 to 10 gallons into the air each day to keep the humidity between 40 and 45%.
I bought this humidifier a year ago, and was very pleased with its performance. However, when I replaced the filter/wick last weekend, the fan would not work and I cannot find anything in the directions that references the fan. Anyone else have the same problem?
This humidifier is convenient to refill, easy to use. The problem is that the fan/motor rattles most of the time, and the noise is unbearable. The rattle persists on both low and high speeds. When the rattling stops, the sound is very tolerable, but the quiet does not last. Moving the unit from tile to linoleum made no difference. The Sears models are much quieter.Another problem is that the filter was in place rather than in a sterile package, so it was dirty on arrival.
Some say the wicks last all season, others complain that they are constantly replacing them. It all depends on your water - hard, soft, softened, amount of salt from your softener, minerals, etc. The wick holds onto whatever is left behind when the water evaporates. The hi speed is noisy, so we put them on high when we sleep or are out of the house.
I live in northern Michigan. It is also VERY loud on High fan setting, but like I said, we don't ever need to use it on high.It does come with wheels for those that may need to move it around, but I didn't put them on as we keep it in one spot. Another thing to note--It has a &#34;CF&#34; message, which means to Check Filter, that will come on every 720 hours (30 days) of operation.
It is described as a whole house humidifier but it is in my main living area and when I close my bedroom door at night to go to sleep it gets dry in the bedroom. I never had this problem with my steam vapor humidifier, but I did have problems with our hard water ruining the steam vapor ones. I was needing to buy a new one every year. So far this cool mist humidifier has not shown any issues with that.
With the water level at full only half of the filter is showing causing less than adequate surface area. The main knock on this product is very poor fan speed because the high speed is way too loud while watching tv or any thing else. The low speed is okay but I would say that a three speed control would have been better. Must not done much testing on this one. Need better designs in the future.
I've had this for a year now and it works great.I have a three bedroom ranch I run it on low and keeps humidity level at %42. Very quiet on low on high it is louder but I have no need to run it on high. I use BestAir 245 golden solution which keep the wick like new.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DJ27G/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These types of items work well as long as you do your part like follow the directions, add in bacteriostat and treatment for hard water, and clean it before you put it away for the summer, as well as replace the filter when needed so I think it will last us a very long time, as long as we don't break it with a stray doggie toy!
Answer: Comes with the filter (very large).  Can't say as to how long it lasts.  I use a Protec cartridge instead of additives and I use filtered water (from my fridge).  The filter still looks like new after a month or so.