Vornado Evap2 1 Gallon 600 Sq Ft Evaporative Whole Room Home Air Humidifier

It is a little noisy in my bedroom, but moving the control from AUTO to LOW speed while I sleep fixes that. It was also difficult to spin open the reservoir cap until I started rubbing a little oil (cooking not petroleum) on the white gasket every third or fourth refill. This is my second heating season and I remain totally satisfied with it. I finally need to buy replacement media, so that even lasted well.

My boyfriend and I moved from Portland, OR to Los Angeles, CA a couple years ago and needless to say it's been a lot drier here than we were used to. Once the winter hit and we needed to turn on the heater, our apartment was drier than ever and we were both waking up in the morning with severely dry sinuses. Of the humidifier options available in my price range, the Vornado Evap2 seemed like it was engineered to do a good job of projecting the moisture up into the air, nor need to be refilled every 6-8 hours. We've been really happy with its performance, the inexpensive replacement filters and the ease of cleaning. My one complaint is that there's no way to get the top cover off to clean the fan which does get awfully dusty (like all fans do). Additionally, Vornado's customer service was great just a few weeks ago honoring their 5 Year Warranty even though I'd lost my purchase receipt.