3L Stainless Steel Warm Mist Humidifier with Easy Clean and Warm Steam Function, Healthy Air Mist Humidifiers for Bedroom Living Room, with Sleep Mode and Auto-off Setting

I’ve been looking for a humidifier for some time now. Hot steam just doesn’t have a replacement when you are sick, and when littles get sick they don’t have as many options and get so stuffy and congested.I’ve tried every kind of humidifier out there. Cool mist, atomizer, warm mist, etc. I’ve come to realize the best kind is just hot steam (like you’re taking a shower.) this brings the water to a boiling point which will kill off whatever is in the water before it gets to a steam (who wants nasty mold and other things spraying in the air?) the heat is also much more effective to open up airways and loosen up mucus.The issue I found with most hot water “boiling” humidifiers, is that they are plastic and hard to clean. I don’t like heating up plastic because I know that’s going to be going into the air.Also, If you boil water, any impurities or minerals stay inside of the container instead of going into the air in small particles for you to breathe in. That’s obviously a good thing, but that is going to leave hard water residue behind. The old humidifiers I had always had small crevices and the residue would go directly onto the heating element which was hard to clean.This humidifer is basically like boiling a stainless steel pot of water on your stove, but contained in a plastic box and with a small port for the steam to escape. The heating element is under the pot, and the residue is left inside the pot, so the pot is what you need to clean. Look up descaling which is needed in water kettles and things of this nature. It is SO easy. Literally just fill with water, add some citric acid, and run a cleaning cycle. Dump the water once it’s cooled down and wipe out the pot.I know I’m nerding out over a humidifer, but I’ve wasted so much time with butter knives, vinegar and toothbrushes to try my best to clean other humidifiers, this is just amazing.Obviously this is a pot of boiling water, so it needs to be kept out of reach of children. This is why cool mist is always recommended.There is a lid lock and a button lock (which is great) so that a child can’t actually open it or start it, but that’s not going to save them if they knock it over and the water is already boiling hot and comes out of the top part where the steam escapes.I have it in my bedroom next to my baby’s crib (far enough away that he can in no way get close to reaching it. I put it on a timer so it stops around 4-5 am and has a good 1-3 hours to cool down before he even wakes up. (He is also not allowed inside the room alone during the day anyway, so it is a non issue.)Love this humidifer and will be recommending it as long as it keeps working!

Super easy to use, no leaks, and has a stainless steel insert is easy to fill and holds enough water for overnight use. Way cheaper than the competition. I like that you can turn the screen off so there are no lights at night. There’s a lock on it so toddlers kids can’t open it easily. Can clean the insert in the dishwasher do bye bye to soaking my old humidifier in vinegar and still getting mold. I’m so happy I’ll probably buy another one for my kids’ room.

Before this, I had several humidifiers. Although I cleaned them frequently and only used distilled water due to long-term mold, I eventually had to throw them away. Technically speaking, digital lights can be turned off, so placing them beside your bed is a great ideal choice.Besides, the machine works very well and I'm very satisfied with these materials. I decided to buy this because you can take the can out and throw it into the dishwasher, and it also has a self-cleaning/hygiene cycle. My family members have been ill many times in the past year, so this is one of the things I have to buy to recharge. I really like this! It's very easy to use. The only thing I need to pay attention to is that since it's a hot humidifier, it takes time to heat up, which is normal. It also has fog output at different levels, which is very good. I really recommend this. I really like its smooth appearance!

UPDATE: the humidifier stopped working less than a month of use. We only run the humidifier at night so it wasn’t even used all day. About a week ago, I noticed that the water levels remained the same overnight. I turned on the humidifier during the day to make sure it wasn’t a user error or that I didn’t push the wrong button. The humidifier will heat up the water, but then shuts off and doesn’t produce the mist. This item is way too expensive to have it stop working after about 2-3 weeks of use. I followed all the care directions including the cleaning and tried unplugged, restarting, etc. Luckily, I’m still within the return window. Returning this item immediately. Such a shame because it started off great and as I previously stated, the stainless steel is great and love that it’s so easy to clean and keep mold free. But all of that doesn’t matter if the item is defective and doesn’t work.Overall, I'm happy with this purchase. I've been searching for humidifier for my toddler for a while, with specific criteria in mind. I wanted something that was truly easy to clean all the nooks and crannies that did not require a filter and a way for the humidifier to output clean, purified mist. This fits the bill and checks all those boxes. I love the stainless steel and it really is so easy to clean and no mold! It does need to be cleaned at least once a week (you'll see the water in the tank and the hard water build up on the bottom). I love that this humifier has an auto clean feature-it's a game changer! I added in some citric acid to the water and pressed the button and it was spotless afterwards. I appreciate that the humifier boils the water so it's a clean mist that comes out as a result. And I don't need to worry or fuss with filters. The other parts of the humifier is also very easy to take apart and clean. It's also very quiet.The reason I took off one star is for the following reasons: the power light can't be dimmed or turned off, and it's pretty bright in my opinion for sleep time when the rest of the room is dark. I've tried many methods to cover the light with tape, post-its, etc. It's not a deal breaker, especially because of all the positives stated above, but just something to note. The other con is the limited control of the humidity. It gives you essentially a set percentage you can select from (standard, fast, and sleep). If we can't control the exact percentage, I'd prefer it to simply state "high, medium, and low". But to give specifics like 75%, 65%, and 55%, made me think initially that I could adjust the settings and personalize it more, which isn't the case. And the last con is the size. The entire humidifier is fairly large, although the tank itself needs to be refilled every night. We only use it at night time, and we set it on "sleep" which is the lowest setting and we put a timer on it, and it still needs to be refilled daily. Again, none of these cons listed are complete deal breakers for me. The positives still far outweigh the smaller, annoying features, but they are still noteworthy and contribute to the overall 4 stars.Lastly, cost wise, that seems subjective. For us, we were tired of the usual plastic humifiers that get gross and moldy and impossible to truly clean. We looked at more expensive stainless steel humifiers like the carepod, etc. This humifier seemed like a good compromise in terms of cost and functionality. Overall, happy with this purchase. I see it's on sale for the amazon spring sale and contemplating getting a second one.