Is a humidifer supposed to get the carpet all wet?

Mrs.Greg

I'm assuming it's not.  We used ours for the first time last night, DD has a bit of a cold and was pretty stuffed up.  Well, she's STTN and when I went into her room this morning, the carpet was SOAKED!!  We put the humidifier on the floor because DH didn't think it should be on the furniture, he was worried about the moisture ruining the wood.  Should we put it on like the changing table or something?  Or do we need a new humidifier?  If yours does not get your floor all wet, tell me about it.  TIA!

jen_and_scott

Ours seems to leak when it's over filled. We took a rubbermaid lid and turn it upside down and put the humidifier on it. That catches the extra water without getting the carpet wet. HTH!

LVila

Our humidifiers manual said to put it at least 2 feet off the ground and away from things. We got a little night stand to set it one. We've never had a leaking problem and we use the humidifier every night.

ksayles

Our old one leaked and soaked our rug. It should not be soaking your rug.

It is warm or cool mist? I don't think that would make a difference, but you never know. I think when we had a warm mist humidifier, before DD, there was more moisture. I don't remember everything being wet. 

christina-marie

I can't speak specifically to this since we have hardwoods in LO's BR, BUT I can say that moisture breeds mold and you don't want that in LO's room. FWIW, I've never noticed a ring of moisture on his BR floor after the humidifier had been running all night (which we had done for about 3 straight months), so your best bet likely will be setting it up on a dresser with a wash pan underneath to catch the moisture, if that is safe.

Maybe you could try exchanging the humidifier for another just like it? Wal-Mart is usally cool with exchanges without asking questions. It all comes out in the wash and you're not harming anybody by trying right?

cooperme2871

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It may be because you had it on the floor. Is it digital? If so, make sure the humidity level isnt set too high or on "continuous". Mine is digital and has a continuous setting where it runs constantly. I have it set at 60% so it doesn't run unless it is under that number. If it's not digi, I would just put it up on something and away from the floor. HTH!

MrsBeckO

We have this one [https://www.diapers.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=23110] and it does not get anything wet.

We have a small, metal, pedestal-style table in the corner of DD's room specifically for her humidifier. If you are worried about the finish on your furniture, could you put a towel on the dresser/changing table and set the humidifier on that? 

Lesley0228

We use ours all the time since its white noise and we figure the air circulation/moisture can't hurt her. We were using an old one for a while that would soak the carpet. We would put a garbage bag spread out with a towel over it in front of it on the floor. We eventually realized that was ridiculous and bought a brand new one. We leave it on the dresser and there is no wetness anywhere. DDs is a Vicks Cool Mist Humidifer, the filter free one and was around $40. It also has a built in neon green night light which is a pretty low light and just enough to keep me from stumbling around her room at night.

pharmacygirl

we have the safety first humidifier and it does not leak at all.  It is a cool mist.  I am not sure if that makes a difference or not. 

rebus82

I know ours says it should be elevated at least two feet. I would assume it's that way for all humidifiers. So yes, put it up on something. It won't hurt the furniture unless you have it blowing onto the wood, which would defeat the point of misting the room. We had ours on a nice wood nightstand but now that DS is pulling up on things we've moved it to the top of his mini-fridge (more stable). It never left so much as a moisture spot on the table.