Humidifier-Is it going to burn the house down?

Scramblersmom · February 2013

I have a very nice Honeywell humidifier for DS's room that works great and we love it. I just bought a new one for our room from Bed, Bath and Beyond and the new one is made by Holmes. It makes horrible sounds during the night, sometimes so much so that I can't go to sleep with it on. The base also gets really hot and I worry that it will catch my furniture on fire. I am wondering if this is normal operation of this brand or if mine is defunct. Does anyone have this brand and if so do you have any issues with it?

ellewoodsSC · February 2013

Can't comment on that particular brand, but from a safety standpoint, we've been buying the ultrasonic cool mist ones instead of the hot vaporizers. We have Crane model and it's fairly quiet, kind of like a gentle white noise.

I would check reviews on Amazon for your product to see if anyone else shares similar complaints. BBB has a great return policy so you can always bring it back for an exchange or return.

stardust317 · February 2013

We also have the cool mist humidifiers. We have a Vicks model and a crane model. I love the crane one. It's super quiet and doesn't use a filter.

Chunstad · February 2013

That sounds scary, Smit, don't know if I'd be comfortable with it. We've got a cool mst Crane and like the pp said, it's like a gentle white noise

DoctorWorm222 · February 2013

I think I'd go with a cool most humidifier.

Scramblersmom · February 2013

Elleswood, I followed your rec and checked the reviews on Amazon. It appears that I am not the only one with these issues. I might check into returning it. It sounds like everyone likes their Crane so maybe that is the way I should go. Thanks everyone!