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BWF100 Bionaire Humidifier Replacement Filter (3 Pack) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bionaire
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $14.99
New (2) from $14.99
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 418
MPN: UFHWF100CS=UBI
UPC: 844359043017
EAN: 0844359043017
ASIN: B0009GZLZY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fits Bionaire model BCM6010RC, BCM645, BMC5520, BCM5520RC, BCM5521, BCM4600, BCM5520RCU, BCM6000, BCM6010, BCM7203, BCM7203RC, BCM7204, BCM7305, BCM7204 BCM7305RCB, and BCM-7305RC | | • | Bionaire humidifier wick replacement filters. | | • | Measures approximately 5 x 7 1/2 x 1. | | • | 3 wick filters per box. |
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Product Description
With Microban antimicrobial protection! For optimum performance replace filter at the beginning of each season or every 2 months depending on use.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Bionaire BWF100 Filters May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Item and delivery as advertised. A satisfactory buying experience. I would deal with this company again.
Bionaire Humidifier Replacement Filter From Filters Now December 24, 2008
This is the best price filter that there is out there. I could not believe how fast this item was shipped. Filters Now is the best place to buy your filters from.
replacement flters for bionaire January 6, 2009
These filters work as well as the ones that came with the new bionaire humidifier.
Not easy to find - February 10, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
My Bionaire humidifier is not new. I've been happy with it for about 3 years. But once I ran through the filters that came with it, I found I had trouble getting replacements. For awhile I could buy them at a local store, and then when they stopped carrying them I tried the internet. I bought some through Bionaire, but that was a hassle. So I was very happy to find that I could buy them through [...] - and I've had no problems since - except maybe that they appear to be 'off brand' rather than Bionaire filters.
 Replacement humidifier wicks - unavoidably necessary December 21, 2008
{NOTE: the Holmes HWF100 & Bionaire BWF100 are interchangeable}
I bought a bionaire humidifier that uses 2 of these wicks. They're a necessary evil, because the humidifer wont work without them.
My humidifier (a Bionaire BCM645) is basically a glorified self-refilling water bowl, with a pair of wicks dangling down into the water in the lower backside of the unit ... the wicks absorb water upwards, and the humidifier (basically a vertical tube with an exhause fan up up equipped with a humidistat) draws airflow in crosswise through the body of the wicks down below in order to blow humidified air out the top ... it's a simple design that sorta works.
The problem is that mineral deposits build up in these glorified (and overpriced) sponges, and they lose their ability to wick water upwards fast enough to keep up with the rate of evaporation ... the result is that they become dried out and crusty (and slowly stained with mildew), and only stay wet on the part that's dipped in the water.
Now, here's the annoying part, and why I only gave this product 3 of 5 stars ... they're needlessly fragile by design. The manufacturer WANTS you to keep reguloarly buying replacement sponges, just like inkjet printer manufacturers want to keep selling you overpriced ink cartridges. Even though I have fairly soft water, and use a carbon block filter, these wicks only seem to last me about 2 weeks per pair, by default, before they lose their ability to absorb/wick moisture and/or fall apart. Perhaps someday someone will make longer-lasting reuseable cloth replacement filters, but as of this writing, there dont appear to be any available ... because it's against the manufacturer's fiscal interests to make and sell such.
You can save money 2 ways:
1) SHOP AROUND: you can save as much as 50% by shopping around for the cheapest supplier, and scoffing at any implied manufacturer product loyalty. How ? The replacement filters for Holmes (HWF100) and Bionaire (BWF100) are functionally identical and interchangeable. They come 6 to a package (3 pairs).
2) RINSING: These wicks are rather fragile - resist the urge to wring them out when rinsing them, or you'll damage them. Instead, fill a sink with body-temperature water, let them soak for 5-10 mins (to let the deposits soften & par-dissolve), then gently press them flat (while submerged) a few times. Then drain them (dont wring them) and reinstall. That should extend their performance by another week or so. Each subsequent rinse will yeild only half the benefit though. At best, you'll be able to double their lifespan.
Bottom line: I dont really recommend these wicks ... but if your humidifier requires them, there isnt much choice. However, if you use the tips I listed above, you can save up to half the cost, and make them last as much as twice as long.
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