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 enlarge | Brand: Venta
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $99.99
Buy Refurbished: $76.53
You Save: $23.46 (23%)
Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 81750
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
MPN: 100536
Model: VS207
UPC: 801505005367
EAN: 0801505005367
ASIN: B000C1OIJQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 excellent humidifier March 26, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wonderful product. You won't believe how quiet it is! You don't even know it is there. I read a lot of reviews before I chose Venta and never regretted it. We have another humidifier (Homes warm mist) which also works well, but it is nothing comparing to Venta.
Venta is easy to maintain, easy to use, doesn't make noise, doesn't leak, has automatic shut off, and looks nice.
The only thing that I found strange is that there is almost no difference between warm/cold mist (the mist itself is so fine and dispersed that you can't really feel the temperature), so I wouldn't recommend it to someone who is used to warm/hot steam coming out of the humidifier.
I love mine - use distilled or R/O filtered water for best results December 5, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I actually have the VS207 which is just this model with digital controls and slightly larger capacity, but wanted to comment on the negative reviews.
A lot of people are posting bad reviews because the ultrasonic emitter fouled up and stopped working, or the filter clogged up too quickly. Yes, if you have hard water, the unit is prone to mineral deposits which can decrease efficiency or cause the unit to stop working altogether. High mineral/solid content can also cause the "white powder" issues that some have reported.
I use distilled water in mine and have no issues with scale/mineral build up. I'd imagine similar results with the use of a reverse osmosis filter, since these also do a very good job at removing minerals and other solids from the water.
If you have access to filtered or distilled water, it will greatly help the humidifier operate at maximum efficiency with minimal issues. This does add an additional element of expense to the operation of the unit, but I'd rather buy distilled water (which I use in my steam iron as well) than blow money on expensive filters or end up having to replace the entire unit.
Do note that bottled "drinking water" or spring water have natural or added minerals for taste and would probably be no better than ordinary tap water in some areas. Bottom line - use the purest water you can for best results.
Great humidifier and wonderful customer service January 18, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I live in New England and with our forced air heating system, my condo gets very dry over the winter. To solve my stuffy nose and static electricity problems, I went in search of a room humidifier. I liked the Venta Sonic because it looks pretty, it's quiet, it had a smaller footprint than other humidifiers, it had both the warm and cool mist, I could see how much water was in the tank, and it had the nano-silver anti-microbial mineral filter.
The first time I ran it, it ran wonderfully for half the tank and then it stopped. I tried jiggling it, and each time, it would run for about 15 minutes and then stop again.
Frustrated, I called Customer Service, and was very pleasantly surprised.
A real live person picked up on the first ring. (when does that ever happen anymore?)
The maintenance team wasn't available, so the person took a message and promised that someone would call me back within the next day.
Wonder of wonders, someone did actually call me back and even called back again when I wasn't there the first time.
I talked with a maintenance person who knew exactly what was wrong. Apparently, there was a bad batch of rubber widgets in some of the filter caps, and it was preventing the water from flowing through completely. She told me the workaround (snip the extra rubber with nail clippers), and then she put a new cap in the mail that day. The work around fixed the problem, and I received the new cap within the next two days as promised.
I've had this Venta Sonic for about a month and I love it so far. I especially love the real Customer Service that comes along with it. If something ever goes wrong with it again, I know I'll be able to depend on people who take pride in their product and actually care about the happiness of their customers.
So far So good........... February 13, 2006
17 out of 22 found this review helpful
After a year of trying to find a humidifier that works and doesn't break or gets nasty, I will help everyone by giving you my observations. First we tried those $25 cool mist humidifiers that require the $10 filters/wicks that need replacing every week because they are wrapped up with mold and are loud as an F-15 preparing to take off. I have tried probably every one there is and at one count I had five different ones. I don't remember the exact models, but Bemis and Holmes come to mind when I went to search for those always out of stock wicks. I thought I would go to the warm mist humidifiers because of the apparent purifying of the water through the steaming process, and no wicks. I put all my humidifiers near a heat/airvent (3'-4' away) approximately 3 feet off the floor on a small table to help dissipate the steam. My first one of these was the Honeywell HWM450. I really liked this one right out of the box. I put it together as described, filled it up with water, set the humidistat to the desired setting and turned it on. It immediately began spewing out the nice warm steam that the instructions said it would and kept our room (14' X 16') at a nice 45-50% humidity level according to my Oregon Scientific meter. After every tank full, I would take it apart and inspect the mineral pad and clean or replace it as described. This thing worked great, good steam, fairly accurate humidity reading (+/- 5%) and automatic operation, no problems until 29 days later (30 day return policy at store I bought it from) when it woke my wife and I from a nice sleep with a putrid plastic burning smell. I jumped out of bed to see what it was and it was the HWM450. I unplugged the thing and noticed it was sitting in water. I took the tank and control unit off to see what was happening. It appeared as if the heating element came separated from the base and let water seep through to the bottom, almost starting some type of fire or melting process. I packed it up and took it back to the store where they graciously took it back. I went to get another just like it thinking this was just a fluke, but luckily they were out and gave me a refund. I then came to the internet and began searching for others. Glad I did and read other reviews on this model so tossed out trying to get another. I then went to Sears and bought a Kenmore 15124 3-gallon warm mist humidifier. This is the one that needs cloth sleeves that fit over the heating element to absorb the minerals. I set it up according to the directions and let it run all night. On high setting, I could never get the room above 30%. This was futile. I boxed it up and took it back for a refund the next day. I may not have given it a fair chance, but even the cool mist humidifiers would get to 35% within 3 hours. I then found two Honeywell HWM-255's on clearance at the local big box. I snatched those up and took them home, set them up as instructed by the enclosed book and let them rip. One immediately started working and the other just sat there with a half working lcd display. I never got it to work and I took it back. The other one I set up in our bedroom and noticed the humidistat didn't give an accurate reading as tested with my Oregon Scientific hygrometer. I did fiddle with it enough to get it to cycle on and off to the level I wanted using my OS hygrometer as a base line. To get 45-50% humidity in the room, the HWM-255 had to be set on 75%. Thus far, I like the one that works. It seems easy enough to clean, no filters, wicks or mineral pads and the reservoir sits nicely upside down when filling. Just have to wipe off the heating element every filling, but that is cheaper than those filters. I then decided to get another one for a backup since these things seem to self-destruct regularly. Since I have one that apparently works, I was in no hurry to buy one. I read some reviews and had a few models in mind and I would investigate them as I saw them in local stores. I was in a local towel/linen store waiting on my wife one day when I saw a huge amount of steam coming from one corner. This caught my eye since I have been on this humidifier search now for a while. I walked over and saw several models sitting on a pile of boxes with several TV's playing videos about each one. After watching these videos on each model displayed, I proceeded to work the knobs and turn various ones on and off, take them apart and look inside them and just gave them a generally good going over. After digesting all the info I then purchased a Venta Sonic VS100. I couldn't make myself buy the Air O Swiss one, but if I had not bought so many before, I probably would have. I took this one home, set it up according to the directions and turned it on. It didn't take long for it to start working and within two hours, it had the bedroom up to 50% humidity from 30%. Its tank wasn't hard to fill, but it did take a moment to fill up the cartridge where the water fill is so would start letting water down to the heater. When it reached the desired humidity level, I adjusted the two knobs on it to where it would cycle on and off. It emptied the tank in one night and I finally got a good night sleep without waking up with dry throat. This thing just spews out the nice steam/mist profusely. With all this said, here are a few observations. 1) Don't rely on the built in humidistat (humidity indicator). Have a separate one to measure your room's humidity. It is better to have a dial type humidity controller that works than a digital one that doesn't. 2) Cheap prices on these things are not good. You do get what you pay for. It seems like the ones that the price started out >$90 is better. Just buy 1 @ >$100, then 8 @ $30. 3) Keep your receipt and original packaging and buy from a vendor with a good return and customer service policy. Chances are you'll have to return the cheap ones. 4) These reviews are fairly accurate and are good aids for decision making. 4) Cool mist humidifiers are germ factories. 5) If you buy one that requires replacement filters, cartridges, wicks, make sure they are readily available or stock up when you buy the unit. 6) Place a humidifier off the floor preferably not on top a heat vent and if you have a ceiling fan, turn it on. 7) Don't leave these things running without being watched until you know what they will do. 8) Get one size bigger than what you think you need. Daily water output is a better indicator than room size capacity. 9) All these things do is introduce water into the air. Warmer air holds water better than cold air. Old timers used to put a pot of water on their wood stoves to do the same thing. If you have a wood stove, you don't need a humidifier just more pots of water. I'll update this as more info comes available.......
Expensive, but totally worth it. February 19, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Venta sonic is the most expensive humidifier I ever bought, but that's not so bad when you consider that I went through almost every brand and kind of humidifier and wasn't satisfied. The VS100 humidifies my large living room silently and efficiently, and I never get a wet spot, no leaks and no white dust. The machine itself stays very clean - I've only had to clean it once in 2 months. The filters, while not cheap, last a good long while (witn NYC water, at least). Stop living a dessicated life and get this.
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