My crane is not increasing humidity more to than 30% No mater how long I keep it on, it does not increase humidity above 30%. could it be a problem with the humidifier? or with the way I use it? (I put cold water, celan it EVERYDAY, do not have the filter yet, put on an alleviated shel in the room)Advises pls! My crane is not increasing humidity more to than 30% No mater how long I keep it on, it does not increase humidity above 30%. could it be a problem with the humidifier? or with the way I use it? (I... » Read More My crane is not increasing humidity more to than 30% No mater how long I keep it on, it does not increase humidity above 30%. could it be a problem with the humidifier? or with the way I use it? (I put cold water, celan it EVERYDAY, do not have the filter yet, put on an alleviated shel in the room)Advises pls! « Show Less
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Is the door to the room left open? Is there an air intake for the heating system in the room?Answering "yes" to either of those means you're basically trying to humidify your whole house as the air is being readily circulated.
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How do you know it's only 30%? You don't want it too humid or things will warp and mold will start forming. It's very possible that you have very dry air, and may need a bigger humidifier, or two of them, depending on the room size. I live in the desert and have those challenges. Plus my room is very large. It works better in the kids' rooms.
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I have no idea what your problem could be as I am on my second one and have not had any problems with it making my night stand wet. It does make my hair and my covers a little wet because I like to have it very close to my face so that is to be expected. Other than that, I have had absolutely no problems with this humidifer. Perhaps it needs to be replaced.
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You don't want to restrict water flow on a humidifier. It's an all-or-nothing thing. Either it runs or it doesn't, which ie controlled by the hUmidistat. Even at full-bore though it uses very little water. Mine had to be drained into the sump well for lack of a nearby drain and it's never been anywhere close to enough to kick on. I'd guess a typical cycle uses less than a glass of water judging from the trickle I've observed in the clear drainage tube
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Sorry for your affliction. This machine seems as advertised. I got a couple of hygrometers to measure the humidification and it helps, but it was also summer/air conditioning season. I'd withhold judgment until I got through a winter with the dry heat of my electric furnace.
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If the setting dials are working? The air humidity should trigger your fan....if not you may seek a replacement unit....Thank you..11/23/2013
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Sorry to say, while I think it is a great and effective humidifier, unplugging it (removing it from the A/C in any way) causes it to lose all settings. Likewise, when it runs dry and needs refilling, ALL the settings have to be re-entered. It is an annoyance I am willing to put up with however. I am currently using two of this Crane model.
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This model humidifies via a saturated filter - you won't see any vapor as you would from an ultrasonic mechanism. Ultrasonics work well but are IMHO a real pain to maintain. This works well also and you just need to change the filters periodically. Two hours is usually not nearly long enough to detect a humidity increase. If your home has been very dry, 12 hours at least.
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Charles,The unit has been a little disappointing, but not enough to return it. The humidity it measures is about 15% off, so I just compensate for that. If you set it for 60%, the compressor and fan will run until it reaches 57%, which seemed a bit odd to me. The unit does not measure temp, as was advertised. The fan does shut off once it has overachieved on the desired setting.
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I have no scientific way to measure how far and wide the mist disperses but it feels like it is making the air in the room more moist. I'm guessing that the further away from the device the less moist the air becomes. I will tell you that I chose the Cranes (I have 4) base on very positive tests conducted by Consumer Reports.
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Helps control bacterial & algae build-up. We bought this because of the company claim. We have not owned our unit long enough. To say it works. Check to see if your unit allows for this type of this type of item. If it does. I would give it a try. Crane Drop Shape Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier with 2.3 Gallon output per day. Crane Hs-3161 Drop Shape Humidifier Filter. We bought this unit this liquid this filter. So far are Happy.
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sorry, i'm not sure i'm going to be much help on this one. we have ours in a group exercise room that hovers around 70-80 degrees. we are a very dry climate (desert-like in southern california), so we don't experience ANY humidity in the room in which the clock is housed. it's a very sturdy clock and has been wonderful to have. it works GREAT for what we need---we needed something that had a "second clock" on it so we could time intervals in our exercise classes. so, good luck--i'm not sure i'm of much help--so sorry!
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Hi, I think it also depends on if you just have it on for humidity or if you have it on as diffuser. I have never had it 10/12 hours or if I did, very rarely. I had a regular diffuser that I bought not from amazon and that one truly lasts. its called the premium whisper diffuser off abundanthealth. This one is ok, but isn't exactly how I would have wanted it to work. takes more ti fill and clean where as the other one I had was quite a sinch. Anyway, sometimes the wate lasts a bit longer than 3 hours, but rarely the 10/12 hours. Maybe I am doing something wrong on my end. Hope I helped some. Hi, I think it also depends on if you just have it on for humidity or if you have it on as diffuser. I have never had it 10/12 hours or if I did, very rarely. I had a regular diffuser that I bought not from amazon and that one truly lasts. its called the premium whisper diffuser off abundanthealth. This one is ok, but isn't exactly how I would have wanted it to work. takes more ti fill and clean where as the other one I had was quite a sinch. Anyway, sometimes the wate lasts a bit longer than 3 hours, but rarely the 10/12 hours. Maybe I am doing something wrong on my end. Hope I helped some.
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I'm going to borrow the answer for someone else as it does work. It's a calcium build up. It'll disable your humidifier altogether if not it's not regularly cleaned. When I first bought the humidifier, I also bought a solution that was supposed to help keep calcium buildup at bay.It didn't.So now I clean the humidifier once a month by letting the heating mechanism soak overnight (or while I'm at work) in vinegar.
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I use three of them in addition to the humidifier that came with my humidor. I try to obtain 70% humidity..... With that being said, I was given a larger humidor recently. The humidifier that came with it plus the three drymistat humidifiers would only raise the humidity to 62%. So, I ordered yesterday this in hopes it will help raise the humidity..... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PUWHJC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Good luck!
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We have used this Humidifier for about 6 Month and use it often but not every day, we use distilled water and so far see no reasonto clean it, it works really well. Hope this will help
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It really depends on the setting you put it on. This particular humidifier allows you to adjust the humidity level and it regulates itself to keep the rooms humidity consistent with the setting. We have out the humidity at 50% and the rug was damp. I suggest putting a towel in the direction the mist is blowing. Please don't let that deter you from purchasing this humidifier!! This is the only humidifier that we have found that works and works well!!! We absolutely love it!
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It is the type of humidifiers you either soak in distilled water or humi fluid.It's kinda like that floral sponge meteralit depends on if your using distilled water or Glycol Solution but every couple weeks or when it starts to dry out (depends on how well the humidor was seasoned)id recommend getting a digital hygrometer and getting 72% boveda humi-packs (only have to change them out every two months or so)do some looking in to them they work great for me.