Essick Air H12-400 3-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier, Oak Burl | 
| Brand: Bemis
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $154.99
New (2) from $154.99
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 12309
Shipping Weight (lbs): 32
Dimensions (in): 25.3 x 23.4 x 15.5
MPN: H12 400
Model: H12-400
UPC: 043129098008
EAN: 0073088098009
ASIN: B0000D8EJU
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Humidifies 2,500 square feet; 12 gallons of output per day | | • | Evaporative system uses natural humidity; no white dust | | • | Protects skin, plants, furniture, electronics from harmful, dry air | | • | Exclusive comfort sensor humidistat; 3-speed fan | | • | Rolling casters; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Oak burl in color - Whole house humidifier which disperses 12 gallons of water per day up to 2500 square feet.
Amazon.com
It's big and it's boxy, but this humidifier is designed to humidify an entire house--up to 2,500 square feet. Using an evaporative system and unheated, natural, evaporated water, this humidifier requires less energy than warm mist or steam units. You also won't have to deal with white dust, spray, or mist on furniture or floors. Other benefits of the evaporative system include: relief from symptoms of dry skin, itchy eyes, chapped lips, and scratchy throat; it prevents plants and furniture from becoming overly dry; and reduced static electricity protects computers and electronics. This humidifier's water bottle holds 5 gallons and disperses up to 12 gallons of water per day, refilling easily and neatly in the sink via an included hose. Cleaning the rest of the appliance is just as simple: the power unit lifts off the top of the humidifier for easy cleaning and servicing, while the evaporative wick, which filters out mineral deposits, also lifts out for replacing. Controls are hidden behind a panel on the top of the unit. Select a preferred humidity from the humidistat dial and this model will automatically turn itself on and off to maintain the chosen humidity level. In addition, the humidifier's fan offers three settings. This humidifier measures 24 by 13-1/2 by 22 inches, with casters on the bottom for easy rolling from room to room. Bemis covers this unit under a one-year limited warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
Good product. January 8, 2009
This humidifier is great, though a digital readout of humidity would be nice. But for what I need, it is fine - it is not very loud, it looks nice, and it does its job!
 Worked great for a time January 4, 2009
I bought this unit in December 2007. I really liked it, until March 2008 when it started leaking. I ended up (after trying it in multiple locations) propping the leaking end up with something. The water bottle had a pin-hole leak from day 1. The fan / motor is now only working periodically. Bemis/Essick doesn't allow email contact or support from their site, but routes you to service providers, none of which are in a state near me. I need to replace it, but since the price has gone up, and with all the trouble I've had, won't go this way again.
Great Product! November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Have it run 24/7 with no issues. Quiet...kinda loud at highest setting. It does put out a lot of moisture on high. The only thing I wish is if the water bottle and refill hole should have been bigger. You do have to fill it everyday or so.
 12 gals a day but only holds 5....? November 2, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Doesn't it seem strange to have a humidifier that disperses 12 gals a day but only holds 5 gals? That means you have to refill it twice a day. Why not have a large tank (say, 12 gals?) that you can fill easily with a bucket?
Bemis H12-400 September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my second Bemis whole-house humidifier. Our first one stopped releasing water out of the one tank. I found out a week after I threw the old humidifier away that the cap fills up with water deposits and can be easily replaced. Silly me. So if your tank quits letting out water, replace the cap first!
I replaced the old system half-way through the winter of '06 and used the new one for the entire winter of '07. This new one, the H12-400, works very similar to my old one, but I feel like I fill this one more than the last one. My old one would last a week on one fill, the new one is filled every other day. Not because it's empty, but because I hate to fill the jug twice. On initial or empty fills, you have to fill the tank once, wait for it to empty into the on-board tank, then you refill it again.
The humidistat on this one is also extremely touchy. Move it just a hair and it puts too much humidity in the air, move it down a hair and it's the opposite. When you finally find a spot you like, don't touch it.
I feel the H12-400 is also relatively quiet. We can watch tv at a normal volume with it on the lowest setting. I normally just let it run on medium all the time and just turn the tv up a little. You can hear other people talking and talk on the phone with no problems with it on medium setting.
With my old machine I only had to replace the wick once a season. I usually just threw the old one away when I cleaned it for summer storage, then put in a new one at the beginning of the next season. The wick in the H12-400 had to be replaced 3/4 the way through the season, which I was not thrilled about. We'll see how long the next one lasts. At $20 a piece, hopefully it lasts the whole season.
To sum it up the positives are the quality of the air it releases, the reliability of the machine itself, and it's stylish looks actually make it fit-in in the living room. It's quiet run allows you to hear the TV over it.
Downsides: cost of filters and wicks and the length they last. Filling the tank twice to get a "full" fill. The casters allow the tank to move if bumped and then water sloshes everywhere (I just removed the casters and took care of this problem.)
Would I recommend to a friend: Yes
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