Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer & Humidifier 1.5 Gallon Tank for Small and Medium Rooms, Night Light, Works with VapoPads and VapoSteam

This is a great vaporizer/humidifier for the money. I bought it because we have electric heat in our apartment and the air gets very dry. This unit is small and easy to fill and handle. It runs for 24 hours and has an automatic shut off and night light. I mostly run it in our bedroom at night. It can also be used with the Vicks Vapo Pads or liquid. A Vapo Pad sample comes with it. Definitely a great humidifier!

Budget friendly, easy to use and effective. Bought it for my cats with upper respiratory viral infection. This little vaporizer produces a lot of warm steam in a 12’ x 12’ room that helps relieve their sinus congestion and red dry eyes. I give them a 4 hours steam treatment in the late morning and then again in the evening starting at bed time. This little machine has auto shut off when water in the chamber is below the minimum level. The machine operates for about 4 hours with a maximum fill level. It does make very audible bubbling noise during the first 5 minutes, then it quit down to a soft bubbling sound that’s very soothing for sleep. The little green “night light” is very dim and unobtrusive. After each use, I empty out the remaining water; the water will contain specks of black grits; I believe they are the by product sediments of minerals. I rinse out the water chamber with water then, soak it with a vinegar and water solution and sit the cooled heating unit in this solution for 10 minutes. Final rinse and shake with plain water until no more vinegar odor or black specks. Wipe the water chamber and outside of heating unit dry, sit them out to air out before refilling for the next application. Add 1/8 teaspoon of plain salt (no iodine or any additive) into the water chamber, this helps increase the warm steam out put. I opened the windows a bit and turned on a small fan to air out the room for a few hours to dry out. I’m very happy with this effective, nothing fancy and easy to use little machine.

Perfect for my little room this past very cold winter. My skin was so dry & extremely itchy and this little device helped alleviate those issues. Inexpensive and easy to use too.

I bought this mainly because my child had a cough. We used to use an ultrasonic humidifier, but I think it’s not very safe and you have to use distilled water, which adds extra cost. This one is much more convenient since it can use regular tap water. It starts producing steam within a few minutes, and the output is quite strong, which I liked. However, the downsides are pretty significant. The noise is very loud, especially when the water level gets low—it has actually woken us up at night. Even when I refill it, it seems like not all the water is being used, since the intake doesn’t reach the bottom, so a lot of capacity goes to waste. It also uses a lot of power—strong enough that it trips my power strip unless I dedicate a full outlet just for it. After a few days of use, I noticed gray, flaky residue at the bottom, which was concerning. Because of all these issues, I’ve stopped using it. It’s affordable, but the drawbacks make it hard to keep using.

My mom was coughing for what felt like months. The cold winter and hot dry house was not helping. I bought this out of desperation trying to break up the cough and get her on her way to wellness. I got the vicks liquid too. Hooked this little thing up and turned it on.....I did not notice any steam, the windows did not get condensation, I was bummed. Then on the suggestion of my mom's aide along with the confirmation of my dad we put a tiny pinch of salt in the water and it was AWESOME. Now a few things to note....the good - major steam with the salt...nothing noticeable without salt. The liquid smells good and all but completely unnecessary. Moms cough literally stopped within a week after starting this up. Her 86 year old skin is beautiful and not even a little dry. Her typically very staticy hair is not at all...frizz yes, curls (was not aware she even had curls) are also a new phenomenon The not so good. Every single day we clean and change out the water and every single day there is black gunk in the water. Makes me worry that I am sending mold into the air, but currently she is not coughing, skin integrity, and overall better feeling of a bit of moisture in the air is making us keep using it.

This Vicks vapor warmer works really well and puts out a good amount of soothing vapor. It helps a lot with congestion and makes breathing easier at night. It heats up fast and is simple to use, and I like that it doesn’t take up much space. The only downside is cleaning it. Mineral buildup happens pretty quickly and it’s kind of aggravating to scrub out, especially in the corners. It still works fine, but you definitely have to stay on top of cleaning or it looks gross. Overall, it does what it’s supposed to do and helps when you’re sick, just wish it was easier to clean. Would still recommend it.

It works fine but do not think am NOT getting effective use of medicine cup it is not getting enough heat or able to disperse the oils I am using into the air flow just evaporates Get better cleaning of scale by using baking soda instead of salt . . Salt builds crystals and baking soda remains scale

Cumple su función como vaporizador, sinceramente pensé que era más pequeño, es muy muy grande, pero recomendable para la congestión

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I have purchased 1.5 Gallon Vicks vaporizer.It didn't work from the beginning.I asked for replacement.It took more than 20days to replace the product but again the same problem it's not working.

Este producto lo compré para que mi bb no tuviera resecas las mucosidades durante la noche. Es muy funcional, junta bastante vapor y no gasta mucha energía. Algunas veces hay que ponerle un poco de sal para que produzca cantidad suficiente de vapor. Además, puedes ponerle tabletas vic para que deje un olor a menta. Al producto se le junta una especie de salitre, que de vez en cuando hay que retirar, pero no es complicado.