First let me start off by saying that I’ve never owned a humidifier before and so I wanted to take the time to learn the ends and outs of the machine before I made my review. I’ve had this product for a little over 2 weeks, and I must say it works really well. Being someone who’s never had a humidifier, I was coming into this kinda skeptical, as I’ve never seen a reason to own one, but after trying it out, it definitely makes a big difference when it comes to air quality. The Bissell Humidifier has 3 fan speeds that each have their pros and cons, you have High, Low and Sleep. High gives you the best bang for your buck. If you’re someone who wants to neutralize smells, odors, smoke and bacteria in the air in a timer manner, this is the speed for you. I placed the humidifier in my bedroom with the windows closed and made me something to eat on the stove, that way, I could get the smoke and smells from the food to move into the bedroom, once I felt enough had come into the room I closed the door and turned the humidifier on high, within 20 minutes, I went back into the room, and you could barely smell any stench coming from it, the air just felt and smelled really clean, and it was immediately noticeable. Unfortunately having it run on high, does also give off a loud humming noise. But if you’re just like me and you don’t care about sounds, and you just want to remove smells and make the air healthier, this is the mode for you.
Low probably offers you the best balance of all three, it still makes its humming noise from working, but it’s barely noticeable, and you can actually hold a decent conversation with it at that level, not so true for it on high. On low, it doesn’t work as hard as it does when it’s on high but honestly, it doesn’t need to at that level, plus you still get the benefit of the machine running efficiently while also not being to loud. To me that’s a plus plus.
Sleep mode should be self explanatory. It’s the lowest of the three speeds, and you honestly would think the machine is off if you didn’t put your ear close to the vents to know that it’s on, it’s that quiet. But sleep should only be use for when you’re going to sleep, it won’t offer up a great performance overall on this mode, but it offers up what you need, and it offers it whisper quiet too. Other notable features is the night light or what I like to call the mood light that wraps around the bottom of the machine, it also lights up in this soothing sea green and blue color that helps set the mood. The light also has the option to be turned off with the press of a button independently while the humidifier continues to work.
This humidifier also comes with a built in timer, which I did not really care to use, I just kept it on for as long as I needed to, and turned it off when I didn’t. Overall I’m pleased with this product and will recommend it to anyone looking for decent humidifier.