[starclerk]

I use my Honeywell 24/7 and also find it effective [1] and easy to clean [2], even with our "hard" tap water. It might help that I use a good air filter nearby, which solves the dust problem.

I used to use an ultrasonic humidifier like they suggest but definitely prefer the evaporation-based unit.

The article read a little like one of the clumsy actors in an infomercial. The tank slides out and has a screw top! How can they spill so much while carrying it from the sink that it forms puddles?

[1] It goes through a tank almost every day. That water is going somewhere.

[2] I replace the wick and do a light bleach clean roughly quarterly.