Consumers Guide – Choosing the Right Size Humidifier

Consumer guide to finding the right size for your humidification needs

Editorial Notes: Updated: 12/12/2011

Choosing a Humidifier

There are three major sizes of humidifiers and they each have a different gallon dispersion rating, as well as square footage usually covered. Decide how much square footage you are aiming to cover and how many rooms.

Portable / Tabletop humidifiers are the least expensive and best for a single room like a bedroom. These tabletop humidifiers require the most frequent refilling and are available in both warm and cool mist humidifier choices. We offer both Cool Mist humidifiers and also combination Warm & Cool Mist room humidifiers.

Air-O-Swiss humidifiers, Stadler Form humidifiers and pureguardian humidifiers are all top rated table top humidifiers that are quiet and available in several sizes depending on the size of room you need to humidify.

Console Humidifiers have larger tanks and stand on the floor. Because they are larger they humidify multiple rooms but remember those larger tanks require some muscle to fill. They are all evaporative cool mist and are relatively noisy although do a good job for humidifying larger spaces.

Our MoistAir cool mist humidifiers are our best selling whole house humidifiers and can cover an area up to 2900 sq. ft.

In-Duct Humidifiers can be used if you have forced air heating and duct work. These humidifiers are attached to your heating/ air conditioning system and run themselves silently with no need to refill. The replaceable filter only needs to be cleaned once a season. While the most expensive to buy up front, they are inexpensive and easy to run.

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