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Essick Air 826-800 2-Speed Evaporative Console HumidifierEssick Air 826-800 2-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier
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Product Features
Essick Air 826-800 2-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier
- Humidifies 1,700 square feet; 8 gallons of output per day
- Evaporative system uses natural humidity; no white dust
- Evaporative wick traps mineral deposits
- Easy-to-fill water reservoir; 2-speed fan
- Rolling casters; 1-year limited warranty
Product Review
Amazon.com
It's big and it's boxy, but this hefty humidifier is designed to humidify your entire house--up to 1,700 square feet. The humidifier's evaporative system utilizes unheated, natural, evaporated water, which requires significantly less energy than warm mist or steam units. Other benefits of the evaporative system include: no white dust, spray, or mist deposits on furniture or floors; it prevents skin, eyes, plants, and furniture from becoming overly dry; by reducing static electricity in the air, it protects computers and electronics. This humidifier's water reservoir holds and disperses up to 8 gallons of water per day into the air, and refills easily and neatly. 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, and the evaporative wick, which filters out mineral deposits, also lifts out for replacing. A variety of settings on the humidistat dial allow you to select your preferred humidity. The humidistat automatically turns itself on and off to maintain the set humidity level. Also, the humidifier's fan offers two settings--low and high. The unit functions without any pulleys, belts, or wheels, making its operation fairly quiet. The humidifier measures 18 by 12-1/2 by 21 inches, with casters on the base so it easily rolls from room to room. Bemis covers this unit under a one-year limited warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
Product Description
Spacersaver style whole house evaporative humidifier, spacesaver unit is designed to bring the ideal amount of humidification to an entire house without taking up much room. Unique top airflow allows for placement against a wall or in a corner, digital control panel, hygrometer measures room humidity, humidistat provides precise humidity control, 2-speeds with quiet nighttime setting, refill light, automatic shutoff, 8 gallons of output per day, humidifies 1700 sq. ft. 6-gal. water-holding capacity, easy-fill front reservoir, Bemis patented super wick, removable power pack for easy cleaning, ez-roll casters, 18x121/2x21, 17lbs. Color-white
Product Details
Essick Air 826-800 2-Speed Evaporative Console Humidifier
- Kitchen: 0 pages
- Publisher: Bemis
- Label: Bemis
- Studio: Bemis
- Average Customer Review: based on 11 reviews
- Sales Rank in Kitchen & Housewares: #95347
Customer Reviews
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Summary: JUNK! LEAKS AND RUINS YOUR FLOOR 2009-12-28
Customer Rating: 
Summary: simple to use and does the job 2009-12-10
Comment: If used with the high speed mode - kinda noisy, but in the low speed mode is silent.
Lucks a humidity meter, but it may be for the best since one'd rather measure humidity not at the spot where the appliance is but in a distant place. So just get a cheap humidity meter in Walmart and put it where you want to measure the humidity level.
Based on my experience, the humidifier can easy maintan 50% humidity in a smaller room while the heater is running.
Make sure you get that additive to kill bacteria in the humidifier, otherwise it will begin emitting some smell after a few days of running.
Overall - a good solid device, very simple to use
Lucks a humidity meter, but it may be for the best since one'd rather measure humidity not at the spot where the appliance is but in a distant place. So just get a cheap humidity meter in Walmart and put it where you want to measure the humidity level.
Based on my experience, the humidifier can easy maintan 50% humidity in a smaller room while the heater is running.
Make sure you get that additive to kill bacteria in the humidifier, otherwise it will begin emitting some smell after a few days of running.
Overall - a good solid device, very simple to use
Customer Rating:
Summary: Bad cheap design 2009-11-09
Comment: I bought this humidifier a couple weeks ago and I'm experiencing big problems with this unit.
The wick basket fell apart right after unpacking the humidifier. Please not it was not a defective basket, it was designed like this. The side basket hooks wouldn't hold the basket together , you should do some tricks and get the wire around .
The automatic shut off system did not work! I woke up in the morning and there was no water left in the tank but the fan was still running . The rod that should turn the fan off is the worse design I've ever seen.
I don't know who wrote those positive reviews for this product , my guess is they have been written by the guys who make those horrible products.
Please beware and if you do buy this humidifier and get disappointed don't tell me I didn't warn you.
The wick basket fell apart right after unpacking the humidifier. Please not it was not a defective basket, it was designed like this. The side basket hooks wouldn't hold the basket together , you should do some tricks and get the wire around .
The automatic shut off system did not work! I woke up in the morning and there was no water left in the tank but the fan was still running . The rod that should turn the fan off is the worse design I've ever seen.
I don't know who wrote those positive reviews for this product , my guess is they have been written by the guys who make those horrible products.
Please beware and if you do buy this humidifier and get disappointed don't tell me I didn't warn you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works well to add humidity during the dry winter 2009-11-01
Comment: I bought this to help with the exceptionally dry winter air here in Colorado. With the heater running, it's not uncommon for my hygrometer to read 20% or less humidity during the winter. This leads to cracked skin and huge amounts of static electricity from just walking across the carpet.
After reading a bunch of reviews, I ended-up purchasing this Essick 826-800 model. I specifically chose it because it had simple controls and being an electronics guy, I didn't want the potential reliability hassles of digital controls on something filled with water (and doesn't really need digital controls!)
The unit unboxes easily enough. I didn't have much trouble getting the fan portion attached to the base. Like some other reviewers stated, it's not a high-precision fit, but just take a minute and look at thing, and it goes together easily enough. The filter just slides into place as well. Overall, it didn't take more than a couple minutes to get put together once I was done inspecting everything.
As for actual use, the Essick doesn't disappoint - at least on low speed. At low speed, the unit provides a nice drone/white noise but is nothing intrusive at all. I'd compare it to sounding like one of those small 8 inch clip-on fans. BUT, when you turn the knob to high... wow. It gets about four time louder. It's still not ear-splitting by any means, but it's no longer in the "quiet" category. Fortunately, I don't plan to (or need to) run it on high.
The performance is good. I have to put about four gallons per 24 hour period in, so it's definitely getting water into my home's ~1600 sqft. My hygrometer currently reads 36% as I'm writing this. I not longer get the massive static discharges with every move I make, nor do I have to smear lotion all over my hands (I'm a guy - I don't like that!)
One additional note for those who watch their electricity: I ran the Essick 826-200 with my Kill-A-Watt and it consumes about 0.80 kilowatts per day. At my rates, that works-out to about $3 per month in electricity use.
Overall, this unit works quite well and is worth purchasing if you need a humidifier that can handle a middle-sized house. It could be a bit cheaper in price for what you get, but I still find it an OK deal.
After reading a bunch of reviews, I ended-up purchasing this Essick 826-800 model. I specifically chose it because it had simple controls and being an electronics guy, I didn't want the potential reliability hassles of digital controls on something filled with water (and doesn't really need digital controls!)
The unit unboxes easily enough. I didn't have much trouble getting the fan portion attached to the base. Like some other reviewers stated, it's not a high-precision fit, but just take a minute and look at thing, and it goes together easily enough. The filter just slides into place as well. Overall, it didn't take more than a couple minutes to get put together once I was done inspecting everything.
As for actual use, the Essick doesn't disappoint - at least on low speed. At low speed, the unit provides a nice drone/white noise but is nothing intrusive at all. I'd compare it to sounding like one of those small 8 inch clip-on fans. BUT, when you turn the knob to high... wow. It gets about four time louder. It's still not ear-splitting by any means, but it's no longer in the "quiet" category. Fortunately, I don't plan to (or need to) run it on high.
The performance is good. I have to put about four gallons per 24 hour period in, so it's definitely getting water into my home's ~1600 sqft. My hygrometer currently reads 36% as I'm writing this. I not longer get the massive static discharges with every move I make, nor do I have to smear lotion all over my hands (I'm a guy - I don't like that!)
One additional note for those who watch their electricity: I ran the Essick 826-200 with my Kill-A-Watt and it consumes about 0.80 kilowatts per day. At my rates, that works-out to about $3 per month in electricity use.
Overall, this unit works quite well and is worth purchasing if you need a humidifier that can handle a middle-sized house. It could be a bit cheaper in price for what you get, but I still find it an OK deal.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Does a good job humidifying bedroom. 2009-07-31
Comment: Does a good job humidifying the bedroom and is fairly simple to operate and maintain.
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The wick fits very badly. The manufacturing quality of the tank is very poor, nothing fits as it should.