Essick Air 4D7-800 Digital Control Console Evaporative Humidifier
- Humidifies 2,700 square feet; 13 gallons of output per day
- Evaporative system uses natural humidity; no white dust
- Digital controls display room humidity; manual option to program a desired humidity level
- 2-stage air filter reduces pollen, dust, smoke particles
- Variable speeds; quieter nighttime setting; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
Console style whole house evaporative humidifier, contemporary style, new digital control panel with hygrometer that measures room humidity, set desired humidity with digital control, variable speed control with quiet nighttime setting,refill lights, automatic shutoff, 13 gallons of output per day, humidifies 2700 sg. ft. 5.5-gal water-holding capacity, easy-fill dual water bottles with refill hose, replaceable two-stage aircare filter that traps airborne particles and odors, Bemis pattened super wick, removable power pack for easy cleaning, ez-roll casters, 28×133/4×22, 28lbs.Amazon.com
With the power to humidify an entire 2,700-square-foot house, this model’s bulk is quite economical. Plus, a special air-flow system lets you stow it out of the way in a corner or against a wall. Using an evaporative system and unheated, natural, evaporated water, this humidifier requires less energy than warm mist or steam units. You also won’t have to dea… More >>
Essick Air 4D7-800 Digital Control Console Evaporative Humidifier
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5 comments
J. Green on January 14, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Where do you get wicks? I’ve been looking all over and Amazon doesn’t even stock it… Makes it kind of useless after a while…
George L. Miller on January 14, 2010 at 11:16 pm
I ordered one of these humidifiers about 3 months ago and when it arrived it didn’t seem to work well. It stayed on when the humidity was higher than the “shut-off” setting and it made a lot of noise. After I had it a couple of weeks, it started to “freeze up”- that is the fan motor wouldn’t come on when the humidistat activated it…..for a while it would work If I “hand started” it….I took it apart looking for a problem that I could fix but to no avail….so I ordered a replacement unit…and this one works fine…..I suspect that the vendor shipped me a unit which had been returned the first time around….the package had been opened and it was missing the “filling hose” and sample of humidifier antiseptic…but I didn’t really think about that until it started to fail….beware!
John Lewis on January 15, 2010 at 12:44 am
The first one broke in 2 months and the repair did not make it thru 2 winters ! When it worked it was too loud for a bedroom while on HI and at lower speeds did not perform well ! Along with expensive filters this is a no go !!
Joan Wotkowicz on January 15, 2010 at 2:51 am
This humidifier is a beast! It’s about the size of a TV set. However, it’s on casters, so you can easily roll it out of the way.
When you get the fan really rolling, it moves some serious air. I’m not convinced it’s evaporating as much volume of water as claimed, though, because the tanks sometimes last for days before needing a refill. Also, the “empty” indicator is very low-tech. It has already failed and we need to check the tanks periodically.
But the bottom line is, our house was unbearable dry and now it’s better. I can’t argue with the price of the unit or the amount of electricity it uses. Overall, I prefer this wick/fan system over our old humidifier, which took lots of juice and shut off every time the heating element needed scraping to remove crusted-on minerals.
Julie on January 15, 2010 at 3:43 am
We had a Bemis humidifier (12 gal) that just died after working well enough for NINE winter seasons. As best I can tell, this Essick 4D7-800 is the same model (apparently Essick took over the Bemis products years ago), but with added digital controls. In my online research for a new “whole-house” humidifier yesterday, I found more complaints than praise for ALL brands and models. So, I just ordered this unit, with fingers crossed, in hopes I can get 9 years out of this one, too. Yes, our old unit was cheaply made and the blowing air was moderately loud on high, but it did ok for our 4300 sq. ft home. (We also have a humdifiying unit on our entire heating system, but still need a boost from that!) We ran it pretty nonstop for about 4-5 months a year, only cleaned it once after each season, and changed the wick (~$17) once a year. We refilled the large, heavy plastic bottles once a day and added a small cap of generic bacteriostat treatment to about every other bottle refill. The appearance of the unit itself is not as bad as the fake plastic wood look, and pretty unobtrusive in our foyer.