Lasko 1128 9-Gallon Evaporative Recirculating Humidifier
Dec 25, 2009 in
Electronics
- 3-speed evaporative recirculating humidifier for spaces up to 3200 square feet
- Disperses cool, clean, invisible moisture without white dust or over-humidification
- 4-1/2-gallon removable water reservoir; 9-gallon output-capacity per day
- Adjustable humidistat; on/off indicator light; 4 castors; evaporative filter pad included
- Measures approximately 22 by 14 by 17 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
Lasko 1128 high performancer recirculationg humidifier with 9 gallon per day output is ideal for multiple rooms. Holds 4-1/2-gallon. Features 3 comfort control settings with on/off indicator light and continuous water circulation. Castors for mobility on any surface. One evaporative filter pad (THF 
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Lasko 1128 9-Gallon Evaporative Recirculating Humidifier
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5 comments
Finance Guru on December 25, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Out of the box, it was simple to put together. Material and workmanship seem cheap. The manner of filling the water tank was a real surprise. Flip over the water tank, push down the spring held release and work the water around the remaining immovable parts. The tank drips water from refilling and leaks by its design. The tank only holds 4 1/2 gallons – a bit misleading here. It is supposed to evaporate 9-Gallons. Just refill it.
The fan is loud. Think cheap large summer window box fan. Even on low, the sound is unacceptable. It claims to humidify 3,200 feet. It hasn’t turned off – humidity remains at 23. My home is 2,100 square feet on two levels (about 1,000 per level). If it produced good results, I might consider keeping it. You could put it in a less used area of the house. I have had better success with an inexpensive warm mist designed for one room. I will let this run for another 12 hours and update after that. I haven’t used an evaporative humidifier before, so if its a length of time in use thing – 24 hours should be enough to notice some change.
J. Dahlbeck on December 25, 2009 at 7:37 pm
In my opinion it is not worth the money. When i opened the box right away I thought the design of the unit was cheap. I figured that it must require some assembly as the pieces easily moved around, but I was wrong. It is basically 4 separate pieces that just get placed in or on top of each other and nothing snaps into place so if a young kid push it chances are its getting pushed apart. The directions say to hold the fill jug by the handle but it doesn’t really seal so drips everywhere. At this price you might think it has digital settings but there is only turn knobs and you really dont know what % you are setting it to. If you plan on having this on at night think again it is very loud even on low. I suppose if the noise were constant it may be better but since its auto and turns on/off based on the settings you get woken up from a loud fan and water running.
The only plus thing i can say about this is it did work and put moisture in the air getting rid of my dry throat a night.
Johnny on December 25, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Our house is so well insulated that the furnace doesn’t run often enough for a furnace-mounted humidifier to work well in our 2550 s.f. house. As a result we’ve tried a number of different kinds of portable humidifiers.
The ultrasonics don’t put out enough volume. Nor do the spray mist ones. The warm mist ones have a very high operating cost. For a couple of years we used a wick-and-fan humidifier that had plenty of capacity and ran quietly. The problem was that the wicking filters were expensive ($16 each) and rapidly lost their capacity: a filter that would wick 5 gallons a day was down to 1 gallon a day within two weeks. So even this solution cost us almost $1/day for filter replacements.
The Lasko Recirculating Humidifier seems to have solved this problem: instead of water being wicked up by the filter, the filter is wetted from the top by a little built-in aquarium pump – much in the way that furnace-mounted humidifiers work.
We’ve been using this humdifier for three weeks now. It is slightly noisier (even on its lowest setting) than our old one; but the noise is not objectionable, and the volume of water being put out has not decreased at all.
I can’t speak for the longevity of the product, but its operating costs should be very low, and its technology is exactly what I’ve been looking for for years.
Chastity on December 25, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I bought this humidifier almost 2 months ago and clean it weekly. I am finding that I have to replace the filter frequently in order to keep it from smelling bad. The users guide says that if the filter is stained you can just turn it the other way however this is not an option because it smells so it doesn’t matter which way you turn it. I will be returning it to the store and looking for a better one. If you change the filter frequently it’s great but I don’t think I should have to frequently buy filters. Also it’s not convenient to fill. The jug that you have to fill is too tall for my kitchen sink so I have to bend down into the tub to fill it up.
Just Techie on December 25, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Works great, easy to clean, low maintenance cost. Bought my first and found the pitcher lid was cracked after about a week. It leaked a little. Faxed Lasko a copy of my receipt with explanation of the problem. Received a replacement lid that week. Cleans the air, parts are cheap and is easy to clean. Great product.