VENTA AIRWASHER LW24 Air Humidifier and Purifier All-in-one
Dec 24, 2009 in
Electronics
- Uses no filter pads
- Water is the filter. Fresh every day. Cleans with a consistently high level of effectiveness, as water doesn’t clog the way filter pads do.
- Extremely quiet. Ideal for use in bedrooms.
- Visible purifying performance. Pure water evaporates, leaving dirt trapped in the tank like salt in the sea.
- Odorless. No smell of moldy filters or stagnant water.
Product Description
Humidifier and purifier in 1 unit that does not require filters to change. This unit will evaporate water daily to humidify the air in a dry heated room. Dirt and dust particles adhere to the disk stacks and are collected in the lower housing eliminating… More >>
VENTA AIRWASHER LW24 Air Humidifier and Purifier All-in-one
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5 comments
Jonathan Birge on December 24, 2009 at 9:33 am
It’s really hard to effectively rate the humification and filtering properties of such appliances. You really need equipment that nobody has. So for the purposes of this review, I’ll assume that the machine is the best purifier and humidifier out there (which it probably isn’t given that its evaporating from a flat surface and purifying without a HEPA filter). But issues of effectiveness notwithstanding, this is WAY overpriced. Why is it that when something is made in Germany, it costs $300 to get plastic to spin? This would cost $30 if made in India, $100 if made in the US, but at this price you’re mostly paying for the German social system and labor market, not an air purifier. The Germans are the best engineers in the world, but until their politicians can figure out how to let them make something with two plastic moving parts cost less than a computer, you should save your money.
John Haselsberger on December 24, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Years ago I purchased an LW14, and I was happy. Recently I purchased
2 LW24’s and this is where the problems start. The manual instructs
me to go to their web site to register, yet there is no registration
link. I then emailed them 4 times at their customer service address
asking about this, with no responses. I called them numerous times
at their customer service 800 number, and I only can reach voice
mail. I am not sure they are still in business; with this much trouble
registering the product I am very concerned if I even actually need
warranty work nobody will be there to assist. I cannot recommend
this purchase.
Sarwar A. kashmeri on December 24, 2009 at 2:18 pm
One of my two units is broken. Still waiting for a response after 1 1/2 months of numerous calls and emails to U.S. and European HQ. Nice product but they must be out of business or in real financial difficulties. STAY AWAY is my recommendation
S. Ilkay on December 24, 2009 at 4:26 pm
The Venta-Airwasher may be good as a humidifier in countries like Germany where it is extremely cold in winter and the heating stays on 24 hours round the clock, thus there is a continuous need to replace the replenished humidity in the air. But here in San Francisco the weather is mild and we have plenty of humidity in the air due to fog and there is no need to keep heating on 24 hours. If one airs one’s apartment on a regular basis, one would have sufficient humidity in doors. What we need here is a good solid air-purifier to clean the allergens, dust, etc from the air.
The problem with the Airwasher is that it has no separate button to turn off the humidifier section when the room gets saturated with humidity. Secondly, there is no thermostat built in to check and turn off the machine when the humidity reaches the optimum level in the room. Because both humidifier and air cleaner are one, you can’t separate the two. Thus if you keep on running the machine after saturation point, you’ll get mold all over the walls and clothes. Even my clothes in my wardrobe were wet. I had to stop using the machine. For the past two weeks I could hardly find clothes to wear that were dry. Thirdly, what they don’t tell you on their web site and publicity brochures is that this machine requires an expensive chemical substance added to the water chamber on a regular basis otherwise it won’t clean the air. But even then, this machine is more of a humidifier than an air cleaner. After two weeks of use I noticed almost no residue in the water chamber, i.e. it did not clean the air at all. I felt the change that air was getting cleaner once I operated the new Sharper Image Hybrid GP Germicidal Air Purifier. I am glad that I bought two different machines to try. Now I know.
By the way, the Venta-Airwasher has not been tested by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)or the US Environmental Protection Agency or the http://www.cadr.org/ for Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). When I called the company in Illinois and asked why, I was told that their technology is different than the competition that’s why. Well, if you believe in that excuse go and buy this machine and see it for yourself. The machine is made of plastic and is very basic.
David McLane on December 24, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I had a fantastic Sears Kenmore with a rotating belt evaporator that had to be replaced only three times in 15 years. An Emerson replacement required new filters frequently that turned into mush after a month or two. For some reason the humidifying method that Kenmore used and which worked beautifully is no longer available. The problem with this unit is it’s low capacity and high price. I have to keep it next to my bed; the Kenmore effectively humidified the whole house.
If the thing didn’t have a little annoying rattle, it would very quiet and it does have a quality appearance. It’s clear to me that a good humidifier is still hard to find. Remember how the Japanese came in and replaced all the old clunky American table fans 40 or so years ago? It’s time someone came out with a decent humidifier for not a whole lot of money.
Venta may have a good idea, but this isn’t IT yet. This isn’t rocket science.