Vicks Humidifier - 1.5 Gallon - V150 Review

My parents used a vaporizer all the time when I was younger, so when my son got congested, we bought this Vicks Warm Mist Vaporizer to help him breathe.  We also have a cool mist humidifier.  The doctor said that usually those are best to use, but in some cases, the warm mist works best, so we have and use both.  I like to use the warm one particularly when its colder outside, as it keeps his room warmer during the night.  I also like the features of this one where you can add Vicks liquid to the water or put some in the little tray on top. 

However, the biggest problem we've had with this vaporizer is that it seems to struggle a bit with getting the water warmed up and producing steam.  The instructions say that if it doesn't work at first, to try adding a little salt to the water.  We've had a use it almost every time, and keep adding salt.  I assume this may be something having to do wiht our water, but its a bit annoying.  Once it does get going however, its amazing how little steam can really fill up a room quickly.  The Vicks liquid that you put directly into the water is also a bit annoying because the amount it says to measure is so small (1 1/2 tsp per gallon I think) that it takes forever to count the gallons you're filling it with and then put a ton of Tbsp. in over and over, I often lose count.  But that's not a huge deal, just a little annoying.

Its a good size and not to hard to carry, even when full of water.  Sometimes a little hard to fill, as it doesn't fit in a small bathroom sink, but a larger one works fine.  I also really like that it turns itself off when it runs out of water, so I don't have to worry about any fire issues.  Its also good in that it doesn't really have any parts on the outside that get really hot, so no burning concerns.

A good product, but may be a little annoying to use if you have water that doesn't agree with it!