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Product Reviews:
Vicks V5100N 1.7 Gallon Ultrasonic Humidifier |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: CHEMICAL PNUEMONIA- 6 MONTH OLD BABY!!!!!!
Comments: If I could give ZERO stars I without a doubt would!! DO NOT purchase this product. I purchased this humidifer for my baby with a cold and he spent 5 days in the hospital and is now home on oxygen because he has chemical pnuemonia!!!! There was so much "WHIT DUST" using this for the 1st time that you could not see my babies crib!!!! We followed instructions carefully and were using bottled distilled water. We went to the store we purchased it, got a new1and did an experiment in our basement-- THE SAME THING HAPPEND!! This happend 7 weeks ago and it has been a night mare...my perfectly healthy baby has undergone CT SCANs, X-rays, bronchioscopes needing general anesthesia, inhalers, prednisone, lasix---- all to try to make him better. Pulmonologist are stumped at what to do. THIS IS A SCARY PRODUCT----I CALLED THE -1800 number on the box and the women says they will not recall a product over a phone call!!!!!! SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Chemical Pneumonia
Comments: I also posted this review on the product page for this humidifier direct from Amazon.com.
My wife and I purchased this humidifier when she was about 8 months pregnant. She badly needed humid air to breath at night, however she couldn't abide too much noise. We tried3or4humidifiers before we landed on the Vicks Ultrasonic. After following the setup instructions, soaking the filter, and filling the unit with filtered (however not distilled) water, I turned it on about an hour before bedtime. We were pleased with the low-level, broadband hum the unit made and were initially quite pleased. Off we went to sleep.
We awoke about 4 hours later in a room that looked like it was full of smoke. We actually thought the apartment was on fire. A quick check of the place, though, revealed that all of the "smoke" was only in our bedroom. My wife's voice was rough and gravelly -- it was like she had something in her throat that she couldn't clear. She also had sharp pains in her lungs when she breathed. I had the same symptoms, however less severe, with a "frog in my throat" and pain in my chest only when I breathed deeply.
I evacuated her to the other bedroom and put a wet towel under the door. The fog had swept out of our bedroom and into the remainder of the apartment as soon as we opened the door. It took an hour to vent the apartment by opening e window and cranking the blower on the heat (it was mid-February).
An inspection the next morning quickly revealed that the humidifier was to blame. It and the rest of the room were blanketed in a layer of super-fine "white dust," with the largest build-up on and immediately around the humidifier. It turns out "white dust" is somewhat common with "ultrasonic" or "ultrasonic impeller" humidifiers (google it). Our doctor prescribed "clean air" and alhowevererol inhalers to treat what our "chemical pneumonia" (aggravation of the lungs by a chemical agent and not a bacterium). It took2weeks for my wife's voice and lungs to return to normal.
Needless to say, we have not used this unit since, nor will we ever experiment with an ultrasonic impeller (tip-off: a humidifier that uses a demineralization filter and not a wicking filter) humidifier again. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Works fine
Comments: Got2of these. Both work fine. Both quiet and the price was a great1in a category in which many items are overpriced or noisey or both. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Only great for1season
Comments: This humidifier works well for awhile, however the amount of detailed inside cleaning you have to do to keep it running well is insane. I finally threw it away and purchased the vicks filterless humifier and I am much happier. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Great Product
Comments: I had a really sore throat due to cold dry winter weather, this product helped within 48 hours, I use it often. I do wish there was a more comprehensive product. |
