Sunbeam 1388-800-001 Sunbeam 1388-800 Warm Steam Vaporizer, White

Great vaporizer
I had a Vicks vaporizer but it stopped producing steam. So I wanted to try a different manufacturer and the Sunbeam was a great alternative. Since my bed is higher than the table I will be placing the vaporizer below the mattress top, so I need the steam to flow straight up. Not only does the steam flow straight up, but if I close all the doors in my bedroom and let the vaporizer run for a few hours, returning to my bedroom is like returning to a steam bath. In other words, this sucker kicks out some steam!

Sunbeam Health - mineral problem
I live where there is very hard water, so I am accustomed to dealing with hard water issues. This vaporizer works just fine, albeit it does after a few days slow considerably if the water being used in it is hard. Citric acid, just about a tablespoon, in a couple cups of water will dissolve any mineral deposits that do build up. I soak the heater element portion of this vaporizer in this citric acid solution during the day, rinse the acid solution out before I use the vaporizer at night, and it works like new.

Works great, with a timer. Heed Jamie719's warning.
Jamie719's comment almost made me change my mind on buying this. After researching all the humidifiers/vaporizers on Amazon, I bought this one because it's cheap with good reviews, and more expensive humidifiers do the same thing but some can also turn off automatically. Problem is, a few poor reviews make the auto turn off feature sound untrustworthy on ANY humidifier, at least not trustworthy enough to risk relying on it. So, I bought this humidifier and a timer Woods 50000 Indoor 2-Prong Plug which I will always use along with it, in case I forget to unplug it or refill it like Jamie719 did.

I assumed that Jamie719 didn't have enough water in her tank. The white top part that looks like it's a fan screws on top easily and locks into place on top of the big plastic bowl. The "center part" extends down from the top part that you screw in, and it extends all the way down to the bottom of the tank to...

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