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Bionaire BWM0400-U Warm Mist Humidifier with Galileo Wireless Climate Center | 
| Brand: Bionaire
Category: Kitchen
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 161632
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 15.6 x 12.7 x 11.2
MPN: BWM0400
Model: BWM0400-U
UPC: 048894551307
EAN: 0048894551307
ASIN: B0000DK34U
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| Features:
| • | Boils water to generate warm moisture | | • | Wireless humidistat for precise humidity control | | • | Covers 700 square feet; 3-gallon daily output | | • | Runs up to 32 hours without need for refill | | • | Dishwasher-safe tray for cleaning; 2-year warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This compact, space-age-styled humidifier generates warm moisture for an area of 700 square feet, and outputs about 3 gallons of water per day. The humidifier boils water to get it to the right temperature, and runs for about 32 hours straight before the water reservoir needs refilling. You can manually set the Galileo Wireless Climate Center from the unit's control panel, or program it to operate automatically. The Galileo Climate Center is unique in that it has a remote humidistat that is constantly communicating with the main unit to ensure that all areas of the room within a 30-foot radius are at the desired moisture level. Other humidifiers tend to have built-in humidistats that only increase the moisture level directly around the unit. The remote control's backlit digital display indicates both current, and desired room humidity--even when the humidifier is turned off. The remote control is angled for easy reading while resting on a tabletop, and will also fit neatly into a storage spot right on the humidifier. A child safety lock prevents little ones from operating the wireless climate center unsupervised, and an indicator light signals when batteries are getting low. This humidifier has an automatic shut-off system for safety, and a dishwasher-safe tray below the water reservoir for easy cleaning. Bionaire provides a two-year warranty on the Galileo Wireless Climate Center. --Cristina Vaamonde
Product Description
Bionaire BWM0400 Galileo Warm Mist Digital Humidifier
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 How does the firm get away with marketing this product? February 9, 2008
Several buyers/reviewers have complained about the tendency for this humidifier to switch to reset mode without any particular reason, requiring a manual restart. I incautiously ignored those warnings, purchased this model, and find it nearly useless. I have since purchased another brand of warm mist humidifier with a similar adjustible humidistat. (My more recent purchase lacks the relatively unimportant remote available on the Bionaire, but I'll take reliability any day over an added gadget on a machine with unacceptable and time-consuming random resets.) DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE.
hard to clean April 24, 2007
In my opinion the reset problem and occasional burbling are not problems. My main beef is it's too hard to clean. A few weeks after replacing the filter the deposits start adding up. It has to be cleaned basically every time you refill the tank. Soaking in vinegar doesn't do much and requires a lot of vinegar as the entire bottom reservoir must be filled. The (phosporic-acid based) cleaner sold on the website is slightly better but in the final analysis you have to resort to hand scrubbing. And there's the hitch! You can't reach parts of the element, not even with a toothbrush. Why they couldn't center it just a little further away from the edge of the "wall" is beyond my comprehension. I spent more time last winter with the thing taken apart & trying various methods of cleaning than with it running. I wouldn't buy it again.
Problems with quality control April 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had problems with this unit right out of the box. I experienced the reset problem, but there are two reset problems you should know about.
1. On the initial run of the unit, you need to ensure that the reservoir where the heating elelment sits has enough water in it. Bionaire tells you to fill the actual water tank, seat the water tank and wait five minutes. If you simply pour water into the small internal reservoir, you can bypass the initial continual reset problem.
2. The other type of reset problem is the one that the reviewer named "Workout Queen" (from Canada) experienced. That is when the unit runs perfectly fine for about a month or so but then the unit will continually reset when you initially set the unit to "high". Yes, turning the unit on low will work and it will run, however, I have not been able to get the unit to engage into the "high" setting. Like the Queen said, the element gets too hot and then resets.
It appears that it's a quality control issue because Bionaire is simply sending me another unit without any fuss at all.
This unit used to be the recommended humidifier for musical instruments (like harpsichords and other string instruments) but you need to get the darn thing to work first.
It bubbles and boils irregularly so I probably wouldn't want this in my bedroom. Better to have a constant drone in the background, but I suppose that is probably an individual preference.
Also, you must realize that it boils the water to get the vapor/moisture out. So it will use up much more electricity than a cold mist unit (Kaz, Holmes etc.). Also, since it heats up, you might not want to leave this running if you're out of the house. Yes, it is supposed to shut off when the water is empty, but with these other quality issues is this a feature that you would really trust?
On the plus side, the unit is wicked easy to clean and fill. And the digital humidistat is nice (if it is indeed acurate). There is only one filter to replace and it's supposed to last quite a while. The one issue that gets me nervous is the warning notice for handling the filter:
"Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Hands should be cleaned immediately after handing the filter. If contact with the contents of the filter is made with skin, rinse with water. This product is not intended for human consumption. If ingested, do not induce vomiting and seek immediate medical attention."
Great day in the morning! What the heck is that thing made out of and what planet did they get it from? The best part is the "if ingested" part. Ha! Have you LOOKED at that thing? It's big solid plastic donut looking thing with plastic bars around the filter area. It's HUGE! Who, in their right mind would want to wrap it up in puff pastry and bake and eat it? Maybe someone might accidentally put it in the candy dish on the coffee table, but even then... it's HUGE!
Not a good first impression... December 6, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This "nifty" piece of machinery was the one choice at my local store and so, I got it. I really wanted to get the Air-O-Swiss one but alas, it cannot be found or shipped to Canada... weirdly.
So far, I am less than impressed. Took me forever to even get it working. The constant resetting is tiring. I did find a solution (initial anyway) - you fill the tank but also fill the inside reservoir (where the round filter is) and then it works.
The noise it makes is NOT easy to get used to, no matter how tired you are.
I am trying it for one night, then if I can't sleep I will return it. It's not worth the money. My advice? Save up and get the Air-O-Swiss.
Returning it back October 27, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Too bad I didn't come here first, at epinions nobody had the reset problem but I sure did. It's too bad too because this thing is a technological marval... except it's defective from the very start.
My water is somewhere between hard and soft but more to the soft side. I read that using distilled or water with no mineral content will allow the boiler to boil less and therefore not trip the automatic shutoff.
I now quote from the review of a Sunbeam on this site:
"A vaporizer only works well if the mineral content in your water is "ideal", so you may have to make simple adjustments if the water doesn't boil (add salt), or if it boils too rapidly (add distilled water). This will prevent "spurting", boiling over and overheated reservoirs."
The problem is it is ridiculous to buy a water distiller for a unit that already has a good filter in it already! The unit boils like the bejesus on low, putting it on high pushes it over the edge and it shuts off with the red blinking "reset/refill" light. I tried 4 times and even called tech support (they were pretty clueless, are you listening Bionaire?).
It's really a pity too because the humidistat can be placed away from the unit and it wirelessly communicates to make sure the room is evenly humidified.
I think the problem is that the water does not go high enough in the tray and you can't tilt it to fix the problem (most warm mist are designed that way for some reason.
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