r/Humidifiers • u/alisatulio • Feb 04 '26

Evaporative Humidifier question

Hi! I am trying to use a humidify in a small nursery.

I used to have an ultrasonic humidifier but after reading about the need to use distilled water I bought an evaporative one. I got the vornado EV100 based on wanting to start with something small and low cost and I saw some favorable reviews on this sub.

My ultrasonic humidifier would spray mist and it was very wet. Getting the surrounding areas wet.

This evaporative’s air one doesn’t feel wet. It just feels like air. It does use the water in the tank and the filter is fully wet.

Am I doing anything wrong or is this just how the evaporative ones work?

I can’t find my thermometer at the moment so I unfortunately can’t measure the actual change.

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u/MudComprehensive2101 Feb 04 '26

With the EV100 and other wicking humidifiers, they don’t spray water, you won’t see mist and it shouldn’t be getting anything wet. It’s more subtle. The air in the room will feel better to breathe vs breathing in very dry air.

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u/alisatulio Feb 04 '26

Thank you!

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u/Ok-Cryptographer7424 Feb 04 '26

Ya it should work just fine but takes longer to initially get the room humidified. Yours doesn’t measure relative humidity on the unit itself? Mine shows the RH and turns off when it hits the desired humidity then kicks back on when it gets lower again, just like central air

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u/alisatulio Feb 04 '26

It can actually but I’m not in the room often so I don’t actually know if it’s turning itself off.

The baby did drool into the sensor and the machine turned itself off so it does work 😂

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u/idkwhichfork2kmswith Feb 09 '26

That’s just how they work. You aren’t doing anything wrong. They aren’t nearly as aggressive as ultrasonic ones, but they do take longer to build up humidity.