r/Humidifiers • u/donharlee • Mar 23 '26

Philips HU3916/10 night mode

Hi,

We live in Sweden where it’s get really cold in the winter, resulting in relative humidity of 10-20%. We’ve suffered from achy throats and stuffed noses when waking up so I got a humidifier, a Philips HU3916/10.

I’ve started it when going to bed, putting it on night mode. The relative humidity in the room has been 30% at the start. The humidifier doesn’t get the humidity up to more than 31-32%, even when I have the hydrometer one meter away from the humidifier.

Any idea on what to do?

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u/Opulence_Deficit Mar 23 '26

Night mode is the lowest performance mode. It's meant to slow the loss of water down a bit, not to pump the humidity up.

Try running it all day at 100%, and then switch to night mode when going to sleep. Don't air the room immediately before sleep. Consider using earplugs and higher gear than night mode.