Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I really wanted to love this stylish mini humidifier... but the love affair has ended badly after 1 month of use. PROS: Easy to fill, super quiet, night mode is great. CONS: Flawed mist tube design leads to a cleaning nightmare. Small tank size. Main issue is a series of design flaws: too many tiny nooks and crannies on fragile parts that are SO difficult to clean, but vitally important to keep clean... and these spots are not mentioned in cleaning instructions. (See photos) The actual water chamber itself is super-easy to fill, and to clean. That part is 5-star design. The base unit (with the ultrasonic transducer disc) is fairly easy to clean, also... but you need to follow the instructions. The big problem is with the very delicate part called the Mist Tube. The manual describes removing it from the tank, then 'Rinse all parts and dry with a cloth.' However, even after light use, many part of the mist tube can develop the telltale 'pink bacterial film' that most humidifiers get. But soaking or rinsing the entire part isn't enough. There is another small part attached to the inside of the mist tub with tiny plastic tabs... the first time I took apart to clean (not described in manual) one of the tabs broke off. (Levoit had great customer service response, and sent me a new mist tube assembly right away.) Once that part is so very carefully removed, you have to then attempt to clean the small grates with a very small brush (Q-tip won't do it.) Additionally, there are areas within the other end of the mist tube itself that prove impossible to reach, even though they can also gather 'pink film'. There is a tiny screw holding an inner gate at the small exit end of the mist tube... clearly not designed to be removed by user... but I had to do so to clean it. Then I had to use another specialty brush to clean inside. Finally, there is also a spot on the underside of the tank, where the top of the mist tube connects, and I just discovered that can also develop slime. That needed brush #3, a long thin one I had on hand for cleaning out straws. That's 3 specialty brushes, and a lot of time. I should mention that I was only running this unit for about 8-10 hours overnight... then I emptied and rinsed all parts every day, and was soaking in vinegar every 3rd day... and the pink film would still develop fairly quickly. I like the general design of the Levoit humidifiers, and some of the other models may be easier to clean. They were attempting something new with this model which is promising, but I believe needs significant re-engineering and testing for better end-user results. Note: I did not receive any incentive for this review, and paid full price for my unit.