Carepod - One Plus

Carepod, easiest to clean

Carepod. Easy to clean, you can literally boil most of the pieces and we just use rubbing alcohol on the part you can't remove. So easy.

I vote for carepod. I've had the two smaller sizes and both work well. I use the smaller plastic one on the bedside table and the slightly larger stainless steel one I had across the room when sleeping because it was so strong (this is different times btw, I never needed both!). I've had canopy- and it did get moldy. Maybe I should have washed it more than monthly when the new filters came though. Carepods are sooo easy to take apart and clean, every part is cleanable. Carepods are also very strong, like anything above the lowest setting is usually too strong unless someone is really congested.

I have the carepod and it is by far the best humidifier i've ever had. The only plastic part that touches the water is the arm that hangs inside and it is super easy to clean. The stainless steel bucket and inside lid can go in the dishwasher which is awesome.

We love our Carepod. It is easy to clean and works flawlessly. That said, always use filtered water in it or any other humidifier to extent its life.

Echoing this, it's one of few things that feels like it justifies its price relative to the quality of life improvements it comes with. And the wands are consumable so if it starts running poorly you can replace that one bit, so it feels less disposable overall.

Little late to the party, but I will say I've had my Carepod for 1 year and 3 days *exactly* and two days ago guess what? Yup, stopped working. They have a 1 year warranty 🫠 I'm going to attempt the support chat tomorrow to see if I can't get a replacement wand thing 🤞 It worked really well but maybe not much of a BIFL item 😬

I have this and it's great to clean, but the wand inside that activates the mist isn't working well. I looked online and it's not an uncommon problem, so just beware. You can replace the wand for $30, but it just sucks that it's not working properly out of the box when the humidifier is so expensive.

I use carepod. Very easy to clean. Just wash the wand and the water reservoir and lid can go in the dish washer. Also boils on stove to disinfect!

Same! We have two, and I may get a third. Cleaning is the reason I previously didn't use my humidifiers...so annoying to clean!

We got a carepod recently. It's expensive so so much easier to clean wow. We are using Brita filtered water and it's been ok.

Carepod. Super easy to clean

Omg I got this too recently! The easy cleaning is a game changer. Also thanks for the cleaning tips for throwing the pieces into the boiling water!

I feel your pain on the Blueair pump. Sealed mechanisms are a nightmare because you can't mechanically scrub the bio-film out of the impeller housing. Unfortunately, the "Unicorn" you are looking for (Evaporative + UV + Dishwasher Safe) doesn't exist yet. The electronics required for UV and Auto Dry mean you can't submerge the base unit in a dishwasher. You have to choose one path: * **True BIFL (Dishwasher Safe):** Look at the **Venta LW25** (or LW45). It is incredibly simple - no wicks, no pumps, no filters. You can throw the entire lower housing and disk stack into the dishwasher. It lacks UV, but it's physically cleaner because you can scrub every inch of it. * **Sterilization (Boilable):** If you are open to ultrasonic, the **Carepod** uses a stainless steel tank that you can actually boil on the stove to sterilize.

I have this too and it is 100% a game changer. I got it as a Christmas gift but I might buy another one for our living room. It is that good!

I live in Canada and own two Carepod humidifiers (Carepod one and Carepod mini). They are ultrasonic cool mist. Expensive but so very easy to clean. Worth the investment in my opinion.

We returned the carepod. It was too expensive for me to comfortably use tap water and our cheaper humidifier from before either of these two left white dust everywhere when we used tap water. So I much preferred the canopy, even though it needs filters. The larger canopy lasted all night, a little longer even. We liked it so much that we kept the smaller one for our room for when we get sick. No regrets, definitely recommend.

Here to say - LOVE my Carepod. I hate cleaning humidifiers and this is the easiest to clean I've ever owned. I've had for 3 years. Not a fan of the canopy because of the filters needed.

I have the carepod and it is by far the best humidifier i've ever had. The only plastic part that touches the water is the arm that hangs inside and it is super easy to clean. The stainless steel bucket and inside lid can go in the dishwasher which is awesome.

+1 on carepod - have two kids and need humidifiers and we've tried so many different ones and they all have impossible to clean areas that eventually mildew. Can't help it. Carepod you can throw the tank in the dishwasher and let it rip, and the other parts are so easy to deal with. fsa/HSA eligible, too, which is nice. I swear to god I'm not affiliated with the product, just have had like 4 different sets before stumbling on this one.

Yes I got one in great condition off Facebook marketplace. Zero problems.

Just FYI, carepod is an ultrasonic humidifier which is awful for indoor air quality, especially if you're not using distilled water (which can be pricey and inconvenient). It will basically spew back anything that is in the water or the filter/machine back into your air. You've gotten a lot of good suggestions in this thread, but I would also add saline rinses as an option. I monitor all my indoor air quality stats and it's very difficult to get the humidity up consistently. I've gotten better results with regular nasal rinses and lots of moisturizer on my skin than trying to increase the humidity in the space.

I have 3 of these at home and they're the best investment I've made!