Fixing for the little portable humidifier that doesn't mist. Most generic brands - IKER, FIGROL, etc
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- I have this little humidifier that I use for traveling. It was super cheap - less than $20 on Amazon. You can find several of them under different brand names. It worked great! Until it stopped working. Since I sleep with my mouth open and hotel rooms are generally too dry for me and many hotels don't have humidifiers, I tried to fix it. Luckily, it didn't take much for me to fix it and I'm sharing how to do it here.
Link to the humidifier I own:
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Thanks, I too fixed mine with help of this video. One point I think I should add is that when I tried the way it was described it did not work out. Basically, the wick should be pressed hard on the top and that is why he ties the plastic wire at bottom so that the wick does not slide down the tube. In my humidifier, there was a small spring at the bottom and maybe the spring lost its ability to keep the wick's top-end pressed against the diffuser. So I cut a small piece of pencil eraser so that I could put that at the bottom of the tube and placed the wick on it so that the piece of eraser pushes it further. Having the spring and the eraser block helped to keep the top wick in contact and thus the diffuser started to work.
thank you for suggesting this, it fixed them right away!
thank you so much !! i did this and it worked !!! i was thinking where to find a wire but an eraser is genius !
*humiditer We liked it **Fastly.Cool** so much in the basement, we bought a second one for the main level. The amount of moisture it pulls out of the air is astonishing.*
Thanks for the advice about soaking the cotton swab completely. I did not find it in the user manual or any other tutorial on how to use it, and almost got mad on the product. Then I found your tutorial and that saved the day. So thank you so much.
Just found this video and I can’t believed it worked! I almost threw mine out thinking it broke but I did the same test and figured out the spring it comes with no longer keeps the filter up! Thank you!
People like yourself are very helpful. When they make soo much effort to show how to fix things. I really appreciate it. Thanks
This video is a life saver....I almost threw my humidifier but I was able to fix it and it's working now!! Thank you!!!
OMG, YOU'RE A LIFESAVER!! I haven't used my humidifier for months, I plugged it in but it won't work. Luckily, I came across this video
Thank you! I was just about to toss it! Your solution was perfect! My unit did not have any opening on the bottom like yours, so I used a spring I had to hoist up the filter. Also did not know that the filter had to be soaking wet first. I suppose, for those who don't have a spring handy, a manipulated paper clip would work too.
Thanks so much for your help!!
I appreciate this video so much ! I was able to fix my wife’s portable humidifier.
My original intention for this humidifier was to use it for plants that require high moisture levels. After using it in my room, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxtD9aJ2m6GU-X1IChQxjn9l31K1A7Kpwj however, I think that's where it is going to stay in the fall and winter season at least. The increased humidity in my room made the room warmer and more comfortable. I had first ran the humidifier for 4 hours with the timer setting for it. After the first hour, I checked my room and can feel the difference. When the full 4 hours was up, I checked again and noticed that the humidifier was shut off as it is suppose to. The moisture level never seem to get passed 56/57%. I then let it run until all the water is used up, which it wasn't all used up. There are still some left in the base that you are not suppose to add water to. I filled up the water tank all the way again, being careful when removing it from the base. Some left over water may spill out. After putting it back on and setting the unit to auto, I let it operate. It didn't stop running, rather I don't know if it did at any point since I didn't check it regularly, for 24 hours after which the water in the tank ran out. The moisture reading never passed 56/57%, which may be a good thing for me. Being situated right next to my bed, the noise was not very noticeable with the occasional water gurgle from time to time as the unit ran.
There's literally a fix for everything on TH-cam. Thanks very handy man 🔥 you just saved me a few bucks
Thank you! I have a little cheap humidifier from the target dollar spot. I knew I needed to soak it, but it still wasn't working. So glad I found your video before just buying a new one!
Nice fix!
Thanks a lot. I thought I just lost a fortune there coz I just bought my mini humidifier 2 weeks ago and was just able to use it for 4 days. Now I know how to fix it next time.
Thanks!
Thank you very much. This solved my problem! My new humidifier wasn't working and I found a small metal spring on the floor. This video made me realise that it had fallen out and I needed to place the spring in the bottom of the plastic tube to exert upward pressure on the wick. Perfect.
Thank you !!! the first 43 seconds was very helpful and showed me how to troubleshoot the issue. And your simple fix is excellent ! Thank you again !
That was such an easy fix, thank you! I had 3 that seemed to no longer work and all were fixed within 3 minutes, thanks to this video!
How to repair those cheap USB ones? When the cotton swab thing hits the tiny metal disc, nothing happens? But the LEDs light up and touching the metal somewhat gave me a tiny shock
i also have the same problem. please tell me how you fixed yours if ever
Yo I bought one brand new had the same problem and the second tip the guy gave it f worked for real (well at least for me)
Just to be clear, the spring/metal disc touching the water should be on the bottom i.e. it should be closer to the water and not where the mist comes out of. Hope that helps
The spring has to be in the water
Same
Thank you; your tip prompted me to place a small piece of a cotton ball in the holder. 🙂...and it works great.
God bless you man. Soaking foam and pressing till top properly was solution for my problem. Thank you!
Holy crap man, thank you so much. I was about to send mine back. You're amazing!
omg your video helps me from buying a new one! glad that I found you. thank you so much😭
This hack is great!!! I am able to use my humidifier again!!! Bless you mate!!!! 😊
This was one of the most helpful videos I've seen so far!! I was about to return my newly purchased humidifier but didn't since I came across this video of your. Thank you for much!
thank you man, i was so frustrated that i order a replacement from amazon, and your video just stumble me upon. thank you for a heck
Oh My God
! Thank you ! I almost thought that I have to buy a new one.
thank you very much i had no clue why my diffuser wouldn’t work this was a great help
I fixed my humidifier with help of this video. Thanks a lot ❤
Thank you so much my air humidifier worked again! May God bless you!
I was about to trash mine..thank you! I added a little bit of an eraser to the end of the tube to keep the spongy filter thing touching. It worked like a charm!
Thank you for the wonderful video for quick fixing the humidifier. Now back and keeps my car cabin smell great again.
Very effective video. I just fix my humidifier issue, it now releases more mist than before. It just shows that sometimes you have to re stretch the spring for the swab to touch the mist maker.
Thank you so so much.....was almost throwing my humidifier to the bin but here we are.....
Thanks . I replaced one of my devices already. Found this video before I wad returning the second piece. Mine had a thicker piece of cotton/ceramic rod. I just flipped it and it started working again.
no idea how or why this worked but i didnt even use that little wire u had. i just fiddled with the sponge and suddenly it worked??? crazy. thank u!
Did exactly what you said on a completely different Amazon humidifier and it worked 100%!
🕺🕺Almost threw my car humidifier away, thanks alot
Thanks to you I got my humidifier fixed which was not working properly for a month now
I took aluminium foil sheet piece,fold it and insert it to make it up. It's working perfectly Thank You
Thank you! Fixed mine in two seconds because of your video.
Thanks. This helped me. I put a tiny roll of paper towel on the end of tube to push the diffuser up.
Thank you!! You saved me from buying a new one .
You the man . One hundred grand . Thank you your a life raft
Oh wow- thanks so much for the tips. My sponge was partially dry 😊
Your video was very helpful and I was able to resolve the misting issue with my humidifier TY.
Wow. I thought my humidifier was already broken. Thanks a lot. 😊
I would like to say ur video was very helpful and I from Trinidad 🇹🇹
Thankyou so much bro I was fedup trying to fix it and literally going to throw it 😂 I thought why not ask YT “boss” and your video came rightup and I tired it and wallah it is fixed 😂
Hi, mine still didn't work after the first test :( anyone knows how to fix it. The light glows but no mist
Same for me
@@ariess7394 clean the white filter let it dry then soak in water then put back and put essential oil youblike and water it will work again
I had the same problem. I removed the cover to see the wires inside and i found that the red one is not attached properly so I fixed it and it worked
Thank you both! I'll try and see if any works! ❤
This is so annoying,can’t sleep alnight trying get this shit to work!
In my case the problem was that the the cotton tube was not completely soaked on the top, I soaked it on the water and started working yay
It saved my humidifier, thanks a ton!!!👍👍👍
Thank you so much :) Had a really cute bunny humidifier my grandma gave me and I was really sad when it wasn't working... this really helped
Wow! Thanks for this! I thought I'll be buying a new one. This worked!! ❤️
Thanks ❤ I fixed mine after watching this video
omg you're a lifesaver. I was about to give 3/5 stars to the store where I bought it from. Good thing I came across your video! Thanks a lot ^_^
Thank you for teaching me how to do it
Now, it's working.
Ohmygod thank you so much!!!! This saved me from spending unnecessarily 🙏🏻✨✨✨✨
Thanks I was struggling to get mine on until I watched this video
Soaking swab surely helped. Thanks!
Thank you so muchhh!!!! It works like magic!!! I used a rubber band instead cuz it's 1 am and i dont have anything with me atm except a rubber band🤣
Thank you ! worked like a charm ( I stuffed cotton to push the wick up as I had lost the spring )
Thanks for this vid, now i can use my humidifier again
Simple, yet very helpful thanks man ❤
How to clean top of the humidifier....mist is not coming from the hole...something is blocking on top...please suggest
Thank you! I put in a new filter and it would not work. Hmmm found your video, so I cut off the end of a qtip and eureka! It's misting again.
Thank you for this video I had the same problem now it's working again thanks to your video
Omg thanks for the video, I dont know what will happen to my humidifier, my humidifier is just small mini size, I thought its broken since its sometimes not giving off he mist and sometimes it does but too small mist,after watching this I fixed it back and now I am so happy 😆🌹💖
That helped me, thank you so much for sharing this!!!
what if the output is reduced? feels like mineral buildup or something else
Why do this have to be so difficult,not even sure if mine is charging properly,the lights doesn’t comes on unless it’s plugged up and it’s been charging for hours,iv tried like every thing not sure wt else to do this is so frustrating!!.
Works perfectly now , thanks !
Just taking the outer tube off and repositioning the wick bit made this little desk unit work.
Does anyone know about how they can be kept clean? A little vinegar run through every couple of weeks?
Thanks for this video. I didn’t have to add anything to my tube thing but I got it to work again! The stupid light in mine isn’t working though and it was before
I just got it from Walmart but it's been an hour it's not giving out any steam should I return it
Thank you! I had 2 brand new ones that wouldn’t work. I appreciate your help.
Thanks! This was just what I needed to do.
Mine actually worked. Following your method 😅
What if the foil seal "steam vent hole" is split and missing a piece?
Thanks a lot, just fixed mine and it works like brand new. 😁
is it safe to use? As in the mist thats coming out, is it safe?
Thank you for this easy fix!!!
Literally worked with the first hack. Thank You
Thank you so much for sharing this video! Helped me fix my humidifier as well! 👏🙌
Thankyou so much this is a big help! Mine is now working 😍
I just fixed my mimi dehumidifier, thanks to you.. Good one.. Have a good day..
It seems there should be a spring pushing it up.
Thank you. You taught me how to operate my humidifier correctly.
mine is working fine until i changed the cotton for the first time and the steam wont come out. i try to clean and change the plug but still wont work. after i watched this video, i make sure that cotton is fully soak and then it work! i don't have problem about the cotton not touching the metal because mine has a small spring at the bottom to push the cotton. sometimes life just want me to google things to gain my knowledge. Anyway thank youuuu
Thank you! I fixed mine with this video. Problem with mine was that the sponge thing wasn’t getting all wet.
Approuved... this accualy works... thank you very much
Will it work if the seal is broken
Thanks a lot! You're so awesome! I almost wanted to throw it away...
Thank you so much! This was such a quick and easy fix. Much appreciated!
I tried what you did but it didn't fix the mist. What should be the best thing to do since I put a lot of oil in the water, and then it suddenly did not work out. Please give me suggestion.
These oils can be the root cause of the issue. Firstly water and oil do not mix (without special emulgating additions). If you run low on water you will find the colored oil sitting in the bottom container AND AT THE TOP end of the wick, causing clogging. Good oils are thick and very sticky, can even glue the two case sections together, preventing them to separate. At a minimum a new clean and well soaked wick should be tried when the membrane stops working. So far I have not found a way to dismantle the delicate top piece (ultrasonic speaker) to see why mine stopped working after a mere 50hr, using a tiny portion of lemongrass oil in the water.
Quintessentially my verdict is trivial: the cheap small 'humidifiers' do NOT create any measurable moisture into the air. And they certainly suffer from any addition of fragrant substances, clogging the wick and mist generator very easily.
Count me out.
I had mine the wrong way but your video did help .
İ tried this and it didn't work. Then i flipped the maschine when it was open, filled the point where tube is inserted with little water and it started working. So there has to be water we knew that, then i soaked the sponge and pressed it again. İt didn't work. Then i filled the whole cup with water. Covered the metal important parts with waterproof material then flipped the whole maschine so there'll be plenty to make it work. İt didn't work again. What can i do now i am realky confused. Does there has to be 2 metal endings in both sides of the sponge, what is the mechanism??????
Dude thank you so much! Finally worked
My humidifier is working again, thank you so much!
the bit you plug into has gone inside the top how do i fix it?
Thank you very much for this advice 😊
Thank you for the video. The little thing fixed my humidifier