I saw that one person said it ran out of water in 3 hours. How long does a full bin of water last? Does it have different levels of output?
1808611
It does not have output levels on it. I believe 3 hours is when it's full of water. The well is pretty small.
1808612
Yes, it did. I no longer have this one, it stopped working after less than a year. If I put it up to the fill line, it actually ran a little over 2 hours. I didn't like it because the mist it was very moist, I had to put it on a towel as it got everything wet. My daughter had one too and she was the one that warned me to do that. And it wasn't because I was overfilling it as someone suggested, I actually filled it to just under the fill line. No you can't adjust the output although if you used less water it would run for an even shorter time.
1808613
It has only one setting and yes, it does run out of water in about 3 hours. It doesn't hold that much water to begin with though. It does keep the water cool. There is no heat whatsoever created in the unit.
184224
Hi! If it's kept in dark bottle/jar it will last a week or so or longer. Ours doesn't last long because we drink a lot of water in this house. We've had a lot of trouble finding the right distiller water to start with. Finally found some at CVS. This machine does the job!
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As a Community Emergency Responder I would think that an average family or person would have it all used up in 4 weeks , so there should not be a problem. It is not meant for long term water storage. I have 100 gallon high grade food grade water containers with a metal grid for stability which I store water in for long term use, but after 3 months I will use it on my garden & refill it to be sure it is fresh & viable. Does that help you?
300340
Everything I've seen, heard and read is 3-4 hours. I've never let mine run out so I can't say for sure. Hope that helps.
13283
Ours is used mainly in a garage with temps between 90-95 degrees. A full tank of water lasts about 4-5 hours. We love it. It's not like full air conditioning but it makes a HUGE difference.
1133142
Just wait till it uses all the fluid. A little goes a long way. Full it lasted me around 26hrs. Periodicly taking it out to get real hot then back in the bag.
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Hi Deborah! I found your question worthy of further investigation. Although I was pretty certain mine had run longer than 4 hours, I thought I would pay better attention today. lol I filled it to the max and it ran for 7 hours. (I may have lost track of the last hour. As the water level decreases, the mist isn't quite as "thick".) In any case, it ran longer than 4 hours. I am very pleased with the performance of this little room diffuser. Regards, Ms. Wit
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Thanks.I should have updated this. We've been using less water and have been much happier with the results.\Anyone who is less than 100% satisfied should experiment a bit :-).-jpr
1489222
Pretty quick... under 5 min but probably quicker than that... If I remember right it holds residual water so it's probably under a minute... a bunch of drunks use it so it couldn't take all that long ;=)
13284
It has a 16 Gal tank and will usually last 4 - 8 hours. I bought the optional Pump Shutoff Switch, so if it runs out of water it won't burn up the water pump.
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I run mine on the intermittent setting (it runs for 6 hours)... approximately half the water is gone. I always reflll it before starting it again, so not sure exactly. Based on what I've observed, maybe 12 hours? It automatically shuts off after 6, or 3 (if on constant).
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Well Cynthia, When I fill the diffuser to it's max. capacity. Then run it on high with constant on. I get about six hours. I have tried it on the low setting with time out intervals, and it has lasted close to 2 1/2 days..... Hope this helps : ) Keep on Diffusing!!!
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I have purchased two of these. One I had for 12 months and the other one is 14 months old and still working great. If you want this one to last, my suggestion to you is not to let it run out of water. I know they say it has an automatic shut off when the water gets real low. but that is what happened to mine and it didn't shut off and the gasket seal was ruined. So if you don't let it run dry, I think it will last a very long time (make sure you keep it clean, too; the unit is very easy to clean which is another plus perk. Hope this helps.
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More than 3-4 hours. Havnt tested it for that but distilled water is super cheap to buy so isn't a concern.
1402025
I just put about 1/2 cup of water in the bottom of mine and let it sit on the counter- the water leaked out in about 15 minutes. This is a very thin cooler - great size but not anything I would use for anything longer than maybe a quick trip home from the store or something.
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I have only used mine for about two hours total so far, for melting lead, and used less than a quater of a 20 pound tank according to my tank scale. So a full tank should last arround 8 hours.
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We have ours on for about 2-3 hours at a time with no shut off. (We want it that way.) It doesn't "run low on water." You can know how much water or coffee you have by the meter on the front.