Comfort Zone Humidifier Upgraded From 'Don't Buy' to Recommended in CR's Tests
Lab tests show quality control issues fixed in model CZHD81
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It’s not often that a product at the bottom of Consumer Reports ratings rises to the top. But that’s what happened with the Comfort Zone CZHD81 humidifier when we retested a model that we had judged a “Do Not Buy: Performance Problem."
The new samples passed our tests and we have now removed the Don’t Buy designation.
The problem we discovered in 2016 was that four of the eight samples we originally tested did not work properly right out of the box.
It’s not uncommon for Consumer Reports to revisit a product when we judge it a Don’t Buy for either safety or performance issues. So we recently purchased four more samples of the Comfort Zone CZHD81.
Our engineers ran two models through our full battery of humidifier tests and spot checked the other two. They all work very well. In fact, they perform so well that the Comfort Zone now earns an Excellent rating overall and is named a CR Best Buy because at $45, it’s a good value.
The Comfort Zone CZHD81 is a cool mist ultrasonic model designed to humidify a medium-sized room of up to 400 square feet. It’s one of the best humidifiers of its size in our tests. Its mist output is top-notch and we also find that it runs quietly and efficiently.
It isn’t as convenient to use and clean as some other humidifiers in our tests but it has some nifty features such as a nightlight, a 12-hour timer, an empty tank indicator, and a remote control.
3 CR Best Buy Humidifiers
Consumer Reports gives its products a CR Best Buy when they perform well and offer good value. There are well over 10 CR Best Buy models in our humidifier ratings. Here are three, one of each size we test—small, medium, and large.
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