I own this exact model. It's perfectly cromulent. I don't need to clean it that often. I don't frankly care that there's a bit of mineral scale in the basin. Th

I own this exact model. It's perfectly cromulent. I don't need to clean it that often. I don't frankly care that there's a bit of mineral scale in the basin. That's the only visible filth I see. It's quiet. Super quiet. A fan, on low. I fill the tank in my bathroom, and I seal the cap and invert it, so it, you know, doesn't dump water on my floor. I will concede that I'll take the mesh into the bathroom and dampen it, and it can drip a bit, but I just rest it on the inverted tank as I walk both back to the humidifier. This isn't rocket science. Finally, I also own a cheapo hygrometer. It shows us hitting 15%-30% when running forced heat in the room. When I turn this on, it pushes up to 35%-40%. That's effective enough for me. Honestly, this thing works. And I buy a six pack of cheaper meshes and just swap them out as the mesh yellows/gets a bit crusty, which usually takes a few weeks. No big deal, cost of doing business.