Stadler Form Robert Humidifier Purifier, Black - A-200

Very pricy, but worth it. Air seems fresh, and it keeps decent humidity levels in a 1200 sqf loft. I know it says it covers 850, but my place is one open floor plan, so that may help. Cleaning is easier than any other humidifier. The tray and cleaning disks go in the dishwasher on delicate. It really seems to remove impurities, because the disks are covered in grime weekly. It's also quiet, and slick looking too, but functions & interface are excellent. Fits in minimalist, modern spaces well. Also have a stadler form space heater for my bathroom, and same deal: Form & function ( at a price)

I decided to return this and I will explain why.1. The auto mode is only for 45% humidity one can not adjust the level for auto mode so it is useless.2. Set the unit for 55% humidity. Room was at 46% when starting. Had to refill twice a day and the unit never reached 50% humidity.3. If you run it on high it will raise the humidity right next to the machine but a digital humidistat showed no increase in the room.4. From the product description "Robert efficiently humidifies a space up to 860 square feet in size using a digital hygrostat" My whole apartment isn't even 750 square feet and this unit wouldn't even increase the humidity in the bedroom with the door shot just 5%.5. If the unit ever reaches the level you set it at the display just continues to flash until it drops below that level. Very annoying in the bedroom.6. Did I mention I had to fill this thing twice a day and it still didn't work.I can not recommend this to anyone. It is way over priced and doesn't even work.

I liked the TOM version better for as the air flow config. was more efficient. both sides had in takes and the out put was on the top, straight up. As apposed to the ROBERT, 1 in take on the upper back and only 1 out put on the lower bottom of 1 side only. This makes it harder to place this model anywhere in a room for complete coverage.

I've had mine for a couple of weeks now. Here are some initial observations:-Very quiet. I love the night mode. The Robert sits at the foot of our bed and my husband and I barely even hear it. It emits a low white noice that actually helps sleep, even for me who prefers complete silence. The noise is low pitched and soothing like a little rumble.-Simple to use. I can't stress this part enough. It is so so simple. The water tank lifts right out and so easy to fill and place back in. The controls are simple too, a couple of buttons and that's it.-Effectiveness. I use it in a large master bedroom suite because of my cats. (One is very allergic to everything). My husband has bad allergies as well and they both seem to be sneezing less and breathing better. It's really hard to tell how much of a difference this makes,I'm sure it's slight. But every little bit helps.-Looks Great. You hardly notice the thing. It sits in the corner of the room and it's hardly there.

This is a great machine. It should be for the price but it runs smoothly and is easy to set up. My 1 year old has s cough and cold constantly and this really helps symptoms at night as well as purifying the air. Regular cleaning is important though and its a little annoying but I figure it's still one of the best if not the best out there. Only reason I gave 4 stars is that the water tank needs filling every day and it's a little awkward.

great product works really well and looks fantastic

Dead on arrival, will not power up. Water tank does not sit flush with the body of the unit, tilts back and away. Packaging looked OK, no obvious damage, so have assume production/QA issue. Called number in user manual for support, but limited to 8 - 5, Eastern, M-F. Disappointing customer experience given the cost, was willing to pay for a quality machine.

Top notch industrial design... that does not feel like it was ever tested before being put into production.* Indicates having reached your desired humidity by blinking. Why out of a myriad of possibilities someone thought the 'OK' state should be indicated by blinking is beyond me. It draws your attention whenever you're in the room and will infuriate you after day two. It blinks even in night mode. If you try to cover the screen to be able to sleep this will frequently push some buttons on the screen and change your settings.* Small vent on just one side blows humidified air quite well... along your wall. Trouble is you might prefer to have air in the entire room humidified so you will want to position it sideways to have any chance of humidified air mixing well with dry air. Other humidifiers have their vents directed better.* We had a professional hygrometer placed 2m away from the device in the same 30 sqm (320 sqft) room. It showed humidity increasing only by about 5% (from 37 to 42%) after several hours even though humidifier was set to 55% and medium speed. "Efficiently humidifies a space up to 860 sqft"..? Perhaps in turbo mode.* Digital hygrometer readings were consistently ~10% more compared to a professional hygrometer and would take a long time to update. (Once unwrapped it showed 80% humidity even thou we had ~35% in the room at the time. Took about 40min to slowly climb down to ~45%.)* Night mode produced an unbearable whine audible even from around a corner.* Bug: icons did not disappear on ours even though the instructions says they should.* Bug: sometimes humidifier would start running with measured humidity higher than its target setting.* Bug: sometimes humidifier would run at a speed different than its target setting (obviously was not in auto mode!).Positives? Aside from good looks and build quality it has a large tank that is good for a few days.All in all I'm disappointed how such a simple-in-principle device could feature so many vAlpha-never-been-tested-and-thought-through problems. Would not mind if it cost $100 but at $500+ I expect a lot better. We returned ours after a week.