Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer w/ Pure Steam Action for Relief of Cold & Flu Symptoms. The exclusive Vicks Vaporizer with SteamGuard design provides maximum safety, performance and reliability. The Vaporizer boils water producing a pure warm steam vapor which is released into the air. This vapor is bacteria free and leaves no white dust.

1.5 gallon capacity for 18-24 hour operation per filling and medicine cup allows the use of Vicks vaposteam or Kaz inhalant

Triple wall insulation keeps reservoir water at a safe temperature

Large Night-Light provides added safety and convenience, particularly in children's rooms

Automatic shut-Off when reservoir water reaches minimum level

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Cleaning TIP: I took a bottle of water ( evian, aberfoyle ) and cut off the top part of the bottle leaving just enough so that the heating part can be fully immerged - sort of making a container to hold the vinegar and salt. Pour the vinegar and a little bit of salt - just enough so that the entire heating element is soaked. Leave it there for a few minutes and voila.

The steam is hot when in use, so be careful if you have kids around - that would be the only drawback, but then again, that's why it is called a vapourizer - vapours is supposd to be hot.

29 of 32 found the following review helpful:

Great, with two minor complaintsMar 17, 2006
By J. Conn "Wife, Mom, Doula, Big Geek"
We have both this one and the larger Vicks Vaporizer at our house. Both work very well, start steaming right away, last all night without running out of water and have the nice medicine cup that is super-easy to use. My only little problems with this are:

1. The larger model has little indentations to help you lift the steam unit off. This model doesn't, which makes it a little tricky to refill if there is medicine in the medicine cup.

2. Neither model has an on/off switch - it's plugged in and on, or not. It's a little inconvenient to have to unplug it instead of just shutting it off, but for how well it works, I am willing to overlook that.

This works so well in fact that when we lent the larger model to my grandmother for her smaller bedroom and when she woke up, everything in the room was a little damp!

I used to have a much more expensive model will all the bells and whistles - this one works much better and much easier. A great value!

14 of 14 found the following review helpful:

does the jobNov 19, 2005
By Doc Dave "Doc Dave"
I bought a Vicks V150 1.5 gallon vaporizer not too long ago and it has performed very well for me. The model has apparently been slightly redesigned to include a larger night light and different look to the removable head as compared to the picture shown here. I like this vaporizer because it was very inexpensive and it has been reliable. I usually don't run it more than about 12 hours at a time, but according to the box it is supposed to be good for 18-24 hour runs (also different from the product description above which says 15 hours). The box also claims it will shut off automatically when water gets too low, but my style of pulling the plug after 10-12 hours hasn't allowed me to test out that feature yet. Cleaning is fairly easy, and there are no filters to buy and replace. The steam is hot, which may be a concern if you have young children, but for me this is not an issue. It does a nice job of humidifying a pretty large-sized living room, and I don't have any need for the features found on more expensive models.

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