Holmes HWF75PDQ-U Wick Humidifier Filter , White

We are solid citizens - honest we are. We vote, we pay taxes, we share, we care. But when it comes to replacing filters we confess that we are guilty of benign neglect. It doesn't matter what filter we're talking about. HEPA filters? Pfft! Furnace filters? Touchy subject - don't go there. But when the dry winter months plopped their miserable carcasses on us once again this year we somehow sensed it might be time to replace our humidifier before we cranked it up again. Maybe it was because we've never replaced it and can't remember whether we purchased the humidifier before or after the advent of the microwave oven. Of course, I figured maybe we could avoid replacing it by soaking the original filter in a bit of vinegar or something. So I lifted the old filter out to see what needed to be done. Horror show. The center of the filter was woven full of compacted dog hair and vicious dust bunnies. The filter itself had turned into a calcium brick. I reluctantly pronounced it beyond salvation, we observed a moment of silence, consigned it to the trash and began the search for a replacement.The search for replacements for anything online is never easy. We can seldom find things specifically listed for the model number of the doohickey we have - if we are able to find the model number in the first place. But this one did seem to match ours and the picture on the web page did resemble what ours must have looked like long, long ago before we began our years of silent inattention. So we crossed our fingers and ordered it.To our delight and surprise it actually fits our Sunbeam SCM3755C perfectly! Others have noted it is difficult to install. Rookies. True, it does not plop blithely into place. You have to futz with it a bit to coax the top edge into the plastic piece that is responsible for maintaining its form. But it isn't a labor of Hercules for crying out loud. Took maybe a minute.Our humidifier is now up and running for another too long, dry winter and we're simply grateful that we did not have to wind up shelling out much more money to replace the whole thing. Besides, the whole process provided the opportunity to give the rest of the appliance a bit of a cleaning as well. A success story all around. And now maybe the dogs will stop sparking like a Van de Graaff generator gone rogue every time we reach out to scritch them this winter.

They fit and work as advertised

I bought these after looking all over replacement filters for my humidifier. I wanted the name brand, original equipment, not some cheap knockoff. These looked cheap when they arrived, did not look like the original filters, were not I boxes, and did not have the Microban treatment - just plain, beige filters in plastic. I wasn't expecting much. - I figured they either would not wick the water efficiently, or they would need replacing fairly often.After using the first filter three weeks now, I'm happy to report I was wrong. The filters work fine, and are lighter and easier to handle than the old ones. They are a good value and I would buy them again.A couple of things I would suggest to get the best use:- Use a humidifier bacteriostat treatment to keep the water and filter from getting dirty, moldy or smelly. You can get a 32-ounce bottle pretty cheap and it's worth it.- Flip the filter over when you refill the tank; helps the filter wear more evenly and keeps it from drying out so fast.- Clean and sanitize the humidifier base monthly, more if it needs it. The Bacteriostat keeps our pretty clean, but it's good to sanitize it regularly to make sure you aren't polluting your own air.

We have found it difficult to find any stores that still sell these filters. These arrived in short order and fit our humidifier perfectly.

Perfect fit for our humidifier! Easy transaction,good price and speedy shipping. Have purchased these in the past and will purchase again

Fit and works great. Item just as described.

My humidifier was acting crazy -- the "add water" light was staying on, I couldn't control the gauges, and even when I ran it overnight, the water tanks never ran dry. This went on for a couple weeks and I was convinced it was ready to be trashed, which annoyed me, because it was bought new only a couple years ago, and it was expensive.One of the broken gauges indicated that the filter needed replacing, so even though I had just put in a new filter a couple months before, I decided to try that before dumping the expensive humidifier. I ordered the filter through Amazon, and it arrived within a few days.Opened the humidifier to replace the filter and nearly gagged. I could't believe the moldy filter and brackish water. I'd been breathing that? Ugh.I took out the old filter and tied it in a plastic bag so I could get rid of it without breathing any more of the mold in. Wished I'd had a hazmat suit, or at least a mask. Then I ran the new filter under some water for a minute or so, so that it would stretch over the drum when I replaced it. Cleaned out the humidifier, put the new filter and fresh water in, and... miracle. The gauges work, the water tanks empty, and the house isn't one big electric spark minefield.The new filter was reasonably priced, arrived quickly, and saved me from having to buy a new humidifier. So glad on all counts.

Filter starts smelling after very little use