TaoTronics distributes a variety of products from wireless headphones and humidifiers to water floaties and almost everything in between. While the company website offers little in the way of company information or history, it seems to be a distribution company as opposed to a company that designs or creates anything independently.
The TaoTronics has smaller crevices that can house mold and a mist tube that narrows so significantly it's virtually unreachable. To clean the tube, you'll need the longest bottle brush you can find, but it will also have to be one that can squish down considerably, and ours didn't.
This unit comes with a brush that works well to reach the smaller spaces, but it means you'll be spending more time on the details to ensure all the nooks are free of buildup and mold. The base and mist diverter both can be challenging, and the tank is awkward to scrub because you need one hand to hold it while the other cleans.
This humidifier was reasonably effective during testing of moisture output. The TaoTronics comes with a filter built into the tank cap that all of the water must pass through before reaching the sonic plate. This filter theoretically should reduce the amount of white dust and mineral deposits without impacting the effectiveness of the unit to create humidity. While this unit has similar results to the competition after one hour of use, it provides less moisture in the beginning 20 minutes than other top performers. If you don't need immediate results and are happy with the long-term production, then it could be an option that works well for your situation.
The TaoTronics is one of the quietest options in the group with decibels under 40 during testing on the highest setting. Outside of the occasional glugging sound common in all ultrasonic humidifiers as the water moves from the tank to the base, this product makes no other discernable sounds. It is the least expensive, quiet product in the group.
The TaoTronics is challenging to use compared to the competition. Its test results could be somewhat misleading, indicating that the user interface is a head-scratcher. Still, in reality, the continuous dial that controls the humidity level is easy to operate.
What hurts the ease of use score for this unit is the lack of programmability, which could result in frequent in-person monitoring of humidity levels and an oddly shaped tank that requires support during filling. The filter also needs regular maintenance, which increases the upkeep of this unit over other competitors. If the tank could be refilled in place or stood on its own, the entire unit would be more user-friendly.
