Euky Bear Steam Vaporiser

I bought this for my 5 month old baby as he has been having congestion issues. Have been using it for 4 days only and the gray paint flakes that everyone is complaining about appeared. Why is this even in the stores still? Shame on you euky bear, you should've recalled your product long ago. Most of us use this for our little ones and who knows what toxic chemicals they have been inhaling from the paint in the water. Good thing I kept the receipt and the box. To anyone considering buying this: don't waste your time and money!

Do not recommend. I am on my second unit. Paint like stuff peeling off first unit after one night, returned it (as they told me this is not normal) and got a second one, and it did exactly the same thing! I kept using it as I needed one for baby as he was so sick, but now it smells like burnt paint. It is only about 4 weeks old. It is not build up - as it is new, it is just a bad product with lots of faulty ones out there!! There is also no OFF switch so you have to pull the plug out of wall/socket to turn off. Not great. I am thinking I will be throwing mine in the bin.

I use the cleaning tablets every second use and there are always weird grey and dark scales left in the water whenever I open it after a few hours. I just tried to give it a thorough rinse and noticed something that looks like mould all over the inside of the blue part. I regret buying this and am worried that I have exposed my baby to mould now thanks to this product.

I received the Euky Bear Steam Vaporiser as a baby shower gift and it has been the most useful gift I received. It is quiet and works very efficiently. I have noticed there is grey “deposits” after use but have been advised they are a mineral build up from the tap water being used in the unit so I follow the product care Euky Bear advise along with the cleaning tablets. Thank you Euky Bear!!

Having the same grey paint residue as previously reported. Only purchased yesterday from Chemist Warehouse. Used overnight and then saw these reviews. Did not run all night and did not run out of water. Used with the cleaning tablet as recommended for first use. Used with Euky Bear Sniffly Nose Inhalant. Very disappointing.

On my first use, the vaporiser emitted a bad chemical smell of plastic. I was hoping it'd go away but it still persisted after 5 days. It smelled like burnt plastic and I was concerned that it's toxic. I returned it to Chemistwarehouse and got a refund. I bought a Beurer humidifier instead - the plastic they use is so much more sturdy. No issues, though it's more expensive.

Bought this for my 6 month old with a cold. Worked great for about 4-5 nights then got that burnt plastic smell. I've read the other reviews about the burnt plastic smell so will try their recommendation of white vinegar overnight.

I purchased a euky bear vaporiser a few a days ago to help relieve symptoms of my 1 year olds cold and cough.

This morning, I discovered it was full of what appear to be grey paint flakes. Some googling brought me here, where it seems if is a very common recent problem, that the company is aware of, and has done nothing to resolve.

Why these are still being sold, I have no idea. It beggars belief really. Whatever the substance is, I hope it’s not harmful.

It was fantastic when it worked. Quiet and ran through the night. My kids sleep for 12 hours and it easily last 15 hours with 1 full fill. But it stopped producing steam now. I have no idea where the receipt is so the 5 year warranty isn’t any good for us.

Only purchased this a week ago from Chemist Warehouse & used it for the second time last night. This morning not only was my breathing more difficult than when i went to bed, there was also a foul smell in the room & what looks to be grey paint flakes in the water & where the steam comes out (see pictures below). This is absolutely unacceptable considering this is a product that is meant to help people breathe easier. I would never recommend this product to anyone!

I purchased this unit less than 3 days ago and after the second use it omits a foul smell which also makes the room smell despite having the cleaning tablets in use. I opened the unit only to find grey flakes of what looks to be paint which has been burning off throughout the night possible causing the foul smell.

The system is quiet and I switched to this unit from Vick’s but still disappointed. My poor little one is sick and we need something to work.

I have been a big fan of humidifiers for my kids colds so have purchased this unit a couple of times.
It works great until you’ve had it for a while.
(It is still within the warranty period) however I did not keep receipts.
Now it has grey bits floating in the water after ever my use even with using the cleaning tablets and the horrible smell it omits when on just makes it unusable. This is the 2nd unit I am throwing away for the same reason and will not be purchasing again.
It’s such a shame because it could be a great unit as it is very quiet and lasts more than the whole night!

I purchased my Euky bear vaporiser 1 week ago used twice and the water tank is covered in grey plastic bits and has a foul burning odour. It doesn’t smell safe and I contacted customer service only to be chastised for not keeping my receipt and instructed to return to where I purchased it from. Only for Chemist Warehouse to advise I need the receipt for it to be replaced. Such a waste of my time for a 5 day old purchase! I was advised it’s a known issue and it’s only 1 batch which is defective.
If you know your item is defective why is it still for sale on shelf’s? We are buying these products for our babies surly ACCC wouldn’t allow this!

I used the euky bear warm steam vaporiser for the first time for my sick 4 month old baby. At first it smelt great (I used the euky bear sniffly nose inhalant) and after a while it didn’t smell so good. I thought maybe because it was the first operation.
The next morning I went to empty what was left and re-fill with fresh water and inhalant. I found lots of grey flecks floating in the water and discovered that paint/plastic had peeled off the actual heating unit and into the water.

I am shocked that this could happen to a baby product. We were both inhaling these burning paint fumes all night!

I have just purchased the unit. I have the same issue with burning smell and a lot of flaky chunks appearing in the tub after using it for the first two nights in a row. I will not be using this again as I don’t believe this is normal or acceptable! I didn’t see this occur in other vaporisers. I will be returning the unit for a refund.

Like everyone else is saying, black and grey flake have been appearing after every use since I’ve gotten it, have kept using it for the last few months but can now see that the heating element inside the column is breaking down, there are chunks of clay looking pieces trapped inside the column. And tonight went into my baby’s room and the whole room smelt like burning plastic despite the strong eucalyptus vaporiser we use. Won’t be using this again, despite what you say I’ve never had crap in the water after every use with a cool steam vaporiser.

Had the old version of the same humidifer and it stopped working after 3 yrs. Found my receipt and submitted a warranty claim online. The next day I got a response saying a replacement is in the post and it arrived a wk later!
The new machine is similarly quiet to the last unit. A pro and a con of the new unit is the reservoir is much smaller so its more compact but was mostly drained after 12hrs of overnight use (the old unit would hold more water and therefore run for longer).

Hi just received one as a gift this is not a review but a question in regards to what the pack includes like the cleaning tablets. My son opened the box and was holding one and one more was in the plastic bag. Does it come with 2 cleaning tablets as sample or more? I need to know as I think he might have swallowed one. Thanks