Winix 5500-2 Review
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- The Winix 5500-2 on Amazon - geni.us/yD1ZE
Our comprehensive written review for this model: www.consumeranalysis.com/guid...
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2. Coway Mighty on Amazon - geni.us/B1q9
3. Austin Air HealthMate on Amazon - geni.us/RJMt4c
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This video is a review of the Winix 5500-2 evaluating its filtration quality, noise output, energy efficiency, durability, and value.
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This guy is a reason why internet is better than school.
I've learned so much from people like him on CZcams. I'm very thankful for people like him sharing their knowledge.
I’m really thankful for the internet and people like you when it comes to making a decision on a product like an air purifier. You’re clearly passionate about this very niche subject and are the most informed and detailed reviewer on the subject I could find. I just ordered my Winix thanks to your review.
@@lizedery3302 I have athsma and I just mine a few days ago. I have not had sleep like this in so long. I 100% recommend this thing. I have a dog and the hair and dust this thing has picked up is incredible. I saw a lot of videos of this thing where people went to clean the filter and it was basically clean.
Mine is full of dust and hair after just a few days I had to clean it!
@@lizedery3302 The Plasmawave function is what controls the ionizer. Just turn that feature off if you don’t want it.
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@@darleneenters5306 what the fuck?
@@isoinsignia7540 what does the ionizer do?
If you’ve never used an air filter these are great. czcams.com/users/postUgkx_dppjvjF8BYEmPSDTcgCUdRsgWYLXNHN I ended up with three after starting out with one. The noise level depends on the 1-3 settings with how hard you want the machine to work. You can also upgrade the filters and get one better for pet hair and smells which is a must have in my home. I noticed the air seemed lighter and easier to breathe when running the machine for the first time. Works great every time. Highly recommended!
After testing and using the 5500-2 Winnix for 3 years, plus the iQ Air, plus the Blue air 205, plus the Enviroklenz, l prefer the Winnix 5500-2 in my small bedroom as it is so quiet plus in hot nights it moves the air that promotes better sleep. I vacuum the pre-filter and wash the charcoal filter plus, replace the hepa filter as required. With allergies l have found this unit to work nicely in all seasons. My second choice is the Classic Blue Air 205.
Going to give my iQ Air to a Charity as it, at my age is difficult to move from 1 floor to the next when needed plus the filters are expensive. Next fall or winter l will give my Enviroklenz to a charity, as it is made of steel and difficult to move on 3 flight of stairs. It needs to be placed in a dental office or school room. Your reports and reviews are the best on CZcams. Thanks for sharing them with us out here.😊
Thank you. I watched your air purifier review last night. I had heard for a couple of days the Coway was great. So, I looked for it everywhere but they're sold out. Seeing your reviews last night, I saw the Winnix as another option. I bought it. I'm so looking forward to it and am glad the Coway was sold out. Each year my sinuses get messed up. A couple of days ago, I was noticing all the particulates blowing around while the sun was coming through my window in my small apt. while the fan was blowing. Wow, alot of dust(not to mention the fire smoke/ash in my area). I decided I could benefit from a filter/purifier. One more week until it arrives! Again, thanks.
I would like to thank you for this and other reviews done on air purifiers. As someone doing research on what purifier to purchase, CA has been by far the most clear source of information regarding specific models.
Thank you very much for the kind words!
Excellent review! I bought a second WINIX and have been very happy with its ability to filter and purify the air. It’s virtually silent at night in Sleep mode. Great air purifier and this review is highly accurate. Well done!
Fantastic review. I just picked up this unit after reading reviews from Amazon. So far I am extremely happy with this air purifier. I will be picking up their smaller unit for my laundry room.
We have had this unit for a week now, and we are very pleased with it. It works perfectly for our bedroom at the low setting. Thanks for your comments and your recommendations for this unit. - Merci beaucoup. 💐
You are very welcome!
Thanks for this. After several hours reviewing reviews, I just clicked your link below and bought two of these.
I just bought a couple of these. They actually have a 2 year warranty now. Have found the auto mode to be suprsingly good, turns up it's fan exactly when I'd expect. Great video btw, was really helpful in my air purifier buying decision.
I just got mine thanks to this review. It is incredible. I have fans in my house that used to be covered in dust and hair. I cleaned them all and they have remained clean. I have been cleaning the pre filter in the Winix every couple of days because it is COVERED in dust and crap from the air.
I was shopping for an air purifier when your videos popped up in CZcams. Excellent job. Used your link to buy a Winix.
Thank you for the great review. The only suggestion I have to improve it is to run the product at different settings so we can see for ourselves how loud it is.
great review, explanations were professionally done.
what I like about your video clip, there was no clowning around.
Great Review! I love the fact that you have no music! I can't tell you how many reviews have music that drone out the information!
I just bought a Bissell Air 400 and it works great to deal with the bad air from the wild fires. This Winix looks like a good one, too; I might look into getting one to aid the Bissell with the impending bad air that visits this place in the winter. Thanks for the great Review!
Thank you so much for this review. I have smokers to the left and right of my condo, and was getting a ton of secondhand smoke coming through the outlets. This review made my pull the trigger on this unit, and it essentially fixed the problem. It really is insanely efficient for cigarette smoke and stifling the smell. THANK YOU!
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
@@EphesianRose hey! Effective in both modes honestly. It may be slightly more effective in plasma mode - not sure. Works either way
Thanks for the review. Just purchased 2. Purchased through Amazon and also purchased the 4yr warranty for 35.00. Thanks again for your time.
I have this one , about 3 years now . Runs all day . No issues
My wife and I really appreciated the thorough analysis of this air purifier. Your expertise is apparent and you are a true asset to any organization. We just bought 2 Winix 5500-2 Air Purifiers. Thank you for all your hard work!
Thank you very much for the kind words! I really appreciate it!
Outstanding, information. I've spent hours over 3 days doing my own research and have learned more in your video than the many hours of my own. Thank you.
You're welcome! And thank you for watching!
this is an awesome review. I love how you discuss the competitors and and the downfalls. great review. i'll sub.
Thank you and welcome!
He's missing one important thing,air quality tests etc Did he do any? Why not show air quality tests!.
This was the video that convinced me to get this filter. Thank you! Btw I’ve been researching for literal weeks looking at dysons and other much more expensive products but to me this is a superior filter compared to anything else on the market- unless you want to spend a literal thousand dollars $ on some industrial / hospital filter that takes up an entire room to provide filtration.. this price for this product is unbeatable.
How has it been?
I've had this unit for over 6 months and I absolutely love it. It's very well built, the motor and fan are extremely well-balanced and the does not vibrate, at all. All I hear is the airflow and I keep mine on 3 (out of 4). As far as the lights. I covered most of the air quality LED with electrical tape. Fixed..
lol I do this with my electronics in my room also!
Excellent Review! I heard things on here that I haven't heard in other reviews. The thing you didn't mention is, you can also clean the carbon filter. According to the instructions, you clean it every three months. So you clean the pre-filter every two weeks. The carbon filter every three months and you change the Hepa filter once a year under normal use. I surmise that you get all three filters when you buy a new Hepa after the year is up.
This guy gave a really good review. We bought two for the house and are happy with the purchase. The bright lights are a nuisance if in your bedroom.. But they are easy to cover up with black tape.
This review is so comprehensive. It helped me decide what to pick wisely. I ended picking winix 5500-2 for the living room thanks!
Thank you for the positive feedback! I really do appreciate it. Would love to know what you think of my latest reviews for cordless vacuums as I've changed up my presentation style quite a bit from these air purifier reviews.
Does it produce ions??
thanks for your wonderful review. ordered it. after moving to Pasadena CA from NJ, my little yorkie and I are suffering from all the allergens. hoping this helps us!
What a great and actually informative channel, keep up the great work!
Fantastic review. Really great detail and appreciate that you broke it down into your top 3 air purifiers. Thank you for making this video.
Can’t thank you enough for taking the time to do this!
Your reviews are extremely helpful. Thank you. I ordered using your link!
The way you review products is perfect simple to the point and I got the information I needed to hear from it. Thank you
You're welcome! Would love to know what you think of my latest cordless vacuum reviews. I'm using a different presentation style and any feedback is welcome.
Went to the Winix US site and it says that the warranty on the 5500-2 is now 2 years. And of course, thanks for a no-nonsense great review.
You made me buy it at heart beat when it becomes available on Amazon
Thank you Sir!
I don't care about any manufacturer warranty, I only care about smart and honest gentlemen words !
God bless you
I got mine from wayfair. Came quickly. Great air purifier
Purchased this based off of your videos. I really like it!! Thank you for your reviews!!
Thanks for your review and details on cost of the filter replacement . I was on the fence between Honeywell, and winix 5500-2 and 5300-2. I ordered the 5500 due to the better carbon filter, longer term, small price difference , positive reviews, ( to low % of negative reviews ). The prices I pay for allergy & prescription pulmonary meds ,sleepless nights..is More than enough to Merit a healthier to breathe Cleaner Air. MANY THANKS!!
You're very welcome!
Excellent comprehensive review! Thank you for saving me from buying the very expensive and less effective Dyson!
Thank you for this, you sold me on this one and I'm buying one right now.
Whew! I ordered the wrong model. Thanks for the video, I was able to catch it before it shipped. Great review.
Thank you! Glad I could help!
Thanks for the fair, educational and straightforward review!
My family and I have owned 8 of these and they have made a huge improvement in Quality of Life for asthma or other Lung disease sufferers to say nothing of the odor elimination.
I ran one unit 24/7 for several years, and it never failed or wavered.
Tips: Run at Turbo overnight when Electricity is cheaper then turn down during the day or when you are actually in the room to reduce noise.
Never set your unit on the carpeted floor or near the floor. You will quickly clog/use up your filters with debris, that would be better-handled with a high quality vacuum or sweeper.
Clean the Pre-Filter often(outdoors🙂) and you'll extend the life of the more expensive, HEPA component by far.
Don't vacuum the pre filter with y oi it home vaccum: you'll just transfer the dust from one source to another. I go outside and use an old beater shop vac outside to clean my pre filter and charcoal filters every couple months.
Run on Turbo Mode while vacuuming to clean any airborne dust exhausted from vaccum cleaner
Thanks for the comment. These are great tips!
Where do you suggest putting the purifier? I want mine in a hallway upstairs, should I place it on a table? Can it be mounted on a wall?
Alvan, thanks so much for taking the time to post the very helpful tips....reminded me that I should clean the pre-filter in my units (I've had them for several months now). I'm in my 70's and first-time air purifier user. What is the vac that you use to clean the filter outside?
This was a great review! Well done, and thank you!
I wish every youtube video had this level of thought put into it. Very well done video, thank you.
Thank you for the kind words!
Incredibly well done, straightforward, and overall very helpful review!
Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching!
Thank you for your comprehensive review!
After watching ur review on this particular model I immediately ordered 2 of these
just ordered this from amazon. thanks for the review. can't wait to get it. my days of suffering shall be over.
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Check out wayfair.com. A bit cheaper than amazon
@@atoessandoh_ I got one for 45 percent off on wayfair. I got a supervisor to give me a quote via email with 35 percent off and added promo code to the quote to get it another ten percent off.
check the suction of air from the front, you can remove the front while it's still on... it's not that great.
@@tisurmaster Yeah, compared to my alen air and my two austin air units it doesn't push much air. I'll see how my germguardian 5000e units do, I got them coming mostly for the uv-c lights.
I like the illumination It's like a night light. I've had mine for many years and it is fantastic! It is incredible how clean the inside of the unit stays with all the filters in place! I clean the filters spring and fall and replace the hempa when it looks dirty. I've tried many units before and this one is the best!
That was a really good review. I bought the Winx. One other thing I like about it is it pulls air from the sides as well as the front. As for the light you can always tape a little piece of card over it or black marker.
Thank you, perfect review! Just bought 1 because of your review.
you convinced me to buy 2-3 of these instead of an Airmega 400. Thanks for making these videos!
This one is on sale for $118 at Target. The 5300-2 is $123 at Target.
Love it that you actually addressed Europe version that super confusing from makers that provides no alternative or some different design or some bogus name
Excellent insightful through review. Non bias review . Thank you so much. I would be
purchasing the Winix. Thanks again for your informative review. Keep up
The great work.
Really appreciate the kind words! Thank you!
Consumer Analysis no...... thank you my friend.... you are doing a great service. Especially in these trying times.
Thank you. Excellent review. Helped with my purchase decision.
Bought one thanks to this review and I’m pretty happy with it.
well-done review. Drape some dark cloth ( 2" x 14" piece) over the light panel, ( put a little square of two-sided tape on the ends) to cover up just the light panel when you sleep, then you will not see the lights. Simple....
Thank you so much for this amazing review! You have made my life easier!
The best I've seen that really explain what is air purifier
I’m excited to see how these preform just ordered two one for my bedroom and one for my living room.
Getting ready to purchase about 5 of these. For some reason it reminds me of my favorite boom-box, one I had in the early 90s, by Magnavox called the Turbo-Bass Generator. That thing was a beast, loved it! I know this is an air-purifier and not a boom-box, but it looks cool like that Magnavox, and, based on this review and many others you get plenty of bang for the buck... like that Magnavox. Yessir, gonna order 5 of these, maybe 6. My home is just under 2,000 sqft, 3 bdrms, living room, den, kitchen, so I'm thinking 6 will be awesome. Only thing I'm a bit concerned over is what my electric bill might look like this winter if I leave them all on 24/7. I have 2 medium-sized dogs, a Beagle and a Collie....and the shedding sucks. I do have hardwood floors and keep them vacuumed with my Shark, so I probably will only leave the bedroom units on constantly and just stagger the others depending on need.
Thanks for your excellent reviews!
Theyre on sale right now haha
The pet hair filters are helpful. They catch most of the dust, making it unnecessary or extremely easy to wash the prefilter.
I love these reviews. Very thorough and accurate. There was just something about these videos that seemed so off, though. The gentleman in the video looks just like the psychologist Dr.Grande that the resemblance is uncanny.
Very informative & helpful review! Thank you so much!
I have two units in my house One for the bedroom and the others in the family room/ Living room. For about 3 years and they work great. I have never replaced any of the filters. What I do is use a high pressure air compressor to blow out the dust This works great!
I bought two of 5500-2 for my offices from Amazon, thanks to your reviews. I’m super glad I did. I bought 6 more of HR900 for my home. It’s $50 more expensive, slightly bulkier, but to me it goes with my rooms better. Thanks again. Cheers.
how do they compare with each other? move the same amount of air, is the dust sensor the same?
@@cooloutac I would say they move same air. But I notice sensor senses differently. Like for example, placed in same room next to each other, the HR900 turns from blue to orange, while the 5500-2 stays blue.
@@yourotherleft ah interesting thanks.
How much to replace the carbon filter and hepa filter?
A unit in the sub $200.00 range, it would be a serious downside if replacement filters were $100.00 +
This is a serious consideration in deciding to purchase.
Just like the color printer companies that sell an awesome printer to us. Then we find out that replacement color cartridges cost more than the actual printer!
I have one and i have no complaints. Great product.
I am glad to know that I purchased the better option. Thank you for this information.
You're welcome. Thank you for watching!
Just bought one of these from Amazon. Had to wait nearly a month, but the instruction booklet says it now has a two year warranty. An interesting thing is what makes the light color of the air quality sensor to change. Normally it is on blue but two things make it turn to yellow and that is cooking something in the oven and farts. Yes, if you let one go near it the color changes to yellow after a few minutes as the gas enters the machine and depending on the strength goes back to blue in usually about ten minutes unless you let go another one. Not joking, it works every time unless the discharge is very small. Kind of funny when you think about it.
@vfxardist Too bad you are offended by the facts of life.
Great review and very informative! I appreciate your work in making this video...it really helped me decide on which air purifier to get! :)
Glad I could help!
Thank you for your sharing.
Helped me decide. Thanks and God bless you.
Any thoughts on using non branded replacement filters. I just tried my first non branded and I loved it. I found it to work very well. Your thoughts please.
thank you for the review, it's not very easy to search for an analysis on products such as this
You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.
Thank you for the reply and recommendation.
Thank you, very helpful video! I really appreciate all the information!
Great review. Winix website shows 2 - year warranty for the above model.
Nice review. Would you say that the Costco C545 is a good unit as well?
I ordered one on the 3rd of may. They said it was in stock but it still hasn't shipped yet...I used to have a smaller air cleaner for my room, but it didn't do squat. Hopefully this Winix does a better job.
very thorough review i picked one up because of you thank you
You're welcome!
what a great job on the review!
Thanks for the thorough review. One question though, can you turn off the Plasma Wave technology on this unit? I can't tell from the company website. As I understand it that technology produces ozone. Same question for the other unit you mentioned.
I think if this model has a light sensor that adjust the brightness of the panel illuminations, even when you manually adjust the fan speed. As it stands if you put it on auto it will dimmed in the dark and put itself into sleep mode which turn off the air quality light and the plasmawave indicator. Sometimes it does turn off sometimes it doesn't, so not sure if it turns the light off or it actually turns the function off when that happens. I do like the fact when you change speed of the fan it does gradually instead of suddenly
I got mine on 9/27/21 and it has a 2-year warranty and moves 360 cubic feet per minute.
Do you recommend rinsing the carbon filter before first use? Or is the carbon dust not to bad. I just ordered this model today. I just don’t want to dirty the Hepa filter too soon. Thanks for this review.
Amazing reveiw , thank you for being so thorough.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the excellent review mate.
Thank you for the positive feedback!
after watching a few of your reviews, I decided to settle for this one, I hope it'll help keep the dust build up to a minimum if I put it with my PC
Has it helped?
@@pxblocked1240 it works preety well, it's behind my PC & the inside of my PC isn't as dusty as some of the other spots in my room x)
Hi! Thanks for this review! What about accessibility to filters for this model? can they be purchased from a 3rd party or only Winix?
You're an awesome reviewer. Thanks!
Thank you for a great review. I read online reviewers on this air purifier complained about the problem with ozone byproduct. One reviewer was sick from it. Can you please address this issue with ozone and how can it be minimized using this air purifier? Thanks
Thank you for the very thorough and insightful review!
Could you please comment on your thoughts on the non-official Winix filters for this model on Amazon for 1/3 of the price? Are they any good? Would you be doubtful of how effective they may be?
Excellent review. Thank you so much.
Cubic ft or square ft? I'm confused for the sake of discussion if a room is 12x12 =144 sq ft multiply x 8ft ceiling would be 1152 cubic ft..are the measuring these room values by sq ft or cubic ft? I just bought this unit because of your great reviews, keep up the good work!
I like this review but I will cover the replacement filters cost and comparison to okaysou airmax8L filters are more economical and practically do the same like winix 5500-2
Purchased. Great review.
Excellent Review. Thank you!
Great review & video. Thanks!
Hello. Thank you for the video. I have an open floor plan on the main floor that is about 1500 square feet. Would you recommend this unit for a large room? I have a Coway airmega 400s but debating returning it based on price. Thank you!
Awesome review! Bought this from Amazon after this review. Love it in our room. What are your thoughts about the Plasmawave technology? Is it preferred to have that selected each time we run the unit? Also, I’ve heard mixed reviews about it possibly being dangerous
The plasmawave feature is essentially an ionizer. I wrote a full analysis of ionizers here: www.consumeranalysis.com/guides/air-purifiers/air-ionizers/
Regarding the generation of ozone, it is true that the air purifier can release ozone with its plasmawave feature turned on. But the feature can easily be turned off and left off. And even with it turned on the unit is still completely safe to use: ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/air-cleaners-ozone-products/california-certified-air-cleaning-devices
You deserve at least 100k subscribers. You have a pro channel
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you!