WINIX 5510 Air Purifier (New Generation of 5500-2 with App Support) for Home Large Room Up to 1881 Ft² in 1 Hr, True HEPA, High Deodorization Carbon Filter and Auto Mode, Captures Pet Allergies, Smoke

Best Bang For Your Buck
I’ve been looking for a new air purifier for almost a year now, doing research here and there trying to find a unit that meets all the requirments I’m looking for. I need a unit that’s for a larger room, has an auto feature, has good priced replacement filters, and looks good to match my home decor. A recent 80,000 acre fire hastened my research due to the thick blanket of smoke that blanket the area (and still is) every morning. With all things considered, the Winix 5500-2 met all my requiements.The unit arrived promptly and unpackaging was an ease. I literally had it set up ans running in about 5 minutes. The body is a hard, matte black plastic that feels sturdy and durable. The front panel is easy to remove, and secures to the unit via a clever magnetic clasp that is secure, yet simple to remove to access your prefilter for bi weekly cleaning and hepa/carbon filter replacement. There are 3 filters in total, and they fit snugly inside the filter chamber, amd ate secured in with the prefilter that snaps firmly into place.The control panel at the top is intuituve and user friendly. The buttons are clearly marked and visual ques explain what each button does taking out any guesswork as to what they do. A stylish indicator light bar runs along the bottom of the control panel indicating the level of air cleanliness with a 3 color scheme…green for clean, orange for okay, and red for bad. You can manually run the machine on 4 fan settings, or choose auto mode and let the machine choose the settings based on the data colected from the sensor. This means hands off operation. There’s a night mode that will set the fan to its lowest setting to cut down on noise, and also dim all lights on the panel. This night mode will set automatically if you have the auto mode set on the unit, a light sensor will detect (or not detect) any light in the room and go into night mode. A filter change indicator light also is on the control panel. According to what i’ve researched, the hepa filter should last approx 1 year. It also comes with a remote control with a battery preinstalled. I dont plan on using it, but if that’s your thing, it’s there.This is the quietest air purifier I’ve ever owned. On level 1, it’s almost undetectable, and even on level 4 turbo mode, it’s no louder than a standing floor fan on high. This was a very pleasant surprise.It cleans the air well. I’m currently using it in my 350 sq ft bedroom. I don’t have the equipment to test it, but per their website I should be getting at least 4 air changes per hour which is the amount of air exchanges you need for allergies and serious air purification. I’ve had no smoke smell AT ALL in the bedroom when I run this with the door shut to the rest of the home and it was initially startling to walk from the bedroom into the rest of the home after the first night of using it.This unit has more than exceeded my expecations ans meets all the things I was looking for in an air purifier. I plan on purchasing 2 more of these when money permits for my combined kitchen/dining/living room area that totals 700 sq ft. I can place these at opposite sides of the area and get more than ample coverage. I would highly reccomend this unit. For the price and the feature list, this just can’t be beat. The cost is low, the replacement filters don’t cost an arm and a leg, it covers a large area, and you get a lot of features.09/28/20192 years later and this machine is STILL going strong. Besides the occasional vacuuming of the pre filter and the yearly filter changes, I’ve had this guy quietly working away in the house keeping my air clean. Can definitely say at this point that it’s a durable machine!08/20/20203 years later and still working! I’m only posting this update because I find myself in ANOTHER horrible fire season for California, and I’m in a zone getting insane amounts of smoke. Besides regular cleanings on the pre filter, and my yearly change out of the hepa and carbon filter, not much else to report. I really hadnt expected this thing to last this long as I run it 24/7, often on its highest setting to get maximum results. I own 2 now, I bought another one last year to get more coverage throughout the house. I would highly recommend this until to anyone.01/03/2022I was buying a new filter today on here and remembered that I actually had a review for this product. I’ve owned this air purifier for 5 years now. I just added 2 more photos (should be the last 2 in my string of pictures) just to show that I STILL own this device. 5 years of literal CONSTANT USE. I’ve had it set on the 3rd setting, just 1 below it’s highest setting, for nearly this entire time. I have absolute confidence stating that this is a solid piece of machinery. I’m actually shocked that this guy hasn’t given up on me yet! If you’re worried about durability, at least in my case, yes, this is a very durable air purifier. Winix created a home run product with this one. I think that this may be my FINAL update on the product (unless of course it survives for 10 years, in which case I may throw a party for the thing!)***I also want to add to those who say this device produces harmful amounts of ozone. That’s simply not true. You can go to the California Air Resource Board, specifically to the section under California Certified Air Cleaning Devices. This will show you a list of air purifiers that have been tested by the state and produce under 0.050 ppm of ozone. This device, and all others from Winix, are on the list. That means that this device is at, or below, the levels indicated as safe. Make sure when reading reviews you guys do your own follow up research on an item. It’s insane the amount of bad information that’s out there! Dont take anyones word, look up what they claim!***

LIFE CHANGING
I have been boarding dogs in my home for over a decade. The fight against dog smell and hair never ends. When I walk outside to get the mail, I am always hit with a wall of Dog Smell coming back in the house. It’s a little embarrassing. Whenever people drop off their dogs, I’m always worried they get a whoosh of dog smell when I open the front door, and they are horrified. I have six HP air purifiers throughout my house, and I thought that was the best I could do. I just simply lived in a stinky dog home. Well, on the advice of Grok, who said this WINIX 5510 was a superior machine for smells, I ordered it to experiment. HOLY COW. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?? This unit has been here just two hours — and my house smells AMAZING! I went out to get the mail, came back in, and I wasn’t slapped in the face with the normal musty dog smell. I couldn’t believe it so I went outside again, breathed in the fresh air, completely acclimated to the clean scent of the normal world, then came back in. IT WAS TRUE. THE HOUSE SMELLS LIKE A NORMAL HOUSE NOW. I am completely stunned. How have I never used this air purifier before?? Why am I so late to the game?? Why does this thing work so well?? Maybe it’s the little carbon pellet thingies. I don’t know. But there is my life before this purifier, and now there is my life AFTER plugging it in. This is amazing.

Nowhere in the product description does it say that this is a 120V product which most of the world does not use. I plugged it in uae and the unit got busted. Waste of hard earned money 845 dhs and wait time. Worse still no warranty in the UAE. Worldwide buyers be warned and stay AWAY from useless products like this.

I’m very happy with this air purifier. I have a cat and it visibly picks up a lot of hair, that must just be floating around in the air; hair that would normally go unnoticed.I started using a Levoit LV-PUR 131 machine a couple of years ago to remove the smell of vaped marijuana flower (prescribed medical). I love the smell myself, but I know how many don’t, and I’m a considerate neighbour.I’ve had the Winix for 3 months now, and it is far superior to the Levoit model, which has now been demoted to hallway duties.I like the washable pre-filter, although I’ve not actually had to wash it yet. I find that a good going over with a vacuum once a week, to remove all the large debris, is enough. I vacuum the charcoal filter too.As I’ve said, my primary reason for using an air purifier was never to remove dust but this is a big bonus, and there is visibly less dust now.The sensor detects VOCs much better than smoke, and for anyone using it for smoke or weed should be aware of this. I just keep it on setting three most of the time, which works very well for cigarette smoke and marijuana vape. Setting 3 on the Winix is quieter than setting 1 on the Levoit. Setting 3 is my “go to” setting. It’s really not noisy at all. For smoke, leaving it on “auto” doesn’t work, but manually setting it to 3 does. The same is true of marijuana flower vape.The turbo mode (4th speed) is VERY loud but unnecessary for normal use. I occasionally give it a blast, just to clear the air quickly, and it’s very effective for this. I have a large living room, and 10 minutes on turbo will just clear anything quickly.The one niggle I have is that when I want to leave it on, as I retire to bed, I have a practical choice of setting 3 for 4 hours, or turbo for an hour – the timer does 1, 4 or 8 hours. It would be more useful for my purposes, if I could choose 1, 2, and 4 hours. Ideally, I’d like to be able to leave it on setting 3 for 2 hours, but that’s not possible.I leave the Plasmawave mode on because on or off, I don’t notice any difference. People have talked about it making occasional snapping noises, but I’ve never heard anything.Unbranded filter sets are about 20 quid, so in practice, I change them every two months. Winix say the charcoal filter will last for a lot longer as it is washable, but TBH washing and drying is too much faff for me.Lastly… it LOOKS better than the Levoit, which has turned yellow from UV light, like many white/off-white plastics.I’m very happy with this Winix machine. From research and experience, I now think that it’s probably the best in the UK home market, for smoke and vape.[Update: Aug 25]I’m still very happy with the performance. I’ve discovered that because I’ve been smoking rollies (tobacco) near the unit, a sticky film develops on the pre-filter. In fact, the surrounding black plastic is also sticky. I think it’s nicotine. Anyway, I just laid the filter down in the bath, and went gently over it with some water and a little washing up liquid. This did the trick. Good as new.Another trick I’ve found is that the carbon filter is exactly half the depth of the Hepa filter, so it is possible to fit three carbon filters, and no Hepa filter. Of course, from the POV of smoke and vape removal, this is not, as one might think, three times the effectiveness, but rather 197% the smoke-reducing power (according to ChatGPT) – something to do with layer passing. That’s still almost twice as effective. It doesn’t get the fine dust through, that’s just blown back into the room. I use this air purifier in the room where I smoke and vape. Just around the corner, in my hallway, I have another Winix with a Hepa filter. That one gets the dust.