Air Purifier > Winix 5500 2
Winix 5500 2
Retail Price
$250.00
Lowest Price
$122.24
Release Date
July 2016
The Winix 5500 2 looks, feels and performs like a high-end HEPA air purifier. At a low price point, the Winix 5500-2 offers a great design, quality, and performance, and even features such as the PlasmaWave technology that acts as an ionizer, auto mode, adjustable fan speeds, washable filters, remote control, and simple controls. Performance-wise it reduces 2.5 particles to 0.1 and AQI to 1.
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Overview
- Overview
- Room Coverage - Filtration
- Performance
- Durability
- Value for Money
- Recommendation
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Overview - The Winix 5500-2 looks, feels and performs like a high-end HEPA air purifier. At a low price point, the Winix 5500-2 offers a great design, quality, and performance, and even features such as the PlasmaWave technology that acts as an ionizer, auto mode, adjustable fan speeds, washable filters, remote control, and simple controls. Performance-wise it reduces 2.5 particles to 0.1 and AQI to 1.
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Room Coverage - Filtration - The Winix 5500-2 works for medium and large areas, and its filtration technology offers additional features like remote control, sensors, and quiet operation. Also, if you properly maintain the filters, no odor will be emitted, as per others’ experience. It's a better option for individuals with allergies and asthma. It also has a CADR that is more powerful than the latest releases. It provides advanced features and outstanding performance. Although there are a few issues with the PlasmaWave and smart sensor, it’s still an ideal air purifier for a 360 square feet room.
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Performance - It has a coverage of up to 360 sq. ft., 3 fan speeds, auto mode, digital display, and remote control, improving usability. Performance-wise, it can reduce 98% of particles and PM2.5 to 0.1.
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Durability - It’s a well-built machine that may even not require a warranty of up to 3 years.
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Value for Money - In terms of modern air filtration technology, it outweighs its competitors. Plus, it excels in design, performance, fan power, and other characteristics, making it a good deal for its price.
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Recommendation - Its filtration system includes a washable pre-filter, washable activated carbon filter, true HEPA filter, and PlasmaWave technology offered, all at a low price, which makes it Amazon's Choice.
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Pros & Cons
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Pros - The Pros of the Winix 5500-2 are that it has a PlasmaWave 4-staged air filtration technology, washable carbon filter, AHAM verified, has auto and sleep mode, quiet operation, comes with remote control, and great performance.
Cons - The cons of the Winix 5500-2 are the LED lights can’t be turned off, noisy on high, it has an on/off sound, it generates ozone when on PlasmaWave technology, only available in black, it produces a bad smell, it expensive, and large body.
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Build & Design
- Air Vent
- Build
- Controls
- Design
- Dimension
- Display
- Function Buttons
- Inclusion
- LED Smart Sensor
- Remote Control
- Battery Replacement
- Size
- Timer
- Warranty
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Air Vent - The air vent at the top leans a little at the back, making it hard to direct the air to users. At the same time, the vent at the front behind the grille is used for air intake.
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Build - The body has 2 side handles, allowing it to be moved easily. Also, it's mostly made of plastic, allowing it to weigh only 17.6 lbs.
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Controls - At the top control panel, you'll see the buttons for on/off the power, modes, on/off plasma wave ionizer, fan speed with low, medium, high, and turbo settings, sleep mode, timer with 1, 4, and 8-hour setting, filter indicator, and reset button.
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Design - It has a practical design with a matte black body and is compact. Performance-wise, it can throw air as far as possible, the design is enough not to need more intensive power to push air through the filters and produces very low noise.
Dimension - The dimensions of the unit are 24 inches tall, 15 inches wide, 8 inches deep, and it weighs 60.5 pounds.
Display - It has a clear, intuitive display with controls that are easy to learn, including the fan speeds, auto mode, and sleep timer.
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Function Buttons - There are 5 function buttons at the front, and an LED sensor with 3 colors for air quality indicator.
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Inclusion - The package comes with the Winix 5500-2 itself, a fine mesh pre-filter, carbon filter, true HEPA filter, remote control, and user manual.
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LED Smart Sensor - The LED smart sensor shows the air quality you have in the room.
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Remote Control - The unit comes with a remote control that is intuitive, responsive, and easy to use. It is compact yet provides all the necessary controls for the unit, including the power, fan speed, and mode that you can control within 20 feet, but there's no button for the plasma wave. Also, it comes with a battery and a wall-mount storage cradle.
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Battery Replacement - When replacing the remote control battery, you need to use a pin or needle to remove the back cover and insert a new battery.
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Size - The unit is medium sized and is not too large, and is designed to sit on the floor.
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Timer - The timer button can be set to either 1, 4, 8, or 12 hours before the unit automatically shuts down.
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Warranty - The unit ships with a 1-year warranty but you can avail a 2-year warranty if you want.
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02/10/2020
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- Design
- Dimension
- Display
- Function Buttons
- Inclusion
- LED Smart Sensor
- Remote Control
- Battery Replacement
- Size
- Timer
- Warranty
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Filters
- 3-Stage Filtration System
- Activated Carbon Filter
- Filter
- Filtration System
- HEPA Filter
- Ionizer
- Pre-Filter
- True HEPA Filter
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3-Stage Filtration System - The unit has a 3-stage filtration system composed of a washable mesh pre-filter, washable carbon filter, and a true HEPA filter.
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Activated Carbon Filter - It has an activated carbon filter, which is a fibrous filter coated with carbon, and it features a honeycomb design with actual activated carbon pellets inside. Its purpose is to filter unwanted gases, VOCs, and other odors from the air. Plus, the replacement kit only costs $40, and since it has a pellet design, it's able to capture more gases than other standard ones. Also, it is not washable, and washing it will make it unusable.
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Filter - The combined filters can clean a room of 360 sq. ft., with the washable pre-filter and carbon filter, while the HEPA filter blocks particles of up to 0.3 microns.
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05/05/2021
Filtration System - It has a 3-stage filtration system, or it can be called a 4-stage filtration system if the PlasmaWave technology is included. Overall, it features a washable pre-filter and carbon filter, a true HEPA filter, and PlasmaWave technology.
HEPA Filter - The HEPA filter is at the second stage of the filtration system and it captures 99.97% of particles including pollen, mold, spores, dust, pet dander, microbes, and smoke.
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Ionizer - The ionizer on the unit, when activated, will release negatively charged particles to attach with positively charged particles in the room to make them heavier and sink to the ground, which makes it easier to be vacuumed. On the other hand, it produces a byproduct called hydroxyls, which neutralizes bacteria and viruses.
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Pre-Filter - The pre-filter is used to prevent large particles from getting to the core filter, which includes hair and large fibers. Also, it is washable and vacuumable, and it must be cleaned every 15 days, which reduces filter costs.
True HEPA Filter - The true HEPA filter cleans particles of up to 0.3 microns, including allergens, dust, and mold spores. This filter will last about a year, and it is not washable, so it has to be replaced.
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- 3-Stage Filtration System
- Activated Carbon Filter
- Filter
- Filtration System
- HEPA Filter
- Ionizer
- Pre-Filter
- True HEPA Filter
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Features
- Air Quality Indicator
- Auto Mode
- Default Mode
- Fan Speed
- Features
- Plasma Wave
- Sleep Mode
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Air Quality Indicator - The air quality indicator bar is located at the top of the buttons. It is an LED bar that is color-coded to let you know what air quality is present in the room. It cycles from red, which means highly polluted air; orange, which means the air quality is fair; and blue if the air is healthy for breathing. In addition, if the unit is set on auto mode, it will automatically change the fan speed depending on the air quality.
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Auto Mode - If the unit is set on auto mode, it will use the sensors to determine the air quality in the room, and automatically adjust the fan speed accordingly.
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Default Mode - Upon turning on, the unit will be set on auto mode with plasma wave turned on as its default setting.
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Fan Speed - The unit have 4 fan speeds, which are low, medium, high, and turbo. Its output is at 250 CFM.
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Features - The features of the Winix 5500-2 include the auto mode, sleep mode, real-time air quality detection, remote control, washable filters, true HEPA filter, carbon filter, pre-filter, 4 fan speeds, timer, and the PlasmaWave technology.
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05/05/2021
Plasma Wave - The PlasmaWave is also known as the ionizer, and it can be turned on or off. It helps purify the air to reduce bacteria and viruses present by destroying the mold DNA markup and reducing its growth. However, a common byproduct of this feature is ozone, which can be harmful though it may release ozone within a safe level.
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Sleep Mode - When the lights are turned off in the room, the air purifier will automatically switch to sleep mode because of the light sensor, and the lights will be dimmed, and the fan will be reduced at the lowest speed though a few lights may still be disturbing for some sensitive sleepers.
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- Air Quality Indicator
- Auto Mode
- Default Mode
- Fan Speed
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- Plasma Wave
- Sleep Mode
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Performance & Specifications
- ACH
- Airflow
- CADR
- Coverage
- Durability
- Energy Efficiency
- No Harmful Ozone
- Noise
- Odor
- Performance
- Real-Time Air Quality Detection
- Specification
- Usability
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ACH - It has a 4X ACH, and is able to exchange the air in the room every 15 minutes.
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Airflow - The air travels through the front grille, through the large gaps on the sides, and through the bottom gap. The air will pass through the filters and will be released through the top vent.
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CADR - The Winix 5500-2 can cover up to 360 sq. ft., and it's AHAM certified. The CADR rating is 243 CFM for dust, 242 CFM for smoke, and 246 CFM for pollen.
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Coverage - This unit can be used for rooms from 300 to 360 square feet.
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Durability - The Winix 5500-2 still runs with no issues after 3 years of use.
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02/10/2020
Energy Efficiency - The unit works at 70 watts, which is fine considering its size. When left on for 30 days on the 4th fan speed, it will only add a $5 increase to your electricity bill. It has a 2 CFM to watt ratio.
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No Harmful Ozone - The unit does not produce ozone, and the amount of ionizer present is only minimal. Furthermore, the ozone levels doesn't exceed the CARB guidelines.
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Noise - The Winix produces a noise of 42.7 dB on the first speed, 44.9 dB on the second speed, 50.3 dB on the third speed, and 66.4 dB on turbo. Also, it is much quieter when set on other modes such as in sleep mode.
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Odor - The carbon filter does its work but is not as effective as it does not emit a new carbon smell. Also, it's better to vacuum the carbon filter rather than washing it.
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05/05/2021
Performance - Aside from the numbers, the smell of the room also improved after using the unit, which means that the carbon filter did have an impact. The difference in the baseline and post-run data on the test showed how well the unit performed.
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05/05/2021
Real-Time Air Quality Detection - The LED color changing bar at the top of the unit is used to display what air quality is present in the room by utilizing the smart sensors.
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Specification - The Winix 5500-2 is manufactured by Winix, it's model is 5500-2, comes in the color charcoal grey, the dimensions are 18 x 8 x 23.5, it weighs 15.4 lbs, it's not Wi-Fi compatible, can cover 360 square feet, has 2 modes: manual and auto, 4 fan speeds, a light sensor, a smart odor sensor, price of $159.99 on Amazon, its return varies by retailer, and it has a warranty for 1-2 years.
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Usability - The unit is easy to set-up out of the box, and only takes about 5 minutes until you can use it.
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05/05/2021
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- ACH
- Airflow
- CADR
- Coverage
- Durability
- Energy Efficiency
- No Harmful Ozone
- Noise
- Odor
- Performance
- Real-Time Air Quality Detection
- Specification
- Usability
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Cleaning & Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Maintenance
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Comparison
- Coway vs Winix
- Honeywell vs Winix
- Ikea vs Winix
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Coway vs Winix - The Coway AP-1512HH is slightly better, especially if you plan to use it for dust reduction. It also has an ECO mode and three sensor sensitivities. Also, the Coway smart sensor detects only dust particles, while the Winix sensor detects odor. Both Winix and Coway perform well, with a slight edge going to Coway, but the differences are not too big. In terms of VOC performance, neither Coway nor Winix are effective.
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Honeywell vs Winix - The Honeywell requires purchasing separate filters, which cost high though it was able to clean the atmosphere rather nicely. On the other hand, the Winix 5300-2 doesn’t have a distant nor washable filter but cleans efficiently, and the Winix replacement filter every 5-7 weeks is well worth the air quality it can provide.
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Ikea vs Winix - The Winix Zero is similar to the Winix 5500, just a different carbon filter. An IKEA device with anything above the lowest settings is way too loud, whereas the winix has settings from almost silent to fine while awake.
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Price
- Price
- Value
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Price - The unit is on sale for $159.99 on Amazon though prices may vary from $150 to $160.
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05/17/2020
Value - The unit is able to output 250 CFM, has a true HEPA filter, activated acarbon filter, and washable pre-filter all for $150, so it has one of the best values in the market.
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