Winix 5500-2 vs Coway Airmega 400 Air Purifier

In the following scenes, we will exhibit how the Winx 5500 - 2 behaves in a smoke box. We fill the box up with smoke and then turned on the Winx Air P...

I have found that the historical chart regularly displays the quality of the air as always very good and shows little variation in the quality, despite the real-time status of the air quality regularly spiking into the 'very poor' range due to my use of aerosols in that room. It seems as though the historical chart averages our the air-quality and smooths out the spikes so much that I have never seen the historical chart show anything outside of the very good range. In my opinion this significantly diminishes the usefulness of the feature. I also own a Dyson air purifier with an air quality sensor and I have found the historical chart for that device to provide a historical chart of air quality with much greater resolution

I have allergies, and I also have three dogs, so I thought it might be a good thing to try. I have been happy with it. I guess I can't say any over-the-top things like "Wow my allergies are cured!" or "my house is suddenly dust-free!" but then I didn't expect that of it. Let's face it: my house is a challenge with the dogs running in and out and tracking in all the outdoors

My sinus allergies are improved by 90% for sure - basically no congestion and I definitely sleep better due to no congestion at night. The machine, on low, is basically silent at night. I have an opinion that the “auto” mode feature is useless for air purification. Air needs to move to be filtered

We did a lot of digging through reviews and Consumer Reports type publications, and settled on Winix 5500-2 as the best purifier for the money. It has multiple filtering stages (and one of the filters is washable multiple times before it needs to be replaced) and has a large air throughput while also being very quiet (these are generally the characteristics to look for in a purifier). Still, 1000 square feet is a lot, and you’ll probably want 2-3 of them, placed in areas where things are dustier/smellier. They are quite compact and not too noticeable against a wall

The power of this unit is amazing, if you turn it up all the way IT IS LOUD, but at the lowest setting I don't really notice the unit, other items in my room make more noise. I'm going to put some recommendations below, but if you can only afford one unit, don't worry, even 2 full air scrubs an hour is AMAZING, better then most things out there. If you keep it running 24 hours a day your house will be VERY clean. My 2 cents in an IDEAL situation (if you have the extra money to spend): In single floor house I would get one for the master bedroom and one for a common area (living room, kitchen, dining room) as far away from the bedroom as possible

That's what you use to reset the device when you put in a fresh new filter to the right of that you're going to see a white circle and I think what th...

You can put the back of the unit against the wall, just not the sides. My only other advise after doing some major research on air purifiers and getting the most benefit out of one is to leave it running 24/7 without depending on Smart Mode. This is the only way you can guarantee clean/fresh air because it will never enter Sleep Mode and wait for a trigger. I leave mine on Level 2 from 7am until 2am

As for noise level I have it set on either auto or 2, I fine level 3 is a little loud for me. The blue light doesn't bother me. The only thing not giving this five stars is the remote had a dead battery. Once I put in a new battery everything worked great

- The noise levels are reasonable, and the sound this unit makes is not annoying in any way. The highest setting certainly makes some noise, but it is very smooth sounding and it's almost like a soothing background noise without any annoying buzzing sounds that some fans can make at high speed. Noise levels at low and medium speed are perfect, you may not even realize it is running unless the room is silent. - In smart mode, when it automatically switches from off to low to circulate air, the fan seems to make a burst of noise before quieting down that is noticeable -- almost like it starts at high and works its way down from there

The carbon filter on the 5500-2 isn't worth it and if you want a carbon filter get a can filter and an ac infinity inline fan. There might be better options at the same price point though.

Approx. life is 12 months (we'll see). There is a filter change % indicator which is great; with other air filters I've owned a red light just comes on so you aren't sure how urgent a filter change really is. I also appreciate the Max2 filter's high quality and low cost ($99 set)

This air cleaner was delivered within 1 week of the order. Packaged well, easy to assemble and get started. Have it near the cat litter box to try and reduce dust in the house. It actually has 3 filters within

The filters on this unit are impressive. One side is a honeycomb filter media loaded with carbon pellets for filtering out odors, with the other side being the HEPA. Once I had these unpacked, I installed the pre-filters and replaced the exterior covers and got this unit up and running! Operation is very easy and straight forward

I can see, and tried to get a picture of, the dust it's pulling into the grille. My husband and I also vape, typically with windows cracked for airflow, and this is the clearest I've seen my apartment. It sucks everything up and I can tell the difference in my air quality. We also run a dehumidifier since this apartment is so humid, and the two together are making a huge difference in my allergies already

We have a nearly 3000 square foot new construction home. It’s about three years old. Most of our air contaminants likely come from area construction, as well as a year round growing season, with year round pollen and similar contaminants. My oldest child has had a persistent hack for the last couple of years