Winix 5300-2 Air Purifier: Clean and Refresh Your Air for a Healthier Home

maurice: fini la poussière sur les meubles et mode très silencieux

Canada on Dec 07, 2023

N. RichardsN. Richards: T810 purifier, bought in November 2023, is great. It's quiet. Has a nice Android app, which is optional. Buttons on top all easy to understand, good LCD display. All in one filter is easy to replace.

Quiet. Until it's working hard.

Ramps up fan when it detects dirty air. Good quality fan, no weird noises.

Good price versus competition.

Small, and easy on the eyes.

Cons: bottom opens too easily. Be gentle when moving it around: Open bottom normally by twisting when upside down, like opening an upside down fruit juice bottle, and remove cylindrical filter. However the bottom requires only a slight twist... Too easy to accidentally open it by pressing and twisting when right side is up. So be aware. Not a problem once you are aware.

United States on Dec 04, 2023

Prairie Guy: After much research I bought this for my woodworking workshop. It's incredibly quiet--really can't even hear it except on the highest level. Easy to move around--I just reach down, grab the hidden handle at the top and move it to another room. This summer we had massive forest fires and there was smoke in the air for weeks. This is one of the few air purifiers that has an activated charcoal filter in addition to a hepa filter. So it filters out chemical vapors, not just smoke/ash particles. Our daughter was sick from the smoke (she's an actor) and putting it in her dressing room allowed her to breath freely. We ended up buying another one for her. I highly recommend. And the first one I bought is still going strong on its first set of filters after being in regular use in my workshop for a couple of years. I also like the fact that it shows--with colours--the amount of impurity/particulates in the air, so you know when the air is clean.

Canada on Nov 20, 2023

LAVINIA M.: So we have had this for several months and I couldn't be happier. Extremely quiet. It is right next to our bed, and I have very good hearing.
I vacuum the screens about once a month. It is in our bedroom and I am always surprised by how much dust it gathers. We got it to deal with an area that sometimes seems to have an issue with possible mould and it makes a huge difference.
The only thing I do not like is that the auto mode turns off when it is dark ! Hey I am still breathing in the dark too.....It should have a dark mode separately.

Canada on Nov 12, 2023

Richard Gross: Very impressive appliance. I purchased the Winix 5500-2, after doing a bit of research. I wanted an air purifier, but did not think I "needed" one. Boy, was I wrong. After it was delivered, I ran it for a few days and wanted to know, for sure, this thing actually worked. I purchased a little PM 2.5 meter, that not only allows me to see how much particulate matter was in the air, but also the smaller PM particulates to down to .3um/L. I was amazed at how much was floating around in the air, and what I was breathing.

On average, the PM 2.5um/0.1L barely showed anything. I see anywhere from 2 to 5 ug/m3 on the meter at any given time. Smaller particulates, there were many more of. For instance, particulates in the .3um/0.1L range was constantly over 500, and the particulates in the .5um/0.1L was usually half that. I was completely blown away at how "dirty" our air was.

OK, now the test. Can the Winix 5500-2 clean the air.

Closed up the room, turned the Winix 5500-2 on full blast and let it do its thing. Within just minutes, I can watch (in real time) the numbers drop for the smallest (.3 micron) particulates go from over 500 down to 250, down to 100, and then...

United States on Oct 22, 2023

John D.: BOUGHT THIS TO REPLACE A HONEYWELL HFD323 unit that finally died...

This unit has lots of good features, some not so good, and bad ones.

GOOD THINGS:
1) Its fairly lightweight.
2) Runs very quiet except when in turbo mode.
3) Prefilter screen keeps most dust off the carbon filter.
4) Power usage is excellent compared to say a Honeywell unit.
5) Auto sense system seems to easily detect " BAD AIR" and alert you to that.

NOT SO GOOD:
1) User manual stated the LEDS were auto dimming based on ambient light.... NOT !
2) Will not restart after a power outage.
3) Having the air exit out the top actually caused it to push odors and dust around MORE
compared to a rear exit. Better to have front inlet and rear outlet, which can only work well IF they get rid of side inlets.
4) Leds will ONLY turn off if put into sleep mode. Needs to be redesigned with another button having say four levels ... OFF, LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH BRIGHTNESS. Sure you can cover with tape, but then cant see whats happening in day time.

THE BAD: ( Showed up when turned OFF at night )
Worked perfectly for 14 days.
ON DAY 15 when started up in the morning...

Canada on Jul 12, 2023

Nathan: I am very happy with this air purifier. I previously had one of the small ones from Germ Guardian and I hated how loud it was. This Winix purifier is way quieter on its second-highest setting (level 3) and it moves a lot more air. I usually have it on level 1 and don't even notice it, even though I'm someone who is very easily distracted by noises. I can even tune out level 3 some of the time.

Even though this thing gets SUPER quiet when it goes into sleep mode (which will automatically happen when you turn your lights out), it's too noticeable to have in my bedroom while I sleep. It's almost inaudible when it's in sleep mode, but since my room is dead quiet at night, I can still hear it. The one LED light it has on in sleep mode is also too bright to keep in my bedroom, so at night, I just move it to a different room. If you enjoy white noise while you sleep though, this thing is totally fine to keep in your bedroom at night.

When my air really needs to be cleaned (such as when I smell cigarette smoke from my neighbours), I bump it up to level 4 (turbo), which is its highest level. It is much louder than level 3, but the sound is still not nearly as annoying as my...

Canada on Jun 09, 2023

David: ** 3-week update **
After a few weeks a clicking noise developed in the fan when running on the sleep (lowest) speed. Looking at the fan it appears there maybe an imbalance that over the weeks developed into a motor shaft tapping. Make sure to inspect your unit for a balanced fan. I just issued a replacement on the 5500-2 so we'll see what happens.

** Original **
I spent weeks comparing units on Amazon and elsewhere. I didn't want to spent > 200 on an overbuilt fan, or be stuck buying overpriced filters. I ended up buying the Winix 5500-2 and Renpho AP002 and first impressions with the two units are that they both appear well built, quiet, and have the automatic mode I really wanted.

TL;DR;
Winix 5300-2 - Quieter w/Smarter hands off Automatic technology & Ionizer - Set and Forget!
Winix 5500-2 - Identical in Black w/Remote & washable carbon filter
Renpho AP001 - Incredible unit, Amazing filters, Low cost ownership!
Renpho AP002 - Almost identical, slightly more air volume

FILTERS
The Renpho filter has a price and feature advantage over the Winix. Both units have H13 Hepa filters, both have the honeycomb active carbon filters...

United States on Apr 23, 2020