GermGuardian

CDAP5500BCA

GermGuardian CDAP5500BCA

Running these analyses costs money. Buy through my links to help keep lights on! I may get a small commission.

Overall

#657 in

Air Purifiers

according to Reddit Icon Reddit

Sentiment score33% positive
1
1
1
Last updated: Oct 14, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit Iconflgirl04
8 months ago

GermGuardian 743 Sq. ft. Tower Air Purifier with HEPA Pure Filter with activated carbon. It's pretty great!

8 months ago

No I don't hear anything except soft white noise. I love it. I think it was around $70 on Walmart. 

Reddit IconMargali2
8 months ago

I do. I have 3 school aged kids aka plague carriers. We have Germ Guardian UV-C plus HEPA filters in each room. It greatly cuts down on kids reinfecting each other and us parents. They also collect cat hair pretty well. The Germ Guardians were $98 each and 4pack of replacement filters is $30. Saving one doctor visit for the 3 kids covers buying a unit.

Reddit IconBerz89
8 months ago

I have 4 cats and one LR3. I found that whenever i start to smell pee it’s because someone has peed somewhere that’s not the box. I have found those 2 spots so I know right where to look. Before I realized this was happening one of the spots the pee got into the hard wood floor. Thankfully I was able to get the smell out with natures miracle. The other spot he would pee was right on the side of the litter box and close to the floor so it would just run under. After the floor scare I put a plastic mat under the box and the pee doesn’t absorb into anything and I think that makes a super noticeable smell. We have gotten the peeing under control thankfully. I’m always paranoid about the smell, like I just notice it clean or not. I put a purifier in the room with the box and I don’t even notice it anymore. I think the purifier is like a germ guardian or something. It works wonders.

Reddit Iconbothtypesoffirefly
10 months ago

The best bang for buck is germ guardian, and the parts are replaceable if something breaks. They sent us a replacement part for one of our units for free, no official warranty or anything. We have 3 of them that have been running for a decade in our house.

Reddit IconBreathyJudyGarland
7 months ago

Germ Guardian!!! I just changed the filters in mine, one at 6 months, the other after 3 months. I've never seen a filter accumulate so much dust! They really make a huge difference.

Reddit Iconbromygod203
9 months ago

I have a germ guardian I bought in 2019 that I use in the room with a litter box and it significantly helps with the smell. I've used it before when my wife smoked up the kitchen trying to reverse sear a stream and it also helped a lot with the smoke. I know it's not one of the more suggested ones here but it's worked really well for me

Top Air Purifiers on Reddit

1
Coway Airmega AP-1512HH Mighty

Coway

Airmega AP-1512HH Mighty

87% positive of 126 users

Durable, effective for allergens/odors, but loud on high.

2
Levoit Vital 200S-P

Levoit

Vital 200S-P

84% positive of 122 users

Smart, effective dust/odor; some find replacement filters pricey.

3
Winix 5500-2

Winix

5500-2

78% positive of 152 users

Budget king, durable; poor VOC removal, Plasmawave disliked.

4
Coway Airmega Mighty

Coway

Airmega Mighty

84% positive of 96 users

Durable, great for allergies/dust, responsive auto-fan.

5
Winix 5510 & 5520

Winix

5510 & 5520

82% positive of 94 users

Good value, durable, effective for pets; carbon filter issues.

Rankings by Use Case

Other Reddit Recommendations:

FAQs