Winix - 9800

I like my cheap filtrete for white noise in the bedroom, I have two winix filters in my office and living room. Both have huge filters and prefilters that are cheap to replace. I used consumer reports to pick them out. Honeywell uses small filters and I wouldn’t recommend them unless it’s a very small room.

Consumer reports score winix the best. I’ve gotten every other big box brand and after having my first winix, I got two more. They are quiet but kick up if we’re cooking or our dogs lay nearby.

That's a large area and you will need at least two air purifiers unless you are willing to spend. Even two Winix 9800s or the C909 (cheaper Costo cousin) would need to be run on high for adequate filtration. Running air purifiers on their highest speed is noisy. Having said that, I think bipolar ionizers like the Plasmawave in most Winix air purifiers will help destroy mold, but they will only help with mold that the air purifier captures (or possibly in very close proximity). Hepa filters will trap mold, but I think mold can grow on some filters in humid environmnets (why I would avoid air purifiers with built in humidifiers). Your best bet with mold is to destroy it at the source. I would check out the Wiki pages provided by the mods here. They have buying guides that will help you select the right air purifier for your needs. You can find it in the "about" section.

Winix has helped me tremendously. They are cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, and they work extremely well.

I was given a Winix 9800 as a bonus for buying solar panels through Costco. It seems to work just fine, and I can view an air quality chart on my phone for my living room. I know it actually works, because if I fart near the air filter, I get an "air quality alert" message on my phone. I'm not kidding.

Thank you! This is really helpful. Like you suggested, I'll likely go with the Winix 9800. I think since it can work to rooms up to 2,420 sq. ft that should be more than enough coverage, and the filters will last me a lot longer. I'm constantly going through filters with the bionaire. I had it right next to the litter box, but it was far too small to keep up. Thank you again! You really know your stuff :)

Another vote for winix! We bought 4 at Costco a few years ago in anticipation of wildfire season (I live in the Pacific Northwest). They work so well and are very inexpensive to maintain, which is part of the reason I chose them. Some purifiers may be a decent price to purchase, but the replacement filters are almost as much! We have an air purifier in each bedroom and have no dust at all. We are a 2 cat household. If there is a forest fire, we put a purifier in the kitchen/living room area as well.

the Winix 9800 works great.

Recently went through these forums regarding how to deal with cat litter smells (mainly poop smell) - main take away is that air purifiers aren't going to solve the cat litter problem on their own, you need something with a lot of charcoal to fight odor and realistically none of the purifiers have enough to do it properly. If it's just the litter smell you may be much better off then my issue though. (check: Oransi TrueCarbon 200c Air Purifier if you only want oder control). Best advice I have seen so far is to change cat litter. I'm experimenting with that now; switched from corn based cat litter to Arm & Hamer Clump & Seal - so far the cats love it and I haven't had any major stinks BUT it has only been two days. (in fact the cats have exclusively choose this litter box other the other with the corn based litter). After much research I did order an Air Purifier as well since I want better air quality and to reduce any cat allergens in the air for cat allergy visitors - got the Winix 9800 coming. Also looked hard at Conway. Let us know how you make out once you get a plan together.

I love my Winix. Quiet and effective. Also great for smells and smoke. I have large one in the main room and smaller ones in the bedrooms.

Mine has no specific setting for smoke. I have both the larger model with plazmawave (zero idea if that makes any difference) and the smaller models without that added feature. They all will filter outdoor smoke, including wildfire, quickly.

I rent with all hard wood/laminate floors. And a long haired cat. And I have sinus allergy issues. I have an air purifier in the main room and bedrooms. Couldn't live without them. I have Winix. They get me through wildfire season too.

I have 3 air purifiers in my house and my sinus/allergies are still exploding this really bad this year.

The PlasmaWave I looked at used an ionizer which is a huge no for me.

PlasmaWave is just a glorified ionizer. I personally cannot stand the scent of ionizers, it gives me headaches.

I’ve been using my Winix with Plasmawave since 2019 without issue, and that includes moving about once per year. These units have held up to that. I can tell you they really work. I have a mold allergy, and mold is literally everywhere in outdoor or indoor air with spores just waiting to land in a suitable environment for growth, but I have no symptoms at home with my two small Winix. I also have pets. These reduce any odors from that, and they are at what one might consider end of life for a typical air filter system. 5 years is typical. 10 is incredible. I am not washing the pre-filter nearly as often as I should and am slow to replace the carbon and HEPA filters sometimes, so 5+ is just astounding in my case.