Winix - C545

Best value buy hands down! Solid CADR (clean air delivery rate) scores in all categories even on lower speed settings; quiet, energy efficient, cheap maintenance/filter replacements. That said, I believe that specific model only has a mesh charcoal filter. If filtering out VOCs and odors is important for you, consider a model that has a charcoal pellet filter instead like the Winix 5500-2. Has on/off settings for plasma filtration (plasma can produce trace amounts of ozone, so I specifically wanted a model that does not have it or can be turned off during operation). Higher cost upfront and in filters, but I personally find it to be worth it for the much improved VOC filtration.

I use a Winix C545 and IKEA starkvind purifiers. They’re decent and the Winix filters aren’t very expensive. Still RabbitAir makes some of the best purifiers out there and they’re expensive but Google says there is a HA integration for some of them. If I could spend the money I’d buy one for sure.

I have a Winix C545 and I have two IKEA Starkvind tables. Both quite nice and the Winix filters are inexpensive.

If you're a Costco member, they have the Winix C610 on sale with an extra filter for $99 (the extra filter is worth $70, so it's a good deal). If you're not a Costco member, you can buy [refurbished Winix purifiers](https://www.winixamerica.com/product-category/certified-refurbished-air-purifiers/?_gl=1*tsy8w2*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAiaC-BhBEEiwAjY99qBGYqJQG-wTbsW0msEEpxK5xXmUi4ssVWTFjvlcqFofMeGsMakKboBoCn7AQAvD_BwE) starting at $69. I bought the C545 in January and it's been nice? Noticed so much dust caught in the dust filter after a month.

Winix C545 for the win! Best one with auto mode and app support. Also costco gave year worth of free filters.

I run four Winix 5000 / 545 series filters with aftermarket honeycomb carbon filters in a \~1200 sq ft apartment with a rangehood that plumbs outside. Two of these filters are within 15 feet of the range. Even when I'm cooking with the air being blasted out, the Winix cannot keep up. If i'm burning oil or let the pan run too hot when searing steak - my smoke alarms still have the potential to go off. Do they help with particulate? Absolutely. But they were never ever intended for an active source of particulate. Smell? VOCs? Even less so. The VOC removal on these units are essentially there for marketing. They're basically ineffective, period. Especially after a week of use, or less. (Genuine carbon filter or not). As for lessening smells - this falls more in line with those who have pets waste and thinking it'll improve the smell. If the source is there - no - the filters won't really fix it. The smells - since they're not being ventilated - will quite literally settle into fabrics - the sofa, couch, bedding, clothes (close your closets!), shoes, bath mats, dish rags - and continue to off gas and lift off the fabrics as they move, as people walk past and its wafted. If its not being blown out of the home, its sitting inside your home. The source needs to be removed - full stop - and this is for any source of smell. Given that burnt pepper smell is still evident after about a day of cooking WITH filtration on for me - i'd say it would absolutely improve the situation, but there's no way people are walking into the home/apartment with no cooking ventilation and not immediately smelling the food. It's already settled into the home. tl;dr A good range hood is the absolute clear solution. Work a way to ventilate out - consider window mounted fan sucking air out close to the cooking source Consider fresh air in - another window providing positive pressure bringing in non-cooking-air Filter stale air (air purifiers) as a final step.

Go straight to the Winix site and get a refurb C545 refurb if possible. I bought 3 of them for $89.99 each.

I 2nd the Winix recommendation. I replaced 5 pricey Milas that all broke after a year with 5 Winix C545 US units 2 years ago...best decision ever.

I went through 11 or 12 Milas (originally bought 5) that all had bearings issues or capacitor failures. I finally broke down and bought 5 Winix refurb C545 units for $69 each 2 years ago....best decision ever! They are super easy to clean, I can get off brand filter refills that are a bargain, I love the app scheduling options....they just WORK in silence and it's so great to actually forget about them because they aren't constantly breaking. It felt like I was actually cheating on Mila when I finally threw in the towel. However, I wish I had done it sooner instead of just prolonging the torture. Coways are great machines...I'm sure you'll love it.

I have had 6 Winix C545 units for 2.5 years that I have been super happy with. I purchased 5 of them as refurbs directly from Winix...[they currently have them for sale for $60](https://www.winixamerica.com/product/certified-refurbished-c545-air-purifier/) which is a fantastic deal. I have replaced the filters with generic replacements from Amazon for about $18/year for the HEPA filter and 4 carbon filters. I just replaced the carbon filters and the HEPA filters today. Note the super dirty carbon filter in the upper right...that is from my 99.9% dust free cat litter. 😩 Btw, I have these for my allergies, but my pets benefit as well. https://preview.redd.it/suy0v3fng9ag1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8a7ac356203455a672b2691df2a7cbc400d36a5

You're welcome! FYI that the Plasmawave can be turned off this unit if needed.

We have a Winix C545, works great. The Costco near us sold literally thousands of them during the forest fires a couple years ago.

I bought 4 of the Winix C545 directly from Winix on the refurbished portion of their site. They have a prefilter and a charcoal filter before the HEPA filter. I run them on full blast all the time because I live in an old house and I have dogs. They pick up a lot of dust. I'm pretty happy with them, they've helped my allergies a lot.

I bought this model directly from Winix refurbished, it was 69.99 at the time, not sure about now. I have 4 of them, they work great.

I have two Winix C545 and they are excellent. I bought mine after a friend had one that cleared a smoky home from forgotten dish in an oven in about 5 minutes during a party. I have not been able to connect my Winix account to HA via HACS yet as there seems to be an issue with credentials, although I can log into my account from various phones; just can't connect to HA. Because of that I'm looking at a different company for another room where I will require automation.