Winix - C545
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"They really do work well. I have pets and I can tell a difference in the air in the house since I’ve added these to my home."
"We've loved our various models of Winix found at Costco for bunny cage and litterbox."
"I love my Winix especially the feature that tells me when my dog farted before I even realize it (light turns red)"
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"I run it 24/7 and it's been going strong for 5 years or so now"
"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."
"I got one it’s still going strong years later."
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"Filters are cheap on Amazon. $10 every 6 months or so."
"The filters for the Winix model are inexpensive enough with multiple choices on Amazon"
"There’s 3 filters. A large particle one I vacuum monthly. A medium particle filter that replaced every 3 months and a fine particle filter that’s done every 12. A years kit of them is $30 on Amazon"
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"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."
"the HEPA helping with my allergies immensely."
"Yep, I was having allergy issues and bought one for the bedroom, went so well I bought another one for the living room/open kitchen."
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"I have pretty bad allergies and woke up frequently with hay fever so I bought a Winix C545 for my bedroom--it worked perfectly and never woke up sneezing again!"
"They really do work well. I have pets and I can tell a difference in the air in the house since I’ve added these to my home."
"I actually use a couple of C545 units at my house, and having taken real-time measurements at the 0.3 and 2.5 micron levels, for the past 2-3 years - they work really well."
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"I can't say the same of the smaller C545 - they're noisy and sound scrapey and unbalanced after a while. ... I have 3 of those and two are significantly nosier than the rest. ... They also have a higher pitched sound profile, which is easier to drown out but more annoying if you aren't drowning it out over something else."
"I just opened up and replaced bearings on one that has been running for maybe 8 years as it got too noisy."
"makes a much more pleasant air rushing sound on high than the Winix"
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"PlasmaWave is just a glorified ionizer. I personally cannot stand the scent of ionizers, it gives me headaches. ... Anything with an ionizer gives me headaches because of the ozone they produce."
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.
r/BuyItForLife • The REAL best air purifier - I HATE DUST! ->I guess it depends on the size of the air purifier you need or how often you need to change the air in the entire space. I have a couple of the [IKEA Starkvind tables](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/starkvind-table-with-air-purifier-stained-oak-veneer-dark-brown-smart-30501958/#content) and a [Winix C545](https://www.winixamerica.com/product/certified-refurbished-c545-air-purifier/). I linked to a refurbished Winix because that's what I bought. I think the Winix is too expensive at the regular price for its size and the IKEA tables are priced decently considering they're functional furniture. In both cases they clean smaller areas, but will eventually change the air in a large space with the Winix doing I think 1700 sq ft in an hour. The Winix integration is cloud based which isn't for everyone but the integration works well. the IKEA models are Zigbee and can work with the IKEA integration if you have their hub or with a generic Zigbee dongle. The filters for the Winix model are inexpensive enough with multiple choices on Amazon, the IKEA filters don't have a generic and you have to get them from IKEA. I think they're about $60 a set delivered, a few bucks less if you have an IKEA nearby.
r/homeassistant • Best Air purifier in 2025? ->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.
r/homeassistant • TODAY - The best air purifier for home on the market? ->I have 4 cats and a dog. I have two Winix c545 purifiers, a Winix 5300, and Whirlpool Whispure 510 in various rooms. They're all pretty solid.
r/BabyBumps • Are there any Good Air Purifiers for Pets on the market today? ->I own the 5300-2 and 5500-2, about 7 units total. No noise on any of them running continuously. I can't say the same of the smaller C545 - they're noisy and sound scrapey and unbalanced after a while. I have 3 of those and two are significantly nosier than the rest. They also have a higher pitched sound profile, which is easier to drown out but more annoying if you aren't drowning it out over something else.
r/AirPurifiers • Narrowing down my Air Purifier choices ->Go straight to the Winix site and get a refurb C545 refurb if possible. I bought 3 of them for $89.99 each.
r/Costco • Need Help Choosing an Air Purifier from Costco—Totally Lost Here! ->I prefer winix products, they do there job , nothing fancy
r/Home • Your top choices when it comes to the best Home Air Purifiers? ->Winix
r/AirPurifiers • EU: Best air purifier for small office (15m2) under 200 ->I prefer winix , filters are good and cheap to replace ,
r/AirPurifiers • EU: Best air purifier for small office (15m2) under 200 ->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.
r/Home • The best home air purifier you've ever had? What's actually worked effectively for you? ->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.
r/AirPurifiers • Stay away from Mila Air - They stalled until my unit was out of warranty. ->i use winix! (specifically model C545)
r/ucla • To those stuck on campus, let's get an air purifier. ->We have a Winix C545, works great. The Costco near us sold literally thousands of them during the forest fires a couple years ago.
r/BuyItForLife • Best air purifier in 2025? Need recommendations! ->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.
r/BuyItForLife • The REAL best air purifier - I HATE DUST! ->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.
r/BuyItForLife • The REAL best air purifier - I HATE DUST! ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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