Winix - HR900/HR950/HR1000 Series
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"It’s got hepa, activated carbon, and perhaps best it has a prefilter catch which is just a really fine metal filter that catches large dust and hair."
"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"
"Ours has a large item filter ( so like dog hair and large dust) then a carbon filter then a regular filter."
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"It wasn't until I upgraded to 2 winix machines that I finally got relief and it was instant."
"My husband and I both suffer from allergies and it definitely helps. ... The tree in our front yard turns my car green with pollen and we have zero issues in the house"
"We've loved our various models of Winix found at Costco for bunny cage and litterbox."
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"I love mine because it's not as noisy as the cheaper brands ... I run it on it's highest setting when I'm not in the room, and it's second highest setting when I am close to it."
"Winix is a good option for cheap air purifiers that aren't horribly noisy"
"On power 3 it’s barely even audio"
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"My two Winix units are 11 years old with 24/7 use and still going strong!"
"I have 2 Winix HEPAs that have been running 24/7 for 6+ years."
"I got annoyed when my winnnix developed a noise, but then I realized it was the unit I’ve been running almost 24/7 for ten years. ... The 2015-ish one is still fine."
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"my cheaper Winix outperforms it by a mile"
"They are cheap to buy"
"cheap to maintain"
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"I just opened up and replaced bearings on one that has been running for maybe 8 years as it got too noisy."
"I’ve had a Winix since 2019 and just in the past 6 months it’s developed an annoying rattle."
"One became noisy after 3 months."
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"The Winix has a light sensor that doesn't allow it to work in auto mode in a dark room. ... If I put mine in auto mode and turn the room lights off it goes into sleep mode which is basically turning it off."
"A window can be open across the house and my Ninja will notice a drop in AQI and speed up the fan while the winix just continues to blow slow. ... I have noticed if I turn the fan speed up on the winix it will notice the AQI change, but that makes the auto mode useless."
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"The carbon filters in it are trash."
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"winix does the same…pre filter, carbon filter, hepa filter….I still had to change the carbon and hepa every six months."
"One became noisy after 3 months."
mgithens1 1.0The c545 doesn’t have an ESP in it. The guide I followed has you add the ESP. Looks like there are quite a few supported models. Winix C610, AM90, HR1000, C909, T800, 5510, and 9800. https://github.com/iprak/winix https://github.com/mill1000/esphome-winix-c545?tab=readme-ov-file
TopSherbert6054 0.0Just throwing this out there to help with allergies. As you said you have lost your elder dog (rip buddy). Is this new pup the same breed? Just because he was immune to the other dog don’t mean that this one brings new allergies. But it can signify that it’s a different breed that kid can not tolerate. Each breed sheds differently from the other. Some more then the rest. Just a thought. I’m allergic to cats and dogs. But more so cats. We have the homedics 5-1 that really helps. But it’s recently gotten so loud that we are making the switch to the Winix brand. I would recommend staying away from the Lrg round units. Go with a rectangular one.
EmbraceAllDeath 0.0It makes sense for air purifiers for the same reason it makes sense for face masks- you want the air to be purified in one go. The misconception that some people have is that air purifiers are supposed to reduce the concentration of particulate matter in the room and hence the highest CFM takes priority. In reality, the actual goal is to reduce the concentration of particulate matter that people breathe in, which sounds similar but has a different meaning. A non-HEPA purifier may theoretically succeed at the former, but it won't succeed at the latter; the mechanism of purifying the air through multiple passes with a weaker filter intrinsically means that particulate matter will be blown across the room and into the breathing space of someone before it can be purified. This why CDC/WHO and many other public health will generally recommend HEPA purifiers and suggest non-HEPA purifiers as a temporary measure for emergencies (I.e forest fires). Some good HEPA filter options are Winix, Smart Air, and Jafanda.
jts916 0.0Thirding air purifiers! I finally gave in and traded my two big winix HEPA guys for a gigantic corsi rosenthal box made of four 20x20x4-in home AC filters. It's much louder but the performance is out of this world, and the filters last forever now. My two 1,200sq ft rated filters struggled in my 500sq ft space with even monthly changes (desert life, lots of animals, massive grading project nearby, endless dust), but this one box handles it no problem, and for many months now.
vinberdon 0.0I have 2 Winix HEPAs that have been running 24/7 for 6+ years. I clean the screen every week or so, replace the carbon every month, and the HEPA every ~8 months.
2plus2equalscats 0.0I got annoyed when my winnnix developed a noise, but then I realized it was the unit I’ve been running almost 24/7 for ten years. Bought another refurb and I’m going to attempt to take the ten year old one apart and see if it can be fixed. I imagine there’s buildup at the parts you can’t regularly clean.
I double checked and it’s my 2019 era one that has the noise! The 2015-ish one is still fine.
1-800-get-lost 0.0Both of my Winix air purifiers started smelling like smoke, they are different models, cleaned weekly and filters changed regularly, I don’t recommend them.
7Sans 0.0you can't beat the physics. what you want is the big size as prioirty thing to look for first. then you can look into other things but the size of purifier(filter) has biggest impact. winix is solid imo for basiaclly 99% of the use case.
Additional-Regret-17 0.0I have the Winix. No issues to date. I don’t use the plasma wave feature.
Aggravating-Tune6460 0.0Definitely recommend Winix. Australian and comes out top of various tests. (If you haven’t been warned- don’t buy Dyson) Super sensitive to more than just particulates and has a ‘pet filter’ that is changed monthly that goes around the main filter and prevents it getting clogged with dust. Helps to prolong its life if you have pets
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