Winix - ZERO PRO (5-Stage)

I was gonna buy that but they said it may make noises high pitched, when in sleep mode etc. Ended up buying winix zero pro, not bad at all so far. Frankly I think that buying 2 good ones instead of 1 giant purifier might be better, small apartment or not. But im definitely not an expert so take my advice with a grain of salt. Im learning.

I live in Spain, so we may have similar products. I bought a Winix Zero Pro at a local retailer a couple of years ago and I'm happy with it. Dyson is generally overpriced. They have good products (we've had a couple of their vacuum cleaners), but they are often times too expensive nowadays. I can't say much since I don't know about purifiers, but stick to brands like Philips, Coway or Winix. Preferably avoid Amazon reseller "brands". And check for the prices of filters and how often you have to change them, you don't want to have to swap them every couple of months. Make sure to check reddit for comments on whatever you are planning to buy. Also, where are you planning to put it? If it's a big room, like the living room or a kitchen+living room kind of thing, you'll need a good one to be able to move all that air a bit, if you have several smaller rooms, you may be better off buying several of them but with slightly less power.

>Winix. They look horribly outdated I agree! Can't really find second-hand Coways here in the Netherlands unfortunately. > (I'd clean it with alcohol and stuff a new filter in it, of course) Eh, I have half a dozen Winixes, all second-hand and with the original filter. One of them smells a bit, I could use a ozon device probably to get rid of the smell of the filter but I don't care too much. > should I look for something with a very high CADR so that the pressure is big in the fan and thus it brings in and traps the dust from all corners of the room, or am I mixing concepts? Sounds about right, the sound pressure levels to achieve that CADR is probably very high though, sometimes the air flow for a given setting/sound level is also given. When my Winixes start flashing their 'check filter' light, there's often an entire carpet made of dust on the prefilter. Rinsing it off under the shower is pretty satisfying. So they do catch a lot of dust, does that makes a significant difference, probably not because my robot vacuum still catches a lot more. I'd still say it's worth trying.

winix zero pro mostly, ~€100 second hand in good condition

I had a winix zero pro, which is their top level here in the UK and i have to say, it will be my first and last Winix! I bought it to replace a Blueair healthprotect and it was so poor at performance. With the Blueair, every month i have to clean the pre filters as they are caked in dust! I had the winx for a while and no once did the pre filters get any dust on them, despite it being left on 24/7. You could visibly see dust building up on its base, and around it but nothing inside it. (Yes i removed the plastic from the filters before installing) but it wasnt strong enough to make it inside to the pre filters. When I contacted Winix they were crap! Told me to contact their UK distributor, who told me to go to winix as they didnt sell it to me. Winix told me to then contact the retailer as it was in the first year of warranty for an exchange so at that point i asked Winix how I would be supported for the remaining years of the warranty after the retailers initial year, and they wouldnt answer me. Told me all i needed to know and it got sent back for a refund. When I had an issue with my Blueair, despite me not buying from them direct, they replaced my machine without hesitation and even sent me a newer model as the one i had was discontinued.

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.

In Europe I’d recommend Winix (I have Zero) and it runs 24/7 for more than 5 years and works great and silently. Filters are reasonably priced.

That Coway should not be over the Winix. The carbon filters in it are trash. Also, Dyson combo unit on the list? 🥲

Just bought a Winix Zero S and really working wonders! It stopped most of my dust-related morning allergy. Would 100% recommend for the price. I know I’m gonna get flamed for this but my Dyson TP09 does an okay job too in my office. Just takes longer to clean the room (and it’s more noisy). At least it clears the high levels of formaldehyde that my office seems to have. (With severe allergies stay away from Dyson though)

My Winix Zero S has made wonders for my stuffy nose. I used to wake up and spend the morning blowing my nose. Now I’ll just do it after waking up and be good for the rest of the day (most of the time). The important thing is you have it running at full speed at least 30m before you enter your bedroom, then you can switch it to lower levels for the night. I have a Dyson TP09 running in my office as well, that might be helping too (this one starts running at full speed 2h prior to my arrival to the office, since it’s a big room with high ceilings).

I have a Dyson tp09 and a Winix Zero S. The Winix destroys the Dyson in every aspect. The only thing the Dyson has over the Winix is the fancy meters and cool app. If you are still gonna go for a Dyson I can sell you mine for cheaper (so that I can go buy more Winix purifiers).

If its just 1 room and youre on a budget you can try the winix zero (s). The zero was less than 100 pounds in the netherlands. No smart. But filters are very affordable compared to other air purifiers + good cadr. It wont help much with smells, but you said you care less about that.

The winix zero will be great. It is for bigger spaces, but that means you dont need to run it on max speed to keep your smaller room clear(less sounds than a smaller one). If there are a lot of VOCs everyday the filters will need replacement more often, but that is the case with every air purifier. There's many off brands that sell cheaper filters because its a popular brand.

Máme doma dvě Winix Zero a maximální spokojenost. Vyloženě ji doporučují alergikům, má několik filtrů a automaticky mění intenzitu čištění podle počtu prachových částic ve vzduchu + noční režim.

UK here, I got a Winix Zero a year or so ago. It has a carbon filter and HEPA filter and it hasn't flagged it needs its filter replaced so far. It has an air quality sensor and you can turn off the "plasmawave" if you wish. Very good, would get one again.