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.
I have the exact same one and been using it for 6 years now.
Just make sure you don't get replacement filters just because they are cheaper. Some aren't true hepa and the sizing is slightly off for many of them.
I agree that the sensor lights are somewhat inaccurate, but the sensor itself is quite good. Whenever I use any aerosol in the vicinity of the Winix, it auto switches to high or max speed.
You really should be keeping it on auto because it's not performing as well as it should on constant low setting. And auto mode will automatically switch to night mode when the room goes dark.
The other thing is, the timer function is so pointless when an air purifier is meant to run 24/7.
Preface:
After being on this sub I realize this air purifier might not be the highest tier but it was one of the easier ones to acquire. I wanted to build a CR box however Amazon doesn’t deliver in Switzerland and finding filters and box fans was too difficult and somehow more expensive.
Reason for purchase:
\-Pollen Allergies
\-Last air filter did absolutely nothing to help
\-Cheap relative to the country - 167chf (budget under 200chf)
Reason for review:
I saw Winix Zero got some flack in other reviews and I didn’t have the same experience. There’s no stench coming from the filters.
Size of apt:
70 m\^2
Review:
I can feel it works. I can actually breathe at home. My partner who also has allergies year round can also feel the difference.
The sensor is not useful (basically binary red or blue: changes after cooking)
On night mode it’s very quiet (lights off) and when we keep it in a 10m\^2 room it works great.
Specs from filter website (I haven’t tested these):
CADR: 390m\^3/h
Room area: 99 m\^2
Noise: 27-51dB
Power consumption: 3-70 Watts (100chf avg annually)
I found filter replacements for 16chf and have only used it for a month now so not sure what my end costs will be. I will update how often I change them but I guess 116chf a year would be the total costs annually on the low end.
It came with 3 additional carbon filters (I’ve read they’re not the best ones).
TLDR: this thing actually does something for my allergies. I am very impressed. Never thought it would happen for me.
Edit - I mainly use it on the lowest settings (1 fan, and night mode) unless I open the windows once in a while and can feel my allergies acting up.
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