Costco Members: Winix C545 True HEPA 4 Stage Air Purifier w/ Wi-Fi & Extra Filter Expired

For $20 less, how does it compare to this? (same 2-year total cost, assume a filter lasts a year and a shark replacement filter costs $20)

https://home.woot.com/offers/shar...nt_wp_0_11 [woot.com]

For $20 less, how does it compare to this? (same 2-year total cost, assume a filter lasts a year and a shark replacement filter costs $20)

https://home.woot.com/offers/shar...nt_wp_0_11 [woot.com]

i got this last year. don't forget to check your electrical/gas company to see if there's a rebate to make this even sweeter! my company has a $25 rebate. took about a month or so after i applied to get it.

my really old model was great for the first four years on auto or manually setting the speed to just below max. during the quarantining, i had it to always be set at 3 or 4 speed and then it developed a whine that i couldn't fix. that one has been moved to the hallway.

how is this compared to germguardian 6-in-1 large room air purifier with hepa filter deal at costco?

https://www.costco.com/germguardi...ue&nf=true

We have six, two refurbs from Woot, three from Costco, and one as a replacement for one of hte Costco ones from Winix. As others have said, they are likely to develop a whine; two of ours have done so. But both of these were newly purchased, not the refurbs from Woot.

We also have a Levoit, two Medify MA-25s, and two Airmegas 1512.

1) When they are on sale at Costco, and there is a $50 credit from the energy company, it's hard to beat this, especially with the additional filter. It's cheaper than just buying two filters, and we have one in storage for the eventful breakdown.
2) I like the scheduling feature. We struggled to hook a couple of them up to WiFi but I think that was a signal strength issue. One of ours sometiems struggles to connect, but we've never had the problems others have had.
3) I do NOT like the default PlasmaWave feature that turns on whenever the unit is turned off and on. I never use it, but sometimes if one of our kids accidentally turns it off and back on, the feature will be on for a while.
4) I think the air quality feature is not especially helpful, so leaving it on auto doesn't quite do the job.
5) For heavy duty cleaning, like when I accidentally burned chili powder (it made everyone cough), I think the Airmega is better.
6) However, on a day to day basis, the Winix running at high *not turbo* speed clears almost as much air as the Airmega at full power and is much quieter. That's how we use them most of the time. I've read in several places that you are better off with multiple purifiers at lower speeds than one very large purifier.

I was hoping the filters would go on sale, becasue I'm sick of buying new units and not sure I'm eligible for any more rebates, but this is a good deal.

Mine developed a whine after about a year. It's still going after over 3 years but the whine is irratating. Filters are a little expensive so wait to buy then on sale for around. One hepa changed every year and 4 carbon overlays changing every 3 months.

i got $25 last time. don't think you get that rebate everytime.
i think there is a limit one per household so buying a new one again wont qualify

If the warranty expired already, you could open it up and tighten the fan. There's a few YouTube tutorials on the model and how to fix it. One of the simplest I saw was adding soft foam or cloth materials to work as dampeners.

Get a 20" box fan and put a HEPA filter and tap all 4 sides. It is now a air filter and a fan too!

Google the video. It works!

My filter has turn from white to brown. Time to change my filter. It works!

$60 to DIY [reddit.com]
and it's ugly and probably noisy
and time consuming to DIY all over again every time you need to change the filter

that's a PASS from me

We have six, two refurbs from Woot, three from Costco, and one as a replacement for one of hte Costco ones from Winix. As others have said, they are likely to develop a whine; two of ours have done so. But both of these were newly purchased, not the refurbs from Woot.

We also have a Levoit, two Medify MA-25s, and two Airmegas 1512.

1) When they are on sale at Costco, and there is a $50 credit from the energy company, it's hard to beat this, especially with the additional filter. It's cheaper than just buying two filters, and we have one in storage for the eventful breakdown.
2) I like the scheduling feature. We struggled to hook a couple of them up to WiFi but I think that was a signal strength issue. One of ours sometiems struggles to connect, but we've never had the problems others have had.
3) I do NOT like the default PlasmaWave feature that turns on whenever the unit is turned off and on. I never use it, but sometimes if one of our kids accidentally turns it off and back on, the feature will be on for a while.
4) I think the air quality feature is not especially helpful, so leaving it on auto doesn't quite do the job.
5) For heavy duty cleaning, like when I accidentally burned chili powder (it made everyone cough), I think the Airmega is better.
6) However, on a day to day basis, the Winix running at high *not turbo* speed clears almost as much air as the Airmega at full power and is much quieter. That's how we use them most of the time. I've read in several places that you are better off with multiple purifiers at lower speeds than one very large purifier.

I was hoping the filters would go on sale, becasue I'm sick of buying new units and not sure I'm eligible for any more rebates, but this is a good deal.