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Winix Replacement Filter H for 5500-2 Air Purifier

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Amazon has Winix 116130 Replacement Filter H for 5500-2 Air Purifier on sale for ~$42.03 -> $39.69-> $41.59 -> Now $39.70. Shipping is free.

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About this product:
  • Genuine Winix brand replacement for the Winix 5500-2 air Purifier
  • Includes a 99. 97% efficient true HEPA, capturing particles to 0. 3microns
  • Advanced odor control aoc Carbon filter for blocking VOCs, fumes and odors
  • Winix original filter providing correct airflow
  • Filters last 1-Year. Change filters when check filter indicator turns on.

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    • This price beats the price of our Front Page Deal for this Winix Replacement Filter H from last year. -brisar
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Amazon has Winix 116130 Replacement Filter H for 5500-2 Air Purifier on sale for ~$42.03 -> $39.69-> $41.59 -> Now $39.70. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member lannister80 for finding this deal.

Note: Price may fluctuate.

About this product:
  • Genuine Winix brand replacement for the Winix 5500-2 air Purifier
  • Includes a 99. 97% efficient true HEPA, capturing particles to 0. 3microns
  • Advanced odor control aoc Carbon filter for blocking VOCs, fumes and odors
  • Winix original filter providing correct airflow
  • Filters last 1-Year. Change filters when check filter indicator turns on.

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price beats the price of our Front Page Deal for this Winix Replacement Filter H from last year. -brisar
  • About this store:

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jimschoice
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I vacuum off all the layers every 2-3 weeks. I have never rinsed the charcoal layer.
My check filter light came on 4 days ago on all 3 of my Winix purifiers. One 5500-2 and two AM80s.
Just put a generic set in the AM80s that cost $34.99 for both machines.
Happy with them so ordered another set of 2, and a set of 2 of a different brand to see if there is any difference at all between the multitude of brands with crazy names that Amazon sells.
I am happy with the ones I got so far. I vacuumed the charcoal thoroughly to remove any loose dust. The HEPA had a slight odor for 5 minutes, then it was gone. Quality of the appears good. Can't see paying more than double for these original ones.
Will see how the next 4 look. I'll use one, then have three ready for next year.
smileshadow
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There is a permanent pre-filter (suggested washing every 2 weeks), then the thick charcoal filter filled with charcoal pellets (suggested washing every 3 months), then the very thick HEPA filter which is replaced annually. So to answer your question, no, in my experience, it has never clogged.
unskilledgamer
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Many filters are sold as HEPA filters but are not certified. These may or may not meet the requirements to be as good as a certified filter. It's the same with the activated carbon. It might just be plain old charcoal. Activated carbon is cool - it's so porous that it can have a few square kilometers of surface area per gram. The micro pores will capture gas. That's why it is sold as something that can absorb odor. If the pellets are denser and heavier you may be looking at plain old charcoal. It's not going to do much for odor absorption.

That's what's frustrating about these filters. Producing activated carbon and getting HEPA certification isn't cheap but it's not nearly enough added cost to justify $80 for a filter replacement. The margin on these replacement parts are too high for my taste. Unfortunately there is physics that makes HEPA filters capture PM 2.5 where other filters either can't or do so poorly and there is physics that makes activated carbon absorb odor. There's no way of knowing if a generic filter meets this standard.

That makes this a slick deal IMO.

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Quote from flashfir :
I'm buying a winix that has this SKU and I'm looking at generics, nobody certifies HEPA filters when I googled, there's no agency that will do testing and grant a label saying "we have tested this and it meets our standards"

So it is sort of the wildwest in terms of third parties but anecdotally, seeing people on reddit who say they have bad allergies and using 3rd party doesn't feel different makes me think your comment about "yes they're not certified" as not quite as relevant as I might have feared.

Curious -- do you know of certification that actually exists? Or are you just speaking generally, that yes, a crap offbrand one can be really bad which I'm aware of.
The EPA refers you to AHAM who, among other things, certifies air cleaners, thus the brand's included filters. The way I see it is it's a once a year purchase, I'll splurge on the name brand and not risk the air I am breathing to a generic filter from a possibly unscrupulous maker/seller just to save a few dollars.

EPA: https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-qu...epa-filter
AHAM: https://www.ahamdir.com/room-air-cleaners/
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