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The best air purifier deal is back at Costco.
I have these Winix units all over my house.
Better performing than everything you can find on Amazon and it comes with 2 years of filtration and easy to control on a Wi-Fi app.
AHAM rated for 360 sq ft, but will cover up to nearly 1,800 square feet with one air change per hour.
My favorite feature is the sensors and auto mode. It gives you the ability to set it up and forget about it. The fan speeds will change automatically, the air quality sensor will change colors and let you know it's working and the change filter indicator will let you know when it's time to change the true HEPA filter (I usually set a timer/reminder for my carbon filter change as I do with my furnace filter).
These units have helped my air during wildfires, Covid periods and will be purchasing more as it's cheaper than buying some other units filters.
https://www.costco.com/winix-true...93012.html
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Shark states 1000sqft of air change per hour, Winix is 1800sqft
Shark is refurb with 90day warranty, Winix is new with (I want to say) 2year warranty, plus Costco satisfaction coverage.
Can't comment on reliability of Shark, but I've got 3 Winix in the house. One of them being maybe 6-7 years old at this point. We use it almost daily.
On the Winix, I did have to open it up and tighten the fan when it started rattling at about 5 year mark. But I think even if someone had to replace it at that point, it would be totally worth it the price paid.
If you're looking for one, highly recommended.
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Also, the cleanable mesh screen catches a lot of dust and fur before it gets to the disposable filters. Personally, I vacuum that screen about once a month.
debating. need the hepa as mine is soon due for change.
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.
i think there is a limit one per household so buying a new one again wont qualify
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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.
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I had one that whined and I returned it to Costco. I have 4 others which did not whine though.
i think there is a limit one per household so buying a new one again wont qualify
Google the video. It works!
My filter has turn from white to brown. Time to change my filter. It works!
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
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
Go see countless video on it that it works.
Please dont pass!
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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.
Do you leave them on 24x7? Trying to figure if how much electricity it is using. I have five of these running all day.