The Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier features a 3-stage air cleaning process to effectively remove airborne allergens from your home, including pollen, dust, pet dander, mold spores, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), cooking and tobacco smoke, and other household odors and allergens (as small as 0.3 microns).
The Winix 5500-2 is ideal for asthma and allergy sufferers, giving you fresher more breathable indoor air.
The Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier is designed to effectively clean the air in medium to large sized rooms up to 360 sq ft. It replaces the widely popular
5500 model with a few modifications including a sleeker design, quieter operation, and up-dated control panel with a Timer function that the 5500 didn't have.
The Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier’s 3-stage filter system utilizes an Odor Reducing Carbon Filter, a True HEPA Filter, and PlasmaWave Technology:
1. Odor Reducing Carbon Filter
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| Winix 5500-2, 3-stage filter system |
The Winix 5500-2’s Odor Reducing Carbon Filter captures household odors including pet odors, cooking odors and tobacco smoke. Coated with CleanCel, this filter helps to neutralize germs and bacteria on contact and also helps to extend the True HEPA Filter’s life. An advantage of the 5500-2’s advanced odor control carbon filter is that it is WASHABLE, saving you money in the long-term.
2. True HEPA Filter
Capturing 99.97% of airborne pollutants, the True HEPA Filter removes pollen, dust, mold spores, pet dander and other airborne allergens as small as 0.3 microns from the air.
3. PlasmaWave Technology
The Winix PlasmaWave Technology attacks airborne pollutants at the molecular level, effectively neutralizing airborne viruses, bacteria, gases, chemical vapors, and other indoor odors. With the Winix 5500-2 you can choose to turn this option on or off and you’ll be pleased to know that there’s NO ozone with Winix’s PlasmaWave Technology.
The Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier features 4 fan speeds – low, medium, high or turbo. The low setting is whisper quiet and can be used for silent operation at night time in Sleep Mode. The medium and high settings are still fairly quiet, while the power of the turbo setting is louder as you would expect.
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| Winix 5500-2's control panel |
You can choose to adjust the Winix 5500-2’s fan speeds yourself or switch the Air Purifier to Auto Mode where it will adjust the fan speeds to filter the air as needed via its Air Quality Sensors.
The Winix 5500-2’s control panel is straightforward and easy to use, and includes a Timer for 1, 4 or 8 hours, as well as a light sensor, air quality visual indicator, filter check and filter change indicator. In addition, the Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier comes with a Remote Control.
As you would expect from a high-quality Air Cleaner, the Winix 5500-2 is CUL Listed, AHAM CADR certified, CARB certified and Energy Star certified.
Also available is the Winix 5300-2 Air Purifier. This retails at a slightly lower cost than the 5500-2 and offers almost the same functionality and specifications as the 5500-2 except for the fact that the 5300-2's carbon filter is not washable and the air purifier does not come with a Remote Control:
Let’s take a look at the features and specifications in detail of the Winix 5500-2 to help you decide if it’s the best Air Purifier for you: