Our favorite air purifier just got a major price cut
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Although shelter-in-place restrictions are slowly lifting across the country, maintaining good health is still a top priority. Ensuring that you're breathing in the purest, most quality air possible is one small way you can help to keep your sneezing and irritation at bay, and investing in an air purifier is an excellent way to do so, as they have been found to significantly reduce negative side effects associated with harmful air pollutants. Lucky for you, the best one we've ever tested—The Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier—just so happens to be on sale.
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Regularly retailIng for $249, you can get this machine for $159.99 right now on Amazon—that's a savings of $90. We dubbed this machine our all-time favorite when we tried it because we loved how easy it was to change the filter. Air purifiers use filters to reduce pollutants from the air in your home, and, when used regularly, effective HEPA air filters, like this one, are said to capture as many as 99.7% of airborne pollutants, including dust mites, pet dander and pollen. This device also passed our smell test with flying colors, readily diminishing strong scents, such as cinnamon and cigarette smoke.
The Winix 5500-2 comes complete with status lights that will alert you of your filter's shelf life, plus an auto detection feature that will gauge your home's air quality and odor to adjust its fan and filter accordingly. It's also equipped with a timer and sleep mode, which is helpful for saving energy. It is worth noting that this device utilizes small amounts of plasma (ions that effectively break down odor, allergens, chemical particles and toxins in the air that can cause some ozone emission), so if you’re wary or sensitive to that, you may want to turn the PlasmaWave setting off.
This machine's AOC carbon filter is washable, but it is recommended to replace it every 12 months.
Get the Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier at Amazon for $159.99 (Save $89.01)
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