Cleaner air you can trust—True HEPA filtration, PlasmaWave technology, and smart air quality sensing at a fair price.
Cleaner air you can trust—True HEPA filtration, PlasmaWave technology, and smart air quality sensing at a fair price.
Winix True HEPA captures 99.99% of airborne allergens, including pollen, dust, smoke, pet dander and other ultrafine particles as small as 0.003 microns, so bedroom air stays noticeably clearer.
The washable AOC carbon filter reduces VOCs and household odors from cooking, pets and smoke, and it catches larger airborne particles before they ever reach the HEPA stage.
Filter H is built as a direct replacement for Winix air cleaner models 5500-2 and AM80. It seats the way the factory filter does, so airflow follows the path the unit was designed for.
Winix recommends changing both the True HEPA and the washable AOC carbon filter once every 12 months for optimal performance. Doing them together keeps odor control and allergen capture in step.
You swap both filters at the same time every 12 months, so performance stays even instead of fading stage by stage. One box, one calendar reminder, no guessing which part is due.
The True HEPA stage is rated to capture 99.99% of airborne allergens, including pollen, dust, smoke and pet dander as small as 0.003 microns, particles far finer than you can see.
Cooking smells, pet odors and cigarette smoke pass through the AOC carbon filter before they settle into sofas, curtains and carpet. Reviewers report it working between kitchen and living areas.
The carbon layer catches larger airborne particles first, which keeps the True HEPA filter from loading up early. That staged design is what helps the HEPA media last its full rated life.
Because the AOC carbon filter is washable, you can rinse and reuse it between replacements instead of buying it separately. Regular vacuuming of the pre-filter helps even more.
This is the genuine Winix set sized for the 5500-2 and AM80, so it drops in without trimming or shimming. A correct fit keeps air moving through the media instead of around it.
Pollen and dust collect fastest in the room where you sleep eight hours a night. A fresh True HEPA stage cuts the particle load in a bedroom during allergy season, so mornings start easier.
Pet dander is a fine, sticky particle that settles into soft surfaces. The HEPA stage captures it while the carbon filter handles the accompanying pet odor between grooming days.
When cooking smells travel from the kitchen into the living area, the washable carbon filter intercepts them before they soak into sofas, curtains and carpet. One reviewer relies on it for exactly this.
Wildfire smoke pushes fine particulate indoors even with the windows shut. A new filter set restores capture performance when outdoor air quality ratings stay poor for days at a time.
Cigarette smoke carries both odor and fine particles. Reviewers who leave the unit in auto mode report the carbon stage pulling smoke odors out of the room quickly and keeping the air comfortable.
If your 5500-2 or AM80 has been running for a year, both filter stages are due. Swapping the full set on schedule keeps the sensor-driven auto mode responding to real air rather than a clogged filter.
