Great review, however would rather see air filters compared to their equivalent. That Medify is for high square footage 800+. To put the Coway in here is a little misleading as someone may think it actually is better than the medify and therefore purchase it. But the Coway does not have granulated carbon.
The review is a bit skewed. True HEPA filters 99.97% of contaminants down to .3 microns H13 removes 99.95 of contaminants down to .1 microns. And H14 99.995 respectively. Why they are considered medical grade HEPA. Energy usage, noise, and expense will invariably be much higher due to the increased resistance of the higher filtration levels. If there’s is a comparison to be made please compare to other medical grade filters
So if medify was cheaper than winix in terms of the air purifier itself and the replacement, medify would win and be better than winix though right? In terms of performance and all. The main issue is the price point, am I getting this right?
I got one of these for an area of my office. I love medify, but as someone who’s experimented with several air purifiers for both my home & work place, I hate this design! I don’t like rear intake and forward facing air out. It’s just not practical for most spaces. For example, the Winix is a far better design, in my opinion. Of course the larger dual filter systems on the side like the 112 is nice as well.
Actually for a air purifier to be ranked medical grade it has to be at 99.95 if 0.01 microns. All HEPA filters can get to 99.97 of 0.3. For a real medical grade filter you'll know it's medical grade by how thick it is. The thicker, more accurate the finest particles will be captured. I actually talked with a company by the name of Aeris (ex IQair engineer). Camfil is a major filtration facility. Where they did their testing. Their filters are 99.95 of 0.01 with their Aair lite models. The guy told me the number the IQair gets with their hyper HEPA us actually around the 99.95 mark. The carbon is the thing that gets the smallest particles. The hyper HEPA us just super thick and thus why it lasts for like 4 years. He even showed me real reports from IQ airs CEO, it's very confusing to most consumers. Oransi is a great company, they actually explain this in way better details. They are probably the most honest company I've found. But yeah 99.95 of 0.01 is medical grade. UL actually has the standard for the united states from what I've been told. Austin air purifiers do the same thing. Since they've had testing from the us government. UL, and many other companies that have worked with NASA, I'm pretty sure there's a reason why they were chosen for FEMA and 911. As well as the Gas leaks in California. But a really simple test is this: Buy a cheap air purifier and buy a more expensive one. Put it in your bedroom. Open the windows for 30 minutes, take a particle counter. Or if you or someone has allergies really bad see how you or them react as the baseline. Shut the window, turn the purifier on for an hour. Test both of them and see what they do for you. If you're on a budget, stick with a coway. But if your bed written 24/7 or you are working with heavy fumes, etc. Then yes a good air purifier is very important. That's my philosophy anyways. But the question is, are the medify medical grade? Yes, at least their testing papers prove it. They reduced 0.01 particles by 99.99 percent.
Yes, that is correct - it's one combination filter. You can clean the pre-filter (vacuum it off) but I would be concerned about that putting wear on the HEPA filter.
First of all, thanks for letting me know! It's always helpful when viewers point out potentially bad links. This one should be good to go though. The product is just temporarily out of stock. When it comes back in stock the link should work once again.
the winix 5500-2 is the greatest HEPA air purifier of all time. all competitors are inferior in some way and even larger units can’t compete against multiple winix units for the money.
I bought several different 250 CFM units to see if any of them could supplant the Winix at the top of my rankings. But so far it looks like each of them has at least one major issue that will keep it below the Winix in my rankings.
I don't know about that. I have been using a Winix 5500-2 for a year and it's good, but it's loud. I run it on high and you can hear it all over the home. I also host a poker party once a week and we smoke, while it was better than germgaurdian, Bissel, and Holmes, even after an hour when everyone left, there was a considerable smell. I got a Medify 40 and a 25 last week and I'm telling you right now, GAMECHANGER. I'm not a spokesperson, no skin in this game, but every single person who came over asked if we weren't allowed to smoke anymore. It literally made it smoke free. I'd say (I'm no expert, I have no measuring devices) it makes half the noise. I thought I would have to live with the smoke smell wince the WINIX was top rated everywhere, but once I got the Medify, I'm in shock. PS, I changed the filters in the WINIX every 3 months, vacuumed and cleaned it regularly, and simply was not impressed. It may do 99% of everything better compared to the others on the test, I honestly don't know what is used for it to be rated higher, but to get rid of the smell of smoke, the Medify overnight, blew the doors off of every other one I've ever tried. At one point before I get these new ones, I had 4 purifiers running at once and still wasn't even close to as good. Maybe the host can fill me in on why, or maybe I got lucky with a magic one, but 1000 out of 1000 times I'd say for smoke, the Medify is the only way to go.
@@KingJ64 I believe it has better carbon filter, that's why you get better smell removal performance. So each manufacturer focuses on different things. The reason Winix is rated high because it delivers a lot of value for very cheap (even 1000$ purifiers can't beat it in the context of removing particles).
@@consumer-analysis, the Winix has super annoying lights though... For one being used above the baseline sleep level (where Winix will allow you to turn off their lights), say if a family members COVID, bad allergies, or you're in a smokey region, that's a HUGE deal breaker. I'd much rather replace the filters sooner on my Levoit (yes, super annoying they put the carbon in the reverse orientation) and have actual independent control. (The Levoit smart connectivity is a big plus too for family members/kids who like messing with your stuff since you can lock the device!)
Yes. It comes with an extra "pet" filter but that filter has to be replaced at cost, and really doesn't add much to the filtration capabilities of the air purifier. It's also usually considerably more expensive than the top rated 5500-2 and Coway Mighty, and so I don't recommend it over those units.
Im Loving my MA40 had it for over 4 years now and working flawless still of course changing filters. Noise level dont bother me.
I have 3 of these units....Love them....long lasting and no issues.
Great review, however would rather see air filters compared to their equivalent. That Medify is for high square footage 800+. To put the Coway in here is a little misleading as someone may think it actually is better than the medify and therefore purchase it. But the Coway does not have granulated carbon.
The review is a bit skewed. True HEPA filters 99.97% of contaminants down to .3 microns
H13 removes 99.95 of contaminants down to .1 microns. And H14 99.995 respectively. Why they are considered medical grade HEPA.
Energy usage, noise, and expense will invariably be much higher due to the increased resistance of the higher filtration levels.
If there’s is a comparison to be made please compare to other medical grade filters
yey, finally back to Air Purifier reviews! :D
It's been a while! I have to admit it was a bit difficult to talk about air purifiers after testing robot vacuums the last year and a half. 😅
So if medify was cheaper than winix in terms of the air purifier itself and the replacement, medify would win and be better than winix though right? In terms of performance and all. The main issue is the price point, am I getting this right?
I got one of these for an area of my office. I love medify, but as someone who’s experimented with several air purifiers for both my home & work place, I hate this design! I don’t like rear intake and forward facing air out. It’s just not practical for most spaces. For example, the Winix is a far better design, in my opinion. Of course the larger dual filter systems on the side like the 112 is nice as well.
Is the little light above the filter indicator suppised to blink?
I got two MA-40s for $360. So it’s $180 each. Does it make it a better value?
Would like to see a review of the IKEA Branded air purifiers as they look like decent value for long-term use
air purifier vids are back baby!!
They are indeed.
Actually for a air purifier to be ranked medical grade it has to be at 99.95 if 0.01 microns. All HEPA filters can get to 99.97 of 0.3. For a real medical grade filter you'll know it's medical grade by how thick it is. The thicker, more accurate the finest particles will be captured. I actually talked with a company by the name of Aeris (ex IQair engineer). Camfil is a major filtration facility. Where they did their testing. Their filters are 99.95 of 0.01 with their Aair lite models. The guy told me the number the IQair gets with their hyper HEPA us actually around the 99.95 mark. The carbon is the thing that gets the smallest particles. The hyper HEPA us just super thick and thus why it lasts for like 4 years. He even showed me real reports from IQ airs CEO, it's very confusing to most consumers. Oransi is a great company, they actually explain this in way better details. They are probably the most honest company I've found. But yeah 99.95 of 0.01 is medical grade. UL actually has the standard for the united states from what I've been told. Austin air purifiers do the same thing. Since they've had testing from the us government. UL, and many other companies that have worked with NASA, I'm pretty sure there's a reason why they were chosen for FEMA and 911. As well as the Gas leaks in California. But a really simple test is this: Buy a cheap air purifier and buy a more expensive one. Put it in your bedroom. Open the windows for 30 minutes, take a particle counter. Or if you or someone has allergies really bad see how you or them react as the baseline. Shut the window, turn the purifier on for an hour. Test both of them and see what they do for you. If you're on a budget, stick with a coway. But if your bed written 24/7 or you are working with heavy fumes, etc. Then yes a good air purifier is very important. That's my philosophy anyways. But the question is, are the medify medical grade? Yes, at least their testing papers prove it. They reduced 0.01 particles by 99.99 percent.
Do any of your top rated units filter below .3 that are the same price point as the winnix?
Are the pre, hepa, and gas filters all combined into one replacement? Wouldn't the prefilter need to be replaced well before the gas filter?
Yes, that is correct - it's one combination filter. You can clean the pre-filter (vacuum it off) but I would be concerned about that putting wear on the HEPA filter.
Would this be good
For cat litter dust?
They don’t sell the winix on Amazon?
It's just out of stock. Though it has been out of stock for a while now. I also hope it's just a temporary supply chain issue.
Rabbit air a-3?
Thank you. You helped me make the decision in getting the winix
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
The Winix link does not work
First of all, thanks for letting me know! It's always helpful when viewers point out potentially bad links. This one should be good to go though. The product is just temporarily out of stock. When it comes back in stock the link should work once again.
the winix 5500-2 is the greatest HEPA air purifier of all time. all competitors are inferior in some way and even larger units can’t compete against multiple winix units for the money.
I bought several different 250 CFM units to see if any of them could supplant the Winix at the top of my rankings. But so far it looks like each of them has at least one major issue that will keep it below the Winix in my rankings.
I don't know about that. I have been using a Winix 5500-2 for a year and it's good, but it's loud. I run it on high and you can hear it all over the home. I also host a poker party once a week and we smoke, while it was better than germgaurdian, Bissel, and Holmes, even after an hour when everyone left, there was a considerable smell. I got a Medify 40 and a 25 last week and I'm telling you right now, GAMECHANGER. I'm not a spokesperson, no skin in this game, but every single person who came over asked if we weren't allowed to smoke anymore. It literally made it smoke free. I'd say (I'm no expert, I have no measuring devices) it makes half the noise. I thought I would have to live with the smoke smell wince the WINIX was top rated everywhere, but once I got the Medify, I'm in shock. PS, I changed the filters in the WINIX every 3 months, vacuumed and cleaned it regularly, and simply was not impressed. It may do 99% of everything better compared to the others on the test, I honestly don't know what is used for it to be rated higher, but to get rid of the smell of smoke, the Medify overnight, blew the doors off of every other one I've ever tried. At one point before I get these new ones, I had 4 purifiers running at once and still wasn't even close to as good. Maybe the host can fill me in on why, or maybe I got lucky with a magic one, but 1000 out of 1000 times I'd say for smoke, the Medify is the only way to go.
@@KingJ64 I believe it has better carbon filter, that's why you get better smell removal performance. So each manufacturer focuses on different things. The reason Winix is rated high because it delivers a lot of value for very cheap (even 1000$ purifiers can't beat it in the context of removing particles).
@@consumer-analysis, the Winix has super annoying lights though... For one being used above the baseline sleep level (where Winix will allow you to turn off their lights), say if a family members COVID, bad allergies, or you're in a smokey region, that's a HUGE deal breaker. I'd much rather replace the filters sooner on my Levoit (yes, super annoying they put the carbon in the reverse orientation) and have actual independent control. (The Levoit smart connectivity is a big plus too for family members/kids who like messing with your stuff since you can lock the device!)
You seen the Winx 9800?
Yes. It comes with an extra "pet" filter but that filter has to be replaced at cost, and really doesn't add much to the filtration capabilities of the air purifier. It's also usually considerably more expensive than the top rated 5500-2 and Coway Mighty, and so I don't recommend it over those units.
@@consumer-analysis thanks!
@@emf9 You're welcome!
Well, it's clear. A no go for this one.
Correct. Definitely didn't like this one, especially for the price.