Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You More Accuracy

Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by athollywood on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:02PM (#36236232)

I bought a fairly expensive air quality monitor. Accuracy wasn’t what caused me to go with a more expensive model. I wanted CO2 readings, which most models under $200 don’t provide.

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by bombcar on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:23PM (#36236398)

I suspect I know exactly which one you bought ;)

I wish I could find a good source for "outside CO2 levels" as I think they've been elevated but I have no way to prove it (beyond my indoor sensor showing high).

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by newman314 on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:28PM (#36236430)

Aranet4 is the way to go.

Tried going cheap and getting a bunch of Vitalights later as additional monitors but ended up finding out that their results were all over the place.

Returned the Vitalight. Kept the Aranet4.

I do have plans to build a few Airgradients when I have time.

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by trog on Thursday June 08, 2023 @01:38AM (#36237667)

co2.click also worth a look: https://www.co2.click/

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by _zoltan_ on Thursday June 08, 2023 @04:58AM (#36239027)

uf, looks so ugly. I can't justify putting this into my home.

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by autoexec on Thursday June 08, 2023 @05:48AM (#36239361)

it's a box? You could put a sticker on it, bedazzle it, or paint it with nail polish if you want something fancier.

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by victor106 on Thursday June 08, 2023 @11:00AM (#36242981)

It does not seem to have PM2.5

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by athollywood on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:30PM (#36236445)

Airthings! It’s great.

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by gfd on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:46PM (#36236543)

Airgradient's kit has CO2!

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by agos on Thursday June 08, 2023 @03:37AM (#36238496)

can you share which one was it? I'm also looking for one, and CO2 is surprisingly uncommon. I'd also love for it to be HomeKit compatible, which makes it nearly impossible

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Re:Air Quality Monitors: When Paying More Does Not Get You M... by sjf on Thursday June 08, 2023 @04:38AM (#36238906)

I have the Airthings view plus. It measures PM2.5, PM1, CO2, VOC, Radon. It was kind of expensive but I am happy with it.

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