Air Quality Monitor

Tombo2001

Hi folks

Am looking to get an Air Quality monitor to assess in particular the dust content and if there is anything else in the air in the house.

In particular we got a new wood burning stove recently and while its a very good one, nonetheless I would be interested in seeing impact on air quality.

In addition we have what I might describe as a 'clutter' problem in the house, a gazillion books on shelves, and a clothes mountain - and it would be interesting to know if this is impacting air quality.


Can anyone recommend one.

I am looking maybe at this:

https://getawair.com/

Alf Veedersane

There's that or the Foobot, that I'm aware of and both record the same metrics.

I wouldn't expect either to be hugely accurate but they may give a decent approximation.

How much light it sheds on the degree of the clutter problem, I don't know. It may shed more light on a ventilation issue.

Tombo2001

THanks.

Just after checking - AWAIR doesn't ship to Ireland; and Foobot seems less reliable, or at least its Amazon reviews are poor.

Point taken on ventilation. But I suppose starting point is to assess the problem - and that's what I am trying to figure out for now.

Alf Veedersane

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Point taken on ventilation. But I suppose starting point is to assess the problem - and that's what I am trying to figure out for now.

What kind if stove is it? If it's room sealed, I would expect to see little or no impact. Probably more PM2.5 coming in through the vents than from a new stove. And I think both only measure particles up to PM2.5 so there is likely to be little or not effect from clutter.

That said, I do think it would be interesting to see humidity levels and CO2, as a proxy for ventilation levels.

WexfordRonald

Hi,

Could you please advise a good air quality monitor? I am looking online and they all seem to be over the €100 mark. Also to get someone out to test is roughly €180 which seems overpriced to me. I moved into a new house last month and only want to to test it once. Is it possible to rent a monitor?

Thanks

Crazyivan 1979

WexfordRonald wrote: »

Hi,

Could you please advise a good air quality monitor? I am looking online and they all seem to be over the €100 mark. Also to get someone out to test is roughly €180 which seems overpriced to me. I moved into a new house last month and only want to to test it once. Is it possible to rent a monitor?

Thanks

180 euro is quite cheap for someone to come. I conduct these sort of assessments and charge multiples of that (and people pay it). You can buy equipment to measure airbourne concentration of problem gases and other parameters that will give you supporting info regarding air quality (RH etc) but dust is more difficult to measure (you need proper equipment) and is only really accurate if the analysis is gravimetric.

What you are really paying for when you get someone out to conduct a survey is either expertise and knowledge to use the right methods and the ability to interpret the results.

Yellow_Fern

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Hi folks

Am looking to get an Air Quality monitor to assess in particular the dust content and if there is anything else in the air in the house.

In particular we got a new wood burning stove recently and while its a very good one, nonetheless I would be interested in seeing impact on air quality.

In addition we have what I might describe as a 'clutter' problem in the house, a gazillion books on shelves, and a clothes mountain - and it would be interesting to know if this is impacting air quality.


Can anyone recommend one.

I am looking maybe at this:

https://getawair.com/

Id love to know how you get on with this.

The two models I know are the Airthings Wave Plus and the uHoo airquality moniter. I have used neither but I'd love to hear form anyone who tried them.