Airthings View Pollution - PM2.5 Air Quality Monitor, PM2.5 Sensor, Humidity & Temp - Smart Indoor Air Pollution Detector for City Pollution & Wildfire Smoke Monitoring - App, Battery Powered & WiFi

I own several air filters that I have placed in various parts of my home, but I don't run them all the time because I'm trying the make the replaceable filters last longer, and I also want to focus on cleaning the rooms where my family spends most of their time or the rooms that have the poorest air quality. Unfortunately this is not easy since only one of my air filters has a digital readout that gives me a good idea of the air quality in that room. The other units I have give me little useful information other than when the filter needs to be changed. So I ordered this air pollution monitor from Airthings to allow me to take accurate measurements in each room of my house, so that I can determine where I need to focus my attention. So far it seems to be quite accurate, and it has really helped me decide where and when I should be using the air filters I have. You can customize the display to tell you which 2 out of 4 possible values you want to monitor. I have mine set to show me the PM 2.5 value and the humidity. If you look in the app you can see all values including the temperature and how the values have changed over time. The monitor can be powered either by 6 AA batteries (included) or with a USB-C cable (also included in the box). Since I move mine around from room to room often, I keep it on battery power. So far I am very happy with this monitor and would recommend it to anyone who cares about breathing cleaner air. It does exactly what I need and is making a difference in my family's overall health.

The AirThings 2980 is a great air pollution and indoor air quality detector. If you are looking for something "that just works" and has "remote monitoring" capabilities - this is the product for you.As a nice bonus, it will display the indoor temperature, humidity, and optionally outdoor weather/temperature (with a caveat here - the outdoor information simply does not refresh timely to be reliable - see bellow for information on this.)The primary detection for the 2980 is CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) and VOC (volatile organic compounds) with PM 2.5 (Particulate Matter) -- the 2.5 referring to the microns of tiny droplets, which are about 30 times smaller than human hair. In layman terms, it is air pollution from things like cars/exhausts/flames+fires and other toxins (ie: frying pans emitting gasses, chemicals from paints, seals, etc) that cause health problems with long term exposure. This includes everything fromThe product works by detecting PM at 2.5 microns, and displaying the value on the screen, along with optionally displaying the indoor temperature, indoor humidity, and outdoor weather+temperature. The device also has a "near field" motion sensor, which triggers as you wave in front of it in order to display a an easy to understand visual "red", "yellow" or "green" color, so that you can easily tell the quality of the air (see screenshot for chart). This summarizes as anything less than 10 uq/m3 (microns) is "green", and between 10-25 is "yellow", and above 25 is "red".In terms of the Hardware itself - it is nearly perfect. It detects and updates the pollution very accurately and in semi-real time. The main point here is that you don't care about any specific "point in time", but in the overall longer term exposure. The e-ink display is very well executed, and is both battery efficient and bright/clear to read. The device also supports both battery operation (on six AAs) or via USB-C -- which also turns it into a "hub" for other Airthings devices.Where the device could use some more work is on the software. There are two aspects to this:The first is the "firmware" essentially. Specifically, the device connects to your wifi to both upload the data to the app and to pull the weather/outdoor temperature. The limitation here is that it is trying to conserve power and thus the outdoor temperature and weather is wildly delayed and thus inaccurate. To the point that after 3 days I decided to turn off the display all together.The second is the "phone app" software. While the reviews do not reflect this, the app (iOS at least) is actually good. While not perfect, and it does lack a few small things, it is far better than most IOT/OT type devices (doors, windows, sensors, etc). The app gives you at a glance your devices, and when you select it, you are given a quick view of PM, indoor humidity, and indoor temperature. The app allows you to customize the "firmware" portion of how things are displayed, but showing 2 values at any given time (ex: PM and Indoor temperature; or PM and Indoor Humidity; or Indoor Temperature and Indoor Humidity). When you "swipe" in the air in front of the device to trigger the proximity sensor, it will always show you the PM value and the red/yellow/green color. The App also provides historical data in charts. From what I saw, the company does seem to offer an API and they do have an official GitHub API integration repository, with examples in Node and Python.Overall, I am very happy with the devices, and I would very much recommend this as a solution for anyone looking to get both accurate readings and a way to get this information "remotely".

We live in an area where we get smoke from forest fires at certain times of the year. We have good air filtering units, but we’ve never been able to measure the air quality (PM2.5) indoors to see how well the filters are doing or if we need more capacity. With this unit from Airthings, we can do exactly that. I appreciate the ability to see graphing of the measurements over time as well. I haven’t yet tried integration with Alexa, but I understand it’s possible, so that’s pretty cool to.I will say that while the temperature seems to accurately track with the HVAC thermostat that’s mounted adjacent to it, the humidity measurement is often at a 5-10% variance. Without additional means of testing though, I have no way to tell if one or the other is out of whack or if they both just have a slight margin of error around an average point.On days we have the windows open, the PM2.5 tracks the community measured outdoor PM2.5 so I have a good degree of confidence in that sensor (which is good because that’s the reason we got the unit in the first place).The price seems maybe a little on the high side compared to some other options out there, however the benefits to be had from adopting other tech within the Airthings brand ecosystem seem as if they’d make the price make sense for a lot of users in terms of total value. It’s clear the Airthings folks put a lot of thought and good design work into their products and the iOS app has been flawless so far (a pretty big deal these days). I’m pleased with the peace of mind this air monitoring appliance delivers.

You get what you pay for with this product. The price tag is steep, but you get a good quality product that just works. Get it if your budget allows

Ich besitze mehrere Luftfilter, die ich an verschiedenen Stellen in meiner Wohnung angebracht habe, aber ich lasse sie nicht ständig laufen, weil ich versuche, die Lebensdauer der austauschbaren Filter zu verlängern, und ich möchte mich auch auf die Reinigung der Räume konzentrieren, in denen meine Familie die meiste Zeit verbringt oder die die schlechteste Luftqualität haben.Leider ist das nicht so einfach, da nur einer meiner Luftfilter eine digitale Anzeige hat, die mir einen guten Überblick über die Luftqualität in diesem Raum gibt. Die anderen Geräte, die ich besitze, geben mir kaum nützliche Informationen, außer dass sie anzeigen, wann der Filter gewechselt werden muss. Also habe ich dieses Luftverschmutzungsmessgerät von Airthings bestellt, um in jedem Raum meines Hauses genaue Messungen vornehmen zu können, so dass ich feststellen kann, worauf ich mich konzentrieren muss. Bisher scheint das Gerät recht genau zu sein, und es hat mir wirklich geholfen zu entscheiden, wo und wann ich meine Luftfilter einsetzen sollte.Man kann das Display so einstellen, dass es anzeigt, welche 2 von 4 möglichen Werten man überwachen möchte. Ich habe mein Gerät so eingestellt, dass es mir den PM 2,5-Wert und die Luftfeuchtigkeit anzeigt. Wenn man in der App nachschaut, kann man alle Werte einschließlich der Temperatur sehen und wie sich die Werte im Laufe der Zeit verändert haben. Der Monitor kann entweder mit 6 AA-Batterien (im Lieferumfang enthalten) oder mit einem USB-C-Kabel (ebenfalls im Lieferumfang enthalten) betrieben werden. Da ich meinen Monitor oft von Raum zu Raum bewege, betreibe ich ihn mit Batterien. Bis jetzt bin ich sehr zufrieden mit diesem Monitor und würde ihn jedem empfehlen, dem es wichtig ist, sauberere Luft zu atmen. Es tut genau das, was ich brauche, und es macht einen Unterschied für die allgemeine Gesundheit meiner Familie.

Um pouco caro.

Also ich konnte es relativ schell in Betrieb nehmen, aber die danach gemessenen Werte sind sehr schwankend bei Luftfeuchtigkeit und bei Feinstaub PM 2.5 völlig wirr. Zuerst hat es 10 angezeigt, dann auf einmal 268 und ist schön langsam auf 240 runtergegangen, danach auf einmal 0. Ich habe das Teil gleich zurück gesendet!

This thing stands now on my bedroom drawer. It works fine and gives consistent results. It does make a little sound every now and then which could be annoying to somebody sensitive.