Review: Airthings Wave plus smart indoor Air quality monitor & Radon Detector
Airthings, the Norway-based tech company, has introduced the Wave plus smart radon, CO2 and TVOC detector into the UK market.
Air quality Monitor
We’re all much a lot more aware of the risks of poor air quality these days so monitors like this are becoming of interest to many.
The Wave plus is a 12cm diameter x 3.6 cm high smoke-detector-look-alike that’s powered by batteries and can be mounted on the wall, ceiling, or a flat surface. A mounting screw is included and the magnetic battery cover cleverly doubles as the bracket.
Its 6 built-in sensors measure CO2, TVOCs (total volatile organic compounds), temperature, humidity, air pressure and the star of the show, Radon.
Radon
What sets the Wave plus unit besides similar sensors is that ability to measure Radon, a radioactive element which under normal conditions is a gas and easily inhaled. According to Wikipedia that indicates it’s “the second a lot of frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking”.
Levels of the gas depend on your local geology and can change around atmospheric conditions too. You can check out a UK Radon Map for an idea of levels in your area and Airthings is building its own map too.
Connectivity
The Wave plus uses Bluetooth low energy to fire off its measurements across to your mobile app, and from there, up to the Cloud. Not having a power hungry Wi-Fi chip on board indicates it can be battery powered and Airthings say the 2 AA cells (included) must supply around 16 months of use before they need to be replaced.[Update – Batteries lasted around 11 months before syncing became unreliable and they needed replaced, even though they still showed as 42% in the dashboard]
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However, not having WiFi built-in also indicates that you can’t easily check on the device when you are away from home as it only updates when your phone is within Bluetooth range. We asked Airthings if there’s anyway around this and they told us…
You can setup a phone or a table with the app running in foreground. This will sync data to Airthings cloud and make sure you are up to data where you are.
It’s not very convenient having to leave your iPad or similar at home functioning as a Bluetooth to WiFi bridge though. then we observed their FAQ also mentions the on board ‘Airthings SmartLink’ and we asked the company what this was…
Airthings SmartLink is a protocol for long-range wireless communication, developed by Airthings. It is based on the Sub-1 Ghz communication protocol and it is created for long-range robust connectivity. It connects your device to our Hub which makes your data available remotely. However, it is not available to consumers ideal now.
So it sounds like a hub may be available in the future that will bridge this unit to WiFi.
Integration
On the integration side, the Wave plus can be voice control by Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
In addition it can connect to IFTTT for some beneficial recipes and notifications too.
Reporting
Measurements are recorded every 5 minutes for each sensor, except for Radon which is logged once every hour. If you are beside the unit then you can wave your hand in its vicinity and the LED light ring on top will glow briefly in Green, Amber or Red in a traffic light system to show your air quality.
Most users will look at their date from the complimentary Airthings mobile apps (Android or iOS). The app feels a bit light on detail though and is a little discouraging because you can’t see the time that height readings occur on the graphs.
In addition to the mobile apps a complimentary web dashboard is also supplied for a a lot more in-depth look at your data and this uses a much a lot more satisfying experience. Hovering your mouse on the graphs supplies the day, date, time and measurements for that point.
One of the most significant things we found in the first week was the build up of CO2 in our bedroom during the night.
In the first few days we also observed the VOC detector mostly complained when something was sprayed in the room with the largest red spikes normally following an air freshener or similar.
According to Airthings the average global outdoor radon level ranges between 5-15 Bq/m3 and you can read a lot more about what Radon levels indicate in this blog post.
A terrific feature is the ability to export your sensor readings to CSV file (actually, semi-colon delimited). AT tell us there’s no limit to how far back you can go, so you can download all your readings ideal back to the start. once you have all your data you are complimentary to analyse and graph it any way you like.
Although the Airthings Wave plus is an indoor Air quality (IAQ) detector, the dashboard also shows an outside air quality score based on your location. YoU sa môžete rozhodnúť manuálne vyhľadať svoju jednotku na mape, aby nedáva presnú adresu vášho domova.
Zhrnúť
Airthings nám povedal, že čím dlhší je senzor nainštalovaný, tým oveľa presnejšie sa vaše čítania stávajú ..
Detektory Airthings Radon sú vytvorené na monitorovanie vašej dlhodobej expozície radónu. Byť schopný monitorovať svoje úrovne radónu neustále vám poskytne oveľa lepšie pochopenie toho, koľko ste vystavení a aké sú vaše riziká, v porovnaní s dvojdňovým testom. Radon kolíše veľa aj po celý deň, od budovy po budovu v rovnakom priestore a dokonca aj z miestnosti do miestnosti v dome. To naznačuje, že iba spôsob, ako vedieť, či je Radon skutočným nebezpečenstvom, je mať detektor, ktorý neustále monitoruje vaše úrovne radónu, a pomáha vám pochopiť tieto nevyhnutné výkyvy.
Zdá sa, že niektorí recenzenti Amazonu mali problémy s touto jednotkou, najmä s aktualizáciami firmvéru. Zdá sa však, že tento problém sa vyriešil, pretože naša jednotka bola bezchybne upgradovaná na nový firmvér. V mesiaci sme tiež videli niekoľko aktualizácií aplikácií, ktoré sme mali jednotku, takže vývoj sa javí dosť aktívny.
Keby bol v tejto jednotke zabudovaný senzor oxidu uhoľnatého, môže to byť jediný monitor vzduchu, ktorý by kedykoľvek potreboval. Ak nepotrebujete všetkých 6 senzorov Wave Plus a zaoberajú sa iba radónom, konvenčná vlna používa značnú úsporu.
Zatiaľ, ak chcete, aby jeden z najkrajších bohatých monitorov inteligentného domáceho ovzdušia, potom nehľadajte navyše ako Airthings Wave Plus.
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Airthings 2930 Wave plus inteligentný radón CO2 a detektor TVOCS s teplotou
Ocenená: Wave Plus je ocenený inteligentný monitor kvality ovzdušia v inteligentnom inteligentnej detekcii Radon. (Najlepšie vynálezy časopisu Time 2019; cena CES Advancement Award – Honouree 2019)
Spoľahlivé výsledky radónu: Keď sa hladiny radónu menia denne, je potrebné nepretržité dlhodobé meranie. Airthings Wave Plus postupy radón presne a spoľahlivo
Senzory čistého vzduchu: radón, oxid uhličitý (CO2), toxíny a chemikálie (celkové VOC), vlhkosť, teplota a tlakové senzory vzduchu vám umožňujú získať plné viditeľnosť do šiestich zásadných vnútorných vzduchových faktorov
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Kvalita ovzdušia – špecifikácie senzora
Interval vzorkovania snímača: 5 minút
Rozlíšenie senzora:
Teplota ± 0,1 ° F (0,1 ° C)
Vlhkosť ± 1%
Tlak ± 0,15 hPa
Čas na usadenie:
TVOC ~ 7 dní
CO2 ~ 7 dní
Podrobnosti CO2:
Senzor NDIR (nedisperzný infračervený)
Rozsah merania 400 – 5 000 ppm
Nekondenzovanie 0 – 85%RH
Optimálna presnosť ± 30 ppm ± 3% v rámci 15 – 35 ° C (60 – 95 ° F) a 0 – 80% RH sa dá dosiahnuť po viacerých usadzovacích cykloch na miestach s prírodnými vnútornými kolísaniami CO2
Špecifikácie snímača radónu
Vzorkovanie radónu: pasívna difúzna komora
Metóda detekcie: Alfa spektrometria
Rozsah merania: 0 – 500 PCI/L
Presnosť/presnosť:
Po 7 dňoch: σ ~ 10 % pri 5 pci/l
Po 2 mesiacoch: σ ~ 5 % pri 5 pCi/l
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