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I was surprised to learn that the Airthings Wave Plus ($180~) doesn't measure PM2.5. It is cool that it does Radon and VOCs which this cannot do.

This seems like it could either compete OR complement an Airthings Wave Plus for like 35% of the cost. Since they both offer different and overlapping data.

I wonder what you'd need to do to get Radon and VOCs too in this solution (essentially match and exceed the Airthings Wave Plus)?



Honestly, it seems like there's a long list of things to monitor:

* Radon * Carbon dioxide * Carbon monoxide * Nitrogen Dioxide * Sulfur Dioxide * Ozone * PM2.5, PM10 (any others?) * VOCs * Temperature * Humidity * Pressure

It is an opportunity for someone to make a "suite" sensor so you could scatter them around the house for good average measurements.


The air-q pro comes pretty close (I‘m thinking of buying it), but it‘s rather expensive and I haven‘t seen any reviews yet: https://shop.air-q.com/air-Q-Pro-air-analyser-14-sensors


Last time I looked into gas sensors (for measuring SO₂ and NO₂ which reach extreme levels in my area), they were $100+ each, depending on the gas it's measuring.


I think that kind of thing could get knocked down in price a bit with scale and inclusion in a sensor suite.


Have you looked at the View Plus (€300-ish)? It has PM2.5, CO2, radon, humidity, pressure and temperature. Also I believe it has multiple of some of the same sensors for better accuracy.

Way overpriced vs AliExpress but oh well.

https://www.airthings.com/en/view-plus


This thing looks amazing, and entire first batch is sold out!

Definitely going to pick one up when they are available. I might save a few bucks diong the DIY route, but at the end of the day, I would just buy 3-4 more shares of a vanguard thing, and have to tinker/maintain a grafana dashboard, where this thing is probably getting new apps/updates/features monthly.


I've been impressed with airthings, but less so recently.

Their app REALLY wants you to turn on tracking all the time, with a flashing unkillable banner at the top of the screen.




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