Does anyone have recommendations on an affordable “good enough” test tools for volatile organic compound (VOC) &/or #Formaldehyde
I’ve read about the affordable #VOC device shortcomings, but the local mold environmental specialist said doing professional VOC testing would be prohibitively expensive.
I don’t need it to be exactly accurate data as much as a warmer/colder: Did making [x] change help? Which areas are more or less safe? Thank you
@moss @VickiWoodward IKEA’s Vindstyrka sensors give a rising/neutral/falling indicator that’s about the limit of cheaper sensors. They’re less sensitive than the ones Dyson have in their overpriced air filters, but they’re able to be used to detect when someone uses a vape where they’re not meant to, someone farts near it, or a cat has used a litter box (and the commensurate drop when the exhaust fan that’s activated vents the stink outside).
I integrate them into Home Assistant and can gauge longer term trends through charts and such on HA.
@sendai @VickiWoodward Oh cool, thank you!! This is really helpful, especially the practical examples and the HA integration, the charts have been very helpful for me with my Aranet for CO2, pressure, etc.
I was looking at the AirThings and the Dyson Formaldehyde stuff but $$$ !especially since I already have HEPA filters and an Aranet 4, and it's just the VOCs/formaldehyde I'm trying to test & remedy rn. Ikea + HA is a great option
@moss @VickiWoodward Wonderful. :)
If you can afford it, grab at least two of them so you can somewhat verify/calibrate the data they output by sticking them side by side, then you can test their sensitivity, workout what distances they work best, etc., by moving them around the spaces they need to be in.
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