Wave Plus

First of all radon is no joke. I learned about radon many years ago when I moved to a state/county that is classified as EPA's Zone 1 for radon risk. I knew nothing about radon back then however the city/county did a fairly good job educating people about the dangers of this gas. One day I saw this big "Got Radon?" sign by the side of the road with a website to learn more about it. I was curious and followed through. What I learned was very concerning and questioned why I knew about the "dangers" of "mold" and not about a RADIOACTIVE gas that was lingering around my house. I think the answer is that we are obsessed with things that have short term impact but tend to bury our heads under the sand when we need to look ahead in the future 5, 10 or more years. We simply like to think the problem is not there because it is difficult for our brains to register the danger without immediate threat (like a scratchy throat). To cut the story short, I bought a radon test kit and the results came back at 10 PCi/L. We immediately took action and installed a radon mitigation system. Learning that radon levels can fluctuate I always dreamed of having a device that could constantly measure the levels of radon inside our house. Therefore I was thrilled when I found the Wave while browsing for IAQ monitors. We have own the device for a couple of months now, so sharing our thoughts: 1) This is a CONSUMER GRADE device, therefore users expectations should be accordingly. The value of owning this device is not to have a measure comparable to professional grade equipment but to have a close idea if you have a radon issue (consistent measures above the recommended threshold taken over a long period of time) or if your home is ok (consistent measures below the recommended threshold taken over a long period of time). This device will show you just that. In terms of accuracy of radon measurements, although we have only been measuring for a few weeks, we now live in an EPA Zone 3 county and we have seen Wave levels consistently measuring below recommended threshold. 2) This device measures CO2 (carbon "dioxide") not CO (carbon monoxide). I read some reviews about people's CO alarm not sounding when the Wave was registering high levels of CO2. Well, these are 2 different things. 3) In terms of temperature and humidity, we own several monitors in our home. Wave's measurements are comparable to these devices. I would say the wave is consistently 1 or 2 degrees above the cheaper "accurate" devices we have in the house. Same for humidity % 4) VOCs measurements are very impressive. We can immediately see the changes in results even with subtle things like sweeping the floors or bringing a box inside our home with things that had been in storage. We just bought a few Wave Minis to place them in the bedrooms as well. This monitor has helped confirm that passive and active ventilation are key to keep VOCs levels below recommended thresholds! 5) The app works well and is pretty user friendly. We had no issues downloading or using the app in our phones or iPad. Also, no issues registering the device. I think the level of information is what we need and it is great to have access to historic data. 6) Finally, this device requires CALIBRATION. The instructions clearly state that you need to place the device in its intended environment for 7 days to allow for proper calibration. We did exactly that and it seems to be working just fine. Overall highly recommended if you want a comprehensive view of the quality of the air you are breathing inside your home. I am hoping 5 years from now Indoor Air Quality equipment will be required, as smoke detectors are today.

Ich habe mir den Wave Plus primär mit der Absicht zugelegt, eine Übersicht über die Radonwerte in meiner Wohnung zu bekommen. Das Gerät macht einen sehr hochwertigen Eindruck und lässt sich an der Wand befestigen oder horizontal auf einen Untersatz stellen. Wichtig zu erwähnen ist dass das Gerät verschiedene Werte (z.b. Radon) stündlich misst und keine kontinuierliche Messung durchführt sodass die Effekte des Lüftens erst mit etwas Verzögerung angezeigt werden. Sinn und Zweck dieses Gerätes ist es eine Langzeitübersicht über die Luftqualität zu geben und nicht momentane Messungen zu tätigen. Andere Werte (z.b. CO2) werden jedoch recht schnell aktualisiert und ändern sich schon wenige Minuten nach dem Lüften. Die App ist sehr übersichtlich und benutzerfreundlich gestaltet und zeigt auf Wunsch über die Airthings Webseite Informationen zu den 6 gemessenen Werten an. Ich selber besitze ein Android Handy und kann mich über die Bluethooth Synchronisation nicht beschweren, diese funktioniert bei mir zufriedenstellend. Es dauert auf der App manchmal einige Sekunden bevor die Werte nach der Synchronisation aktualisiert werden, es funktioniert jedoch recht zuverlässig. Sehr praktisch ist auch die "Wave"-Funktion, die einem beim drüberwinken, je nach Luftqualität, einen grünen, gelben oder roten Lichtring anzeigt. Auf der App kann man dann nachsehen wieso. Airthings ist bemüht Firmwareupdates nachzureichen die das Gerät ständig zuverlässiger machen und besser synchronisieren lassen. In der ersten Woche kalibrieren sich die Sensoren (was einem dann auch in der App angezeigt wird) und zeigen dann teilweise erstmal hohe Werte an, kein Grund zur Beunruhigung, nach der Kalibrierung haben sich meine Radonwerte gemäßigt. Interessant ist auch der TVOC Wert der einem die Summe der organischen volatilen Verbindungen in der Luft anzeigt die auch eventuell gesundheitsschädigend sein können. Alles in Allem hat das Gerät mir sehr interessante Erkentnisse vermittelt und ich habe dadurch mein Lüftungsverhalten auch angepasst und effizienter gemacht. Ein sehr empfehlenswertes und zuverlässiges Gerät, das seine Aufgabe für mich vollends erfüllt und sein Geld wert ist.

Great product. We have purchased a few Wave Plus devices to monitor different rooms around our house. The set up was super easy and works with our EE wifi no problem at all. They take only a few minutes to set up and is very simple. The devices should be left for 30 days, especially if you are monitoring Radon which is what we were doing. The system then helps show you the average reading which is exactly what you need. They are great as the app works smoothly and you can check the readings whilst at home or out and about. It's quite addictive to check all the time :). The devices use a traffic light system which i great. Red for poor, amber for fair, and Green for good which again is extremely helpful especially when walking past a device. you can simply wave your hand in front of the device and it will glow - however, you need to look at the app to still see each reading and which one might be glowing red for example. i would highly recommend using these instead of paying a specialist to come and place devices in your home which you can buy yourself, to then tell you what the reading is in 30 days. For the same price as a specialist (Specialist = around £480 total) you can buy a few of these devices and have them monitoring your house forever - they will tell you exactly what a so-called specialist will for less money. Spend your money on a radon mitigation system after getting the results from the Airthings devices it works out a lot less money and the job is done properly.

I bought Wave Plus mainly for monitoring radon in my home. Originally I only gave Airthings Plus one star because it had stopped functioning after one year. I changed batteries multiple times but was not able to get the ring light to come on. I gave up and wrote my review. However, the next day I found the unit functioning normally, and checked the readings with another device, and it was working flawlessly. A few days later Dalton from Airthings contacted me to see if he could assist. Although the unit was already working, he suggested next time I wait 1 hour after changing the batteries, and try triggering the device ring light from the app. I have other tools for my job that give me immediate results and measure moisture content, humidity, temperature, GPK, HCHO, TVOC, PM2.5/1.0/10 etc., but these do not keep history. One of the things I like about Airthings Wave, it keeps history from the first day it is turned on. In addition, you can move it to other rooms, give each room a unique name and then log in online to the web dashboard and compare differences between each room. The Airthings Plus was easy to set up, the app is easy to navigate, and reading are relatively close other the devices I have. Airthings Plus is a great addition to any home, and is ideal for anyone with health concerns like allergies, headaches, etc. If the ring light is not green, open a window and refresh your indoor air. Yup, it’s as easy as that. For some you may find you’ll have to take out the smelly garbage and clean house a bit more often.

Also tracks radon fairly accurately. If you need it is good, question is do you need it :)