Awair 2nd Edition

This is one of the best tech devices I’ve ever owned. It’s reminiscent of Apple, being an intersection of both form and function executed with great attention to detail on both sides. No sacrifices, because useful needn’t be ugly, and good looks aren’t useless. It not only blends in with my decor, but has lived up to its mission in making me aware of my air. Before getting Awair, did I know that the humidity in my space was fluctuating both high and low? Sometimes I knew I was uncomfortable when it was muggy, but could never measure it and never did anything about it. Now, I have a dehumidifier to resolve this discomfort, and Awair alerts me to the levels before I may even notice the discomfort to come. It allows me to gauge where the outdoor whether is, and how much my indoor efforts are helping. Before Awair, did I know that CO2 levels sometimes rest in the midrange of being too high in my space? Nope! And that’s just crazy. Me, sitting at my desk, breathing in a deficient amount of oxygen. I’m still working to resolve this one by getting some big plants. Before Awair, did I have a true appreciation of how badly candle smoke and sage burning is affecting my air? Not at all. Blowing out a candle spikes the PM2.5 levels, and don’t even get me started on sage, which I started using after getting the Awair and have developed a bad cough from. Imagine if I had just listened to those red PM2.5 levels after one burning and not let it affect my throat this badly from multiple burnings… Being able to read PM2.5 is very helpful, and sometime a little unsettling. Same with the chemicals, which fortunately rarely rise in my space. My essential oil diffuser raised them, but I use a brand I trust (Eden Garden) and although it’s true they are chemicals, they probably aren’t bad to be breathing. The compounds in essential oils are what we’re looking for, and it’s good that Awair is detecting them. Before Awair, did I know that my space was consistently way too hot? Yes. =) My room is an attic. However, my smart AC often gives me a temp reading several degrees cooler than Awair, which is centrally located and reading the true “feels like” temp of the space. I never trust my AC’s temp and always defer to Awair. That’s my experience of having Awair after just a few weeks. I’ve made consistent improvements in my air quality in ways I’d never considered before, all because this device has truly made it easy to be aware of my air. You could buy some fancy PM2.5 reader and place a thermometer somewhere and check the humidity on the weather, but having all of those things separate doesn’t compare. Awair is your one-stop shop for seeing the invisible that you breathe everyday AND which allows you to do something about it through convenient data. Once they add HomeKit support, which they said on Twitter is coming, Awair will be — by my personal high standards — a perfect form+function accessory to my room and my life. You can bet I’ll have it triggering my AC automatically so that my space always feels perfect. Awair is helping me achieve that.

I have a unique situation to test this out having a Molekule air filter, a particle sensor and a nearby open window. Setup was very easy and connected to my Nest thermostat. The display options vary (e.g., time) but the preferred (in my opinion) is the vertical bars and the air quality value. In the uploaded photo my air quality is 80 (barely giving me the green dot in the upper right corner). The problem is that my room is too cold (far left bar) and far too humid (second to far left). The other bars (left to right) are CO2, chemical and particulates. These all react predictably. If I vacuum and create dust in the air it will read higher particulates. If I keep the windows and door closed during bedtime, the CO2 will rise and we exhale that without any fresh air coming in. The brilliance of the unit is if my CO2 goes high, it will run the AC fan only through the Nest thermostat to circulate air from the rest of the house. CO2 levels make a BIG DEAL in the quality of sleep. Sometimes I will need to open the window to bring down CO2 levels and it always seems to make a big difference. The mobile app (at least on Android) is really well-done with charting over time and notifications when issues arise AND when they are resolved. I've got a $200 hand-held sensor that measures VOC, humidity, temperature and particulates. It aligns very good with this unit. I would not hesitate to recommend this unit for anyone, not just those with respiratory issues. It will help guide you on how to optimize your air quality and home and it is a bit fun to get your air quality into the 90+ values.

Suspicious that the air circulation wasn't appropriate in the bedroom due to night time respiratory, headaches, tiredness and other neuro-sympathetic symptoms, I purchased the Awair to monitor it. It helped me see that CO2 levels did get very high (to levels where one would expect symptoms) and very fast when window and door closed. It also helped identify times of the day when dust (PM2.5) is very high (living in Los Angeles) and know when to shut windows, as well as seeing how much (or little) impact my air filter makes. The air has become much healthier at home with the close monitoring provided by the unit. The device is easy to setup. The app is also great, always connected, providing frequent updates and showing excellent sensitivity to momentary air changes. I'm very satisfied with the Awair 2nd Ed. monitor.

It works! This model is the model to buy. I spoke with Awair and they admitted that the Awair Glow has different sensors and isn't as accurate. :/ Setting it up was easy, resetting is not. You need a tiny paperclip to reset the Awair 2nd Edition. A button on the back would be a much better option. Resetting the Glow is much eaiser; just push the power button for 10 seconds. I have had it disconnect from my wifi a couple of times, but I think that is an issue with AT&T. What else is there to say, it sit there and measures the quality of the air with good precision.

It may seem a little expensive, but having learnt a little about the influence of CO2 concentration on your brain function as well as the dangers of mold (which thrives on high humidity) and VOCs (often emitted by new furniture and paint), it seems well worthwhile. I'm also in an area of Australia which is currently experiencing high PM 2.5 levels due to bushfires, so being able to measure the indoor PM 2.5 level in my house is great. The Awair is beatifully designed and packaged and the app is excellent. The quality of the sensor data seems good, and the charting and recommendations in the app are really well done.

Works perfectly

Nice design and useful but it has an issue because of it make noise and the night I have to switch it off otherwise I can't sleep.Probably there is a fan inside touching the case.