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Awair 2nd Edition Air Quality Monitor
Last Updated: May 5, 2020 (Refresh Now)
7.8
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Software Platform
40awair, device, home, nest, integration
+83%
-18%
" ... Only missing feature would be an integration with Apple Health App in iOS to help push/pull that data so it can be easily compared to my med use. ... "
" ... The trend graphs in the app have also been very useful for this purpose. ... "
" ... The app is very simple to use also! ... "
" ... Very pleased with the apparent accuracy of the device, its style, and its ease of use and features of its app, including alexa compatibility. ... "
" ... Following along with the app has also been very educational . ... "
" ... works very well and software is good. ... "
" ... I like the integration with my phone through the dashboard, app and notifications. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Capacity
35room, air, air quality, bedroom, awair
+86%
-14%
" ... We are in Northern California and hiding out in our house from the smokey air from all the wildfires. ... In our house with filters running, the air was pretty good. ... We tried it at our neighbor's house where they haven't been running air filters, and the air was better than outside, but not great. ... "
" ... Has been great to track the air quality on our house. ... "
" ... Got it into the house, plugged it in out in the main area (open-plan house), and bammo. ... "
" ... We also noticed a difference when we turn our air purifier on and off. ... "
" ... The Awair seems to do a good job of measuring the air quality in my bedroom. ... "
" ... This is a user-friendly device that you can easily know the air quality in your house. ... "
" ... The Awair2 is at the center of our efforts to improve air quality in our home. ... "
" ... Beyond that the unit does seem to respond quickly to air changes in the house. ... "
Apps
34awair, data, phone app, integration, gives
+85%
-15%
" ... The trend graphs in the app have also been very useful for this purpose. ... "
" ... App works great ... "
" ... Have tried to use the Google Assistant integration, and it's been about 40% success. ... "
" ... This is so well designed and the associated app is wonderful. ... "
" ... Like the app as well, although it did hang on me one time. ... "
" ... Since then I've had no issues and I find it pleasant to look at, the display is useful and the app is pretty good also. ... "
" ... I'd like to see more robust features in the app . ... "
" ... App is wonderful and helps monitor room conditions ... "
Ease of Use
30easy to use, app, use, setup, easy to setup
+93%
-7%
" ... The API is pretty easy to use and I've had no issues with it. ... "
" ... The app is very simple to use also! ... "
" ... Intuitive interface and great trending reports. ... "
" ... These are all very easy things to do to really feel better in your home. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
" ... The device is easy to setup. ... "
" ... Does well to give you simple info. ... "
" ... Pretty nice device, easy to setup and use. ... "
Accuracy
24readings, seems, air, co2, awair
+75%
-25%
" ... I am impressed how accurate it is. ... "
" ... It is fairly accurate. ... "
" ... I have nothing to compare the rest of the readings to so I’m just assuming they are accurate. ... "
" ... It updates quickly and seems dead accurate. ... "
" ... My main concerns are accuracy and longevity. ... No idea how accurate it really is, or how long it can stay accurate either. ... "
" ... I have no way of ascertaining how accurate it measures its parameters. ... "
" ... The readings were close to 10x difference! ... "
" ... I am making a leap of faith that the readings are accurate or at the very least consistent. ... "
Device Compatibility
24monitor, home, app, awair, connect
+75%
-25%
" ... -Setup: by far the easiest device to set up on my phone (Samsung Galaxy 8+ ... "
" ... But in general good device. ... "
" ... This is one of the best tech devices I’ve ever owned. ... "
" ... * Coolest looking device of all bar non ... "
" ... Great device to have in every home. ... "
" ... The function I like it most is that the ability to hook up IFTTT so that I can control so many different devices based on the reading of Awair. ... "
" ... I like my Awair 2nd Edition monitor. ... Can monitor your house remotely etc. ... "
" ... I cannot attest to the accuracy of the monitor but I read 2 reports from Berkeley Labs that indicated this inexpensive monitor did really well in tests of leading consumer products. ... "
Design
22look, device, beautiful, stylish, design
+95%
-5%
" ... The style and look of this device is great. ... "
" ... The device is quite stylish and fits in well with our decor. ... "
" ... It’s very beautiful and informative. ... "
" ... The unit itself looks great. ... "
" ... No sacrifices, because useful needn’t be ugly, and good looks aren’t useless. ... "
" ... Also it is an attractive piece that blends into most locations. ... "
" ... Exquisite and elegant ... "
" ... Styling and design are well done. ... "
Setup
18easy, easy to setup, device, simple, process
+94%
-6%
" ... It is easy to setup and works great. ... "
" ... Easy setup, just plug it in, connect to your wifi and get readings immediately. ... "
" ... Setup was very easy and connected to my Nest thermostat. ... "
" ... Well done Awair team. ... "
" ... Relatively easy to setup and seems quite accurate with good ifttt integration ... "
" ... :/ Setting it up was easy, resetting is not. ... "
" ... The Awair product is simple to set up and a beautiful interface. ... "
" ... The device is easy to setup. ... "
Network
13house, connect, awair, thing, reset
+54%
-46%
" ... Got it into the house, plugged it in out in the main area (open-plan house), and bammo. ... "
" ... A smart add-on for a smart house. ... "
" ... Just moved into a newly renovated house. ... "
" ... Integrating it with others like wifi outlets is amazing! ... "
" ... It helps you connect cause an effect with different factors near house. ... "
" ... Wifi connectivity seems to drop on occasion. ... "
" ... Lots of complaints about accuracy and WiFi stability. ... Awair never disconnects from my WiFi. ... "
Cleaning
12air, dust levels, awair, air purifier, worried
+83%
-17%
" ... Certainly helpful to see the current temperature, humidity %, CO2, VOC, and dust, along with both recommendations and identification of the "ideal" level for each. ... "
" ... I’m amazed how fast it responds to my wife spraying hair spray 2 rooms away. ... "
" ... Even helped us diagnose our dust problem. ... "
" ... -Sensitive: just by walking in the room or turning on an air cleaner you can see the changes almost immediately ... "
" ... Cleaning, cooking and opening windows have a profound impact. ... "
" ... And I can track other things I was worried about, like What happens when the carpet cleaners come? ... "
" ... The compounds in essential oils are what we’re looking for, and it’s good that Awair is detecting them. ... "
" ... Thankfully, everything was cleaned properly and PM is low. ... "
Product Reliability
11unit, working, month, making, grinding
+27%
-73%
" ... This unit stopped working in less than one day of use sitting on a table in the bedroom. ... "
" ... After getting the unit based on this I try to connect it to my Nest and I get an error. ... "
" ... a useless device, at least for now. ... "
" ... Now it has started to buzz though. ... "
" ... As several people already pointed out, it will start making a grinding sound after using for a few weeks. ... "
" ... Maybe they will get it right in the third generation. ... "
" ... I bought two units only to have them both fail within 20 days of purchase. ... "
" ... They told me that I have to wait a few days for the data to normalize. ... "
Display Clarity
10room, look, first, dots, wish
+70%
-30%
" ... The well-thought-out LED displays are also a joy to look at. ... "
" ... Since then I've had no issues and I find it pleasant to look at, the display is useful and the app is pretty good also. ... "
" ... The display options vary (e.g., time) but the preferred (in my opinion) is the vertical bars and the air quality value. ... "
" ... First of all, it looks very cute - smallish package, the wood is real and easily blends into any decor, the dot display is unobtrusive and does not make one's room look like a lab. ... The dots bar display is very clever, and once you 'get it' will become instantly intuitive. ... "
" ... Like 24h time format available, optional display for measurements in numbers. ... "
" ... It will even notify you on the display when levels are rising or falling. ... "
" ... I did not think that I would appreciate the dots on the front screen as much as I do. ... "
Other
9sensor, co2, voc, humidity, dust sensor
+44%
-56%
" ... Also, the Chemical VOC sensor spiked every time I put on deodorant in master bath, from 20 to over 300. ... "
" ... As far as I can tell, it agrees to within 2-10% with other separate sensors for temperature (sensors by Lennox & Nest), humidity (sensors by Lennox & Nest), and PM2.5 (sensors by Silicon Valley Experts). ... I have no separate quantitative sensors for VOCs and CO2 yet. ... "
" ... Unfortunately, there's no real pattern to the units with faulty and working CO2 sensors. ... "
" ... If temperature and humidity are so way apart, how about the other sensors? ... "
" ... I think their 2nd edition is trash with useless dust sensor and chemical sensor that is not sensitive enough. ... "
Sound Quality
8sound, making, use, started, product
-100%
" ... Unit started to make noise (likely from an internal fan) less than 72 hours after starting it. ... "
" ... The device has a constant buzzing sound that can be heard through out the room. ... "
" ... Product emits a loud noise after a few weeks of use, extremely annoying. ... "
" ... This sound is annoying. ... "
" ... As several people already pointed out, it will start making a grinding sound after using for a few weeks. ... "
" ... There is a lot of noise in the data which cannot be true, so I suspect there is a mismatch between the data being reported and the resolution of the sensors themselves. ... "
" ... however, i had to return it once because it was making a noise ... "
Returns
8units, one, waited, really, product
+13%
-88%
" ... I reached out to the seller to ask for help and they sent me another one with the same issue. ... "
" ... have to return ... "
" ... I will be returning mine. ... "
" ... All they offered was a return and refund. ... "
" ... I've ordered 8 units so far (with 3 waiting to return) and will likely need one more replacement. ... "
" ... I really want to like this product but I'm going to try and get my money back. ... "
" ... So I returned both. ... "
Marketplace
8described, amazon, one
+50%
-50%
" ... I reached out to the seller to ask for help and they sent me another one with the same issue. ... "
" ... Awair shows (second image) only 1. ... "
" ... Based on this, I would *not* order from the manufacturer. ... "
" ... Amazon is refunding me but I'm not sure if I want to buy this unit again. ... "
Wifi
8connect, awair, reset, many, get
+38%
-63%
" ... It is clumsy to set up and way too difficult to reconnect when moving between rooms and/or wifi networks. ... "
" ... Caveat, Complications can occur if your phone is using 5ghz wifi at the time of install ... this results in having to hard reset awair device and making sure your phone is on 2.4ghz. ... "
" ... Haven’t been able to get it to connect to a Google WiFi network after spending about two hours screwing around with it. ... "
" ... Couldn’t get it to connect to my WiFi. ... "
" ... The only drawback is having to unplug it to reset the WiFi connection. ... "
Price
7price, worth, product, waste, unit
+43%
-57%
" ... $200+ for only 5 weeks is a waste of money. ... "
" ... waste of money! ... "
" ... What a waste of time and money. ... "
" ... I really want to like this product but I'm going to try and get my money back. ... "
Build Quality
7awair, product, far, well, use
+57%
-43%
" ... It's easy to set up and use and the wooden case is nice. ... "
" ... The housing is well designed and built. ... "
" ... I can say that the 2nd generation of this product has been rock solid stable. ... "
Clock
6also, looks, bed, time, cool
+83%
-17%
" ... We set alarms for when things get out of symbiosis. ... "
" ... You can also use it as a clock, which looks really good. ... "
" ... It also looks great in my living room and the tap to clock function is cool. ... "
" ... I find it useful to know and its also a nice bed side clock. ... "
Sleep Tracking
6better, night, humidifier
+100%
" ... Feeling much better including better sleep. ... "
" ... It's led to more restful sleep. ... "
" ... The sleep report is particularly helpful for determine environments. ... "
" ... and I do feel that I work and sleep better when I'm keeping CO2 levels down. ... "
" ... CO2 levels make a BIG DEAL in the quality of sleep. ... "
" ... Started tracking for a day now and have already slept better in a night than I have in a while. ... "
Cooling
5ac, window, open, humidity, humidifier
+100%
" ... It also looks great in my living room and the tap to clock function is cool. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
" ... I use a regular cool air humidifier now and readings are back in the green. ... "
" ... If the humidity is up we know to open a window and let in some air or turn the ac on. ... "
Product As Described
4+75%
-25%
" ... Product as described ... "
" ... It performs as described. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
Storage
4know, high, awair, see, room
+50%
-50%
" ... Even with a pungent odor or a bottle open next to it. ... "
" ... I was happy with them until I put them in the same room. ... "
Comfort
4never, discomfort
+50%
-50%
" ... It has started to give me headaches. ... "
" ... you walk outside and the back of your throat is sore ... "
For Running
3vocs, day
+33%
-67%
" ... (400 seems to be the minimum reading these will show, which makes sense, since short of running a CO2 scrubber in your house — which would be slightly ridiculous — you're not going to ever see something much below that.) ... "
" ... Every other measurement a slight increase in VOCs, but nothing to worried about at all - while the Awair indicated that I was running a paint shop in my kids' room (high VOCs). ... Do yourself a favor and run as far as you can from this thing. ... "
For Kids
3awair, apartment
+100%
" ... Concerned about pets and child safety. ... "
" ... Love the awair, we live In a small apartment with 2 dogs and just had our first child. ... "
" ... I would highly recommend this product to anyone that works from home or has kids or just wants to know this info. ... "
For Fun
3app
+100%
Controls
3control, back
+33%
-67%
" ... Can see a circuit board through the back side. ... "
" ... This is a superficially slick product with poor quality control. ... I tried resetting both units using the reset button on the back - no luck. ... "
Notifications
3phone, notifications, nice, integration, app
+100%
" ... Oh, and this one sends you push notifications when something out of whack, which is nice anyway but especially nice if you are away from home. ... "
" ... We like the notification on our phones. ... "
" ... I like the integration with my phone through the dashboard, app and notifications. ... "
Overall performance
3product, awair
+67%
-33%
" ... Does it's job ... "
" ... I can say that the 2nd generation of this product has been rock solid stable. ... "
Features
3unit
+100%
" ... The tips are also a nice feature ... "
" ... You can look at the led light on top and instantly see the condition of the air around you. ... "
Ports
3powered, power, c, really, plug
+100%
" ... CO2 test I have done in the car (yes, Awair works with a car's usb adapter) - closed the windows, turned off the fan and watched monitor slowly clime up . ... "
" ... I really really hope I can win the plug-in version :-) ... "
" ... The second generation is USB C powered, and the lights are easier to read on the display. ... "
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