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INKBIRD Wi-Fi Indoor Air Quality Monitor, CO2 Detector $84.99 Delivered @ Inkbird Amazon AU

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Bought one to use as a real-time NDIR CO2 monitor and was impressed with the response-time/refresh-rate. Seems to measure just about as accurately as our Netatmo weather station indoor unit.

Portability is great, took it on a car journey with 4 people in the car; CO2 levels went from 400+ at the start of the trip, to over 3000ppm after 12 minutes with the air-con on re-circulate!

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  • jv on 30/09/2023 - 01:30
    -3

    CO₂ Detector

    Do they have a model that detects endogenous gas ?

    • tharlow on 30/09/2023 - 03:38

      No — you need one of these for that

  • tharlow on 30/09/2023 - 03:35
    -1

    Danger mode is 1500-5000 ppm, LOL… Apollo 13 astronauts were at 60,000 ppm and still OK.

    CO₂ levels are a good proxy for ventilation, though

  • MKBHD on 30/09/2023 - 04:25

    I want to measure the fume caused by gas cooktop in our kitchen. Is it possible to do that using this device?

    • chyawala on 30/09/2023 - 06:09

      I believe nitric oxide levels are of concern as an indoor pollutant and health hazard when burning gas.

    • Jackson on 30/09/2023 - 09:19
      +3

      Just replace your cooktop, induction cooktop are cheap as now if you are fine with generic brands. I have had 3 now as I put one in at each place I lived and the generic I had was better than the name brand ones. Especially cheap if you are installing a 60cm, Aldi does them for 299

      • MKBHD on 30/09/2023 - 09:31
        +1

        I use the cheap kmart induction cooktop during the day with free sun - we love it except the fan is too loud. Is the fan loud on these big built-in induction cooktops?/, never seen them in houses yet. Also we like to use the old school iron pans and mud pots for cooking variety of items almost daily so can't get rid of the gas stove yet. I am holding out for the 90cm stoves with both induction and gas, they are still crazy expensive. Hopefully one daym

        • highon2str on 30/09/2023 - 11:33
          +1

          We eventually upgraded our decades old gas stove/oven to a F&P unit, which was nearly 10k installed… Not cheap but so good (and cheap since we have solar) to use. For the occasional wok hei type cooking, we have one of these monster burners which we use outdoors when required.

          • Jackson on 30/09/2023 - 13:17

            @highon2str: This is what everyone should be doing, induction inside, bottle gas outside if you must. Absolutely no need to pay 10k anymore but people will always perceive they are getting better quality, you just want take thing that cna cook evenly and maybe have the self cleaning option you want IMO

        • Jackson on 30/09/2023 - 13:14

          The 60cm induction cooktops still have a fan but because it's mounted its no where near as audible. It probably is larger and has wider vents than a small unit also meaning it can move as much air without as much noise. My first two cooktop were about 1500 each, and you would be made to pay that, buy the cheapest one that fits your cut out, long warranty is a bonus but remember ACL should cover you for about 5 years

          • Nom on 30/09/2023 - 17:27

            @Jackson: Do the cheap units now have decent PWM to control the "heat" ?

            Not long ago, the budget units just did a terrible "on on off off off on on off off off" routine on lower temperatures so they were useless for cooking on low settings and this is why people spent more on the branded units.

            • Jackson on 30/09/2023 - 22:46

              @Nom: All the units I have ever used (5, 2 expensive, one cheap built in and two single hob plug in ones) all to some degree switch on and off, however I haven't had any issues with any of them. It also seems to my that they probably have 3 true power levels, but cycle each one at 3 intervals to make 9 effective heat settings. The only issue I have had is that sometimes between 5 and 6 there's a bit of a bigger jump than between other settings, but it's not too much of an issue unless you are cooking something delicate (e.g. Crepes) and even then once you know you cna manage it easily enough

    • u9tvfr on 30/09/2023 - 10:24
      +1

      The ABC had a thing about this in one of their shows.
      https://iview.abc.net.au/show/wtfaq
      short story, if there's poor ventilation then the indoor pollutants will increase, but it's unlikely to be at a level that will have any effect on adults and the effects on children are extremely rare. Opening a window or turning on an extractor fan that vents outside is enough.
      Longer term, induction fixes this yes but it's not a reason in itself to switch.

      • Nom on 30/09/2023 - 17:30

        Also depends on the layout of your home - in an open plan, there's plenty of space for the pollutants to spread and dilute - in a small enclosed kitchen with the door closed, they're just stuck in there…

        • tharlow on 30/09/2023 - 20:08

          Not really. There is a surprising amount of air exchange in closed rooms — dwellings are, in general, incredibly leaky

  • stevarja on 30/09/2023 - 05:57

    Can detect smoke too?

  • AyTrain on 30/09/2023 - 07:28
    +2

    I had one of these but had to throw it out, the constant beeping was giving me a headache

    • highon2str on 30/09/2023 - 08:34
      +2

      We turned the beeping alert off on ours.

    • Magpye on 30/09/2023 - 15:00
      +2

      Are you sure it wasn't the CO2 buildup that was giving you a headache ? You might need a meter to alert you about that..

  • AssociatedKieranu @ Amazon AU on 30/09/2023 - 08:12
    +1

    Yes on the proxy for ventilation. I work off 800 ppm. Still haven't got Covid. Knocks on wood.

  • philsw on 30/09/2023 - 08:17

    This or the IAM-T1 from inkbird? Looks like this one is less portable and has Wifi instead of Bluetooth.. hmmm

    • highon2str on 30/09/2023 - 09:25
      +2

      If you don't mind plugging it in, or the 1-day battery life when unplugged, and you want a 10 sec or so sampling rate, go the wifi one.

      We've not used the app so cannot comment, though play store reviews aren't great.

      The Netatmo system will be better for graphing, logging, and phone notifications. We got the ink bird one more for instantaneous readings in our home gym.

  • neverlate on 30/09/2023 - 08:50

    does it use tuya/smartlife app?

  • BargainSnatcher on 30/09/2023 - 09:04

    I got ARANET 4

    • Yosan on 30/09/2023 - 09:17
      +1

      And?

    • tharlow on 30/09/2023 - 14:59
      -1

      CO2, and VOCs were not statistically significant predictors of cognitive scores

      More of the typical Harvard propaganda. Magnus Carlsen was winning bigly at 3000 ppm, so I guess we can all relax, and stop obsessing about irrelevant numbers on superfluous devices

      • highon2str on 30/09/2023 - 15:17
        +2

        That quote has somewhat been taken out of context. The full quote reads:

        Environmental factors other than outdoor air ventilation, CO2, and VOCs were not statistically significant predictors of cognitive scores, but the possibility of uncontrolled confounding by these factors cannot be excluded.

        In other words, the researchers are saying that other factors are not statistically significant predictors; outdoor air ventilation, CO2, and VOCs are significant predictors. These lines have been taken from the discussion section of their paper where they are presenting study limitations and saying that while they could not control all variables (e.g., temperature, ozone, noise, PM2.5 etc.), that these variables did not confound the results of the study.

        • tharlow on 30/09/2023 - 15:42
          -1

          Also, no problems at all with cognition at 5000 ppm

        • LowRange on 30/09/2023 - 18:46
          +1

          I have the meter in this deal, and with a closed bedroom and 2 adults the ppm was in the 5,000 range when waking up in the morning.

  • MagnamoniousRex on 30/09/2023 - 12:06

    Does this integrate with home assistant?

    • bjdchwr on 30/09/2023 - 12:31
      +1

      Not yet AFAIK.

      HA Plugin page

      • MagnamoniousRex on 30/09/2023 - 14:33

        Lame. Probably get one anyway and hope someone is working on it. Hard to find CO2 meters for this price.

  • payless69 on 30/09/2023 - 13:04
    +1

    If it reads constantly over 400: Join the greens!

    • MagnamoniousRex on 30/09/2023 - 14:35

      I vote for one nation so if it's below 3000 I leave the garage door open and run the Falcon for a bit.

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