Airthings Full Review - Wave, Wave Plus, View Plus, Wave Mini - Watch Before You Buy 

Could you pease answer the questions for me? What is life expectancy of the Wave +. Will they last and be acurate for 5 or 10 years or you have to get a new one every 3 years? Do you ever have black Friday or other sales? Is this somethng that I would want to buy an extended warranty? ie its stops working 1 day after the 1 year warranty expires or falls off the wall and breaks? Will you offer a new home kit with the View Plus and Wave Plus? Thanks!

​@@ItsAboutTime Hey! Unless it is operated in an unconventional way, our Airthings Wave Plus has an expected lifetime of many years, just like a normal smoke or CO detector, with accurate measurements throughout the lifespan.
View Plus is not going to be a part of the House Kit but you can always find bundles on Amazon and other retailers. 
 And yes, we do have Black Friday sales alongside other seasonal offers ☺️

@@Airthings Thank You .very much for the information. The reviews about the customer service are correct. Keep up.the good work!!!!

@@ItsAboutTime This kind of interaction from a company to a reviewer who is honest about the product is what convinced me to take the leap to try Airthings. Way to go :)

Awesome! Glad it was helpful!

This link, www.alarmnewengland.com/blog/best-radon-detectors says that the Corentium has a useful life of 10 years (search for "10 years" on that link.) I did not see any lifespan for any of their other products. As Airthings stated in a comment above, just like a smoke or CO detector, the sensor(s) have a finite lifespan. I would appreciate it if Airthings support would comment on the lifespan of their other products here. I would assume at least 5 years, but that's a guess. And with the new View Plus product, which has multiple sensors in it, it may turn out that one of the many sensors might quit working/become inaccurate before all the others. If I can assume that the Wave Plus uses the same Radon sensor as the Corentium, then I would expect the Wave Plus to provide accurate Radon readings for 10 years too.

@@jsfbay1 Thank you for the information.

I wanna know that also. Can somebody respond?

Hopefully this helps. I did some digging into this when I created the video and it seems like all the manufactures use the same type of sensor. help.airthings.com/en/articles/4679798-vocs-how-does-the-airthings-voc-sensor-work

One thing you can look at is your pm2.5 levels outside. If that number is low then I would say it’s probably in line with the voc level outside

That is a great question! I have not had the chance to buy a view plus and play with it yet so i can’t answer your question. You could reach out to Airthings support. In my experience they are super responsive. I bet you will have a reply in less than 24 hours. Keep us all posted what you find out. I’m curious now 🙂

Like a fitbit? I guess it depends on if you think you have air quality issues. If you think the health watch will help you exercise more then i might value that in the short term.

It will show voc. You probably want a pm2.5 monitor as well. I would look more at the the view plus as it will do both. The only bad thing is that its still on pre-order. So you might have to wait a few months.

@@CiscoSal thank you for your quick answer, but what is pm2.5? And why do you think I need it? If I wanna be more specific, what I’m experiencing in more like strange smells coming from other condos, combined with smoke from cigarettes and other things people smoke, in this case what do you recommend best? Thank you so much for your time and help!

Check out this video i did. It will go over everything for indoor air quality. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IIb-k_-7l0U.html

Unfortunately the mini does not do pm2.5/10. You would need the View Plus for that. amzn.to/3zve7Up

They just want you to spend $300 on the view plus. What’s worse is if you have a multistory house with a basement, then you need 3 of them.

Airthings publishes most of their accuracy numbers. From a radon perspective I would say it’s accurate. I have two other brands of radon monitors and all 3 read about the same. VOC you won’t find accuracy numbers for. But again this is more of an industry problem and the technology that’s available. The PM 2.5 sensor i def want to compare it to IQAir. The really nice thing about the view plus is it has radon, VOC, and PM built in. There really isn’t anything else on the market that has all that at that price point. My thoughts on general accuracy is that if you want to get a general idea these types of consumer sensors are fine. If you are trying to get an exact number then you need to look at more of a professional model. Expect to pay 5x for something professional. Also a lot of times the professional stuff has the same type of sensor in them, they might just be certified for accuracy. The other thing like for radon, most of these professional ones have the same sensor just multiple copies of it. This is to speed up the process, get more samples and get a more accurate reading in a smaller amount of time. Since i live in my house it’s not a big deal for me to wait a few days to get just as accurate of a reading.

@@CiscoSal thanks for the reply. Yup this tool checks all the boxes for multiple sensors for the right price. I will be very interested in the pm2.5 accuracy vs the iq air monitor. I look forward to that video. I plan to preorder the AirVisual do you have an like to give you any kickback from my purchase? Thanks again.

I do not. Thanks for asking though!

@@CiscoSal Great answer, thanks Cisco. Have you been able to test the PM 2.5 sensor vs the IQAir? That's the only other brand I was really considering.

Have you had the chance to get your preorder yet? Airthings is taking their sweet time on this sensor

The view has a usb port for power. None of the other ones do. Airthings say the batteries last 3 years. In my testing I was a little over 2 years. When you use the app to look at the sensors it causes them to exchange data over Bluetooth. So the more you look at them the more battery is used up. I would say i am a heavy user. So a light user could probably get 3 years.

It is not.

It needs constant calibration. It will take the lowest reading as its base point.

@@CiscoSal It is little bit bad solution, every 7 day try to reach the clean air for regular calibration. I understand the need of calibrating because of some kind of drift in sensors, but callibration every 7 days...

Yes absolutely. Carbon monoxide is part of healthy indoor air quality. Carbon dioxide is also part of IAQ. You will want to watch both. Most people have carbon monoxide sensors in their home already. In most areas it’s code for any new house to have carbon monoxide/ smoke detectors in the hose. High levels of carbon dioxide may be less dangerous but should still be monitored. It can also tell you how your ventilation is doing. If you have multiple people in a room and carbon dioxide starts to go up dramatically you also have a higher chance of spreading germs. If there is more ventilation carbon dioxide will be lower and any pathogens in the air will be diluted. Check out this video i made. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IIb-k_-7l0U.html