# Air quality monitoring experience **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [September 11, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509 "2021-09-11T15:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Juan\_Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/juan_garcia/32/29903_2.png) [@Juan\_Garcia](https://community.homey.app/u/Juan_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/1 "2021-09-11T15:17:53Z")
I would like to monitor the air quality at home and I would kindly ask for other experiences. So far I have seen several products but except a couple of them (mco home and airthings which are quite expensive) the vast majority are only capable of monitoring one or two params and sometimes as well expensive. Among the information I would like to monitor I consider at least CO2, COV, PM2.5, noise and radon. Other information such as temp, humidity or pressure can be monitored through other devices I got. Any homey supported technology and apps would be ok as far as it run locally but I would prefer either zwave or zigbee technologies. Any experience on all of this? ---
**Author:** ![Ria\_Banis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ria_banis/32/7966_2.png) [@Ria\_Banis](https://community.homey.app/u/Ria_Banis)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/2 "2021-09-11T16:51:14Z")
I use Netatmo weather station, comes with a indoor module. ---
**Author:** ![annaeymnd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/annaeymnd/32/12876_2.png) [@annaeymnd](https://community.homey.app/u/annaeymnd)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/3 "2021-09-11T17:21:59Z")
have a look at mcohome products like A8-9 [http://mcohome.com/ProductDetail/3897793.html](http://mcohome.com/ProductDetail/3897793.html) ---
**Author:** ![rindler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rindler/32/5501_2.png) [@rindler](https://community.homey.app/u/rindler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/4 "2021-09-11T20:11:49Z")
If you want to measure radon I think there’re only those Airthings devices. However it was quite some time ago I tested them with Homey and hopefully the connectivity is better than what it was. In my experience it makes most sense to measure CO2 and PM2.5, and also automate out of those values. VOC sometimes rises and you don’t know why, and radon value is good to know once, but is pretty stable and the long term values are more interesting than changes hour to hour. ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/5 "2021-09-11T21:26:16Z")
I own the Awair Element, mainly because it does more combined compared to most others: CO2, VOC and PM2.5 (and temp/hum). No radon though. I also ruled out devices just bluetooth phone connections, this one has wifi. Quality also tested pretty good. I also have Netatmo, but that is only CO2 and noise. ---
**Author:** ![Driesk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/driesk/32/10666_2.png) [@Driesk](https://community.homey.app/u/Driesk)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/6 "2023-02-19T21:11:20Z")
Hi Edwin. Thank you for making the app. I just received my awair element and i like it a lot. At the moment i use the local api. Are there reasons to use the cloud version instead? ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/7 "2023-02-19T21:34:56Z")
I did not make the Awair app. But in my opinion, the local api is preferrable over the cloud one. ---
**Author:** ![Driesk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/driesk/32/10666_2.png) [@Driesk](https://community.homey.app/u/Driesk)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/8 "2023-02-19T21:54:39Z")
My mistake The app development was done by Edwin Biemond. ---
**Author:** ![Harry\_Inia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/harry_inia/32/85112_2.png) [@Harry\_Inia](https://community.homey.app/u/Harry_Inia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/9 "2024-04-18T09:42:29Z")
Interesting topic! What have you learned sofar, and what have you decided to use (and why)? ---
**Author:** ![Harry\_Inia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/harry_inia/32/85112_2.png) [@Harry\_Inia](https://community.homey.app/u/Harry_Inia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/10 "2024-04-18T09:45:35Z")
Interesting multisensor device. Are any user reviews available? ---
**Author:** ![Harry\_Inia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/harry_inia/32/85112_2.png) [@Harry\_Inia](https://community.homey.app/u/Harry_Inia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/11 "2024-04-18T09:52:11Z")
So you are using VOC, CO2, and PM2.5 sensors in every room and have 1 RADON sensor, which you can use to get an idea of the current level and use once in a while? ---
**Author:** ![Gruijter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gruijter/32/1973_2.png) [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/12 "2024-04-18T10:12:55Z")
I use this. Not cheap though… > [@\[APP\]\[PRO\] airQ advanced indoor Air Quality meter](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-airq-advanced-indoor-air-quality-meter/52938): > > airQ airQ provides advanced indoor air quality data Supported sensor data (depending on the airQ version): Temperature Humidity % Humidity absolute Air pressure Noise Noise Maximum tVOC SO2 CO NO2 O3 O2 CO2 PM1 PM2.5 PM10 Furthermore the following information is supported: Health index Performance index Virus Free index Dew point Health alarm Virus alarm Performance alarm Fire alarm Gas alarm The following controls are possible from Homey: Sound beeper with duration,… ---
**Author:** ![Harry\_Inia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/harry_inia/32/85112_2.png) [@Harry\_Inia](https://community.homey.app/u/Harry_Inia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/air-quality-monitoring-experience/51509/13 "2024-04-18T12:45:56Z")
Which one do you use, and how is your house set up?