On whether changes in bedroom CO2 levels affect sleep quality

Post by forthispurpose » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 9:29 PM UTC

leonroy wrote: post #37

kickout wrote: post #34

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Curious if you have a link to what sensors you had? Think this is cool and i've been on/off looking for co2/o2 sensors greater than recreational precision

Can’t speak for OP but I’ve been using the IQAir Air Visual Pro and can support everything they’ve said. I try to keep CO2 around 400-500 in my office and home but it spikes surprisingly fast with even one person breathing in a medium sized room. It can integrate with HomeBridge and has a good API and unlike a lot of IOT stuff it’s well supported and stable.

Post by darkpuma » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 9:31 PM UTC

_ea1k wrote: post #85

darkpuma wrote: post #81

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If you believe that is a serious concern in your area, get bars for your windows. There is no shame in it, I've lived in numerous buildings that had barred windows. However I suspect that most people don't sleep on the ground floor (either in a multi-level house, or in an apartment building) so for them this should be less of a concern.

But the HOA won't let you and you'll have a hard time selling it then, because you have indicated that the house is in a dangerous area.

Post by SketchySeaBeast » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 9:49 PM UTC

cl0ckt0wer wrote: post #94

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #87

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> but it allows us to run the furnace less at night (heat from the lights) Dear God, what's your power bill? There's no way a LED lights heat is as efficient as just using the furnace. edit: I meant cheap, not efficient.

Assuming the furnace is electric too, they should both be the same efficiency, since 100% of the power is being eventually turned into heat, unless the light from the LEDs are going outside.

Post by treis » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 9:55 PM UTC

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #87

nkingsy wrote: post #69

This is especially pronounced at high altitude, and when running a furnace in the winter. I keep large black tents (4x4 ft or 2x4) in every bedroom in the house, and grow kale, spinach, chard, peas, tomatoes, etc inside (with handmade COB LED lights). I don't have any sensors to get a real idea of the difference in CO2 it makes, but it allows us to run the furnace less at night (heat from the lights), and makes a not…

> but it allows us to run the furnace less at night (heat from the lights) Dear God, what's your power bill? There's no way a LED lights heat is as efficient as just using the furnace. edit: I meant cheap, not efficient.

Post by SketchySeaBeast » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 9:59 PM UTC

treis wrote: post #97

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #87

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> but it allows us to run the furnace less at night (heat from the lights) Dear God, what's your power bill? There's no way a LED lights heat is as efficient as just using the furnace. edit: I meant cheap, not efficient.

Theres no difference in heating efficiency for any source. Heat is heat and it doesn't really matter if it's generated from a heating element in a furnace or an LED light. And with the light you're at least getting dual use out of it. If they have a gas furnace it might be different but that would also depend on how their electricity is generated.