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Re: Ask HN: What indoor CO2 monitor do you recommend?

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https://aranet.com/products/aranet4-home

These are great. I have two of them and access the readings over Bluetooth using some Python code: https://github.com/Anrijs/Aranet4-Python (there's also a mobile app which I've never used)

The eink display is really nice and if you disable Bluetooth the battery seems to last forever.

It's 40% off right now which makes me tempted to pick up a third!

Re: Ask HN: What indoor CO2 monitor do you recommend?

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There's a couple things here and it depends on your needs.

The word "track" suggests history.

I've got a https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0861777SL which does what it says on the box and works. I've got one in my WFH office and one in my bedroom. There are times when I've woken up from a restless sleep to see that at a higher number (especially in the winter when the house is a bit more closed up). Also the track where I can look at the history and see things "oh yea, last about 4h after I cooked dinner the CO2 went up a bit."

However, that's only the standard sensor stuff (temp, humidity, CO2).

If you've got amazon devices, I've got https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08W8KS8D3 ( Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor ) which sits in my kitchen because I'm interested in other things there too.

I've had some https://milacares.com air purifiers in the house. They work as air monitors and purifiers. I had some issues with them, but they worked for a good while.

Consider if you want instant or historical data. Do you want other data too? What integrations do you have in the house with other home automation? How much DIY are you going to engage in?

Re: Ask HN: What indoor CO2 monitor do you recommend?

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I have been using one of these for years and it is quite nice. https://www.hydrofarm.com/p/autopilot-desktop-co2-monitor-da...

A simple setting needs to be configured in it to change the threshold for alerts from that of an indoor marijuana farm to a regular home :-)

Re: Ask HN: What indoor CO2 monitor do you recommend?

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I have been using one of these for years and it is quite nice. https://www.hydrofarm.com/p/autopilot-desktop-co2-monitor-da...

A simple setting needs to be configured in it to change the threshold for alerts from that of an indoor marijuana farm to a regular home :-)

I'm at 1500ppm right now. Time to open all the windows and let the heat in :\
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