Our local air quality typically goes through a day/night cycle. The pollution rises to unhealthy levels at night as thousands of construction trucks enter the city, then strong breezes blow most of the dirty air away in the afternoon. Here’s a typical morning scene from our apartment window:
and here’s the afternoon view (on an exceptionally good day):
We can look out the window and estimate the current particulate count, or we can just check the computer screen:
Many local residents have been struggling with allergy symptoms (including us), so we decided to do something about it. After reading some great reviews, we ordered a new air cleaner from Xiaomi ($150 USD) and it arrived today:
It fits nicely into the corner of our bedroom:
This is our first “smart” appliance. By scanning the code on the top of the unit, downloading the APP and connecting it to our home WIFI, I can control it with my smartphone:
Not only does it adjust the fan speed based on real-time measurement of the current indoor air quality, it also connects to the internet to check the outdoor air quality. If you’d like, it will order a new filter cartridge when needed and have it delivered to your front door. And if the air quality happens to be really good outside, it will automatically shut down and tell you to open your window.
But I don’t expect that it will ever wake me up at night to make such a recommendation…
Wow, that contrast is pretty amazing.
You need this in the Du!
Nice. I know that will make a huge difference. And maybe drown out honking horns!
Interestingly, our morning sniffles have stopped since we turned this on!
Wow! Interesting. Maybe I need this for Sam’s room!