Is an air meter like the air-Q useful for fall & winter?

Save heating costs through efficient ventilation

In order to feel comfortable and be efficient, we need enough fresh air. Especially in fall and winter, however, windows often remain closed to prevent the room from cooling down. Rising energy costs make this even worse. At the same time, a regular exchange of air is indispensable. With an air meter, you can check the air quality and, using the intuitive LED traffic light, recognize at a glance when the air quality is declining and you should ventilate. The air-Q tells you exactly when and how long you should ventilate. 

In this way, you ventilate according to demand and do not lose unnecessary heat.

Prevent mold in the apartment in autumn & winter

If the windows remain closed, moisture quickly accumulates in the apartment. Eventually, water droplets from our breathing or from other activities such as cooking, watering flowers or drying laundry enter the indoor air. This encourages the growth of mold. If the spores are in the apartment, they can make you sick and cause numerous ailments as well as allergies. Therefore, it is necessary to ventilate sufficiently even in colder temperatures. However, this is often neglected in winter. 

It is helpful here to measure the humidity in the room and, if the limit values are exceeded, to remove the excess moisture by ventilating. The air-Q air measuring device detects these limit values and shows you when it is time to ventilate. You can find more information about mold in the home in our separate article.

Avoid carbon monoxide poisoning: Operate stoves & pellet stores safely

Anyone who heats with pellets must also store them safely. This is because the wood pellets quickly form carbon monoxide, an odorless and therefore imperceptible but deadly gas. To protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning, you should monitor the gas concentration in your pellet store. How high the carbon monoxide danger from pellet stores is and what you can do about it, you can read in our corresponding article.

Heating with a fireplace can also worsen the indoor air and increase pollution, including carbon monoxide and particulates. In this case, it is also worth monitoring the air quality. You can find out more in our article "Fireplace - How to enjoy the warmth safely and securely".

Monitor gas heating as well as gas stove with the air-Q & prevent gas explosion

Anyone who has their own gas heating system or a gas stove in the house should definitely monitor the components of the room air. Because time and again devastating accidents happen due to gas leaks and the escaping, highly flammable as well as explosive methane gas. Through constant air analysis, you will notice an impending gas leak in time and can act accordingly. Learn how to heat or cook safely with gas in our blog.

Control elevated particulate matter levels in fall & winter

In autumn and winter, the pollution of the outdoor air also increases. This is because many cyclists switch to motorized transport due to the weather conditions. As a result, road traffic and thus exhaust pollution increase. In addition, pollutants such as particulates enter the air via chimneys and enter your rooms when you ventilate. But pollution also increases indoors itself when candles, humidifiers with aromas or tea light stoves are used. We have compiled further sources, dangers as well as possible solutions against particulates in the home here. It is therefore worthwhile to measure the particulate matter levels in the room and to ventilate if necessary.

Winter time= family time: keep an eye on the indoor climate 

In winter, especially during the Christmas holidays, an increased number of people congregate indoors. The air quality quickly drops. Our practical tests show how much the number of different people in a room affects the air quality. When we celebrate together with friends and family, we often forget to ventilate. An air meter, on the other hand, looks at the values objectively and warns when the air quality becomes critical.

air-Q in the home office for more efficiency & productivity

Many people still work from home. People often forget how important good air quality is for our ability to think and perform. If this sinks, our productivity also sinks. An air meter supports you and tells you when it's time to ventilate.

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