Thanks. I kind of meant this unit, but that was very helpful.
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Review: Meross's Smart Air Purifier Offers HomeKit Support at an Affordable Price
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This NYT Wirecutter link posted by @satpalram is full of interesting information.
It even covers @w5jck 's approach in the section headed "What if you just put a furnace filter on a box fan?"
Look at the filter. Whatever gets caught in the filter didn’t make it to your lungs. These use an H13 rated hepa filter which is capable of catching extremely small particles, so it is a highly rated filter type. I’m talking about H13 rated filters in general, whether this product’s filter and unit lives up to that potential is another matter.
It certainly won’t hurt to place one in his bedroom. A whole house system would be much better of course, but expensive and involve hiring an HVAC contractor. Probably a good idea to take your son to an allergist to see if they can help him get over the allergies.
I have an Aireox Purifier, all metal. I plug it into the outlet and turn it on. These 'smart' products are ridiculous. IMO
Yes, I have MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) and own an Aireox and it helps a lot. It's all metal, no plastic
It’s going to depend on what he’s allergic to and how well the purifier in question can filter those particles.
Have him taken to a specialist and tested for specific allergies if you can. When I was young my allergies were bad so my parents had me tested.
They took me into a room, with my parents present of course, and had me remove my shirt and lie down on my stomach then used very small needles with various allergens and quickly and painlessly put them into my back and removed them to see what exactly I was allergic to. I don’t know if they still do it that way as it was a good 30 years ago but it didn’t hurt at all. Seeing the needless did scare me a bit but my parents and the doctor prepared me for what they were going to do during the first visit and it was ultimately my choice to do it or not.
Once my parents knew exactly what triggered me they got an air filter that best treated the air and removed the most allergens possible that triggered my allergies, they got special bedding including pillow and mattress cases designed to help prevent allergens I was allergic to from making their way into the bedding and they quit smoking in the laundry room and switched to smoking outside the house only, even in the winter when temperatures were terrible.
It worked wonders for me then but it starts with finding out exactly what triggers his allergies and then going from there.
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We have one Meross night light that was probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever setup, a complete nightmare, but since that it’s possibly the most reliable homekit device we have now. Certainly more reliable than having multiple HomePod minis lol.
Purchased one years ago and thought it was great until…
…I realized that I needed to run it a level 6 for the room’s size. It’s a little noisy and suck 200+ watts for the outlet at that speed.
…I realizes that IQAir purifier wanted me to change the filters every 3 months at that operating speed at a cost of over $200.
I give the Swiss credit they know how to get people to part with their money. No wonder they are known for their banking institutions.
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1. Have your son tested for allergies. Food as well as environmental allergens.
2 Insist on IgE, IgA & IgG testing.
3. I would NOT recommend getting allergy shots.
4. Depending on age you may consider testing Liver function, inflammatory markers, thyroid, adrenal and cortisol.
The IQAir is a nice filter but it’s expensive and likewise the replacement filters.
If you have a central HVAC you should consider getting an iWave purifier installed and upgrading to MERV 11 or 13 filters if your unit can handle them.
And if you want to kick it up one more notch then install a heat recovery ventilation (HRV) system or an energy recovery ventilation (ERV) system.
Some have had great success removing animal products from their diet especially dairy.
“uncomfortable at night”
Dust mites are a huge problem yet most do not realize they have them.
Get new pillows and put the allergen protective coverings on them as well as the bed. Wash the linens in HOT HOT water and do NOT use fabric softener.
It's the one that they use in hospitals.
One time I went to a store to look at air purifiers (that store is no longer in business), and the sales guy showed me how a gauge that he had for measuring particles show zero near the iQAir while every other brand showed a small percentage still remained.
I mainly bought mine for wild fires so I'll kick it up when those cause the AQI to spike and smoke gets in the house. Until then, I'm running it at level 1 and at that level the filter life is in years. Where did you see what level to run it at? I didn't read the manual.
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i have meross switches and planning to replace them soon, keep noticing weird data connection usage from these switches, no updates but it still downloading something. plus only way to update is through their app what a joke
$140 seems to be ok. It would have been good if it could connect with 5GHz network also.
I've got two Levoit air purifiers that are managed through HomeKit. For the one in our bedroom, it gives me more control over the timer than a basic built-in timer feature, e.g. I can set different times for different days, have it set not to come on if we're away from home etc. For the one I have in my home office, it's set up to turn on when I go into the office and off after I've left. As I'm in and out of the office all day, this saves me having it running all the time. However, if the air quality does drop below a certain level even when I'm not in the office, it will start-up anyway. You could also use the purifier as a trigger for automations, e.g. to send an alert message or turn a light red somewhere else in the house if poor air quality was detected, or maybe adjust air conditioning fan speed.
I’ve ordered a bunch of Meross bulbs and they’ve been flawless - not quite as bright as my Nanoleaf or offer many scenes - but they always respond.
I got the night lamp for my wife and she loves it.
So disillusioned with Meross. I’ve tried everything to get their outlets and lights to connect to my Wi-Fi and I refuse to trouble shoot through email. I won’t even consider this product until they get the basics right. Yes, I know they have to be on 2.4. Yes I know I have to adjust my Orbi to make things connect. Yes, I’ve put everything in a bad, gone out onto the front lawn and screamed like a chicken. The screaming made me feel better but still the outlets and lights won’t connect. Ugh!
Has to be a router setting - I have an Asus and just turn off the 5.1 channel to install their products and then turn it back on and it works perfectly
Just added their garage door opener this morning - easy installation! Works great with HomeKit!
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(a) " I have sometimes had issues setting up Meross's devices on my network, where they repeatedly failed to connect with the Home app"
Every ****ing time with Meross. I don't care how cheap they are, I'll never buy another product from them because their connectivity is impossible and they appear to have zero interest in ever fixing it.
(b) I'm as enthusiastic as anyone about HomeKit, but I have to say I fail to see the value in this particular Smart connectivity. Anyone able to enlighten me?
I have three Winix air purifiers around the house, and I have never once felt a desire to somehow "control" them. They're quiet, switch off automatically when a room goes dark (in case you're worried that quiet is not enough for sleep), and even running pretty much all the time there is light in a room, each uses less that $5 of electricity a year. What more control do and should I want?
Generically, are these things valuable? Well, who can be *certain*? I can say that I'm at the age now where I'm starting to know of multiple people who have died or are dying, and one thing that becomes really clear from their stories is how fragile lungs are. You can recover from many things, but once you hit serious lung problems, it's mostly just a matter of time. Of course half the population seems to get a kick out of deliberately pumping on or other sort of poison into their lungs, but for the other half...
You can certainly see, when you clean and replace the filters every few months, that *something* is being done. Each "filter stage", from the outer dust grill to the charcoal filter to the HEPA filter, is discolored and has a lot of fine dust on it. And the sensors seem to work; I know if I have a reason to spray something in a room, a minute or so later the Winix will kick into extreme mode, so it's clearly detected something in the air and is trying to capture/eliminate it.
Every ****ing time with Meross. I don't care how cheap they are, I'll never buy another product from them because their connectivity is impossible and they appear to have zero interest in ever fixing it.
(b) I'm as enthusiastic as anyone about HomeKit, but I have to say I fail to see the value in this particular Smart connectivity. Anyone able to enlighten me?
I have three Winix air purifiers around the house, and I have never once felt a desire to somehow "control" them. They're quiet, switch off automatically when a room goes dark (in case you're worried that quiet is not enough for sleep), and even running pretty much all the time there is light in a room, each uses less that $5 of electricity a year. What more control do and should I want?
Generically, are these things valuable? Well, who can be *certain*? I can say that I'm at the age now where I'm starting to know of multiple people who have died or are dying, and one thing that becomes really clear from their stories is how fragile lungs are. You can recover from many things, but once you hit serious lung problems, it's mostly just a matter of time. Of course half the population seems to get a kick out of deliberately pumping on or other sort of poison into their lungs, but for the other half...
You can certainly see, when you clean and replace the filters every few months, that *something* is being done. Each "filter stage", from the outer dust grill to the charcoal filter to the HEPA filter, is discolored and has a lot of fine dust on it. And the sensors seem to work; I know if I have a reason to spray something in a room, a minute or so later the Winix will kick into extreme mode, so it's clearly detected something in the air and is trying to capture/eliminate it.
Yeah, one more of the ten thousand clearly OBVIOUS things broken in HomeKit. You can set a shutdown timer for actions started by Smart Buttons but, as far as I know, for NOTHING else.
Why? Well, ask the D-team losers that populate the HomeKit department. Nothing they do makes sense to me.
I can't believe that people are justifying this sort of thing. It's absolute BS!
Pretty much EVERY DAMN HOUSE in America has a WiFi network that uses a common name for 5 and 2.4 (and soon enough 6) GHz. And yet companies still think it's acceptable to ship products that are a pain to set up using this? And consumers think these poor little companies don't deserve the calumny heaped their way?
IMHO Meross can die horribly in a fire and I will laugh and dance on their grave; they so deserve it!
I wasn’t justifying it - yea the 2.4 has its pros and cons.
My point was it could be an router issue as to why the OP is having issues. I am not having any issues installing my Meross products via Homekit.
I have six bulbs, lamp and now a garage door opener from Meross. No issues - in fact responding better than my Nanoleaf bulbs.
I have a wide selection of Meross switches on my RBR20 Orbi network and they have been flawless , connected quickly to HomeKit with zero problems. Much more reliable than various Hue lights - seem to connect to even a weak WiFi signal out in my yard.
This is the filter from my LG PuriCare after 6 months versus a new one. I try to keep my house fairly clean. There is a fine mesh pre-cleaner that goes over this and collects a lot of the larger dust particles first. Behind this filter is an odor capturing charcoal filter.
With that said, mine is not a connected device and I am not sure why it would need to be.