Interesting to see how a candle pollutes the air in my living room. This is from Sunday night.
The top graph shows a sharp peak of particulates in the air when I blew out the candle. The other two show organic compounds and CO2 building up slowly and falling after the candle is out.
@ochaos They're air quality meters by a company called Airthings. The graphs are generated by their dashboard web app.
I bought one originally when I rented a basement apartment and wanted to check for radon. I still keep them around because I get a phone notification when the air quality is bad and I need to open a window or crank up the ventilation. 😁
@ochaos This one has two sensors for 1 and 2.5 micron particles, which may help? I'm sometimes surprised to see what triggers them. I can't always identify the source either.
Blowing out a single candle generates a sharp and high peak on both, so it's pretty sensitive.
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