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Smart Air Knowledge Base
  • About
    • Why we started Smart Air
    • Our Mission: What We Do
    • Meet the Smart Air Team
    • Why People Trust Smart Air
  • Learn
    • Knowledge Base
    • Clean Air Blog
    • Workshops
    • Press Release
  • Products
    • Air Purifiers
      • QT3 Portable Air Purifier
      • DIY 1.1 Air Purifier
      • The Sqair Air Purifier
      • SA600 Air Purifier
      • Blast Mini Mk II Air Purifier
      • Blast Mk II Air Purifier
    • HEPA Filters
      • QT3 HEPA Filter
      • Cannon HEPA Filter with Pre-filter
      • DIY HEPA filter
      • Sqair HEPA Filter
      • SA600 HEPA Filter
      • Blast Mini HEPA Filter
      • Blast HEPA Filter
    • Carbon Filters
      • DIY Carbon Filter
      • Sqair Carbon Filter
      • SA600 Carbon Filter
      • Blast Mini Carbon Filter
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    • Air Quality Monitors
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      • AirVisual Pro Air Pollution Monitor
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Air Quality Information
Did China’s Air Improve in 2016?
Did Beijing’s Air Get Better in 2018?
Would Reducing Air Pollution Save Many Lives?
What Are VOCs?
How’s the Air in Nepal?
Air Quality Monitors
Why Can't I View Historic Data on QP Pro If It Isn't Connected to Wifi?
Which Particle Counter Should I Get?
Why The Carbon Filter Has Little Impact on The Indoor tVOCs According to QP Monitor?
Will the Data Measured With the Formaldehyde Tester Be Easily Affected?
How do you connect the QP (Qingping) Lite Air Quality Monitor to Apple Homekit?
Orders & Shipping
Which Countries Does Smart Air Have Stores and Local Distributors
Is There a Local Distributor in My Country?
What Should I Do If No Shipping Cost Shows up for My Country When Checking out?
Where Is My Package Now?
Are International Shipments from Smart Air Covered for Transport Damages?
Protecting Yourself
Can Really Small Particles Like PM2.5 Land in Your Lungs and Cause Respiratory Symptoms When You Inhale Them?
PM10 vs PM2.5 – What's the Difference?
Air Purifiers
Will the Carbon Be Blown Out by Wind?
Is a 450RMB DIY Filter as Effective as a 13,900RMB IQ Air?
Why Are HEPA Filters Pleated or Folded Into Zig-Zag Shapes?
What Are Cold Catalyst Air Filters?
Which Way Round Should a Carbon Filter Be Inserted into a Purifier?
Clean Air Movement
What Is the Clean Air Movement?
How to Participate in the Clean Air Movement?
What Are the Recommended Air Changes per Hour for Restaurants?
How Can I Improve the Air Changes per Hour in My Restaurant?
What are the Harms & Disadvantages of Air Pollution?
Masks
What’s the Difference Between N95 and KF94 Masks?
How Many Times Can an N95 Mask Be Used Before It Becomes Ineffective Against COVID-19?
Will the Moisture Cause Fungal Spores to Grow in My Mask, So They Should Be Thrown Out Every 1-2 Days?
What Is the Material for Making N95 Masks?
Why There Are "Holes" on My N95/KN95 Masks?
Smart Air Purifiers
It Is Normal to Receive a Carbon Filter With Broken Carbon Parts?
How Recommended Room Size Is Calculated for Smart Air's Air Purifiers
Why Is There A Gap Between The QT3 HEPA Filter And Its Frame?
Where Can I Find Guides and Manuals to My Purifier?
What do Carbon Filters do and Why do I Need Them?
Blast & Blast Mini
Can the Blast and Blast Mini Reduce Pet Fur Allergens?
Do the Blast and Blast Mini Have a Fixed Timing Setting?
Why Does The Cardboard-framed HEPA Filters Cost The Same as The Metal-frame Ones?
What Is the Blast's Airflow?
Will the Cable of the Blast and Blast Mini Heat Up After Prolonged Use?
DIY Air Purifier
How Long Is the DIY Strap?
Why There Are Weird Noises Coming From the DIY?
Why Is the Carbon Filter Quieter Than the HEPA Filter?
How Often Should the Filters to Be Replaced in my Air Purifier?
What's the Charcoal Net Weight in the Carbon Filter of Each Product
General Questions
How Often Should the Filters to Be Replaced in my Air Purifier?
Why Do My HEPA Filters Smell?
Why Not Use a Higher Grade HEPA Filter?
What's the Charcoal Net Weight in the Carbon Filter of Each Product
How Much Activated Carbon by Weight Is There in Smart Air Purifiers?
Sqair Air Purifier
Does the Sqair Switch Break Easily?
Will the Wooden Legs Deform in a Moist Environment?
Why Do I Feel So Little Air Coming out of The Sqair?
Is the Sqair Available in the US?
How Effective Is the Sqair's HEPA Filter?

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General Questions

  • How Often Should the Filters to Be Replaced in my Air Purifier?
  • Why Do My HEPA Filters Smell?
  • Why Not Use a Higher Grade HEPA Filter?
  • What's the Charcoal Net Weight in the Carbon Filter of Each Product
  • How Much Activated Carbon by Weight Is There in Smart Air Purifiers?
  • What Are the Package Dimensions of Smart Air Air Purifiers
  • Are Carbon Filters Recyclable?
  • What is the CFM of Smart Air's Filters?
  • Does HEPA Filter Efficiency Decrease Over Time and With Age?
  • Can I use a Humidifier Together with My Air Purifier?
  • What's the Difference between Pellet-style and Foam-style Carbon Filters?
  • Is the Xiaomi Fresh Air Ventilator Similar to the Blast in Principle and Efficiency?
  • Why Can’t CADR Values over 800m3/hr or 450cfm Be Measured Reliably?
  • Does Smart Air Recycle Filters?
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