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Air Quality Information
Is Air Pollution a Problem in Mongolia?
Is Delhi’s Air Pollution Worse in Winter?
How’s the Air Quality in Tangshan?
What Are Some Common Sources of VOC gases?
What Are Air Pollution Effects on Fertility and Newborn Health?
Air Quality Monitors
Do Formaldehyde Detectors Routinely React to Lots of Common Gases That Are Not Formaldehyde?
How Accurate Is the Huawei Air Quality Monitor?
Will Humidity Affect the Accuracy of Air Quality Monitors?
Can the Concentration of PM2.5 Be Higher Than the Concentration of PM10 for the Same Location?
If I Open the Window, Should I be Worried about CO2 Entering My Room?
Orders & Shipping
Can I Buy From Your Global Store if There Is a Smart Air Local Distributor or Branch in My Country?
How Is Hong Kong's Shipping Fee Calculated?
How Is the International Shipping Fee Calculated?
How Are the Shipping Fees for Taiwan and Macau Calculated?
How Do I Issue an Invoice?
Protecting Yourself
Is Smoking Worse Than Pollution?
What Should I Do When Ozone Is High?
Air Purifiers
What Size Particulate Matter Does HEPA Remove?
How Do I Know if My DIY Air Purifier Works?
What Combination of Air Filters Do I Need to Protect Against Everything?
Can I Install HEPA Filters onto my Centralized HVAC Air System?
How Do I Calculate My Air Purifier’s Air Changes per Hour Or Equivalent Air Changes per Hour?
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
Can Surgical Masks Help to Block Out PM2.5?
Does Microwaving Masks Disinfect Viruses?
Do Masks Get Less Effective and Worse When Wet with Breath?
Can a Standard Dust Mask Bought at the Pharmacy Filter Out the Microscopic Particles That Get Into Your Lungs?
What’s a Reliable Way to Disinfect Masks From Viruses Without Harming Effectiveness?
Smart Air Purifiers
Can I Use an Purifier and Air Humidifier at the Same Time?
Can the HEPA Filter Be Customized?
What Is Potassium Permanganate and Why Is It Sometimes Used for Air Purifiers?
Why Not Choose a Higher Grade Filter?
Blast & Blast Mini
What Is the Difference Between the Filters of the Blast and Blast Mini, and the Filters of the Other Smart Air Purifiers?
Are the Wheels on the Blast and Blast Mini Secure?
What's the Charcoal Net Weight in the Carbon Filter of Each Product
How Do I Change the Fuse of the Blast and Blast Mini?
What Is the Recommended Room Size for the Blast and Blast Mini?
DIY Air Purifier
Does the DIY Wind Direction Affect the Purification Efficiency?
Can I DIY an Air Purifier Using a Round Standing Fan? Should I Be Concerned About a Square Filter on a Round Fan?
Why Doesn't the DIY Have Laboratory Test Data?
What Are the Specifications of the DIY?
How High Is the DIY's Voltage Level?
General Questions
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?
Why Can’t CADR Values over 800m3/hr or 450cfm Be Measured Reliably?
Sqair Air Purifier
How long can a Sqair last?
How Heavy Is the Sqair Carbon Filter's Packaging?
Can I Start Using the Sqair as Soon as Opening the Box?
What Is the Sqair's Plug Type?
What Carbon Particles Does the Sqair's Carbon Filter Use?

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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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