<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":5792,"date":"2022-04-18T20:24:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5792"},"modified":"2022-04-18T20:26:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:26:42","slug":"how-can-i-check-if-an-open-window-is-affecting-my-air-purifiers-effectiveness","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/how-can-i-check-if-an-open-window-is-affecting-my-air-purifiers-effectiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Check If an Open Window Is Affecting My Air Purifier\u2019s Effectiveness?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/protecting-yourself\/'>Protecting Yourself<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/air-purifiers\/'>Air Purifiers<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/how-can-i-check-if-an-open-window-is-affecting-my-air-purifiers-effectiveness\/'>How Can I Check If an Open Window Is Affecting My Air Purifier\u2019s Effectiveness?<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>The best way to measure the effectiveness of your air purifier when a window is open is to purchase an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/best-pm2-5-air-quality-monitors-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">air quality monitor<\/a>. Use the air quality monitor to measure your indoor PM2.5 levels when the window is open and closed after running the purifier for a fixed amount of time (e..g 1 hour). If the PM2.5 levels after 1 hour of running the purifier are higher when the window is open, then you may want to consider using a more powerful air purifier, or reducing the amount you open your windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/do-air-purifiers-work-window-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Can air purifiers still work effectively when windows are open\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='5792' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>1<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>2<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;How Can I Check If an Open Window Is Affecting My Air Purifier\u2019s Effectiveness? The best way to measure the effectiveness of your air purifier when a window is open is to purchase an\u00a0air quality monitor. Use the air quality monitor &#8230; <a title=\"How Can I Check If an Open Window Is Affecting My Air Purifier\u2019s Effectiveness?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/how-can-i-check-if-an-open-window-is-affecting-my-air-purifiers-effectiveness\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How Can I Check If an Open Window Is Affecting My Air Purifier\u2019s Effectiveness?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7807,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"helpdesk_category":[673,606,613],"helpie_tag":[266,63,146,1286,559],"helpie_add_tag":[],"helpie_up_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5792","pauple_helpie","type-pauple_helpie","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","helpdesk_category-air-purifiers","helpdesk_category-air-quality-monitors","helpdesk_category-protecting-yourself","helpie_tag-air-purifier","helpie_tag-air-quality-monitor","helpie_tag-effectiveness","helpie_tag-indoor-air-quality","helpie_tag-window"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/5792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pauple_helpie"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5792"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/5792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5794,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/5792\/revisions\/5794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpdesk_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpdesk_category?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_tag?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_add_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_add_tag?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_up_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_up_tag?post=5792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}