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Product Overview

Model number : UHOO-IAS1-M-C-US
Detect allergens and toxins in the air with this uHoo smart indoor air monitor. The uHoo mobile app lets you view nine air quality sensors remotely, providing personalized tips on cleaning the air around your home. This uHoo smart indoor air monitor also features advanced integration capabilities with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, or IFTTT for smooth pairing with air purifiers, dehumidifiers, lights, etc.
Dimension
Product Height : 9.75 inches
Product Width :
Product Depth :5 inches
Product Weight :9.75 pounds

Features
See the air you breathe Only uHoo’s air quality monitor provides a fully comprehensive analysis of the air quality in your space by measuring temperature, humidity, dust, toxins, NO2, CO2 and more.
uHoo Virus Index Be equipped with the power of knowing exactly what to do to fight viruses indoors, so you can rest easy knowing your air is optimized for health and safety.
Simple and easy Get alerts, tips, and insights on how to manage your indoor air quality. All the information you need can be found in a beautiful interface that anyone in the family can understand.
Smart way to orchestrate your air uHoo connects and works with other smart home devices for a seamless and integrated approach to a cleaner and healthier air.
Seamless connection Simply plug in the device, connect to the WiFi network, and immediately receive round-the-clock feedback through 9 precisely calibrated sensors displayed on the mobile app.

What's Included
uHoo Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitor
Micro-USB cable
Power adapter
Owner's manual

Reviews

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  • 5
    Packed with sensors and seems very accurate

    Posted by Shannon Holt on Dec 7th 2024

    I was a little hesitant to believe all the different data points could be accurately recorded by a device at this price point. After having this running almost a month, I can confirm it is as advertised. There was an unfortunate incident with a friend’s dog with stomach issues that left a gift near the sensor, and boy did those VOCs spike! CO2 rises slightly when air is still and multiple people congregate (I have it next to a couch in living room). PM2.5 saw a serious spike before battening down the hatches with all the recent wildfires (in CA). I’ve yet to tie it into anything like AC or air purifier since I don’t have any automation in place. The app interface is decent and the data logging is nice, though I’d like the be able to set custom ranges in addition to the preset hour/day/month intervals.

  • 4
    WORKS WELL - ALREADY FOUND AIR QUALITY ISSUES

    Posted by Lisa Johns MD on Dec 6th 2024

    WORKS WELL - ALREADY FOUND AIR QUALITY ISSUES REVIEW: UHOO - SMART INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITOR Best Buy Tech Insider Network SUMMARY: Was not sure what to expect, but it seems to work well detecting all the invisible stuff in the air. Within a few days of setting it up I started to get alerts about my air quality. Specifically, in my case about CO2 moving into the “yellow” zone. At first, I did not believe it, since the readings were all over the place from 300 to 1200 and I could not correlate it anything. I even went as far as to purchase a cheaper CO2 meter just to check the uHOO device and sure enough it was reading correctly. Finally, I think I have narrowed it down to my hot water heater directly below my home office. Every time my son was taking a shower within a few minutes CO2 readings started spiking. Since he keeps irregular work hours it was a little hard to pin down. OK back the review. UNBOXING: (see picture) INITIAL IMPRESSIONS: My package was not sealed. Maybe it was an open box. The outside box was fine, but inside was cheap packaging. Not what I would expect from an expensive device like this. There was a single card in the box in broken English telling me to go to a website for setup instructions. Can someone tell me what “The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.” Means? Of course, the socket (outlet?) needs to be near the unit, as the cord is only so long. Seems like unnecessary advice for a special card insert. So, they must be telling me something else? Maybe [Make sure you can easily access the outlet to plug it in?]. Again, unnecessary advice. It wont work unless it is plugged in, so of course you have to be able to plug it in to use it. So, the broken English and poor interior packaging made me doubt the quality of the unit, which made me doubt the readings which led me to spend an extra $100 on a second device to check the first device. SETUP: Like everything else these days you have to download an app on the phone to use it [sigh]. The set up was more painful than needed. If you have ever installed older Alexa Devices this is the same type of setup. First you have to browse to this device, make it your default WIFI Device, then give it your credentials, then turn off your blue tooth because it is getting confused, then turn off your Mobile data because it is getting confused, and so on, until eventually you get it working. Then you have to wait several days (I think it was about 4 days in my case) while it was calibrating. ONCE IT WAS WORKING: You have to do everything on your phone. There is no Web Browser counterpart. So, I’m trying to read trends on a 5 inch screen which only shows and hour at a time or a day at a time or a month at a time. It makes it really hard to pin down when readings changed over time to identify a root cause of the air quality issue. This is the trend of all “modern” only app enabled devices so it is more of a pet peeve of mine. I don’t want to do “Everything” from my phone. Give me an “export to Excel” feature or “print a detailed report”. The app works well, I can scroll around and view history going back weeks or Months. I don’t know how long it will keep history or what level of detail. Again, it would be nice to access this on a website. I think these should be “past 24 hours”, or “past 30 days” instead of “Today” or “This Month”. I’m trying to look at trends by I have to keep jumping between months and days to try to “remember” a trend from day to day. I can’t get a contiguous trend of the past 24 hours. Only 1200 am to 11:59pm. ADVANCED SETTINGS I have not tried it yet, but this device says it is IOT (Internet of Things) enabled. In theory I could set up a recipe in IOT portals such as “When C02 is above 1000 run the fans on my furnace”. Or, ask Alexa, what is the CO2 in the room. Though I can’t imagine ever doing that. It already gives alerts, so I don’t see IOT doing anything important for me that I would want to automate. BEST FEATURES: Small Size Attractive Long History of Readings, not just current readings SUMMARY: The primary reason I would recommend this unit is the long history of readings. However, the lack of a Web Based Interface and only an App on a phone takes away a little from the usefulness of the history. I am a little nervous of the overall long term quality just from initial impressions unboxing, and setting up the device. Even after several weeks I still have lingering doubts in my mind and keep double checking readings with my second unit. (so far both units are within 10% of each other). They are not scientific lab grade measurements, so I would not take the readings as absolute value just for watching trends (is air getting better or worse). I think you would do well with this unit. However, there are many similar units in the marketplace that, for a little more will also check for things like RADON or for a lot less, give you point in time (current) readings. If you need trends and history this is probably the unit to get.

  • 5
    Very helpful with family members with asthma

    Posted by David Smith on Nov 16th 2024

    PROS: - The app makes setup quick and easy - Provides very detailed information - Monitor is quite small and blends in - Customizable alerts (if there is carbon monoxide for example) - Works with Google Assistant, Nest, and Amazon Alexa CONS: - Can't connect to a 5GHz network - Requires you to enable location services in phone to setup - Takes a couple days to complete calibration for CO2 (for me at least) -- SETUP -- Setting up the uHoo air quality monitor is (for the most part) quite quick and simple when using the app (which is required). uHoo does a good job of helping you with each step in the process, even switching your phone from your home network to connecting to the uHoo. My only complaint about the setup process is that you need to enter your time zone AND allow the uHoo to access you phone location to complete the setup process. uHoo claims this is to help ensure the calibration is as accurate as possible. Thankfully, you can revoke the app's location access in your phone after the air quality monitor has completed both the setup and calibration. -- FEATURES -- The uHoo air quality feature helps to track: - Virus index - Temperature - Humidity - Air pressure - CO2 - VOC - Particulate matter - Carbon monoxide - Nitrogen dioxide - Ozone uHoo not only provides real-time information on each item above, but you can customize your own alert settings to notify you if any/all items are above a safe quantity (especially helpful for carbon monoxide). It did take a couple days for the CO2 sensor to complete calibration for me (which is why it's so high in my screenshot for the first couple days). I don't use Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant (I have a "dumb" home), but you can pair up the uHoo air monitor, allowing you access information from your Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant if you have it (and don't want to use the uHoo app on your phone). -- BOTTOM LINE -- My wife and son both have asthma, so it's very helpful to have so much detailed information on the air everyone is breathing in. The uHoo air monitor allows us to make adjustments (turn on/off our humidifier, maybe the home air filters need to be changed early, windows should be left open longer/shorter, etc) to help keep everyone as healthy/happy as possible. I'm especially looking forward to the uHoo monitor to assist with winter air monitoring.

  • 4
    Monitor Your Air Quality

    Posted by Jennifer Tate on Nov 9th 2024

    I got this air quality monitor with the main purpose to test the quality of the air at work. I work in a warehouse environment and the air quality is quite poor and I wanted to know just how poor it was. My only problem was that my employer blocked port 8466 so I was never able to get setup at work. I hope to try again in the near future using my phone as a hotspot. If that works, I will post a comment adding to this review. I took the uHoo home and set it up in our house. Setup was fast and easy and after just a few minutes the readings started showing up in the app. I was expecting everything to look good but soon learned we had elevated CO2 levels. The app gave us an idea what could cause the higher than normal CO2 levels in the house and after a few days we were able to get the levels down. I attached two screenshots from the app on my Android phone with a before and after reading to show the changes we were able to make to improve our air quality. If you want to know if the air in your house is healthy, this instrument will give you a good idea where you stand. It gave me a nice piece of mind knowing my family was living in a home with good air quality. I only wish it didn’t need port 8466 to work properly. This won’t be a problem for at home use since you can unblock the port if your router blocks it, but will be a problem if you’re trying to setup a monitor in a work environment and don’t have the ability to unblock that port.

  • 5
    An easy tool for monitoring air quality

    Posted by Sara Cortez on Nov 2nd 2024

    I found myself getting headaches regularly recently. Working from home these days and living under the stress of 2020 circumstances, I wanted to identify the source of my discomfort. A friend recommended I buy the uHoo Air Quality Monitor. The cute little plastic tower looks like a cross between a vase and a wifi router. There was very little to setup besides plugging it in, downloading the app, and following the instructions from my phone. The app displays 10 air quality readings including a "virus index." When you click on the "Insights" tab it gives you notifications such as "CO2 levels are high" and then suggests opening a window. I'm not sure air quality was the source of my headaches, but it is nice to be reminded to pay attention to your air quality and then get tips on how to improve it. My favorite tip said to increase indoor humidity by growing tropical plants with large leaves.

  • 4
    Cool Unit, but Maybe Needs Some Work

    Posted by Kristen Mejia on Oct 30th 2024

    The uHoo Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitor is one of those gizmos that you don’t know that you need until you get one. The unit is designed to detect allergens and toxins in the air. I suffer from allergies year-round, I have dogs, and I have children. There is a lot of stuff in our air so I was curious as to what this would measure. The unit was easy to set up. You take it out of the box, plug it in, download the app from your favorite app store, and off you go. You follow the prompts in the app to set up. You will need to let the unit run for about three days before you start to see accurate results. This thing monitors stuff I didn’t realize were things. What’s a TVOC? PM2.5? I’m not sure, but the uHoo monitors it. I have CO2 monitors in the home and have never had one go off. However, the uHoo alerted me via push notification that my CO2 levels were higher than recommended. The next day, I had the windows open for a while and the level went down. What became annoying, though, was a stream of constant alerts. It told me that the humidity was high and that I should turn my thermostat down. I did so. Then it alerted me that my home was colder than usual and to turn my thermostat up. Huh? This went back and forth until I finally shut off the push notifications. It was too much. Seems to me it is a little too sensitive, maybe? It also defeats some of the purpose if I have to turn off the notifications because there are too many of them. It’s the app that cried wolf. Now, how will I know if I’m in a danger zone? For that reason, I took off one star. It’s a really interesting item to have, but it might need a bit of tweaking to be really helpful.

  • 4
    Quick and convenient setup & usage

    Posted by Amanda Browning on Oct 18th 2024

    This device offers a lot of info about air quality and provides remote access anywhere to this device. It’s easy to customize the thresholds and alerts. Like the free remote access and no subscription. The only issue I’ve had is elevated TVOC levels at night from an unknown source; while customer support was quick to address my concern, it is unclear what precisely the uHoo is detecting.

  • 5
    Great sensor suite supported by a great App!

    Posted by Jason Fisher on Oct 18th 2024

    I am a member of Best Buy’s Technical Insider Network, TIN for short. Reviewers in this invitation-only program are provided products for the purpose of writing honest, unbiased reviews. This is a neat little device. I was not expecting much when I opened the box. The device is about the size of a soda can. There are slits in the devise for air flow. There are no fans. There are operational lights that are only lit during initial setup with your wi-fi network and the mobile app. You place this in a room, plug it in, and forget about it for a few weeks while it collects air quality metrics. The device itself may be the most boring piece of technology I own but, after two weeks of collecting metrics, it has got me thinking about the air quality in my basement. Normally, with most IoT devices I have owned, the device represents a “great promise” of some amazing “I need this in my life” feature. And then the accompanying app is either some marketing gimmick, after thought, or simply falls of making a good product great. Uhoo does not hide the fact that their product is a paperweight. The magic is in the sensors and the app. In my opinion, they did a great job with the app. There is room for improvement that I will go later. So, what does it do? The uHoo collects 9 air quality factors every minute: temperature, relative humidity, dust, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, VOCs, carbon dioxide, ozone, and air pressure. Current readings for all nine air quality factors can be viewed at any time from the app’s home screen. Each quality factor can be viewed individually by hour, day, or month as you scroll through the home screen. Touching the title of each quality factor puts the focus on that one quality factor; giving you access to every data point collected from today all the way back to the earliest data points. The graphs break down by Month, Day, and Minute. Moving your finger along the graph will give you the exact reading for any given data point. The app allows for the setting of alerts, adjustment of measurement thresholds, and will offer suggestions based on insights uncovered through the metrics. For example, at the bottom of the home page is a button labeled “Insights”. After two weeks, the insights offered two tips: Adjust my room temperature to make it more comfortable and adjust the room temperature or add a dehumidifier to reduce the chances of mold growth. I agree that I probably could have figured those two out on my own. However, the detector is measuring more than just temperature and humidity. You will find attached multiple charts for Carbon Dioxide with this review. I have a monthly chart, a few day charts in different orientations, and an hourly chart. Each give me similar, but slightly, different kinds of information. If you look at the charts, you will notice that the Carbon Dioxide seems to climb, then falls off sharply, and then steadily goes up again. A single graph over a day is not a pattern. But, if I keep seeing the same, or similar pattern over time, then I must ask myself what is happening in my basement to cause the Carbon Dioxide to fluctuate like it does. I was able to correlate the increase in CO2 to the frequency of showers. I have a boiler system. Showers force my furnace to kick on to maintain the water temperature for the shower. The CO2 rises slightly when around the same time furnace kicks on to heat the water. I will concede that a correlation is not causation. And I will need more closely track when showers are taken. Then, much harder, track when and for how long, the furnace runs. The key take-away is that it is getting me to think about my home in ways I had not considered before. So, who cares! Furnace runs, burns fuel, and sucks up the oxygen in the room to keep the flame running. Anyone who graduated first grade knows that fire needs oxygen. Well, I spend time in my basement for things other than watching my furnace run. The basement is sealed during cold days and days where the humidity is high. The furnace burns oxygen. I burn oxygen. I eventually feel groggy after spending a few hours in my basement. Part of the issue may be the lack of fresh oxygen entering the environment. I used to think the issue was fatigue. Or carbon monoxide. Well, now I have some metrics that may a different story. Metrics can be actionable. Perhaps I add some plants to the environment to keep up the oxygen. This reduces the competition between my furnace and my lungs for the limited oxygen supply. And I have a device that can give me some tangible metrics to support changes to my environment that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. I also know carbon monoxide is not my problem. A cheap detector can tell me the same thing. But you only know that a cheap detector is working when it goes off. Now I can see what is actually going on over time. What else am I going to find as I study the additional air quality factors and notice other correlations. As great as the app is, there is room for improvement that I hope uHoo chooses to implement. I would like to able to review multiple metrics simultaneously so I can identify other patterns. For example, and I am just making this up, is there a correlation between humidity and VOC levels? As is, I can only look at one graph at a time. There is no website, that I am aware of, that will allow to me further manipulate the data to tell a more complete story of the air quality in my room. Even an export feature to Excel would be helpful. I would also like to view metrics over a custom defined period of time. By default, the app will only allow a full month displayed as the largest unit of time. I can view all of August on September 4th but not the last two weeks of August including September 1 through 5 which are part of the final week of August. I am interested in seeing a year’s, or multi-years, worth of data. It is all about how metrics are gathered, used, and interpreted. When was the last time you bought a product that gave you the possibility of applying big data analytics to your own home? Normally, you have to pay someone lots of money to do it for you. I did not test this unit with the smart home apps like Alexa, Google Assist, IFTTT, Mediola, or Conrad Connect. The only device I have is Alexa. And the last thing I need is Amazon sending me marketing material for dehumidifiers and high oxygen producing basement shrubs that doubles as wi-fi hotspot for smart cat doors. The device itself is a boring, quiet, paperweight. Set it and forget it. The app is robust for a mobile app. It could be better if there were other ways to access and manipulate the data. I think Ohuu has a winner here. Thank you for reading my review.

  • 2
    Not accurate

    Posted by Shannon Sanford on Oct 13th 2024

    Easy to use but NO2 readings are way off and that I was told that it takes time to calibrate which sounds sketchy and precision is what we want from this product so it doesn’t achieve what it needs to. Returned.