Tag: PM 2.5

For those living in Saigon the last several years, it is becoming a norm to deal with rising air pollution as Autumn arrives. This year, in particular, the levels of PM…

This morning Saigon suffered yet another bad air morning with the AQI (air quality indicator) at 162 (50 AQI and below is healthy). With cooler weather, the air…

You are supposed to change your BlueAir HEPA filter every 6 months. There is a display that tells you when to change it. I decided to see how long I could use my HEPA…

Nearly ready for purchases. Just waiting on our new fan design and HEPA filters. Currently the unit will use a Senko fan. Senko DIY air purifier with hepa filter…

Edit (Feb. 1, 2020): With the coronavirus outbreak in China, this post is getting a lot of hits from Vietnam. First and foremost, PM2.5 masks (actually called…

A beautiful Day 4 of Tet in Saigon today. Clear blue skies. PM 2.5 is at 68 AQI. Not bad. Below is a panoramic view of District 7 from my apartment in District 4…

The perception of many in Saigon is that the air quality in Thao Dien is better than District 1. In fact, at noon today the air quality in Thao Dien was the same as in…

At the request of a couple Expats from both Saigon and Hanoi, I decided to do a test of the DIY Air Purifier in my bedroom. My main air purifier since August, 2016, has…

With my BlueAir Air purifier, my room always has good, clean air. I brought this from Shanghai to Saigon. No regrets. The air quality shows for it.

Yesterday several people reported that they felt the AQI reading for Saigon was not accurate. They felt it was too low. Check the reading below : In fact, this was a…

Currently the air is at 127 AQI for PM2.5 in District 4 of Saigon. Looking at the picture below, you can tell it is much higher in Phu My Hung (District 8). As usual…

Last week I conducted several tests with my DIY Air Purifer with a SmartAir HEPA filter and Vietnamese fan. The results of testing two rooms at 40 square meters was…

My LaserEgg stopped working properly. Hence, I took it apart. There is an issue between the hard drive and cpu as you can see from the video. Video

My Wayne borrowed my LaserEggs in Hanoi. I got them back last week. Sadly VietPost was not too gentle with them.

On Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), experienced one of its highest PM 2.5 AQI readings with a reading of 191 early this morning. Very high PM 2.5…

I ordered a box of 10 AQBLUE PM2.5 masks. Arrived on time. Looking forward to wearing them.

Saigon is experiencing more bad air days with PM 2.5 levels above 150 AQI. Below is a photo from my apartment to Phu My Hung. Notice that the Phu My Hung Bridge on the…

Nearly 11 months ago I took my first air quality reading in Long An about 30 km south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was surprised that I got an AQI reading of 41…

The Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 currently seems to be one of the most popular air purifiers in Vietnam. Costing only 2.6 million VND, this makes the Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 a…

Last week, Saigon woke up to unhealthy air measuring 156 AQI at the US Consulate or roughly 65 micrograms. This gave me an opportunity to test my SmartAir Original DIY…