Some sensors used on our monitors require an initial calibration period. Choose your product to read about which sensors need to calibrated and for how long.
Wave Enhance and Wave Mini
It’s only the VOC sensor in Wave Enhance or Wave Mini that requires a brief calibration period of about 7 days. During this time, the sensor is collecting air samples and setting a baseline for the room’s air which allows it to provide consistent readings thereafter.
It’s important to note that it’s good practice to make sure that the monitor is periodically exposed to “fresh” air to ensure that it maintains a good baseline. To do this, leave the monitor near an open window for about 10 minutes.
Wave Plus
The CO2, VOC, and radon sensors in Wave Plus all require some time for calibration.
The CO2 and VOC sensors need about 1 week to calibrate to the room’s environment. After this time, they will be able to provide readings that more consistently reflect the changing levels in the space.
It’s important to note that it’s good practice to make sure that the monitor is periodically exposed to “fresh” air to ensure that it maintains a good baseline for VOC levels. To do this, leave the monitor near an open window for about 10 minutes.
For radon, we advise you to measure for at least 30 days, and ideally several months, before deciding whether any mitigation action is necessary. The radon sensor collects hourly air samples and is designed for long-term measuring.
This means the longer the measurement, the more data points, and the more accurate the long-term average becomes. Read more about how we measure radon and how to respond to your radon levels.
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Temperature, humidity, air pressure, VOCs and CO2 are sampled every 5 minutes, while radon is sampled hourly as part of the rolling 24hr average.
Wave Radon
For the radon sensor in Wave Radon, we advise you to measure for at least 30 days, and ideally several months, before deciding whether any mitigation action is necessary. The radon sensor collects hourly air samples and is designed for long-term measuring.
This means the longer the measurement, the more data points, and the more accurate the long-term average becomes. Read more about how we measure radon and how to respond to your radon levels.
The temperature, air pressure and humidity sensors are ready to go! However, the VOC and CO2 sensors need some time to calibrate, and the radon sensor needs to gather more measurements.