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$214.95

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Dylos Air Quality Monitor is the first monitor on the market that has been developed and tested for consumer use. Up until now, the only particulate air quality monitors available for purchase were the extremely high priced units that were sold to hospitals, laboratories, clean room facilities, etc. The Dylos Air Quality Monitor, on the other hand, was designed expressly to meet the needs of the home or office environment at an affordable price.* True Laser Particle Counter
* Counts individual particles
* Sizes small and large particles
* Immediate response to changing environment
* Up to 30 days of stored history data

The Dylos Air Quality Monitor provides you with the necessary information for you to assess whether or not your indoor air is clean. It helps you stay proactive in the health of your family and if used in conjunction with the tips provided, you will be able to make sure that you are doing all that you can to keep the air your family breathes clean.

All you need to do is simply plug it in and turn it on. The Dylos will configure itself to continuously count the airborne particles in your home. The Dylos will let you know if the steps you are taking to improve your air quality are really working or not. The Dylos will let the consumer know if an $800 air purifier works any better than a $200 one in their home. This will save the consumer money by taking the guesswork out of improving air quality. To assist the consumer in these efforts the Dylos stores up to 30 days of air quality history for review.

Can the DC1100 tell me if my air purifier is working effectively?

Yes. With the DC1100 you will know the actual number of particles suspended in the air within the units detection range. The numbers displayed are scaled to correspond to approximately what a 12 year old would inhale with each breath. If the counts drop from 600 to say 60 then you know that you have reduced the detected particulate pollution by 90%. How much a reduction you see corresponds to the effectiveness of your air purifiers and air cleaners.

Do high particle counts on the DC1100 mean that I am at increased risk for an asthma attack or other respiratory problem?

While a growing body of research has shown a direct link between increased levels of particulates and increases in asthma attacks, respiratory problems, and even acute cardiovascular events (see our Studies and Reports page) you should consult your physician with any concerns. The DC1100 is not a medical device and is not intended to be used in the treatment or mitigation of any disease.

How can the DC1100 be used to improve my home air quality?

The Dylos DC1100 is a tool which gives you information about your indoor air quality. It is a Laser Particle Counter which counts and sizes the invisible particles polluting your home air. With this knowledge you can take intelligent steps to improve your indoor environment. Since the DC1100 gives you an actual count of particles you can adjust those steps to achieve the amount of cleanliness you desire. Quality air purifiers and air cleaners are expensive, but without a way of measuring the cleanliness of your air you cannot know how well they are working in your house.

How is the DC1100 better than my built in air quality sensor?

The DC1100 works on an entirely different technology than the inexpensive sensor built into your air purifier. The DC1100 is a true Laser Particle Counter that works on the same principles as the $8,000 particle counters used in pharmaceutical and semiconductor clean rooms. Those guys really do need to know how clean their air is and they don't use sensors like the one on your air cleaner. Those cheap sensors usually have an LED and photodiode arranged at an angle so the photodiode will pick up any light scattered back off the particles in the air. This design is inexpensive, but suffers from very poor signal to noise ratio and can only detect light scattered off many particles in a volume of air. In contrast, the DC1100 uses a focused laser which results in a drastically higher signal to noise ratio. This means that air can be flowed through a focused laser beam and the DC1100 is actually sensitive enough to detect individual particles.