Question 1

I have a mountain cabin and have no internet, by design!  Will this thing work with my smartphone w/o being also connected to the   internet?

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Hi there - thanks for your question!

This is the way it works:
1. you have to connect to the Wave via Bluetooth with a mobile phone or tablet. Bluetooth connections normally require you to be within approx. 30 ft of the device, and then you can view your up to date data in the app.
2. Once the data has been synced via Bluetooth and you have internet connection, the data will be further pushed to the cloud, enabling you to see your data on the online dashboard.

So if you have your Wave in the cabin, you can sync via Bluetooth on your phone, and use your phone's internet connection to push to the cloud if you like!

If your Wave is at your regular residence, and you want to continue monitoring while you are far away in your cabin, you should check out our new Airthings Hub, which enables your data to stay updated without the need for Bluetooth syncing :)

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to us at support@airthings.com, chat with us using the Chat function on our website https://www.airthings.com/en-us/, or read more about radon and our products in our Help Center https://help.airthings.com/en/.
We'll be happy to help :)

All the best from Lucy at Airthings Support

Question 2

What is the difference of gen 1 (which cost more) vs gen 2 which cost less? thanks steve

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The difference between the Wave 1st generation and Wave 2nd generation are that the Wave 1st generation provides measurements for radon, temperature, and humidity every hour. The Wave 1st generation is also not equipped with SmartLink which allows you to connected with the Airthings Hub to allow you to always be connected to your monitor.

The Wave 2nd generation is much more similar to our Wave Plus under the hood with the firmware and is compatible with the Airthings Hub. The Wave 2nd generation provides a rolling 24 hour radon measurement every hour and the temperature and humidity are updated every 5 minutes. If you have any questions just reach out to our support team at support@airthings.com or chat with us on the Airthings website!

Question 3

Radon regulated states require that testing devices for real estate exchanges be approved by aarst or epa is this approved by either?

Accepted Answer

Hi there and thanks so much for your question!

In order for a radon monitor to be approved by the AARST you need take a high amount of radon "counts" per hour within a specific time-frame usually (48-72 hours) which are done for real estate transactions. The Wave does not meet these requirements, it is designed for very accurate long-term measurements to give you a broader understanding of what your radon exposure is over the period time and not just a snapshot. However Airthings does have a monitor that does meet these requirements, our Corentium Pro. The Corentium Pro is fully AARST-NRPP certified and used and trusted by thousands of radon mitigators and house inspectors.

If you have any other questions just reach out to us on the Airthings website and you chat with us directly! Again, thank you for your question! -Tom from Airthings Support

Question 4

Is the hub required to connect with Alexa or other platforms?

Accepted Answer

You can use the Wave in 2 ways:
1. With Bluetooth: all that is required is to download the Airthings app (iOS or Android) and the app will obtain the measurement data using Bluetooth
2. With an Airthings Hub: the Hub is connected to a power source and Ethernet. It will automatically connect to your Wave using SmartLink and keep your data always up to date so you don't have to use Bluetooth.

The Wave can connect to Amazon Alexa, with or without the use of an Airthings Hub - however, the experience is enhanced with use of an Airthings Hub as the measurement data is constantly up to date. Hope this helps!

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