u/hollidaychh

I live in an area where wildfires happen every summer. I follow the guidance of closing all the windows and sealing up the house. But between me, my husband, and 2 dogs, the co2 levels get super high.

I’ve got air purifiers and fans to move stale air around but I’m curious if others who are air quality trackers like me have experienced this, and have you bought anything that helped?

I was looking at co2 scrubber machines and ERV systems..which all seem expensive without knowing if any of it works.

Opening the windows to ventilate is not an option when the Aqi is this bad.

I just started season 7 (I think?) where they get dropped off in a raft in the middle of the ocean and the boat driver was basically like ‘yeah you gotta go swim now’ as the contestants looked completely bewildered 😂😂

I think I would like a mini series just on those guys 😂 I bet there’s some funny stories we haven’t seen. Or maybe not. Just a thought.

Partner is feeling sick so we can’t go anymore 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

No charge, I’ll transfer them to you.

I live in the Pacific Northwest, and summers here almost always come with bad air quality. A hot summer day with no wind, or smoke from wildfires. 😩

How does everyone deal with bad aqi and manage their asthma, besides controller meds and masking? I have started vigorously tracking aqi in my area with purple air, and we have our own sensor too. It doesn’t seem like apple weather is very accurate or helpful.

Even on days when it’s not *that bad* I find myself with the itchy throat and irritated upper airways and chest tightness.

I feel like this is actually just turning into a rant….but I wanted to commiserate with people who “get” it.

PS I can’t wait for fall

I’ve used my swiffer a couple of times recently. After each use the next day my asthma felt “triggered” and it took me a while to connect the dots that it’s probably making me flair up when I use it.

Does anyone else experience this with swiffer stuff? Do you know what the specific ingredient is that’s irritating?

Do you use an alternative cleaner/product that doesn’t mess you up? Love how clean everything feels but I can’t be feeling that way.

I know not everyone gets sick but I just can’t help but get so anxious for these folks who can’t wait to boil and get sick and even more dehydrated than before.

We are buying a hot tub and want to get a nice patio built around it, we’re thinking concrete and paver stones.

Thank you in advance.

I know that these aren’t medical devices, and a lot of things can impact readings, but it freaks me out when my breathing feels like it’s improved but overnight I’ll see low 90s readings.

I’ve looked at my heart rate to compare and everything seems fine. The only spikes I see correlate with when I’ve been woken up at night/go to the bathroom at night.

Wondering if I should just stop looking at this data every morning because it’s giving me *anxiety*