Comment by jansan
3 years ago
IKEA really mussed the chance to provide a way to connect their air quality sensor with the air purifier. I was hoping to have an automated system that would start the air purifier when a certain threshold is reached, but there is no way to achieve this (except with intensive hacking).
Also, the air quality sensor ALWAYS shows green. Did it show yellow or even red for anyone not living in Hotang?
As an owner of a couple of Förnuftigs, I have each connected to a smart switch (which I already had) triggered over HomeKit by Eve air quality sensors (which I also had). Had the upgrade, the Starkvind, been on the market, when I got onboard, I would probably have opted for that instead, as it packs both a sensor and the ability to be controlled wirelessly over Trädfri.
I have had other air purifiers before, and have been happy with the Förnuftigs – the air purifying business is, IMHO, to a large degree a racket that was badly in need for disruption. I bought my two Förnuftigs with filters for less that what I would have needed to pay for a single filter change for the air purifier I used before.
Home Assistant has air quality integrations although it does seem most solutions require a whole lot of hacking regardless of the sensor you choose and you would have to leave the air purifier on and use a smart plug to trigger it.
An easier option is just forking over the cash for the Starkvind, which does exactly what you want and optionally comes in the form of a coffee table.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/starkvind-air-purifier-white-00...