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Guides

The fix-it shelf

Five practical guides. No sponsored picks, no affiliate links (if that ever changes, the page will say so). Just what the specs mean and what actually moves your numbers.

Measure

Choosing a CO₂ monitor

One spec separates real monitors from decorative ones: NDIR. Everything else is comfort.

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Filter

What a purifier actually fixes

HEPA is honest about particles and useless against CO₂. Sizing, filters, and the ozone trap.

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Survive

Wildfire smoke indoors

The clean-room playbook: what to seal, what to run, when to flush — in order.

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Ventilate

Ventilation, done right

The $0 fix has technique: two openings, short and hard, fans you already own.

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Myth

Houseplants don't clean air

The NASA study everyone quotes doesn't say what everyone thinks. The math, kindly.

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Reference pages behind these: CO₂ levels · AQI & PM2.5 · CADR calculator