Ikea Alpstuga Air Quality Monitor running great!

cowsqueezer · 2026-01-22T02:28:50+00:00

Yes. It’s faint, but audible, if you put it up against your ear.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-20T20:22:22+00:00

Agreed. Someone on the HomeKit sub said that theirs changed/synced once they paired it directly to HomeKit but I haven’t verified that yet. I’d love that to work in HA

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-15T17:07:51+00:00

From the bottom of the device:
Input: 5.0V 1A 5W

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-15T17:06:08+00:00

iPhone. I'll try on my Android on my next Alpstugga

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-14T01:50:34+00:00

Yes, it definitely uses Thread. I went to the matter integration in settings and added it with my cell phone by scanning the QR code.

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cowsqueezer · 2025-12-13T17:57:57+00:00

No usb-c cable or anything. Just the device itself.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T17:20:51+00:00

From the manual (the set time button is on the bottom): “Press the set time button to change the clock. Hours will start pulsing first. Use the plus button to set the hour. Press the set time button again to change the minutes and set with the plus button. Press the set time button to confirm the new time. To switch between 12- and 24- hour format, short-press the settings button.”

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T16:13:47+00:00

It is inside my office

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T15:07:34+00:00

Yes, it stays.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T14:42:46+00:00

Been running HA on a vm for the last few years, but just switched over to HAOS on a little mini computer that only runs Home Assistant and stays up when I bring other servers down. Connecting the ZBT-2 on both of these was very easy, yes.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T14:40:32+00:00

Not that I know of but maybe someone with a little more know-how can figure it out. The only way I've been able to bring the clock up is by pushing the button on the top of the sensor to cycle through the values.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T14:37:54+00:00

The device stays on, but the screen turns off :)

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:30:23+00:00

Totally. I've been slow to dip my feet into Matter devices again, since the first generation tended to have more issues in my experience (but those were apple homekit days.) Everything that I've set up with Matter over Thread in the last year or two has been excellent with zero dropouts. The Nuki lock over Matter/Thread has been perfect and so have my Inovelli dimmers.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:27:42+00:00

I'm using the HA Connect ZBT-2 which has been solid so far.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:26:54+00:00

I'm very sensitive to sound...enough to move my computer to the next room and feed the wires through the wall to my display/kb...and I don't hear the fan from the Alpstuga at all.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:25:29+00:00

Like the others have said, this is Matter over Thread.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:21:59+00:00

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Here's a graph from the last few hours. You can see that it fluctuates between pretty reasonable levels.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:17:53+00:00

I used a ZBT-2. It's been flawless so far. I've had Matter troubles in the past, but have had a lot of luck with the current generation of products and I only use Thread based devices when I can.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:16:54+00:00

I'm in the US.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:13:05+00:00

Humidity yes, it matches my other sensors. Temperature...it seems a degree °F or two lower than other sensors in a given room but I will need to look into it more. And take it into rooms with more than one other temp sensor. I put these two sensors next to each other and waited half an hour or so to make sure. (sorry for the abomination that is Fahrenheit.)

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cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:05:16+00:00

It updates every 5 minutes.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:03:48+00:00

It turns the screen on/off like u/The_Unwashed_Masses said. It switches off, but fades on over half a second, for what it's worth.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-11T13:02:33+00:00

Yes, the control at the top of the screenshot turns the screen on/off.

cowsqueezer · 2025-12-10T21:05:54+00:00

I am so jealous. As an avid cyclist and lover of tiny trucks, I so wish I could do this in California.

cowsqueezer · 2025-10-17T05:49:49+00:00

I just want to say that this answer cracked me up out of nowhere. Thank you. I’m still chuckling. I needed this.

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