Bobbi Air Quality Assessment

Overall Read of Home Health

73 / 100

Needs Attention

A few measurements need attention to bring your home into the healthy range.

90+ Excellent 75–89 Healthy 60–74 Needs Attention Under 60 Unhealthy

01 · Summary

The headline findings.

Peter, the good news first: every room came back clean on the particle side. PM2.5, PM10, and overall particle counts are well inside healthy range, and AQI is excellent throughout the home. That tells us your filtration and general housekeeping are doing their job.

Where we want to focus is airborne chemistry and dryness. Formaldehyde (HCHO) and total VOCs are elevated in every room, with the kids' rooms — especially Dillon's — reading the highest. At the same time, humidity is sitting in the mid-to-high 20s across the home, just under the comfortable band. Dry air alone isn't dangerous, but it does make VOC irritation feel worse.

None of this is alarming, and all of it is fixable. The plan below combines simple no-cost habits with the right carbon-based filtration for the rooms that need it most, plus a light humidity correction to bring the whole house into a more comfortable range.

Particles are healthy across the home — the story here is chemistry and dryness.

02 · Room by Room

What we measured.

Each room was assessed across seven measurements: air quality index, relative humidity, fine and coarse particulate matter, total particle count, formaldehyde, and total volatile organic compounds.

Room 01

Living Room

Your Readings	Healthy Range	Status
7	Under 50	Good
27.1%	30 to 50%	Moderate
1.9 µg/m³	Under 12 µg/m³	Good
3.3 µg/m³	Under 20 µg/m³	Good
312 / L	Under 1,000 / L	Good
0.1 mg/m³	Under 0.03 mg/m³	High
0.49 mg/m³	Under 0.3 mg/m³	Moderate

Room 02

Master Bedroom

Your Readings	Healthy Range	Status
8	Under 50	Good
25.3%	30 to 50%	Moderate
2 µg/m³	Under 12 µg/m³	Good
3.7 µg/m³	Under 20 µg/m³	Good
312 / L	Under 1,000 / L	Good
0.11 mg/m³	Under 0.03 mg/m³	High
0.54 mg/m³	Under 0.3 mg/m³	High

Room 03

Boys Room "Dillon"

Your Readings	Healthy Range	Status
10	Under 50	Good
27.5%	30 to 50%	Moderate
2.4 µg/m³	Under 12 µg/m³	Good
4.2 µg/m³	Under 20 µg/m³	Good
451 / L	Under 1,000 / L	Good
0.19 mg/m³	Under 0.03 mg/m³	High
0.72 mg/m³	Under 0.3 mg/m³	High

Room 04

Boys Room

Your Readings	Healthy Range	Status
8	Under 50	Good
28.7%	30 to 50%	Moderate
2.1 µg/m³	Under 12 µg/m³	Good
3.9 µg/m³	Under 20 µg/m³	Good
347 / L	Under 1,000 / L	Good
0.17 mg/m³	Under 0.03 mg/m³	High
0.69 mg/m³	Under 0.3 mg/m³	High

Room 05

Girls Room

Your Readings	Healthy Range	Status
8	Under 50	Good
26.4%	30 to 50%	Moderate
2 µg/m³	Under 12 µg/m³	Good
3.8 µg/m³	Under 20 µg/m³	Good
312 / L	Under 1,000 / L	Good
0.14 mg/m³	Under 0.03 mg/m³	High
0.61 mg/m³	Under 0.3 mg/m³	High

03 · Interpretation

What this means.

Finding One

Elevated formaldehyde and VOCs across the home, worst in the kids' rooms.

Formaldehyde is roughly 3–6× the healthy ceiling in every room, and TVOCs are moderate to high everywhere. The common sources are pressed-wood furniture (dressers, bed frames, IKEA-style pieces), mattresses, upholstered furniture, paints and finishes, scented candles, plug-ins, laundry detergent, and personal-care products. Dillon's room is the priority — it has the highest readings in the home, and it's a child's sleeping space, which means long exposure windows. The Master Bedroom is a close second for the same reason.

What to do about it

Natural Ways

Open windows in every bedroom for 15–20 minutes each morning to flush overnight buildup.
Remove any scented candles, plug-in fragrances, and reed diffusers from the bedrooms.
Switch to fragrance-free laundry detergent and unscented cleaning products.
Air out dry-cleaned clothes in the garage or outside for a day before hanging them in closets.
If any of the kids' furniture is recent particleboard, wipe it down weekly and consider sealing exposed edges.
Add a snake plant or peace lily to each bedroom — modest help, but real over time.

Products We Recommend

Austin Air HealthMate Junior Right-sized carbon stack for Dillon's room and the other kids' bedrooms — heavy enough to bring VOCs down meaningfully without overpowering a small space.
Austin Air Bedroom Machine Tuned for quiet overnight operation in the Master Bedroom — strong carbon load with sleep-friendly noise levels.
Austin Air HealthMate Plus For the Living Room — 15 lbs of carbon + zeolite handles the larger open volume and addresses the moderate TVOC and high HCHO readings there.
Awair Element Lets you watch TVOC and humidity trend back down over the coming weeks without waiting for our recheck.

Finding Two

Humidity sitting just below the comfortable range.

Every room is reading between 25% and 29% — a few points under the 30–50% ideal band. This is mild and very common in LA homes, especially with the AC running. The reason it matters here is that dry air amplifies the irritation effect of the VOCs we just flagged: dry airways are more sensitive to airborne chemistry. Bringing humidity up a touch will make the whole house feel calmer.

What to do about it

Natural Ways

Leave the bathroom door open during and after showers so the moisture spreads into the hallway.
Air-dry towels on a rack inside the bedrooms rather than tossing them straight in the dryer.
Place a shallow bowl of water near heat or AC vents in the driest rooms.
Add a few humidity-loving houseplants — pothos, ferns, or spider plants — to the bedrooms.
Cover pots when boiling water in the kitchen to let steam circulate into the living area.

Products We Recommend

Canopy Humidifier Anti-mold design and dishwasher-safe parts — the right choice for the kids' bedrooms where cleanliness matters most.
Levoit LV600S Covers up to 753 sq ft — one unit in the Living Room can raise humidity for most of the main floor.

04 · Recommendations

Our plan for your home.

A prioritized sequence of interventions.

Priority 01

Treat Dillon's room first.

Highest HCHO and TVOC readings in the home, and a child's sleeping space — this is where exposure hours and concentration both peak.

→ Place an Austin Air HealthMate Junior in Dillon's room and run it 24/7.
Carbon-based filtration is the only kind that captures gaseous VOCs and formaldehyde. Standard HEPA will not.
→ Audit the furniture in the room.
If there's recent pressed-wood furniture (bed frame, dresser, desk), that's almost certainly the dominant source. Wipe surfaces weekly and consider replacing or sealing the worst offenders over time.
→ Remove any scented products.
Plug-ins, scented laundry products, and air fresheners all add to the TVOC load.

Priority 02

Set up the Master Bedroom and second kids' room.

Both rooms are running high on HCHO and TVOC, and both are long-occupancy sleeping spaces.

→ Austin Air Bedroom Machine in the Master Bedroom.
Quietest model in the Austin line — built to run all night without disturbing sleep.
→ Austin Air HealthMate Junior in the second Boys Room and the Girls Room.
Same approach as Dillon's room — right-sized carbon for a bedroom footprint.
→ Ventilate every bedroom each morning.
15–20 minutes of cross-ventilation clears the chemistry that accumulates overnight from mattresses and furniture.

Priority 03

Cover the Living Room.

Largest open space in the home, with high HCHO and moderate TVOC. A single strong unit here will benefit the whole common area.

→ Austin Air HealthMate Plus in the Living Room.
Heaviest carbon stack in the catalog — appropriate for the larger volume and shared-use nature of the space.
→ Replace HVAC filters with MERV 11 or MERV 13.
Bobbi can handle this on the next visit. Better filtration helps carry the gains from the purifiers through the whole home.

Priority 04

Gently bring humidity into range.

Every room is reading a few points dry. Correcting this makes the VOC reductions feel even better and improves overall comfort.

→ Canopy Humidifier in each kids' bedroom.
Anti-mold design — safe for nightly use in a child's room.
→ Levoit LV600S in the Living Room.
One larger unit will lift humidity across most of the common area.
→ Aim for 40–45% RH.
Comfortable for breathing and skin, well below the 50% mark where dust mites and mold start to thrive.

Priority 05

Recheck in 6–8 weeks.

VOCs respond quickly to ventilation and carbon filtration, but we want to confirm the numbers in writing.

→ Schedule a Bobbi follow-up air quality assessment.
We'll re-measure HCHO, TVOC, and humidity in every room and confirm the home is in the healthy band.
→ Add an Awair Element for between-visit monitoring.
Real-time TVOC and humidity tracking from your phone — useful for spotting which habits move the needle.
→ Pair with a Bobbi mattress deep clean and HVAC filter swap.
Mattresses are a meaningful VOC source in bedrooms, and fresh MERV 11/13 filters lock in the improvement.

05 · Next Steps

What happens now.

We'll get the purifiers placed room by room, handle the filter swap on our next visit, and recheck the numbers in about six weeks. You should feel the difference in the bedrooms within the first two.

We appreciate the opportunity to look after your home.

Client	Peter K
Date of Service	May 25, 2026
Technician	Paul
Rooms Assessed	Five
Report Date	May 26, 2026

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