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Price: $199.00 - $239.00, plus FREE Shipping
Laser particle counters are sophisticated monitors used for the quick and accurate measurement of airborne particle concentrations. Traditional units are extremely high priced and are often used in hospitals, laboratories and clean room facilities – where clean air is critical. This innovative air quality monitor uses the same laser technology as the traditional units to give you the same accurate readings. However, this monitor has been redesigned to expressly meet the needs of home users – at an affordable price.
Particle Counts
As air is cycled through the unit, both small and large particles are counted and displayed. Small particles counted include: fine dust, bacteria, mold, smoke, and smog. Large particles include: coarse dust, pollens, larger bacteria, plant spores, pet dander and dust mite feces. Anyone with allergies or asthma can use this information to specifically monitor their trouble areas. Someone with an allergy to pollen, for example, will be especially interested in their air’s large particle count.
PC Interface Option
The PC Interface Option has all the features of the standard DC1100, but also allows you to capture the air quality data to a PC for graphing and analysis. A 9-pin serial cable (not included) links the DC1100 to your PC or laptop which then captures the data as it samples. To use this feature, you must connect a 9pin serial cable from the unit to a COM port on your PC. If your PC lacks any COM ports, you can purchase a COM Port to USB adapter to use with the cable.
NOTE - Any software that comes with the cable must be installed before using.
Portable and Versatile
The unit is small and lightweight, allowing you to easily test any area of your home. Take it anywhere you spend large portions of your day indoors. Use the information to take action to protect you and your family and give you peace of mind knowing that the air you breathe is safe and healthy.
- True laser particle counter
- Keeps separate counts of both small particles (less than 1 micron to 5 microns) and large particles (greater than 5 microns)
- LCD display shows particle counts numerically and graphically (bar graph)
- Choose between two modes of operation:
- Continuous mode: Unit continuously samples the air
- Monitor mode: Air is sampled for one minute every hour
- Three history viewing options available:
- Minute history mode: View data recorded over the past hour, minute by minute
- Hour history mode: View data recorded over the past day, hour by hour
- Day history mode: View data recorded over the past month, day by day
- Stores up to 30 days of data history
- Power – 9V wall adapter (120V/60Hz)
- Dimensions (H x W x D) – 7” x 4.5” x 3”
Manufacturer Warranty
90-Day-Limited Warranty
Manufacturer Literature
Dylos DC 1100 Laser Particle Counter Owner's Manual (Adobe PDF)
Owner's manual for Dylos DC 1100 Laser Particle Counter
Dylos DC1100 PC Interface Manual (Adobe PDF)
Instructions for using the Dylos Computer Interface with the Dylos DC11000 Air Quality Monitor
This is a product that destroys the compition. It's specs are equal to meters costing thousands of dollars. I requested some more information from the company, and they responded quickly and provided the information. We will be using many particle counters in our air quality monitoring stations.
Fantastic. Can't beleive the difference in air quality readings of meter with and without air cleaner. Really shows visually the results of great air quality. Great value for the money spent. Thanks.
The laser particle counter is incredibly easy to use. I just took it out of the box, plugged in the AC adapter, and it started giving measurements immediately without requiring time to acquire a sample. I did find that when moving it from room to room you need to give it some time to stabilize at the new value. Maybe it takes some time for the old air to be purged with new air. It gives appearances of being accurate. In a room with a HEPA filter it measured 50 small (all particles down to 1 micron) and 5 large (5 microns and above) particles per 0.01 cubic feet. In a room without a filter it measured 200 and 25. In a dusty room it measured 440 and 78. (Im not sure about the units. A cleanroom website said that a typical office building has 500,000 to 1,000,000 particles per cubic foot. Is my bedroom really a class 5000 cleanroom?) There is a discrepancy between the manual and the websites description. The manual says that Small particles are all particles detected by the DC1100 down to its detection limit approximately 1 micron. while the website says that small equals 1 5 microns. When you start it up it reads continuously, but it saves readings on a minute to minute basis. By hitting the mode button you can access this data on a minute to minute, hour to hour, or day to day basis, with the reading being the average concentration over that minute, hour, or day. To save energy and wear and tear on the instrument, you can select the monitor mode, in which it only samples for one minute per hour.
I've been using the unit for about two months now to monitor air particle quality around my home and for several neighbors as well. The unit performs very well, although it can read high when too close to a light source. I've found the unit very useful in field-testing various air purifier systems. The DC1100 reports accurately even when the unit sits right at the exhaust for the purifier. As a result I have purchased a new filtering system for my home that the DC1100 confirms dramatically reduces air particle counts.
For fun, throw a bag of popcorn into the microwave and watch the particle counts shoot through the roof.
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