Best Practices for Placing RuuviTag Sensors Indoors?

Ruuvi products 🇬🇧 RuuviTag & RuuviTag Pro sensors
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Hey everyone,

I recently got my hands on a few RuuviTag sensors, and I’m experimenting with their placement inside my home. I primarily want to monitor temperature, humidity, and air pressure accurately.

However, I’ve noticed that even small changes in placement can affect the readings. For example, placing a sensor near a window shows different humidity levels compared to one in the middle of a room. Also, my kitchen sensor sometimes spikes in temperature, probably due to cooking.

So, I wanted to ask:

  1. What are the best practices for positioning RuuviTags indoors to get the most accurate environmental data?
  2. Are there any common mistakes to avoid when placing them?

I’m using RuuviTag sensors to collect environmental data and plan to visualize it in Power BI architecture However, I’ve noticed variations in readings based on sensor placement indoors.

What are the best practices for placing RuuviTag sensors to ensure accurate data collection? Also, how can I optimize the setup to minimize signal interference and improve integration with Power BI for real-time analytic

Looking forward to learning from the community! :blush:
regards
joloh

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Hello Joloh,

It depends on what exactly you want to measure. I have RuuviTags on my windowsills, because my windows are poorly insulated and I want to monitor their temperature and humidity to avoid condensation in winters.

For room temperature measurement I have a RuuviTag on a dining table - there’s no sun or other heat sources point at it and it’s relatively in middle of a room. I’d say that a common error source is placing tags somewhere with heat sources such as televisions, computers, lamps or in direct sunlight.

We have a longer blog post about monitoring home and sensor placement here: Measure Your House: 10 Ways to Use Ruuvitag at Home - Ruuvi