IQAir GC MultiGas XE

Room size derived per AHAM AC-1-2020 in IQAir's own product overview. IQAir also markets it for rooms up to 1125 sq ft and states 1030 sq ft at two air changes per hour on fan speed 6.

Sound pressure at 1 m per EN ISO 3741, measured across the six fan speeds at 37, 46, 56, 60, 64 and 68 dB(A).

Draw at fan speed 6. The six speeds are rated at 7, 15, 42, 51, 73 and 134 W at 120 V, 60 Hz.

Smart mode sets the fan speed automatically from the air quality reading, with three selectable smart mode profiles.

The XE series replaced the timer of the earlier GC models with app schedules: the user manual documents no timer function on the control panel or in the app.

Control panel lock, set from the app: with it active every button is deactivated and touching one only flashes the indicators.

Schedules created in the app turn the purifier on for chosen time slots, each with its own fan speed or smart mode, and the panel shows a schedule indicator.

The AirVisual app and dashboard give access to recent historical AQI values and pollutant measurements from the connected IQAir devices.

IQAir does not appear in the AHAM Verifide directory of certified room air cleaners, and publishes no certified CADR figures for this model.

The ENERGY STAR certified room air cleaners list holds one IQAir model, the Atem E, and does not include the GC MultiGas XE.

Purely mechanical and gas-phase filtration with no ionizer or UV stage, certified by the California Air Resources Board under Executive Order G-24-068.

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz, per the IQAir GC XE technical specifications.

Touch control panel with power/standby, smart mode, fan speed, light, Wi-Fi and filter select buttons, each with its own indicator.

The panel is a lit touch surface rather than a graphic display: the user manual describes indicators lit white, blue or red, a colour-coded AQI indicator bar and a Light button that turns the control panel lighting on or off.

Colour-scale AQI indicator bar running from green (good) to flashing purple (hazardous), readable against both the US and Chinese AQI scales.

Stage 1 is the GC HEPA Pre-Filter H11 (S), rated by IQAir at 99% or better for particles of 0.3 microns and above (EN 1822 class H11).

The MultiGas cartridge set holds 12 lbs (5.4 kg) of granular activated carbon and impregnated alumina.

IQAir rates the MultiGas cartridge set and the post-filter sleeve set at approximately 2.5 years each, and the HEPA pre-filter at approximately 12 months, based on 10 hours a day at fan speed 3.

IQAir publishes no Alexa skill: a search of the Alexa Skills store returns no IQAir skill, and the GC XE specification sheet lists the smartphone app and the device control panel as the only control methods.

The IQAir Cloud custom integration for Home Assistant was written against this exact model: its author states it was built using a GC MultiGas XE as the reference device. It exposes the fan and its speed, smart mode, the smart mode profile, the control panel lock and the display light.

A search of the CSA certified products database returns no IQAir entries, and IQAir claims no Matter support for the XE series.

The XE series adds real-time PM2.5 measurement; the specification sheet lists particulate matter as the only sensor on board.