What do my Philips Air Purifier's lights mean

If you're wondering what the air quality lights or ring lights of your Philips Air Purifier mean, please find out here.

Note: All images shown below are generic representations only; there can be some differences among specific appliances.

You can see the quality of air your Philips Air Purifier is cleaning using the air quality lights (see image below). The different colours indicate the following:

Blue: good
Blue-violet: fair
Red-Purple: unhealthy
Red: very unhealthy

The following table contains further details for each colour. The second column for Thailand, Indonesia and India is based on the Chinese standard. The third column is only for India and takes effect from week 30, year 2020:

IAI (Allergen levels)	PM2.5 for ACxxxx/20; (Standard for fine particulate matter)
IAI (Allergen levels)	For Thailand, Indonesia, India, it is based on the Chinese standard	India (effective date: YYWW：2030)
1	1~12	1~20
2	13~23	21~40
3	24~35	41~60
4	36~48	61~80
5	49~61	81~100
6	62~75	101~120
7	76~87	121~160
8	88~101	161~200
9	102~115	201~250
10	116~132	251~300
11	133~150	301~350
12	151~500	350~500

To check which standard your air purifier uses, see the image below. If the number is 2030 (year 2020, week 30) or higher, the air purifier uses the new Indian standard. If the number is below 2030, for example 1842, it uses the Chinese standard.

The information on this page applies to the following models: AC3259/60 .

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