Air Purifiers for Indoor Smoking Odors???

[bowler1]

Hi,

I am considering an air purifier machine to help keep the odor down for indoor smoking. Does anyone have any experience? Do they work? If so, which one would you recommend?
My wife HATES the smell of smoke so I am looking for something that will allow me to smoke inside without a lot of lingering odors.
thanks

Matt

 

[dottiewarden]

Maybe a nice aromatic would work. I smoke Cube Silver in the house as an air freshener.

 

[woodsroad]

Nothing will remove the smell of smoke better than removing the smoke itself. Not a filter, but an exhaust fan. Buy a really good kitchen hood, hang it over your desk chair and pipe the exhaust duct outside.
Baring that, the next step is filtration. A HEPA filter will remove the larger particles, and a secondary charcoal filter will remove some of the odor. Change the filters frequently and wash the air path of the machine.
Third tier is cover-up with another, less offensive odor. Anything that you spray, light, burn or plug into an outlet is usually nothing more than a mask. Mostly ineffective insofar as people who hate tobacco smoke will still be able to smell it, and a lot of people (myself included) can't stand the 24/7 perfumes and odors these things emit. Stuff like febreze can be more effective, but it carries some potentially serious health risks. Research has shown it to be an endocrine disruptor.
Last and certainly not least are ozone generators. These things work, and work well for removing odors, especially when combined with the first two choices of exhaust and filtration. Be warned, once again, that there are real, potential health risks involved with ozone. Ozone will damage the lungs if exposure concentration is strong enough or long enough. read up on it before you decide if ozone is safe for you.

 

[dottiewarden]

Stuff like febreze can be more effective, but it carries some potentially serious health risks. Research has shown it to be an endocrine disruptor.

@woodsroad
Precisely why a delicious aromatic was my best and safest option.

 

[woodsroad]

Well, yes. I see your point, precisely. His wife may not, though!

 

[papipeguy]

I smoke in the garage. Not exactly ideal during all seasons but a good compromise with She Who Must Be Obeyed.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

I don't have one, but if I did... I think it would be the RabbitAir MinusA2. I've heard good things about them.

 

[woodsroad]

That filter will do 4 exchanges an hour in a 400 sq' area. So you'd have to be in a closed room. I wonder how effective it is with the non-particulate (gaseous) portion of tobacco smoke aroma?
I did forget to mention electrostatic air filters. I don't know too much about them, except that they can be very effective for smoke, but expensive. I think that the big smoke eater units in bars are electrostatic.
FWIW, there's good info on room air filtration standards here.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A catalyst lamp like those made by Lampe Berger do a great job.

 

[jensen]

I smoke everywhere in our home but not in the garage. The same non smoking wife for 46 years.

 

[bowler1]

Ideally I would like to smoke in my living room but I don't know if that would ever fly with the wife. An aromatic might help, but still not sure she would go for that and I am not a huge fan of aromatics.
In the meantime I have a small office / guest room. I use a window fan and another small fan by the door to keep air flowing. That works fairly well. I also try to keep them going at night to completely ventilate the room.
A filter would be helpful as a supplement and perhaps to reduce the need to have a window fan on all the time in the winter. Also would maybe be good to reduce the lingering smells or any odors that may get under the door and to the rest of the house.
I have been looking at the Lightening Air filter. The Rabbit filters seem to be popular as well.
Matt

 

[alexnorth]

Chasingembers what type of lamp is that?

 

[mawnansmiff]

It might be cheaper all round to get a more compliant wife ::
Regards,
Jay.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Bowier1:Not long ago There was an interesting Youtube video on this subject posted by user Munchop piper, I'd like to suggest you and your spouse to watch it,I'd say its a very informative clip,,

 

[clickklick]

Rabbit air. I have one in my living room. Let's just say, I'm allowed to use the living room

 

[jerwynn]

Like papipeguy, I am a garageophil. 30ish years ago, after My Majesty went to bed(on the 2nd floor of a great old farmhouse), I tried to sneak a tiny-micro-pipe's worth of some happy VA-vanilla in a den/office at the back of the bottom floor. In literally one puff on a small cob, Majesty appeared in wrath and was greatly consternated. A lot of water over the dam since and we're together two years shy of 40 years. Over the years, she developed asthma and several other maladies... she also grew to enjoy the aromas of just about everything I smoke with the exception of heavily latakia-ized blends, for which she comes up with the most creative epithets... let me see... the latest of which was, whilst I was smoking a dab of GLPs Gaslight: "Omg, did the dog express his anal glands again??!!!!" Yes dear. :D

 

[bowler1]

Which model rabbit air do you have/recommend?

 

[mikestanley]

Anyone have experience with in car ionizers? I'm coming to end of my 3 year lease in march.
Mike S.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Jerry- Your wife—and you— have quite a way with words!

 

[clickklick]

I have the rabbit air A2 with smoke filter. Produces no ozone!