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May 3, 2023 6:10 PM Subscribe
A single cigarette is being smoked. Would a cylinder-type carbon filter with an inline fan be sufficient to capture the burn and the exhalation, and how effective would it be in capturing the odour? Links inside.
To explain more, when I vent my oven using the hood which goes to to a 6x2" vent which then vents to the outside via a 4" duct I get far better results if I open a window in the kitchen that is on the same side of the room that goes to the rest of the house.
posted by Ferreous at 8:38 PM on May 3, 2023
posted by Ferreous at 8:38 PM on May 3, 2023
If you're trying to use this to cover up smoking somewhere you shouldn't be, maybe if you're fairly close in and aim the smoke directly at the intake of one of these things you'll get most of it, but IME as a non-smoker sensitive to smoke, smokers consistently underestimate just how clingy and pervasive cigarette odor is indoors.
posted by Aleyn at 8:43 PM on May 3, 2023 [8 favorites]
posted by Aleyn at 8:43 PM on May 3, 2023 [8 favorites]
It will not prevent the cigarette smoke from making everything smell like cigarettes.
posted by Bottlecap at 2:19 AM on May 4, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Bottlecap at 2:19 AM on May 4, 2023 [1 favorite]
It might reduce the odor, but there’s no way it will prevent someone sensitive to the smell of cigarettes from smelling it. My wife can smell our across the street neighbor smoking (on their porch) with our windows closed.
posted by maleficent at 9:52 AM on May 4, 2023
posted by maleficent at 9:52 AM on May 4, 2023
Yeah, I think something happens to our tastebuds when they are frequently exposed to a flavour/smell and it takes more of the flavour to detect it. Like as a non-coffee drinker, I can't drink tea from a commuter mug that's ever been used to hold coffee. The tea tastes like coffee. I swear it does. Coffee-drinkers can't taste it. As a non-beer drinker, hard ciders, mead, and miso taste just like beer to me, though beer drinkers swear they're very different -- presumably there's some fermented-flavour-compound that beer-drinkers just don't taste anymore.
As a non-smoker and a person who does not have close smoker friends or family, smokers smell. Their breath smells even when they chew gum or brush their teeth. Their clothes smell even when they only smoke outside. Places where smokers have past recently (like a person who smokes was here, while not actually smoking) often smell.
If your intent is to make things more pleasant for a smoker or people who are used to smokey smells by bringing the smell down somewhat or to a level where they won't notice it, then that would probably work. If your intent is to fool a nicotine detector or smoke detector, it might work. If your intent is to have people who are non-smokers not notice the smells of smoking, then it will not work. You're smell-blind, but non-smokers are not.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 6:46 AM on May 5, 2023 [1 favorite]
As a non-smoker and a person who does not have close smoker friends or family, smokers smell. Their breath smells even when they chew gum or brush their teeth. Their clothes smell even when they only smoke outside. Places where smokers have past recently (like a person who smokes was here, while not actually smoking) often smell.
If your intent is to make things more pleasant for a smoker or people who are used to smokey smells by bringing the smell down somewhat or to a level where they won't notice it, then that would probably work. If your intent is to fool a nicotine detector or smoke detector, it might work. If your intent is to have people who are non-smokers not notice the smells of smoking, then it will not work. You're smell-blind, but non-smokers are not.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 6:46 AM on May 5, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by Ferreous at 8:35 PM on May 3, 2023 [1 favorite]