Clearing the Air
December 13, 2003 5:47 PM Subscribe
What's the best way to clear the air in a smokey room? I'm a non-smoker, but someone in an adjacent apartment is chain smoking and it's stinking up my place. It's getting too cold to just crack the windows.
I'm working with the apartment managers, but I'm not sure that's really going to go anywhere. In the mean time, does anyone have any clever suggestions? I'm considering air purifiers, but my ceilings are fairly high (i.e., lots of air to filter) and I don't know if they would to much good. Are there any good models out there? Google searches have gotten me a lot of conflicting reviews.
I'm working with the apartment managers, but I'm not sure that's really going to go anywhere. In the mean time, does anyone have any clever suggestions? I'm considering air purifiers, but my ceilings are fairly high (i.e., lots of air to filter) and I don't know if they would to much good. Are there any good models out there? Google searches have gotten me a lot of conflicting reviews.
Hire a DJ to play all night until they move?
The first thing I would do is look for the source. There must be some sort of way the smoke is getting from one apartment to the other. It shouldn't travel through walls so I would begin by looking around for shared heating ducts, exhaust fans, gaps around the molding on adjoining walls -- any way that smoke would be able to get in. You may find that you can solve this with an application of caulk, disabling a heating duct or stuffing some insulation in a crack.
posted by cedar at 6:16 PM on December 13, 2003
The first thing I would do is look for the source. There must be some sort of way the smoke is getting from one apartment to the other. It shouldn't travel through walls so I would begin by looking around for shared heating ducts, exhaust fans, gaps around the molding on adjoining walls -- any way that smoke would be able to get in. You may find that you can solve this with an application of caulk, disabling a heating duct or stuffing some insulation in a crack.
posted by cedar at 6:16 PM on December 13, 2003
For some reason, I'm reminded of this thread.
Seriously, a HEPA air purifier does a good job at cleaning up smells. The Vornado rocks my socks.
posted by adampsyche at 7:30 PM on December 13, 2003
Seriously, a HEPA air purifier does a good job at cleaning up smells. The Vornado rocks my socks.
posted by adampsyche at 7:30 PM on December 13, 2003
Does your apartment unit have it's own individual heat/air system? I live in an old loft with 18 foot ceilings and had a HEPA central air purification system installed. Fresh air recirculated through every vent all the time and I can take it with me when I move.
posted by oh posey at 9:22 PM on December 13, 2003
posted by oh posey at 9:22 PM on December 13, 2003
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posted by Grod at 6:16 PM on December 13, 2003