I'm very allergic to cigarette smoke, and both houses on each side of us are now rented to smokers. Would this help me?
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A face mask is not good for that situation. Close your windows, run a/c and use 3M Allergen furnace filters. Outside avoid the smokers. Good luck.
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My Wife Is Very Sensitive To All Smoke. When She's Outside And There Is Any Burning ... She Wears One. It Would Work For Cigarettes Smoke Too.
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I know this is an older question, but in my opinion, it does very little to combat smoke stink. It helps a little - but will not solve the problem if you're smoking indoors... no matter what you're smoking.
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We do not allow smoking in the house, therefore we have not tested it against this capability. I can check the instruction manual tonight but my recollection is that it will not. I hope that helped.
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I would say yes because occasionally I have some cheese residue from a previous pizza baking and I can turn this on High and the odor filter immediately removes the burnt smell. It is LOUD on high however I believe the medium setting should work for your needs. the low setting doesn't seem to do the job for me,(I bought it for dust) as I do occasionally break out in sneezing and runny nose in the mornings if left on Low all night. You may have to replace the carbon odor filter more often if there is a constant exposure. You can gauge your needs by how quickly the carbon filter gets saturated. Chain smoking might force you to either move or buy a more expensive air cleaner. I have, in addition to this air cleaner, a $900.00 cleaner that has 25 pounds of activated carbon,(the most of any cleaner I've seen). They are called the 'Airpura T600 Tobacco Smoke Air Purifiers' and reviews can be found here: http://www.allergybuyersclub.com/airpura-t600-air-purifiers.html?full=Y#customerreviews and for sale here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Airpura-T600-Purifier-Tobacco-Smoke/dp/B000FKK3DY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395082408&sr=8-1&keywords=airpura-t600
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Some odors are harder to remove than others and stale [cigarette?] smoke is one of the hardest to eliminate but you're definitely on the right track! What really works to eliminate odors is the ozone emitting component of this air purifier and forget about charcoal and HEPA filtration. That said, this particular unit would probably do the job for you but it does not produce as much ozone as some of the other air purifiers which strictly rely on ozone to eliminate odors. I would go with one of the "ozone only" air purifiers; run it on high in UNOCCUPIED areas and moving it from room to room until the entire house has been treated. You might find you will need to re-treat some areas but depending on the length of time you run the purifier, it will eventually eliminate 100% of the odor - usually after one "treatment".
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No, None at all. It sure has helped our dust and breathing problems. Ours is located in the den, with the wood stove.
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Yes it will helps with the smell dramatically. The cloths of the smoker will still smell but the lingering smell in the air will disappear.
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Yes... I had the same problem... Changed to this filter, got better results. Was worried that is was for pet odors. I do not use it for smoke odors. It is used for office bathrooms...Better product...John
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We used ours last summer driving through areas of smoke from fires in our crew cab pickup. My husband has asthma and is very sensitive to smoke and it worked great. It also works for pet odors or fumes from traffic. We were very pleased with it and the price was good.
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No experience with such things, but seriously doubt that anything but a 'clean room' at medical or manufacturing facility could clean the sorry fumes of burning tobacco. Ask your smoking neighbors to move, or consider the same for yourself.
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2 would work better than one and this would help. For smoke though, I'd recommend Odoban. It's more expensive but more effective for heavy smoke smell.
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I bought this specifically because there was a smoker in the apt. Below us who smoked so much you would think the smoker lived with us. It helped a lot but there were still moments you could smell traces. And it only covered the area the box specified. I donit know if it would be as effective in a smoker's home. I also cleaned mine more often, by choice, to keep tar from building up.
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It seems to do a pretty good job at removing many odors... My guess is going to be the key to cigarette smoke is go ahead and buy two extra Hepa filters and wash the charcoal reusable pre filter once a week for the first month or so. Then next how big is the room? You may need to move it around if you have multiple rooms or they are broken up.
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In my experience, no ionizer can FULLY eliminate that kind of smoke (I am also extremely sensitive to it). However, if the smoke smell is very fresh, it might help quite a bit to clear it up and prevent it from becoming permanent, although it may not fully take care of it. If you are trying to remove the odor from an item or a piece of furniture that has had long-term exposure, it will give only minor relief, although it can help a little under those circumstances. Depending on what you are trying to air out, you might benefit more fully from a full-sized ionizer, although this personal unit comes in handy in areas where you need it to be very portable, and/or you are unable to connect to AC power. (I like having both, according to the needs and circumstances of the moment.)
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I had no idea since I don't smoke in the house. It's kind hard to answer that since this because it's for my tenant in the back house. Sorry
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Yes this the way I used it, but you will need to purchase the charcoal filters to cut down on smoke & cooking smells!
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I am a smoker and live in small apartment. I change my filter once a month.