HEPA? Ozone? Recommendations for a small air purifier?


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So I’m finally moving to a place where I’ll be able to enjoy a cigar inside. I do want to manage my indoor air quality, though. To those of you whp have indoor smoking spaces - what type of air purification have you had the greatest success with? HEPA? Ozone? Something else?

 I’m planning to just get a few small units (~$2-300 budget, give or take) - maybe one per room - that i can plug in - not a grand scale fully integrated HVAC system. Also it will have to be available on prime, as that’s really the only affordable way to get goods shipped here to Alaska. Total square footage is ~1,000, across 3 rooms. Home is heated by baseboard (no forced air) so I expect it’ll be necessary to put a unit in each room.

Any recommendations on specific units that would meet my needs,  would also be greatly appreciated. 

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Crack open two and spend the electricity on an extra heater rather than a purifier. Purifiers in that budget range don’t really work for cigar smokers, although I haven’t tried any priced over $800

 

(Not intentionally discouraging you, but just sharing my experience and conclusion)

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So, I have a 4 season porch I smoke on. I crack windows while I smoke and then I have an ozone generator that easily wipes out any residual smoke smell. The room is maybe only 150 sqft though so I’m not sure how easy it would be to use ozone in a larger space.


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Ill pretty much echo the others. Ive tried the purification thing and unless you are willing to spend Way too much money on a couple rabbit airs, I would recomend ventilation, as much as you can muster, followed by ozone. I have a fire place in my apartment, and I often smoke when I light a fire. The extra heat and ventilation are the perfect combo in the winter. When Im done, I close my self in my bedroom for the night and run an industrial ozone ganerator (dont skimp here) for a couple hours to eleiminate any lingering odors. The next morning all you smell is the ozone. 

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Spent a lot of time researching this and testing.  The rabbit is a joke.  All units filter down to .3 micron.  Smoke is .1.  So they are useless.  There is one unit that does this, and is cheaper.  It is called "Bluaair"  My unit is the 206.  They have more expensive units for larger areas.  The unit as is won't help much, but they have an add on filter called a "Smoke Stop Filter"  it filters down to .1 and does an amazing job.  I am honestly impressed.  I created a youtube clip of me testing it out.  A sent it to a few friends to view.  I can find it if you are interested.  Unit and filter are available on Amazon.

For the guy who said "Save money, just open a window" hasn't lived in Alaska!

Ozone generators are bad for your health, google it.   I wouldn't use one.

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6 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

I'd spend the money first on window fan/exhaust.  It's easier to pull the smoke out of the room than it is to treat it.  Treat the lingering smoke after you're done.

Agreed.  Amazon has a nice vent for 140 bucks.   Works wonders.

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1 minute ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Which one?  I need to replace my window fan.

Here is the one I''m running.

https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-FV-30VQ3-WhisperCeiling-Ceiling-Mounted/dp/B00013BMP8

Doesn't have a price at the moment.  I bought it here (price went up to 220)

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Panasonic-FV-30VQ3-WhisperCeiling-290-CFM-Ceiling-Ventilation-Fan

They have a 40VQ4 which is even stronger.  It makes noise of course but not nearly as bad as most others.

Other links for my unit/filter (the unit is 203, not 206 like mentioned above)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LA8ZH2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Blueair-Classic-HEPASilent-Purification-Allergy/dp/B002A9JHB2/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1544739497&sr=1-4&keywords=blueair+203

Finally me testing all of those items in a 3 day review

 

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Ozone generators are bad for your health, google it.   I wouldn't use one.

This is only true if used improperly. You absolutely shouldn’t be in the room when one is running. You also, need to give the ozone time to dissipate before re-entering.


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