Will air purifier remove stale cigarette smell from air (from neighbor's apt)
309431
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
909231
I hear you...I wish it took care of cig smoke. This air filter does not take odor out of the air. But it does help you breathe better.
1227049
Eventually, the smell will dissipate. Unfortunately, I don't know of anything you could do right now, to quell the smell.
1286071
i'm not sure. we use this in the shoe closet to neutralize and as well as near pet areas. smoke smell is often absorbed into fabrics of clothes or furniture, i do not believe it could help with that. perhaps an air cleaner that filters the air and circulates cleaner air in the room? we have one and it works well, especially when cooking.
209095
This model will do a very good job with bad smoking smells. We have had several customers purchase them specifically for that reason. The Healthmate unit shown here is a nice well rounded unit that includes 15lbs of carbon in the filter. The carbon is what does the best job at reducing smoke smells in the air, and this unit has as much carbon in the filter as any of the other Austin Air models.
1167528
Stephanie, Your question can't be nailed down to exact science. The amount of cigarette smoke can go from a trace on a surface from a week of smoking to a tar build up. I have been using one of these at home for my cars, a camper, and in my basement. At work I've done design work for Ozone rooms to remove smoke smell out of furniture that has been in fires. Yes an ozone generator can clean cigarette smoke. If it is smoke damage from years and years of build up, I'm afraid you are on cleaning duty with brushes and cleaners until you get the tar removed. This baby will do a fine job after that. ~Steve Davis
252928
It will absolutely eliminate the smoke smell. You should run it at full power over night when no one is there and turn it to low when you have guests. I would ask the company also. There is nothing else that eliminates odors like ozone. I think you could put it on a timer so that your employees don't spend long periods of time with high levels of ozone. My personal use for this machine is because of a smoker so I know it eliminates the odors. In the days when smoking was allowed everywhere ozone air filters were in every bar!
59917
It really depends on the layout (open vs lots of walls) and the amount of "dirtyness". If it's open and you're not a heavy smoker, then most likely yes. I have an open layout 1200 sq ft home. The unit does a good job on all rooms except the far bedroom, because it is kept closed. I have occasional smokers in my home, 4 cats (2 automatic catboxes help with that!), and 2 big dogs. No one ever complains about the critter smell, most don't know I have animals until they see them.
1644344
the lady I purchased the filters for puts it next to her area that cigarettes are being smoked so that the house does not have the smell of cigarettes. she says it does quite well.
617522
I live in a non-smoking environment, but I do notice that there are still odors with this air purifier on. This isn't the most effective air purifier out there. So, don't expect too much from it.
2211728
Even good home air cleaners like these are only going to be moderately effective when used in a very smokey environment. They will, to some extent, re-radiate whatever they have been filtering.
2070234
It killing cigarette odor and mold and dust! I able to sleep now. Don't think epa would allow an ozone machine. You don't run it while in the same room. Tried for 3 years to get rid of cig odor ! Think I've found the solution !
39596
I honestly don't know. ...We are non-smokers. It's worth a try though! But cigarette smoke gets into eeeeverything...carpet, curtains, furniture, clothes. Thus, it may help with filtering the air a bit but depending on where the smoke smell has accumulated, it may be a losing battle.
1075127
I really think it will. It's quite good at neutralizing smells. Although I think I read somewhere that a bowl of white vinegar will kill these smells as well. You might want to search this as an interim solution.
2170607
As long as you change the carbon filters at regular intervals yes. The dust filter itself does nothing for odors. It's all in the carbon. Hamilton Beach sells expensive carbon pads, but if you do an Amazon search for carbon air filters, cut to fit, you can find them much cheaper. For like $6 I got months worth of the filters, all I had to do was cut them to size as they come in one large sheet. Very worth it there as it saves a lot of money.
1308520
My husband smokes, and the one that seems to work the best for us is the Odor Elimination filter. It's got yellow packaging.
1056573
Liquid Dawn, the dishwashing soap. A teaspoon in a gallon of room temperature water. Wipe down furniture and let dry in a fresh air room. Use fans to circulate and speed up the drying. Repeat process if smell remains. If the room smells of nicotine the best method for airing it out is to simmer white vinegar in a large pot for at least 30 minutes and then let it stand overnight. In the morning the vinegar smell will be gone and hopefully all of the smoke smell.