How long can I expect to run the unit to get rid of cigarette smoke odors in 1,000 sqft space, and will it be permanent or will I need to run it at certain intervals for maintenance of odor removal?
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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 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... » Read More 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 « Show Less
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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
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regular outlet in household. unit is small but powerful. i have used it for cigarette smoke and food smells. works well. i like that i can set the time it runs and intervals for stop and start
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Run it for twenty or thirty minutes outside - it will burn off the residue that is causing the bad smell - then just bring it in and turn it on. For the most part it works very well.
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Thanks for the info. I also like the unit. I've never seen smoke or even smelled anything close to burning. However, I don't leave my on 24/7...... only a couple of hours at a time, once or twice a day. I checked mine on their website and it is not affected by the recall. Here is the link www.greedehumidifierrecall.com
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How many hours/day should this run? I ask this because some air purifiers must run 24/7 to have effects.Thanks
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It is possible to run it for an indefinite amount of time. Though it has timer features for 2, 4 and 8 hours, you can also not use the timer (and leave it on all the time). I have been running mine for 24/7 without issue since my purchase in October 2012.The only draw back may be that you'd have to replace your filters more frequently due to more usage (since more filtration is occurring with extended use, but it is hard to discern how much of an impact this has because other factors such as the level of dust in your home/amount of stuff actually being filtered also influence these statistics). It is possible to run it for an indefinite amount of time. Though it has timer features for 2, 4 and 8 hours, you can also not use the timer (and leave it on all the time). I have been running mine for 24/7 without issue since my purchase in October 2012.The only draw back may be that you'd have to replace your filters more frequently due to more usage (since more filtration is occurring with extended use, but it is hard to discern how much of an impact this has because other factors such as the level of dust in your home/amount of stuff actually being filtered also influence... » Read More It is possible to run it for an indefinite amount of time. Though it has timer features for 2, 4 and 8 hours, you can also not use the timer (and leave it on all the time). I have been running mine for 24/7 without issue since my purchase in October 2012.The only draw back may be that you'd have to replace your filters more frequently due to more usage (since more filtration is occurring with extended use, but it is hard to discern how much of an impact this has because other factors such as the level of dust in your home/amount of stuff actually being filtered also influence these statistics). « Show Less
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My condo is a non smoking anywhere place, inside and out. However we do have vog from the local volcano (truly--Mauna Loa) and that can be pretty stinky. The air purifier handles this well.
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I believe the question should be "Can you run the unit 24/7" as it's a personal choice. Some people (check the comments) run it on a scheduled timer, others (myself included) run it 24/7. I use mine for the room with the cat litter. Except for when I unplug it to do its cleaning (about once every 2-3 weeks) for about 30 minutes, it's running at all times.Note: It's important you properly clean it. Failing to do so has, for me, ruined 2 units. I learned the hard way. The cleaning instructions are in the manual supplied with the unit.
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On auto, the unit actually senses the quality of the air and performs with speeds as needed. I'm a smoker and the unit (which is across the room) goes on automatically within 15 seconds after 1st puff. It goes right to high then tapers to medium and then low and finally off after I've finished smoking..... I love it
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Hello, I have my living air in the basement on low 750 ft. Any higher than that, it travels through out the next level. We don't need it for two levels but it does both if we turn it up. I don't feel a need for a second unit, because it normally does the job in a day or two max and then you can move it to another level. I don't feel the need to run all the time, but you can. I can get rid of kitchen odors,(cooking fondue, or deep fry fish) in normally 8-12 hours and you can't tell you even cooked a thing.
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Regular odors about 3 out of 5. No one smokes here so I can't answer that part. I use this for dust and allergy filtration. If you keep a clean filter and change it once a month job it does a satisfactory job.
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I am using it in my bedroom which is about 17 x 17 and it does a good job. I run it during the day for about 10-12 hours. It has really helped my breathing at night during allergy season. Haven't had any problems. I only run the ozone purifier feature occasionally to eliminate odors. I leave the other air cleaning features on.
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Hi Angela. The reason I actually bought this was with the hopes of removing the "smoke" smell emanating from the row home next door to my mom's house. When the neighbors were not smoking, it did do a decent job keeping her house smoke free, but while the neighbors were smoking, and they smoked at least 12 of 24 hours per day, it really had minimal effect on the smoke smell. Sorry.
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I use it on a 1200 sq ft home and works great. I have to empty once a day. It does exhaust alot of warm air. It should be placed away from HVAC thermostat. I read alot about the unit running for a year or so and quitting. All this probably is is a dirty coil, mine quit after about 1 1/2 years. I took it apart, cleaned the coil and was back up and running great.
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They should last 6 months continuous use. They are carbon so all they are removing is odor. If you are a smoker then probably not as long, depending on your habit. I have pets and there is no problem with pet odors in the house anymore.
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My buddy bought a car for his daughter and the previous owner was a heavy smoker. We sat the ozone generator on the floor and ran it for two hours and let the car sit with the windows closed overnight. We did it again the next day and there is no smoke smell, even when it's very hot out. It did a great job!
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Hi Mary, Each unit will purify 500 - 1,000 sq. ft. of space depending on existing air quality in your space. I hope this helps :).