I am trying to eliminate smoke and the odor of smoke in my condo that is seeping through from upstairs, which filter is the best?
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My husband smokes, and the one that seems to work the best for us is the Odor Elimination filter. It's got yellow packaging.
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They have a special one made for second hand smoke... It is the Holmes AER1 Smoke Grabber HEPA Type Filter, HAPF30AS-U4R
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I can't honestly tell you because no one at our place smokes and I don't think there's been a smoker in the house in the three years since we got the air purifiers. The filters indicate that they capture a lot of dust, cat fur, and whatever else is in the air.
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I actually use a different filter that i place on top of the screen. I understand that there is no way to attack the filter that is why i just place over the filter. This type of filter (Filtrete) I cut and actually cover the window where the air blows. I am deployed and the the dust enters the AC. In order to privet dust from entering the room, I have to tape the filtrete over the the window that blows the cld air inside the room. I change the filtrate every two weeks and that's how fast the filtrate accumulates the dust and pollen. It does help though, I have weak lungs, and so far it does help clean and trap those dust particles in the air. The color white turns gray over a span of two weeks. It doesn't look very neat but i use it for the purpose of really filtering the air in my room.
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For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan on purchasing another unit for my main living area. For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan... » Read More For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan on purchasing another unit for my main living area. « Show Less
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In the situation you describe I don't they would clear the air in your whole appartment with one unit . In my office, where I frequently smoke, one unit with three filters does an excellent job of deodorizing one room but won't clear two rooms for several hours. If there is one room where the odor seems to come into your place it might work otherwise you might want to use two machines with carbon filters.
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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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I really can't help on this. We don't have a smoke issue. And we are really happy with the 9500. Effectively NO dust build up, occasionally the yellow and only once the red lights came on indicating odor or dust. The unit is quiet and effective. Both have Plazmawave.
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Mine came set up for recirculating. The filter will not remove all odor but will help eliminate most of it. Charcol filte can be replaced when needed
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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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While I'm not a smoker, my son is. It will take a minute or two to clear the air, but the tobacco smell will shortly go away. As noted in my review I'm very pleased with the HB and suggest adding the 3M Filtrete to the installed filter if you have allergy problems. For the money, the HB is a very good buy! I hope this helps you.
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You can find "true-air" filters usually sold in packs of 3 on amazon (they have basic (carbon), "pet", and "tobacco" but I find that the basic works the best). Or you can do what I do and buy a big sheet of "cut to fit" carbon (also available on amazon) and cut it down using the old filter as a guide. Using 2 cut to fit filters stacked on top of each other gets the right thickness and you can basically get 8 double thickness filters from one sheet for about $5. Hope this helps!
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Yes, but make sure the door to the room is closed for the unit to work best, and that the room is not too big for the unit's capacity. Also, while this unit will help eliminate smoke particles from the air, it may not help that much with the smoke smell for reasons stated by T. Koo.
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I agree with Peter. It does work well and diverts the smoke. If you can open a window it would be best. Try it. It's the only model I was pleased with and I used it in my small room. Be safe.
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http://www.amazon.com/Essick-Air-1051-AirCare-Filter/dp/B000AMUV3E/ref=pd_bxgy_hg_text_y
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Not sure what your question is for my unit it does a good job of filtering smoke in a small room
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I had the older version of this pail and used LitterMaid Carbon Filters (for kitty litter boxes) and stuck them to the top where the suggested deodorizer belongs. I feel like it helped eliminate odor, along with washing out with OxiClean and Lysol regularly.
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The less expensive one is just a paper filter. I've noticed that some of the more expensive ones contain carbon to filter out odors. Wasn't really a deal breaker for me. I just wanted to minimize construction dust.