air purifiers

[smokur]

this question may sound stupid, but i have to ask.

there have been quite a few threads on air purifiers, but no one has said whether or not it is advisable to smoke indoors (especially during winter), using an air purifier of some sort, with the windows closed.

can the csonka (and others like it) able to convert all of the smoke into oxygen? my instincts tell me that some sort of air cleaner is required along with an ozone generating machine.

anyone? thanks for your help.

 

[atuck]

I was thinking about putting one of These in my new cigar room.

 

[cigardawg]

No, the ozone generators cannot attack all of the smoke. In fact, the ozone does not convert the smoke into O2. It simply attaches an oxygen molecule to the odor causing or allergin molecules, thereby changing the molecular structure and its chemical characteristics. I do not rely on the ozone while I am smoking. It is primarily designed to remove the stale smoke odor from the room after smoking.

I use a ventilation fan to remove the smoke from the room while smoking. It is a nutone...turns the air over in the room every 9 minutes. Works great. I have yet to find an air cleaner that actually handles any true volume of smoke. Most HEPA air filters work for about 10 minutes before the filters start smelling like smoke. After that, I don't think they work very well at all. There are some large electrostatic systems, but they are pretty expensive and not easy to install (typically an in-ceiling install). There are also large industrial units that actually use activated carbon (Bailey's in Richmond, VA has one that uses both electrostatic and activated carbon) that work very well, but once again, overkill for the typical smoking room and bloody expensive.

I still hold with my earlier opinion. It is a two-pronged attack. You have to clear the smoke out of the room. If you want to reuse the air, you better be willing to spend the bucks to clean it. If not, just use a vent fan. Yes, it sucks some of the heat out, but you just have to adjust for it. The second problem is stale smoke smell...ozone it! I use a Csonka. I love it. There are also units made by Alpine and Crystal Aire.

Just my 0.02.