How effective is this on cleaning tobacco smoke? There are people who smoke closeby and I want to get rid of as much second hand smoke as possible!!
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my husband smokes. I put it just next to the bar he usually sits. it doesn't work that well as i expected. but i can tell the difference by the color if he is not at home. the only thing i like is the filter which doesn't need to replace (cost extra money). Hope it helps
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this is a great machine. I use it, mainly for cleaning my E-Cig stuff, but water and wood isn't a good combination, how ever I don't think it would trash it on a short setting, if you have one that's not important. What the heck. I have an old harp, might have to try in, It would surely need cleaned. Great cleaner simple to use. If it doesn't work for this you will find another use and your money won't be wasted. LOL GBTM
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I cannot answer definitively for your situation because I use it in quite a large workshop which has a smoke detector about ten feet away. However having said that I have been impressed at the way it gets rid of smoke and fumes from soldering. It seems to absorb all visible smoke. I do find it a bit noisy but I may notice that more than others because I often have music or the radio on while I work so it becomes a distraction. My feeling is that it would probably work quite well in your situation. If space is at a premium I would definitely consider getting the version on the sprung arm that can be swung over work and then swung away again like a desk lamp. I find it uses up a bit too much bench space but then again I have a messy workbench. I hope this helps.
2016920
You'll have to keep buying it. You have to remember that smoke permeates the material. Other than deep cleaning, you can't really get rid of it entirely.
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it does remove smoke odor i use one in my study and 5 mins after i smoked cigar there no trace of smoke odor
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I have had great results with Nok-Out but I haven't had occasion to use it with smoke odor. I found some details re tobacco/smoke odor on the Nok-Out site and maybe that might help. http://www.nokout.com/Tobacco-and-Smoke-Odor.html There are suggestions listed in the main text and more in the column on the left side of the page. It might depend on a number of factors....like the type of fiber in the cloth and the intensity of the smoke. Best of luck!
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It does clean very well, may need some elbow grease if its gotten too bad. It stays clear until you get smoking in your wood stove, which will start to darken it again. Looks fine if you give it a quick clean before lighting the stove. It's all I'll use, and I've tried almost everything.
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Not sure. We have bought this to purify the air, we have 7 cats at home. We are non smokers, so I don't really know if it would clean the air of smoke.It does a good job with cat particles.
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I actually purchased this for my daughter and son-in-law; they have a 3-season porch where they smoke--cigars and cigarettes. I really can't say anything about dust but I do know it has significantly cut down on the smell. Sorry, I could not be of more help.
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We do not smoke but we have had dogs and it removes the dog smell. Plus we live in a rural area and there is a lot of skunks that get hit on the road near us. and this removes that odor as well. So i would imagine that it would remove smoke odor. Hope that helps.
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actually I haven't. I don't smoke and have no pets. Seems that all my filters, walls, and window treatments don't get 'dirty' quickly. If I do need to clean it, I'd check the owner's manual, and if that didn't tell me I'd figure out how to take the guard off and use a Swifter type dusting material.
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I bought this specifically because there was a smoker in the apt. Below us who smoked so much you would think the smoker lived with us. It helped a lot but there were still moments you could smell traces. And it only covered the area the box specified. I donit know if it would be as effective in a smoker's home. I also cleaned mine more often, by choice, to keep tar from building up.
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I am sorry but I don't have cigarette smokers in my house. I can tell you that it seems to help with cooking odors, if that helps at all. My other suggestion is that if you get it, please clean it on a regular basis. Cleaning is easy, I waited too long because I thought it would be hard.
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Unless the residue is getting severe (ie: making the lid stick), leave it on the lid/body.. This is just a residue of smoke and fat. Over time it will help your smoker seal better, and will "season" the smoker a bit with a base-line smoke. I would clean the water pan after each use. Or better yet, foil wrap it and discard the foil each use (particularly needed if you do high-heat and a dry pan). Exception 1: if you use the smoker for fish as well as other meats, clean it. Exception 2: You should remove thick grease from the edges where the parts meet (ie: lid to body, body to base) while the smoker is still warm, otherwise the smoker might stick together with congealed fats and you'd need to heat it up to get it back apart. As far as cleaners go, nearly any non-abrasive cleaner should be fine, as the finish is a porcelain enamel. You'd need very serious acids to damage the finish chemically, but you could scratch it off with something like scouring powder. In general I'd go for something relatively gentle, but good at cutting grease, like hand dish soap in warm water, or a citrus grill cleaner. For heavy burnt-on gunk, the virtual weber bullet site suggests soft scrub, but I have not tried this myself.
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Hello, This product is great for removing stains from tobacco. Many of our clients have had great success with the product and also continue to use it after to maintain the results they achieved. Please let us know if you have any further questions, Thanks!
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It is not as good as I had hoped. I live in a townhouse and my neighbor smokes. I got it because I was always smelling her smoke in my place.
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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 !