How effect are air purifiers?
How to get rid of or prevent smoke smell in room and clothes?
I am living at my boyfriends house this summer for job reasons since there are no summer jobs out where I live. There is one problem though and that is his mom smokes in the house and refuses to smoke outside. She pays the rent so no one can make her do otherwise. I just don’t want to smell like smoke constantly when I live here.
I was thinking about getting an air purifier for the room. I can’t afford an expensive one but it’s about a 12×12 bedroom so would a small purifier for under $100 dollars help? Also, I hate when my clothes smell like smoke so does anyone know any good remedies that may absorb the smoke so my boyfriend’s and my clothes won’t smell? Maybe something we can put into the dresser with our clothes?
Anything tips would be helpful! I just want to at least try to avoid some of the smell and negative health effects from her smoking this summer!
I use a generic filter instead of those blue basic fiber ones on my air conditioner,they filter pet dander and mold dust down to 5 microns.For you to get a good idea of what 5 microns size of anything in the air you are wanting to filter and not breathe or smell,think of the dust that comes from tapping two chalk board erasers together-you know how it makes a bunch of white dust that falls slowly to the floor,well that is bigger and heavier than 5 microns,talcum face powder (some of them) stay floating if clapped against your hand for a while,kind of not settling or falling directly to the floor,thats equal to what 5 microns filters capture and remove,and simular to smoke which lingers in the same way.There are 3M name brand filters which can cost around $14 for only one average central ac filter size,when many use two!,I found Arm & Hammer ones at WalMart for about $5.they need changing once per month and really make the most bang for the buck as i say,as for your clothes,you can cut drier sheets in half and tumble dry on med heat for a couple of minutes to cure that.My older family always used moth balls which scent hung clothes in closets and taped to the sides of dresser drawers (so it wont harm fabricks-it melts in humidity and over time,but see if you wont mind its smell before you use it due to its powerful scent!.Thats all i can suggest that wont cost you much as those air purifiers and there extremely expensive filters some have that need replacement quite often along with electricity bill increase from its use.Good luck and i understand where you commin from,i hate the smell also,but atleast its not friggin stinky A** cigars 
.peace and good luck,wall
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daughter has asthma…(she is 3, and was diagnosed when she was 1)….we looked into air purifiers…and this is what we did……we bought a rainbow vacum off of ebay….they are also one of the best air purifiers because it purifies with water (and a heck of a vaccum taboot)…..but we also got a de-humidifier to take the moisture out of the air!….anything broncial doesnt need more moisture…..the rainbow doesnt put alot of moisture into the air it just purifies through a water basin…since we bought these two items she hasnt had anymore problems, and no more week long hospital stays….hope this helps
Wow that’s so sweet that you would care so much about your daughter. You must be a great dad! I bet she loves you a whole lot too.
I think that getting an air purifier would be a good idea.
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I have an air purifier. Since we have gotten ours, I believe that we have reduced the colds and other illnesses significantly. My spouse and my son both have asthma. Since we have gotten the purifier there have been no serious attacks. We are using the ionized one. It doesn’t have any filters you just clean off the purifier. We love it.