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First let me tell you what WON’T work on Smoke and why.

The point I'm trying to make is that for smoke, mere HEPA filtration is insufficient. If you decide to go with a HEPA based unit for smoke removal, it needs a quality pre-filter to capture the majority of the larger smoke particles so you don't load up the more expensive HEPA filter too quickly. It also needs the capability to remove the many gases, fumes and volatile organic compounds from tobacco smoke. Carbon or various carbon composite materials are often used for the gas and fume side of the problem.

Ultraviolet Air Purifiers – Companies making this technology often promote the fact that there are no filters to change and therefore you save money. They are right; however, the results are partial at best. While this type of purifier CAN help with smoke odors, it does NOTHING for the millions of airborne smoke particles floating throughout your entire home. As a result, this type of purification technology is definitely not my top pick for those looking for the most complete smoke removal results for their home. They may be the right application when odors are your only concern.

Ionic Air Purifiers – You know the "Breeze" purifiers seen on TV and advertised all over the place. This unit is best suited to collecting some dust and airborne particulates. However, this product does nothing for the harmful gases and odors from smoke. Independent tests show that the effectiveness of this type of technology is worse than most air purifiers on the market. Don't buy the hype you see on a paid TV Commercial. I can't tell you how many consumers I speak to who have tried these Ionic Breeze purifiers for smoke and had nothing but complaints.

Electrostatic Air Purifiers – Here is another type of technology that promotes the fact that you don't need to buy replacement filters. I’m sure you’ve seen the infomercials on TV with the vacuum cleaner company flying a balloon around and doing a demonstration in a glass case showing their unit removing smoke from the air. I agree, it is an impressive visual display. And while this device WILL capture some of the visible airborne smoke particles into a metallic collection tray, they don’t mention a thing about the odors and harmful gases. That's because odors and chemical fumes from smoke pass right through this unit un-treated.

The other REALLY important thing to note about these "no filter" air cleaners is that the metal collection trays QUICKLY get covered by a layer of smoke and dust particles. Once dirty, this type of technology loses its ability to capture smoke. Basically - once dirty - IT STOPS WORKING. Combine poor performance, no ability to handle gases, fumes and odors with the messy job of cleaning the collection trays, this is an air cleaning technology I strongly recommend against using for smoke.

How do I know that these devices don’t work as home smoke eaters?

Simple...My customers tell me!

Before I get to the solutions, watch this quick video that will explain why smoke is so difficult to handle in a home.

Home Smoke Removal Challenges Video.

I'm sure you are wondering if anything really works on Smoke.

Don't worry, I offer a few selections that will provide you the right mix of technology, power and performance for a home smoke removal system.

IQAir Air Purifiers - IQAir is a leading brand in the market that offers the IQAir GC MultiGas Air Purifier. This particular air purifier is setup specifically to handle the high volume of gases, fumes and odors from smoke. It also has Hyper-HEPA filtration to get the millions of microscopic smoke particles out of the air. Lastly, it has a quality pre-filter designed to take the bulk of the larger smoke particles, thus protecting the HEPA from loading up too quickly.

Pros: Highest efficiency to capture more of the smoke, gases, fumes and odors than any other product we offer. Individual filter stages allow you to change only the one that requires changing. Automatic filter change indicator.

Cons: Slightly higher price, filter costs may run a little more in heavy smoking situations, not the quietest model when running on high.

Dynamic Air Cleaners - Dynamic is the other Brand that has been making my smoking customers very happy. Dynamic offers a console unit (The Dynamic Air Cleaner CT500) and also a 1" Panel that can go into the filter slot of a forced air central heating and cooling system. This technology uses a patented single filter approach which combines HEPA quality filtration for smoke and dust particles and a sheet of carbon in each filter to absorb the gas, fume and odor problems created by smoke.

What makes Dynamic unique is that with this technology, a low voltage charge is applied to the filter and the carbon center to activate the filter - essentially turning the entire filter into a large magnet to attract, capture and hold the smoke. This process provides HEPA quality filtration, carbon adsorption of odors, gases and fumes in an easy to maintain, single filter system.

CT500
Dynamic CT500 Air Cleaner is great for Smoke Removal, Allergies and Asthma in master bedrooms or larger rooms. Also the perfect smoke eater for heavy smoke in small rooms and moderate to heavy smoke in larger areas. Click the image for more details and to order!

Pros:

• Solid performance on both smoke particles as well as gases and odors.
• Designed to look like furniture.
• Quiet operation.
• Only one filter to change.
• Bought in bulk, the filter costs will run approximately $120 - $220 a year depending on smoke volume.

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