Second hand smoke and air filtration, air purifier, air cleaner

On Second Hand Smoke

• Second hand smoke has been classified by the U.S. EPA as a Class A carcinogen | More |
• Disclaimer: Espitech Air Products disclaims all warranties, implied or otherwise, that anyone (non-smoker or smoker) who installs our air purifiers, air cleaners, or air scrubbers as an alternative to seeking a smoke free environment will be protected from the health risks caused by exposure to second hand smoke.
• "No air filtration or air purification system has been designed that can eliminate all the harmful constituents of secondhand smoke. A reduction of the harmful constituents of secondhand smoke does not protect against the disease and death caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. The U.S. Surgeon General has determined secondhand smoke to cause heart disease, lung cancer, and respiratory illness."

Nature Of Tobacco Smoke

• Tobacco smoke consists of nicotine, tars, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and a substantial number of chemicals and many other irritants. Tars adhere to walls, furniture, carpets, clothing and other articles having large surfaces. After most of the vapor and smoke in the air has been removed by the impregnated carbon media, the walls and other surfaces may retain a film of liquid tar, much of which slowly evaporates back into the air.
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• Allerair D/S and DX/S series with the double activated carbon media together with a matching smoke specific pre-filter (Tar pre-filter), does not hide or mask the odors, chemicals and gases as some other systems do. Allerair and Electrocorp units do not use Ozone, which itself has been labeled a pollutant. According to the American Lung Association and Health Canada, it is dangerous to one's health when you breathe in additional ozone.

How Smoke Odor is Removed

• When first turned on in an already smoke-filled room, the first effect is the removal of the sharp irritants that affect the eyes and the nose. If an  impregnated media filtering unit is already running when smoke starts, the smoke and the vapor is eliminated and an odor free condition can be obtained after smoking stops. This always depends on a variety of factors: sufficient carbon modules, strategic placement, appropriate matching filters, adequate maintenance and operating modules 24 hours a day.
• The elimination of the less acrid tar and chemical odor, and the reduction of the visible mist of liquid tar require little time in most settings. The removal of the remaining odor, which comes from tar and chemical re-emissions from walls, carpets, draperies and furniture, may take several hours to many days, depending on smoking volumes.
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Cost Savings

• When an Allerair or Electrocorp air purifier air cleaner air scrubber air filtration system is used (specifically designed for tobacco smoke with appropriate impregnated carbon and matching pre-filters are available), indoor air can be re-circulated. Therefore, it is possible to save the costs of energy and maintenance of the heating & cooling systems used to pump in outdoor air. Allerair air purifiers air cleaners air scrubbers air filtration systems can help save you money on cleaning bills. These savings alone can more than pay for the air purification system. The activated carbon media can be replaced easily and at a minimal cost.

Smoking Room, Smoking Area: Remove Reduce Indoor Cigarette Cigar Smoke Odor

Tobacco smoke poses a unique indoor air quality concern. Not only does tobacco contain chemicals, odors, and smoke particles; those particles contain tar which block up conventional particle filters in air purifiers. An air purifier for tobacco smoke must be able to combat all of these concerns without having the tar quickly ruin the filters. 

The Tar-Trapping filter, a specially coated filter that removes tar before it can damage the other filters.

Other models appropriate for cigar, cigarette smoke haze, odor removal filtration from Airpurifiers-r-us.com

Pro Series air filtration system high dust chemical odor removal ducting recirculating capabilities compact portable

Home and Office Series Air Filtration System Hepa and Activated Carbon Chemical Filter

Central Air, Whole House, Air Filtration System connects easily to any ducted central furnace system to filter the air in the entire home

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