Air Cleaner Suggestion/ Recamendations

former ciggie smoker here as well, and NEVER had any urge to inhale a cigar.

Not sure what size "bank" you might be breaking, but I know a lot of guys that smoke in their house and run air purifiers 24/7...

Air Purifier

[nayslayer]

That air purified treats 400 square feet of air, and you have 4800 sq ft. you will need some a lot bigger

[bobarian]

You dont need an air purifier, what you need is ventilation! With that amount of space the cost/benefit of air purifiers is very high. It would be much less expensive to install an inline ventilation/exhaust fan and install it above the garage ceiling. Vented directly outside, even a moderate 400cfm fan should do the job. If you are not handy, check with a local heating/air conditioner installer.

[Wharf Rat]

Originally Posted by bobarian

You dont need an air purifier, what you need is ventilation! With that amount of space the cost/benefit of air purifiers is very high. It would be much less expensive to install an inline ventilation/exhaust fan and install it above the garage ceiling. Vented directly outside, even a moderate 400cfm fan should do the job. If you are not handy, check with a local heating/air conditioner installer.

Yeah, Bobs think alike on this. One thing to consider: The air you are pushing outside was heated or cooled first. So, that's a utility cost to keep in mind. There are "heat recovery ventilators" if you want to get fancy.

Bob

Pete -

Buddy of mine runs two of those in his house. He smokes around 5 - 7 a day.

Now, I don't follow the specs...I just know that it works.

You can't smell ANY residuals with those running.

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by nayslayer

That air purified treats 400 square feet of air, and you have 4800 sq ft. you will need some a lot bigger

you might want to check your apples and oranges.
20x20= 400 sq. ft.
20x20x12= 4800 cubic feet.
Curious that many sites don't say how high the ceiling is in the "treated" area.

I always laugh when I see air cleaners rated for square feet.
What I really want to know when dealing with any type of air equipment is cfm, and funny enough, a lot of "purifier" or "hepa" cleaners don't have the ratings. How many times can I change over the cubic in an hour, and what level of filtration is it. Marketing will tell you all kinds of other things. It's a bit like shopping for cel phone plans.

[hotreds]

http://www.jardenstore.com/Index.aspx

[joeobx]

You don't need an air purifier, what you need is ventilation! With that amount of space the cost/benefit of air purifiers is very high. It would be much less expensive to install an inline ventilation/exhaust fan and install it above the garage ceiling. Vented directly outside, even a moderate 400cfm fan should do the job. If you are not handy, check with a local heating/air conditioner installer.

Never thought of that....sometimes I get locked onto a idea and get tunnel vision. Thats another thing I like about this place, alway some other ideas