Cigar room/ventilation

Adrake24 · 10-21-2014, 01:41 PM

Hello all. I am new to the forum and this will be my first post. I want to apologize in advance as I am sure a question similar to this has been asked 1000 times and thank you in advance for any help. I have been an avid cigar smoker for about 6 years now and my wife and I bought our first house 3 years ago. Always had the vision of putting a cigar room in since the winters here in Indiana aren't pleasant to smoke in. Upstairs I have a gigantic bonus room that I have converted to a man cave (shuffleboard table, bar, poker table). Well there is a kick off of that bonus room of another room I basically use as storage. It's not huge, but plenty big to convert it into enough for me bad a few buddies to smoke in. It's completely enclosed with a door and its about 11 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 10 foot tall. My issue is there is no hvac in this room. No return vents. I'm not real worried about how hot or cold it is in there because it will be utilized mostly when it's chilly outside and that room is typically at a good temp then. I don't want smoke getting out of the room obviously. I have already purchased the hardwood and the carpet is getting ripped up to avoid odor. I have been looking at purifans and all types of air cleansers and different ventilation types. Any ideas on any of those things would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much fellas.

Andy

Wharf Rat · 10-21-2014, 04:59 PM

An air purifier won't replace used oxygen. You need fresh air to enter the room so, that means there has to be an exchange of smoky air with clean air. You could add a bathroom ceiling fan and take the exhaust through the roof or a side wall. The pressure in the room will be lower than the nearby bonus room. So, that will help to keep the smoke from migrating where you don't want it.

Ogre · 10-21-2014, 05:50 PM

This is what I use. It works great for clearing a room. I got this one at Lowes.

Adrake24 · 10-21-2014, 08:54 PM

Awesome. Thanks guys.

rr_coyote · 10-23-2014, 10:33 PM

I'll have to post a picture of my funky setup when I can get a picture in the light. I made a device that works great. It's pretty hideous-looking, but it does a fantastic job.

But a window-mounted fan would work quite well to pull the smoke out of a room, as mentioned above.

10-21-2014, 01:41 PM	#1
Adrake24 Just in from the Storm Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 2 Trading: (0)	Cigar room/ventilation Hello all. I am new to the forum and this will be my first post. I want to apologize in advance as I am sure a question similar to this has been asked 1000 times and thank you in advance for any help. I have been an avid cigar smoker for about 6 years now and my wife and I bought our first house 3 years ago. Always had the vision of putting a cigar room in since the winters here in Indiana aren't pleasant to smoke in. Upstairs I have a gigantic bonus room that I have converted to a man cave (shuffleboard table, bar, poker table). Well there is a kick off of that bonus room of another room I basically use as storage. It's not huge, but plenty big to convert it into enough for me bad a few buddies to smoke in. It's completely enclosed with a door and its about 11 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 10 foot tall. My issue is there is no hvac in this room. No return vents. I'm not real worried about how hot or cold it is in there because it will be utilized mostly when it's chilly outside and that room is typically at a good temp then. I don't want smoke getting out of the room obviously. I have already purchased the hardwood and the carpet is getting ripped up to avoid odor. I have been looking at purifans and all types of air cleansers and different ventilation types. Any ideas on any of those things would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much fellas. Andy

10-21-2014, 04:59 PM	#2
Wharf Rat I'll get up and fly away Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bob Location: Florence, SC Posts: 780 Trading: (7)	Re: Cigar room/ventilation An air purifier won't replace used oxygen. You need fresh air to enter the room so, that means there has to be an exchange of smoky air with clean air. You could add a bathroom ceiling fan and take the exhaust through the roof or a side wall. The pressure in the room will be lower than the nearby bonus room. So, that will help to keep the smoke from migrating where you don't want it.

10-21-2014, 05:50 PM	#3
Ogre **CENSORED** Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Central Florida Posts: 12,068 Trading: (46)	Re: Cigar room/ventilation This is what I use. It works great for clearing a room. I got this one at Lowes. __________________

10-21-2014, 08:54 PM	#4
Adrake24 Just in from the Storm Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 2 Trading: (0)	Re: Cigar room/ventilation Awesome. Thanks guys.

10-23-2014, 10:33 PM	#5
rr_coyote Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2014 First Name: Kyle Location: Coon Rapids, MN Posts: 139 Trading: (1)	Re: Cigar room/ventilation I'll have to post a picture of my funky setup when I can get a picture in the light. I made a device that works great. It's pretty hideous-looking, but it does a fantastic job. But a window-mounted fan would work quite well to pull the smoke out of a room, as mentioned above.