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smoking odorsDec 20, 2012

We have a problem on one floor of our building where there are several heavy smokers. Even with the use of an industrial quality air cleaner in the apartment some odors still get into the hallway. Does anyone know of an engineer that specializes in air flow issues to see if we can improve the situation?

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this - AEN Dec 20, 2012

seal their doors on all sides with rubber sweeps on the bottom and stripping for the sides - all bought from hardware store. Cheap easy solution.

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we tried that - Burt Dec 21, 2012

We did that. It doesn't work too well on the floor where there is carpet to go over. Also, the odors get into the hallway whenever the smoker opens the door to go out.

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Odors - Steve-Inwood Dec 22, 2012

Hi,

You probably have negative pressure in the building. This happens a lot in restaurants due to the hood ventilation systems which draw air out of the building. In your case, it might be the elevator shafts or other hallway venting. So when the door to the unit is opened, their air rushes into the area of lower pressure – the hallways. (This is another reason why not to take elevators in a fire by the way.)

Talk to a HVAC engineer to see if this is the case and what you can do about it (arrive at a better balance). You may need to replace the seals on the elevator doors. It is hard to tell not knowing more.

Steve
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smoke odors - burt Dec 23, 2012

We do have airflow into the hallways and have roof exhaust fans in the kitchens and bathrooms. We are trying to get an engineer that knows this topic. Our prior one was a waste of money.

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