Home Page link

How to Detect Source of Cigarette Smoke?

Home| Search | About
Login Password
Register Now! Lost Password?

Home Repair - - If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Otherwise look here. 

Page 1 of 2       1 2 > last >> Bookmark this page:  YahooMyWeb Yahoo!  Google Google  Windows Live Favorites Windows Live  del.icio.us del.icio.us  digg digg  Add to Netscape Netscape
Subject Author Date
How to Detect Source of Cigarette Smoke? Kelly 10-10-2006
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
Posted by Kelly on October 10, 2006, 12:25 pm


How can I determine the source of cigarette smoke that has been coming
into my apartment so I can block it.

I live on the third floor rear of a six-floor brownstone in NYC. There
are two apartments on each floor, front and rear (except one on the
6th). I believe that only the people in the fourth floor front smoke.
All my windows face a backyard area. The backs of a restaurant up the
block and two large apartment buildings also face this area.

My building has no central air conditioning system. I've closed off the
two exhaust vents (in the kitchen and bathroom) with thick plastic and
duct tape.

Lately, I have noticed a constant smell of cigarette smoke, usually
starting mid-day and lasting until 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. This goes on for a
few days or a few weeks and then stops for a few days or a few weeks and
then starts again. The the people in the first floor rear apartment
have also noticed it.

The smell is strongest in my bedroom, which is farthest away from the
smokers in the front apartment upstairs.

I suspect that the smoke is from the restaurant's exhaust, due to the
hours I smell it. And I think I only smell it sometime because of
changes in wind direction. (I just thought of this and will keep track
of that going forward.)

But I'm not sure, and it may be that some is also entering my apartment
from somewhere in my building.

Are there any tests or chemicals to determine the source of the smoke?

Thanks for any help.

Ellen


Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 10, 2006, 12:28 pm


> How can I determine the source of cigarette smoke that has been coming
> into my apartment so I can block it.
>
> I live on the third floor rear of a six-floor brownstone in NYC. There
> are two apartments on each floor, front and rear (except one on the 6th).
> I believe that only the people in the fourth floor front smoke.
> All my windows face a backyard area. The backs of a restaurant up the
> block and two large apartment buildings also face this area.
>
> My building has no central air conditioning system. I've closed off the
> two exhaust vents (in the kitchen and bathroom) with thick plastic and
> duct tape.
>
> Lately, I have noticed a constant smell of cigarette smoke, usually
> starting mid-day and lasting until 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. This goes on for a
> few days or a few weeks and then stops for a few days or a few weeks and
> then starts again. The the people in the first floor rear apartment have
> also noticed it.
>
> The smell is strongest in my bedroom, which is farthest away from the
> smokers in the front apartment upstairs.
>
> I suspect that the smoke is from the restaurant's exhaust, due to the
> hours I smell it. And I think I only smell it sometime because of changes
> in wind direction. (I just thought of this and will keep track of that
> going forward.)
>
> But I'm not sure, and it may be that some is also entering my apartment
> from somewhere in my building.
>
> Are there any tests or chemicals to determine the source of the smoke?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ellen
>

What will you do when you find the source?



Posted by Kelly on October 11, 2006, 11:19 am


Thanks Mark, Norminn and Joe for your recommendations. I think blocking
the intake sources will help a lot.

In the meantime, I've used some fans to pressurize my apartment and that
has helped quite a bit. Unfortunately, all my windows face what seems
to be a source of the smoke.

Ellen Kelly



Posted by Al Bundy on October 12, 2006, 4:07 pm



>> How can I determine the source of cigarette smoke that has been
>> coming into my apartment so I can block it.
>>
>> I live on the third floor rear of a six-floor brownstone in NYC.
>> There are two apartments on each floor, front and rear (except one on
>> the 6th). I believe that only the people in the fourth floor front
>> smoke. All my windows face a backyard area. The backs of a
>> restaurant up the block and two large apartment buildings also face
>> this area.
>>
>> My building has no central air conditioning system. I've closed off
>> the two exhaust vents (in the kitchen and bathroom) with thick
>> plastic and duct tape.
>>
>> Lately, I have noticed a constant smell of cigarette smoke, usually
>> starting mid-day and lasting until 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. This goes on for
>> a few days or a few weeks and then stops for a few days or a few
>> weeks and then starts again. The the people in the first floor rear
>> apartment have also noticed it.
>>
>> The smell is strongest in my bedroom, which is farthest away from the
>> smokers in the front apartment upstairs.
>>
>> I suspect that the smoke is from the restaurant's exhaust, due to the
>> hours I smell it. And I think I only smell it sometime because of
>> changes in wind direction. (I just thought of this and will keep
>> track of that going forward.)
>>
>> But I'm not sure, and it may be that some is also entering my
>> apartment from somewhere in my building.
>>
>> Are there any tests or chemicals to determine the source of the
>> smoke?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Ellen
>>
>
> What will you do when you find the source?
>
>

Third floor? NYC?

Get back to healthy 100% auto exhaust...


Posted by Norminn on October 10, 2006, 12:55 pm


Kelly wrote:

> How can I determine the source of cigarette smoke that has been coming
> into my apartment so I can block it.
>
> I live on the third floor rear of a six-floor brownstone in NYC. There
> are two apartments on each floor, front and rear (except one on the
> 6th). I believe that only the people in the fourth floor front smoke.
> All my windows face a backyard area. The backs of a restaurant up the
> block and two large apartment buildings also face this area.
>
> My building has no central air conditioning system. I've closed off the
> two exhaust vents (in the kitchen and bathroom) with thick plastic and
> duct tape.
>
> Lately, I have noticed a constant smell of cigarette smoke, usually
> starting mid-day and lasting until 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. This goes on for a
> few days or a few weeks and then stops for a few days or a few weeks and
> then starts again. The the people in the first floor rear apartment
> have also noticed it.
>
> The smell is strongest in my bedroom, which is farthest away from the
> smokers in the front apartment upstairs.
>
> I suspect that the smoke is from the restaurant's exhaust, due to the
> hours I smell it. And I think I only smell it sometime because of
> changes in wind direction. (I just thought of this and will keep track
> of that going forward.)
>
> But I'm not sure, and it may be that some is also entering my apartment
> from somewhere in my building.
>
> Are there any tests or chemicals to determine the source of the smoke?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ellen
>
Finding the source won't do much other than satisfy your curiosity.
Sealing up possible entries is the way to take care of it. Air car
migrate unit to unit through wall openings, and there are gaps at bottom
of walls and around electrical openings. Caulk around bottom of
baseboards to seal off those as much as possible. A foam insulation
around light fixtures and wall outlets might help. Anything with an
exhaust that draws air into the apartment will pull air in under doors
and leaky areas around windows.

Page 1 of 2       1 2 > last >>
Similar ThreadsPosted
Cigarette Smoke Detector September 8, 2005, 5:00 pm
Cigarette smoke detector February 11, 2008, 4:00 pm
Ruyan e-cigarette e-cigarettes v8 How to release harm from second cigarette February 1, 2008, 6:01 am
How to detect a mobile phone :-) September 29, 2006, 12:26 pm
How to detect water drippage? January 27, 2008, 7:16 pm
how to detect leak in storm drain? December 12, 2005, 2:41 am
How to detect pipes/wires in masonry September 9, 2007, 6:02 am
Eliminating Cigarette Smell in a House? April 3, 2006, 4:10 pm
Cigarette Ligher Power Inverter with 4 Cylender car January 8, 2006, 9:47 am
cigarette burn marks on bathroom sink July 31, 2008, 5:44 am

Contact Us | Privacy Policy

XML SitemapXML Sitemap