Activated charcoal to get rid of smoke smell in a room?

russell664 · 26 Jun 2015 at 16:56

BuffetSlayer said:
Worst "I want to hide my Cannabis smells" ever

Or OP can eat lots of things to make them fart, should also mask the smell.

Flying_Hellfish · 26 Jun 2015 at 17:03

Or possibly OP bought/rented a house that suffers from the smoke smell?

If so I suggest they take up smoking. The smell will soon be undetectable.

arknor · 26 Jun 2015 at 17:08

activated charcoal works by pulling air or water through it, the particles get trapped inside the charcoal.

by it self it doesn't magically absorb smells

paint the room, shake and vac the carpet or spray tons of febreeze to disguise any smell from the carpet

you can get ones that emit UV particles or whatever, ionizers ? but at the level they need to destroy smells it's supposedly unsafe for human exposure

The potential danger with this is that humans don't usually breathe ionized air, and many studies show that electromagnetically charged particles can damage lungs. Also, if an oxygen molecule bonds with two others, it becomes O3, or ozone. Ozone can irritate airways and exacerbate breathing-related problems.

The best way to use an ionizer is with an operation scheduler or timer. This way, you can run your air purifier and ionizer while you are out of the house. Then, the charged particles will bond with other compounds without damaging your lungs. However, if you are sensitive to ozone, you should avoid ionizers entirely.

russell664 · 26 Jun 2015 at 17:25

So, correct me if i'm wrong...

If you fart through a block of activated Charcoal, all the partials will be caught, resulting in no smell?

If that is the case, it is blasphemy! Blasphemy I tell you! :mad:

dowie · 26 Jun 2015 at 17:27

if you want fresh air in a room the open a window and allow air to circulate

problem with the room is more likely the smoke smell from the furniture, walls etc...

activated charcoal isn't going to do anything about that - ditch the soft furnishings, change the carpets and repaint/paper the walls

arknor · 26 Jun 2015 at 17:34

russell664 said:
So, correct me if i'm wrong...

If you fart through a block of activated Charcoal, all the partials will be caught, resulting in no smell?

If that is the case, it is blasphemy! Blasphemy I tell you!

only if your fart is pulled through the charcoal.

how do you think carbon filters stop the smell of a very strong smelling plants, enabling people to grow them next door to you and the only sign is the melted snow on the roof because they forgot to insulate the loft

Cat_J · 26 Jun 2015 at 18:24

russell664 said:
So, correct me if i'm wrong...

If you fart through a block of activated Charcoal, all the partials will be caught, resulting in no smell?

If that is the case, it is blasphemy! Blasphemy I tell you!

For some reason this just reminded me of Family Guy

You could be onto something

me227 · 26 Jun 2015 at 20:42

Buy a few litres of Febreze.

Soundood · 26 Jun 2015 at 20:46

The Craig said:
I instead would suggest proper soap washing the walls. I did this at an old flat and got rid of all the grease etc (I can't quite remember the washes name but it's a specific wall wash solution)

(you could then apply a new coat of paint after I suppose.

its called sugar soap, and is great for washing down walls prior to decorating,

in this case it would be awaste of time and effort, and when you re-paint it will still come through, believe me I learned the hard way.