Back porch in the winter

[jkstewart1]

Been pondering the same issue myself. Might just have to insulate the garage and add some kind of air exchange system. If I can find a quick and dirty system, so much the better. I'm surprised the radiant heaters keep anyone warm enough in the open air, but I never have tried them.

[357]

Originally Posted by jkstewart1

Been pondering the same issue myself. Might just have to insulate the garage and add some kind of air exchange system. If I can find a quick and dirty system, so much the better. I'm surprised the radiant heaters keep anyone warm enough in the open air, but I never have tried them.

I know ozone air purifiers have had some bad press, but they do a good job of killing smoke smell in rooms and on objects. If my garage was my only refuge, I would insulate, propane tank jeater (they are like $20-$30 I think), and put in an ozone air purifier if you're worried about smoke smell. If you're only going to be in the garage for one smoke, you might not even need to ventilate. More than one, I would crack the door at least.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by 357

I know ozone air purifiers have had some bad press, but they do a good job of killing smoke smell in rooms and on objects. If my garage was my only refuge, I would insulate, propane tank jeater (they are like $20-$30 I think), and put in an ozone air purifier if you're worried about smoke smell. If you're only going to be in the garage for one smoke, you might not even need to ventilate. More than one, I would crack the door at least.

I have an electric radient heater in my garage that I picked up on sale from Costco:



Works great at keeping me warm in the garage (when it's too windy and rainy to smoke outside). The catch is that I have so much stuff in my garage that the smoke settles into everything and hangs around. I have not smoked in my garage since last winter and you can still smell it... It does not bother me but my wife always brings it up

I need to try an Ozone Purifier to see if that helps. The other thing I do while smoking in the garage is cover up the air intake on our furnace so that the smoke does not get pulled into the house (I checked with the company who did some maintenance on the furnace and they said that covering up the intake would not hurt the furnace or cause a problem in our home).

Originally Posted by 357

I know ozone air purifiers have had some bad press, but they do a good job of killing smoke smell in rooms and on objects. If my garage was my only refuge, I would insulate, propane tank jeater (they are like $20-$30 I think), and put in an ozone air purifier if you're worried about smoke smell. If you're only going to be in the garage for one smoke, you might not even need to ventilate. More than one, I would crack the door at least.

I went through all of this in early January 2009 because I planned on smoking in my car and apartment (no longer in the car). A commercial grade Odor Free ozone generator solved the problem. I picked up the Villa 1000, because I rather have too much than too little. Does what it's supposed to...kills any and all odors, in my apartment or car.