What is the best way to keep smoke from leaving your room?!?

Question

I am a cigarette smoker. But my roommate is "allergic" to cigarette smoke.

What are ways I could use to keep the smoke and smoke smell from leaving my room?

stuff like " Putting a damp towel under your door"

"opening a window"

and no smart azz remarks plzzz

Answer 1

i don't want to be smart *** but how about STOP!!!!

for every cigarette u have u take 10 mins off your life. Also, one grandpa has emphysema and is slowly dieing from smoking.

another grandpa lung cancer from second hand smoke. so if you  care about anyone but yourself, STOP!!!!

and btw, ur being smartass because you said your roommate is "allergic". SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY ARE ALLERGIC!!!"

Answer 2

Open a few windows, put a fan facing outwards blowing outside. This will help to vent and pull air outside. Unfortunately some people are extremely sensitive to smoke. Like me.... My father smokes and every time I'm around it my eyes swell up and i get all stuffy. It's not fun. Out of courtesy of your roommate you may want to try your best to smoke outside once in a while or limit to one smoke in the house a day. I know it may inconvenience you but that way you wont be killing your roommate.

Answer 3

I think there are at least two obvious problems to deal with:  keeping the smoke in the room and venting it afterwards.  Stopping the smoke from completely escaping is very difficult, but a damp towel at the threshold works.  Ensure the cracks at the door frame are sealed and any central cooling/heating vents are closed.

For lingering smoke trapped in your room I'd say circulation is key.  Opening the window will help, but you could also get a good air purifier with a HEPA filter.  Not the ionic versions; they're hard to clean and produce ozone, according to some studies.

Covering it up with scents, air sprays or candles won't help your roomie's "allergy".  They're temporary fixes.  Febreeze like products seem to work better at removing odors more long-term.

You may end up smoking outside.

Answer 4

There are smokeless ashtrays and air purifiers. But if your roommate is as sensitive as I am they may not be enough.

You may consider these smart ***, but they're not meant to be. A. Smoke outside B. Quit smoking (it's the single worst thing you can do for your health) C. Wear the patch D. Get a new roommate.

Breathing is a right, smoking isn't.

Answer 5

Use a home-rigged version of the technique used in isolation wards in hospitals, negative air pressure. Install a small window fan, with the speed set to exhaust the air at a low rate. Since the idea is to create negative pressure in your room you'll have to seal up around the fan so it doesn't just draw air back in through your window, but draws it from other windows through the crack under your door. You can test this by standing outside the room with the door closed and blowing smoke at the crack at the bottom of the door. If there's negative pressure in the room, you'll see the smoke sucked into the crack. Experiment a bit to get the effect the way you want it.

Answer 6

Well...you can get an air diffuser. Those create ions that attach to the bad odor ions and neutralize them.

Answer 7

put a box-fan in your window drawing the air outwards...