dhk@hp-pcd.UUCP (dhk) (09/14/84)
The August or September (I don't have my copy right with me) issue of New Shelter magazine had a pretty good test of air cleaning machines including the ionization type as well as the fan-and-filter style. I believe that the best results came from the ionization systems. You might want to check this article out since it contained ratings, model numbers, etc for the systems tested. Dustin Kassman !hplabs!hp-pcd!dhk
gino@voder.UUCP (Gino Bloch) (09/17/84)
[use a BIC for all flames] >> I'm a smoker, and my smoke bothers people around me at work, and it's >> time to do something about it. You're right: I strongly urge you to help *YOURSELF* as well by quitting. -- Gene E. Bloch (...!nsc!voder!gino)
ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/19/84)
Watch out for those god awful ION generators. Someone once came up with the great idea that Ozone is good for you. It was a big favorite of the quack medicine show people. Ozone is not good for you, your house plants, or anything made of rubber. I did a research project (back when I was still a biology student) on the effects of ozone on plants. It doesn't take that high of a concentration to make them sick. It also turns out that a big tire wharehouse out in California was using ozone generators and it was some time before they found out why all the tires were rotting. -Ron
figmo@tymix.UUCP (09/20/84)
I have a Pollenex Pure Air "99" in my office. I used to be across
the hall from a chain-smoker, and after one day on the job I was up
wheezing all night. The next day I went into my boss's office and
said "I NEED an air filtering machine!" After getting the go-ahead
(as long as it didn't run over $20) I bought this one for $20.
The wheezing ceased to exist.
--Lynn Gold
Tymshare, Inc.
{...hplabs!tymix!figmo}tierney@fortune.UUCP (09/21/84)
Boy oh Boy I can't agree more! I work with smokers and *REALLY* do not like it! I don't care how much "ecologizing" you do to the air, you won't remove the irritation I feel when you light up that cig! charlie
seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert) (10/10/84)
> The *ONLY* valid complaint a person has about people smoking is the > effect of the smoke on himself. If there is no such effect, i.e. if > the smoke is trapped by a filtration system, he should shut up. Fine. You design a filtration system that captures every single molecule of smoke. Then market it for a price so low that there is no excuse for any room in any building in the world to be without one. Many modern buildings have "efficient" heating/cooling systems that give very poor ventilation. (e.g. none, for practical purposes) For example, the building I'm in keeps the temperature pretty constant (at least compared to similar buildings), but there is virtually no ventilation at all. In talking to the designer, I found out that the airflow is variable. If the temperature is already correct there *isn't any airflow* !!! Someone pokes their head in the door with a cigarette, and I get to breath smoke for hours! Not acceptable. The rule of thumb is that you need at least ten times as much airflow with smokers present as you do with strictly non-smokers. 'twould be nice if they actually followed the guidelines. -- "We've got a full tank of gas, it's dark, and we're _____ wearing sunglasses" /_____\ "Hit it!" /_______\ |___| Snoopy ____|___|_____ ihnp4!ihuxl!seifert