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

"Kelly" wrote in message
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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?

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.

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.)


find a window or other source of fresh air and use a fan to blow that
fresh air into your apratment. That will raise the air pressure in
your apt a little and keep the smoky air from coming in.

Mark

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

In article ,
Kelly wrote:

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



CA has on the Nov. ballot an increase of the tax on a pack.
Like $2.60 increase. a pack of smokes will cost about $7. that should
help everyone.
you can foley some of the children some of the time.
time to vote some off the island.

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:41:35 -0700, maginot line
wrote:

In article ,
Kelly wrote:

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



CA has on the Nov. ballot an increase of the tax on a pack.
Like $2.60 increase. a pack of smokes will cost about $7. that should
help everyone.
you can foley some of the children some of the time.
time to vote some off the island.

What it will do is create a fairly large cottage industry
bootlegging cigarettes.

"Goedjn" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:41:35 -0700, maginot line
wrote:

In article ,
Kelly wrote:

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



CA has on the Nov. ballot an increase of the tax on a pack.
Like $2.60 increase. a pack of smokes will cost about $7. that should
help everyone.
you can foley some of the children some of the time.
time to vote some off the island.

What it will do is create a fairly large cottage industry
bootlegging cigarettes.

It almost exists in NY. They're MUCH cheaper on the native reservations. The
state occasionally makes big noises about taxing the natives, but then the
noise stops. I suspect some cash drips out of the casino owners' pockets
into someone else's pockets. Just like in Washington.

CA has on the Nov. ballot an increase of the tax on a pack.
Like $2.60 increase. a pack of smokes will cost about $7. that should
help everyone.
you can foley some of the children some of the time.
time to vote some off the island.

What it will do is create a fairly large cottage industry
bootlegging cigarettes.


New York City residents have been paying over $7 for several years and it
doesn't bother them. As a matter of fact, teen smoking is on the rise in NY

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in
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"Kelly" wrote in message
...
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...

Whats REALLY needed is the tobacco industry starts losing all lawsuits
BIGTIME.

at 50 bucks a pack to cover liabilitry costs the industry will die just
as well as its killed some many of its customers.........

it should be called child abuse around kids and illegal in any public
place.....

" wrote in news:1160687019.091141.257270
@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:

Whats REALLY needed is the tobacco industry starts losing all lawsuits
BIGTIME.

at 50 bucks a pack to cover liabilitry costs the industry will die just
as well as its killed some many of its customers.........

it should be called child abuse around kids and illegal in any public
place.....



And do the same thing equally with alcohol! Right?


to cover liabilitry costs

States file lawsuits in the name of education and smoking education. Time
goes by. When settled and received, big percentages silently get diverted
to totally unrelated projects. I've seen it...personally.

"Al Bundy" wrote in message
...
" wrote in news:1160687019.091141.257270
@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:

Whats REALLY needed is the tobacco industry starts losing all lawsuits
BIGTIME.

at 50 bucks a pack to cover liabilitry costs the industry will die just
as well as its killed some many of its customers.........

it should be called child abuse around kids and illegal in any public
place.....



And do the same thing equally with alcohol! Right?


to cover liabilitry costs

States file lawsuits in the name of education and smoking education. Time
goes by. When settled and received, big percentages silently get diverted
to totally unrelated projects. I've seen it...personally.

Me, too. Money went to a stupid ferry project, hauling people from Rochester
to Toronto. Too bad nobody wanted to ride on it.