Matthew,

Have you thought about a filter unit?  Several years ago I was at a training center where
they had a filter unit that seemed to scrub the smoke from the air quite well.  You won't
be exhausting your conditioned air with this approach.

Gary Camac

Matthew Lamkin wrote:

> Hiya folks,
> I know that this is a bit off topic, but are there any ventilation
> experts out there?
>
> If I explain why I ask:
> My employers stopped smoking on the premises a while ago, but knocked up
> a partitioned room in the canteen
> for the die hard smokers to use (rather that than lose them).
> However the canteen quickly fills with smoke, making it unbearable to
> non smokers.
>
> The canteen is approx. 70' long X 20' wide X 10' high, ate each end is a
> 16" (approx.) fan.
> The partitioned smoker room is an enclosed room with a small 9" fan in
> it
> (its all that would fit in the roofspace available as its next to some
> windows).
>
> What happens is that "the smokers" come and have a smoke, filling the
> room and the smoke just happens to
> leach out as the fan in there is inadequate to extract it.
> The fans at either end keep getting messed with as everyone seems to
> have their own opinion as to how best to operate them.
> So when it comes time for me to go and eat my dinner, the air is stale &
> bad to breath, I then have to open the windows & everyone complains of
> getting cold etc.
>
> If there is an expert out there could I beg a suggestion as to the best
> way to operate the fans?
> (I know the "best" thing is to get rid of the smoke room, but that's not
> going to happen for a long while).
>
> Here is a rough ASCII drawing of the room.
> _______________________________________________
> |         |--|                                |        SMOKE
>  |          |--|        |
> |      FAN1                            |        ROOM                |
>    FAN2     |
> |                                              |________________|
>               |
> |
>                                     |
> |
>             |                       |
> |____________________________________|__________|
>                                                  7' HIGH WOODEN
> PARTITION
>
> Many thanks for any reply...
> Matthew Lamkin
> PCB Draughtsman.
>
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