Cigar Smoke & Odor Removal

Smoking cigars in enclosed or confined indoor spaces exposes patrons, staff, and other building occupants to tobacco by-products and other harmful airborne contaminants. It is essential for cigar bars and other establishments where smoking is permitted - such as lounges, VFW posts and halls, American Legions and casinos, to ensure that smoke, haze, and odors do not disturb the comfort of patrons, staff, and building occupants.

Cigars contain the same addictive, toxic and carcinogenic compounds found in cigarettes and are not a safe alternative to them, but because cigar smoke is heavier than cigarette and hookah smoke, it requires the proper filter media and use of carbon to effectively control the smoke, haze, and odors it generates.

Because a cigar contains more tobacco than a cigarette, it leads to longer smoking sessions and releases higher emission volumes. When smoked in confined indoor spaces at typical smoking and ventilation rates, cigars may produce concentrations of certain regulated ambient air pollutants, including CO and RSP, which can violate federal air quality standards and add to the level of these compounds already in the ambient air from other combustion sources.

Business owners implement ventilation and commercial smoke eaters, also known as air filtration systems, to create comfortable atmospheres, establish health and safety protocols, and meet air quality regulations. Air filtration systems must be sized and strategically placed to create air patterns that maximize efficiency and performance.

Smoke eater placement and configuration recommendations are based on factors including: equipment capacity, room size, and load factors — working with a Blue Ox specialist will ensure that efficiency, air exchanges, capacity, and air pattern application requirements are met to achieve overall effectiveness.

Effectively removing cigar smoke and odors does more than improve air quality – it also helps lower energy and maintenance costs, and minimizes pollution build-up on walls, furnishings, and windows. By implementing smoke eater systems, you can develop circular airflow patterns or air exchanges, that clean the same air multiple times resulting in a consistently fresh, odorless environment.