Covering air vents in kitchen or bathroom in NYC apartments
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Thanks but its coming from the Apartment UNDER me so like I said the vents in the kitchen and bathroom have no effect. Cover them the way I did works however if the smoke is coming in another way it does nothing for the cause.
I'm gonna buy an oil diffuser
If, as in my case, the smells and smoke are infiltrating through nooks and crannies OTHER than the vents, the best you can do us two-pronged. First, seal every hole you can find: caulk around all pipes, seal electrical outlets that are not in use, seal around your doors (V-seals are good), etc. Then, seal your suction vents because that suction is what can pull in air from holes you have missed. When all this hard work is done, open one window 1/2 inch. IF air is blowing in, it indicates you have missed something because air is escaping somewhere. If that is the case, ALWAYS leave this window cracked slightly open so that the direction of smells is always in the window and OUT through all your connections with neighbors.
My place is sealed super tight, but still some air will blow into the apartment, so I missed SOMETHING. But with the place sealed as tightly as I can and one window open 1/2 inch, I get no smells. If I close that window, I start to smell the fragrance of an old ashtray. The woman next door to me, 3 years dead, smoked like a chimney and her memory lingers on. The couple who moved in fear for their baby's health because the kid's bedroom "smells like an old saloon."
I think it is that stench that gets sucked into my living room under the drywall.
Your goal is an aerodynamic one: you need to make sure your apartment is at a very slightly higher pressure than your neighbors, never lower. It can get complicated, but it can get done.
If, as in my case, the smells and smoke are infiltrating through nooks and crannies OTHER than the vents, the best you can do us two-pronged. First, seal every hole you can find: caulk around all pipes, seal electrical outlets that are not in use, seal around your doors (V-seals are good), etc. Then, seal your suction vents because that suction is what can pull in air from holes you have missed. When all this hard work is done, open one window 1/2 inch. IF air is blowing in, it indicates you have missed something because air is escaping somewhere. If that is the case, ALWAYS leave this window cracked slightly open so that the direction of smells is always in the window and OUT through all your connections with neighbors.
My place is sealed super tight, but still some air will blow into the apartment, so I missed SOMETHING. But with the place sealed as tightly as I can and one window open 1/2 inch, I get no smells. If I close that window, I start to smell the fragrance of an old ashtray. The woman next door to me, 3 years dead, smoked like a chimney and her memory lingers on. The couple who moved in fear for their baby's health because the kid's bedroom "smells like an old saloon."
I think it is that stench that gets sucked into my living room under the drywall.
Your goal is an aerodynamic one: you need to make sure your apartment is at a very slightly higher pressure than your neighbors, never lower. It can get complicated, but it can get done.
You need to tell a lot of people that on this thread. I posted a question similar to yours and people was crying like crazy about the “rules”
Thats because I'm not breaking rules like you. I'm having to deal with the consequences of rule breakers like you. I'm having to deal with covering this due to people that are smoking in the smoke free building. I am not one of them. I go outside, like my *ss is suppose to! Ungrateful, disrespectful people.
First approximation: Cut a piece of paper to fit the vent and tape it on. Five minutes work on a stepstool.
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