Smoke Eaters & Air Purifiers for Cigar Smoke

Air purifiers for cigar smoke: how to size a smoke eater

Cigar smoke has two parts. The haze is particles; the smell that lingers in curtains and furniture is gases. A purifier with a thin carbon sheet clears the haze and leaves the smell. A smoke eater needs deep carbon filtration and enough airflow to change the room's air many times an hour.

The math: room volume = length x width x ceiling height. Air changes per hour = unit CFM x 60 ÷ room volume. A 20 x 25 ft room with a 9 ft ceiling is 4,500 cubic feet; one Airpura T700 at its maximum 635 CFM gives about 8.5 air changes per hour. Plan for at least 6, and more for busy lounges.

Cigar smoke eater models compared

Compare them in detail: T600 vs T600 DLX vs T700.

Commercial smoke eaters for lounges and bars

For a lounge, two units placed at opposite ends clear the air more evenly than one large unit, and they keep working if one is being serviced. Pair them with fresh-air ventilation where local code requires it.

Cigar ventilation vs air filtration: what a room or lounge needs

A cigar ventilation system and an air filtration system do different jobs, and most rooms need both:

• Ventilation (exhaust fan plus fresh-air supply) removes smoke from the room while people are smoking and replaces it with outside air. For a commercial smoking lounge, the International Mechanical Code calls for 60 CFM of outdoor air per person, exhausted rather than recirculated; your local code and HVAC contractor set the final number.
• Filtration (a smoke eater like the Airpura T600 or T700) cleans the air that stays in the room: it pulls out the haze and, with deep carbon, the gases that cause lingering smell. It works during sessions and keeps cleaning after everyone has left, which is what stops the smell settling into furniture.

For a home cigar room: a window or exhaust fan for airflow plus one smoke eater sized for 6+ air changes per hour is the usual setup. For a cigar lounge or bar: code-compliant exhaust plus two or more smoke eaters placed apart. See our cigar lounge equipment checklist and the ventilation and CFM sizing guide.

Air purifiers for cigarette and pipe smoke

The same T-series units work for cigarette and pipe smoke; cigarette smoke is lighter but more constant, and the tar barrier, which protects the carbon, needs changing more often in busy rooms.

Comparing options? Read the best air purifier for cigar smoke.

Dealing with old smell in a room or house? See how to get rid of cigar smell.

Sizing a room? Read our cigar room ventilation and smoke-eater sizing guide, or call (985) 531-8513 with your room dimensions.