Cigar room

**COMB2** · 12-18-2006, 10:32 PM

Going to be building a cigar room the the basement this spring. Anyone have any good ideas or tips? Putting in 2 exhust fans to get rid of smoke, 50cfm each. Also building a 400-500 count humidor into the wall. A couple chairs, a table and a mid flat screen with a dvd player. It's not going to be big, only like 10'x14'. Any suggestions would be great or pics of your rooms.

**Bkcloud114** · 12-18-2006, 10:34 PM

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**CoventryCat86** · 12-19-2006, 12:48 AM

Sounds like you're off to a great start!

I would recommend a hepafilter or two, they do a great job eating the smoke! I bought one at Home Cheapo for about $175.00 and it works great.

Oh, also be sure to include an internet hookup for a computer so you can smoke AND post on cigar sites at the same time and maybe a phone line so you can talk on the phone to some of the people you'll get to know here in the future.

One more thing, you may want to consider either making your built in humi either larger or allowing for future expansion. By the time you get done hanging around cigar sites for a couple of years, I can almost guarantee you that your cigar inventory will be 1000+

(Honestly, I'm NOT kidding...).

**chefchris** · 12-19-2006, 12:58 AM

yes, trust me, you'll need to make room for plenty more cigars. if you're making a cigar room, then you need to make room for lots of cigars. i wouldn't clear a closet for my 50 ct humidor. you'll reach 500 easy and you won't want a bunch of coolers sitting around your cigar room. so just make some room for expansion. if you hang around here you're sure to need it.

good luck,
Chris

**Fro-nig** · 12-19-2006, 06:29 AM

what they said! i wish i could make a cigar room in my house. that would be prime

**COMB2** · 12-19-2006, 06:41 AM

Thanks keep them ideas coming. Yea not sure why I was thinking about making a 500 ct humi when I've collected well over 150 cigars in just 3 months of smoking. No hepa just going to get an ozone genarator Ecoquest Fresh Air These things work great. Ozone is 5x stronger than chlorine at killing germs and odors but no strong smell. If you want to kill odors get one of these

**Bassfever** · 12-19-2006, 07:18 AM

If your getting new fans ya might want to step them up to a higher CFM than 50 and go with the utra quiet version from Nutone. Oh and make sure you are direct venting them. Dont tap into yor dryer vent.

**COMB2** · 12-19-2006, 05:22 PM

They are Broan. Same as Nutone. 2 is more than enough for my small space. I'm in the HVAC field btw, got'er under control. Thanks though

Oh and has someone really tapped into the DV before???

**sprangalang** · 12-19-2006, 08:26 PM

Welcome to the board.
10x14, that's a good size room.

**SmokinDVM** · 12-19-2006, 11:56 PM

Being in the HVAC line of work you probably already know this, but I'll post it here anyway...any ozone generator should be vented to the outside air, as ozone allowed to build up too high of a concentration can cause damage to lung tissue.

Never mind. After checking out the link, that unit doesn't produce ozone.

**CoventryCat86** · 12-20-2006, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by SmokinDVM

Being in the HVAC line of work you probably already know this, but I'll post it here anyway...any ozone generator should be vented to the outside air, as ozone allowed to build up too high of a concentration can cause damage to lung tissue.

Never mind. After checking out the link, that unit doesn't produce ozone.

Okay Mr. Know It All, what do you know about what causes damage to lung tissue?

**SmokinDVM** · 12-20-2006, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

Okay Mr. Know It All, what do you know about what causes damage to lung tissue?

http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/bulle...s/b1997_36.htm

http://healthandenergy.com/ozone_damages_health.htm

**tampacigargirl** · 12-20-2006, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by SmokinDVM

Being in the HVAC line of work you probably already know this, but I'll post it here anyway...any ozone generator should be vented to the outside air, as ozone allowed to build up too high of a concentration can cause damage to lung tissue.

Never mind. After checking out the link, that unit doesn't produce ozone.

Actually, this is from the owners manual:

"Please note: The AWAY MODE should be operated in unoccupied
areas only. “Unoccupied areas” includes pets. Some pets, like
humans, may experience adverse reactions from exposure to
increased levels of ozone and should not be present during Away
Mode operation."

**COMB2** · 12-20-2006, 10:05 PM

I've used that model before. You diffently dont want to be in the same room when it's in sanitized mode (away mode) Strong smell. It basicly works like when it rains on a summer day. Cleans the air up. Smells alot alike too. Like when yo ucan smell the rain right before it comes down. I'll just use it to freashen the place up not run it all the time. It's a great product

**tampacigargirl** · 12-20-2006, 10:30 PM

You just have to be careful with it around people that have asthma and other lung problems. I've never been able to be around any ozone generator while it is running. My ex-boyfriend would turn his off(he had one tied into his Central Heat/Air system) a day before I would come over and I'd be fine. But I can't be in the same room as most I've seen. The last one was a commercial unit someone tried to demo at the shop I work at.. I was off for 2 days. When I came back, I found out the unit we demoed was for a room 5x the size of the shop. The other 2 I've been around where the Oreck and the Sharper Image one.