Article: No cheap solution to clearing a smoke-infused home

GENE AUSTIN, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-18-2007

No cheap solution to clearing a smoke-infused home
By GENE AUSTIN, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
Date: 01-18-2007, Thursday
Section: SHOPPING
Edtion: All Editions
Column: DO IT YOURSELF

Q. We live upstairs in a two-family home. New tenants on the first floor smoke, and the smoke odor permeates our home. We have tried to plug all the openings that could let smoke enter (on the landlord's advice), but the odor is still strong. What can we do about this other than move?

One possible solution is to install one or more room air cleaners in your apartment, but this remedy can be expensive and not very effective unless you choose the ...

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