Smoke cloud fix?

I usually just use a small fan to circulate the air a little bit.

I have heard that Mega-steam smoke fluid dissipates fast. I might try some some time.

Hope it helps,

-Mike

P.S. I asked a similar question and the discussion was locked so hopefully this won't turn out the same way. Some people seem to get angry over a question like this.

No fan. Just pop the window at one end of the layout open briefly for a minute. My train room is so big that it is nearly impossible to get it "smoke filled". Maybe a slight haze at the worst but not "filled" I ain't air conditioning (or heating) the neighborhood here!

It doesnt usually take much. I usually just kick on the bathroom fan adjacent my layout and leave the bathroom door open. Any sort of airflow at all should be enough to dissipate it

You'd be suprised.  I had four Lionmaster SD80's running on the club modular layout at a show (in a big student commons area open to the school's hallways) with their smoke on and there was a noticeable cloud above the layout.

My sd80's have been tweaked a bit to get more smoke output so that probably had a lot to do with it .

These are interesting casual fixes, however what I am looking for is an isolated HVAC style approach.  Working in a 30' X 30' X 9' area with multiple large steamers running the room gets a but much. 

The situation is that the smoking engines are going to keep on smoking, the fix needs to be within the room's design.

What I would like addressed is the comparison between  purging or recycling/filtering and the suggested ductwork/air handler/filter media. 

Has anyone here tken this approach?

You might try electric air clears.The type that mount on the ceiling.I have them installed in the central air in my train room.mac

I have a bathroom fan mounted in my drop ceiling vented to the outside.

Toy trains smoke isn't smoke.  It's a fine oil vapor.  It's closest analogy would be the cooking oil/debris your range vent is trying to absorb/clear in the kitchen.  

Your success at getting rid of it may have more to do with how clean is the air it's being discharged into.   If there is a lot of dust the  oil vapor will attract the dust and make an even bigger mess.  If you use a standard air cleaner be prepared to change/clean the filters often.

An air cleaner that is run to purge the dust before you start running trains (and shut down when you run them) coupled with a bathroom exhaust fan may be the ticket.  If you go with just an exhaust fan it will be cheaper but the fan may need periodic cleaning to get rid of the oil film.  The air cleaner will work but will cost more and require frequent cleaning and/or changing of filters.

PennsyPride94/Mike,

I would like to get in touch with you, but don't find your contact info/email listed in your profile.

Please contact me at your convenience.

Thanks,

Mega-Steam

Here is an air to air exchanger. It uses 5" duct work and can be mounted in your train room.

http://residential.fantech.net...ality/air-exchanger/

Instead of having an exhaust fan blowing out stale air and pulling air out of the rest of the house, this will do it all just in your room without affecting the rest of the house.

Just sent you a reply email Mega-steam. Hopefully you get it.

-Mike