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How Can I Get the Smell of Wood Smoke Out of My House?

By Home & Garden Last updated Saturday, May/18/2024

1). Shut the fireplace damper just as soon as the fire dies down. This helps prevent the down draft.
2). Purchase a glass firescreen that fits tightly around your fireplace opening. This helps reduce airflow coming down the flue.
3). Inspect your oil or gas furnace, wood stove or water heater to ensure they are not allowing excess air out of your home. If so, this causes a demand for replacement air inside the flue.
4). Burn only hardwood in your fireplace. It burns more slowly and produces less wood smoke than softwood because it is denser. The hardwoods also create more heat energy.
5). Place bowls of distilled white vinegar or baking soda around your home to help neutralize and absorb the odor of wood smoke or other offensive smells. Or pour 2 to 3 inches of activated charcoal into empty cardboard boxes set throughout the room or home. Leave the bowls or boxes out overnight for the best results.

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