Vapor residue on walls, carpet etc. Need help/advice.

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patkin

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However, I spend a lot more time vaping in front of my computer than I do in my car and there is a window right next to my computer. In three years of vaping there has been no buildup of residue on my computer screen or the window beside it.

Ditto... exact same setup. Nothing on blinds that are kept open nor on drapes either. My 7 egos containing 6 different ADVs sit next to the screen and in front of the window in clear juice glasses and there's nothing there either nor on my mouse, cell phone and house phone and lamp that sit there with vapor constantly going over As a matter of fact, the vapor goes right over my tower computer which even house dust can cause a problem with and I haven't had any vapor show up on it either. I chain vape btw, am at my computer 10+ hours a day and have been doing so in this spot for a year. I find this whole manufactured "third-hand" issue ridiculous to say the least. Just more ANTZ bs to keep their pet hate and control of others, including in their homes, going. They will use absolutely anything to maintain control of other people's lives. They are to be pitied.
 
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soooooo....like all issues, be they important or totally mundane, there are differing opinions. some people get film or buildup, some get none. that settles that. not. gaah-smiley.gif
 

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When I was a smoker I had to clean my eye glasses once a day as they always seemed to fog up. Since vaping I clean them once a week if necessary.

That's because you got older and can't see with or without the glasses or you've simply given up on there being anything new worth seeing.
 

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I have notice a residue on the windshield of my car. It's very hard to clean off. I want to smears and I end up cleaning it 4-6 times with Windex to finally get it so it's clear at night. when I smoked it took 2 cleaning to clean the windshield. I think it is that it is the oil vapor and I should be using something other then Windex.. I assume it collects in the house.

I hear what everyone said about food and the residue. I don't have a problem with residue from food except around the stove. Vaping now in introduces the residue to the family room and other parts of my house. When I smoked, I smoked outside because of the residue, I now started about 50% of the time vaping outside. I have wonder in the long term if this residue is going to make it hard to repaint a room because of it's oil base. kinda like around the stove were i wash the wall before painting???

That isn't vapor residue. That is from the breakdown of the chemical makeup in the upholstery and plastic of the car's interior which expels as gas.

Even people who don't smoke OR vape get that.

Ammonia or vinegar and water will cut it and take it off.
 

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Theoretically, residue from vaping seems like a possibility. Anyone with a clear drip tip would know that. When I clean my drip tip, I notice that all that water indeed is slightly colorized to whatever juice I'm using - that's why it doesn't evaporate so well out of the drip tip even if it sits there forever. Do enough vaping in a car, like a ton of it, and sure, it may get a little filmy on a spot on the window. It's more based on temperature though, as temperature fog would probably have to first accumulate on the window, which would trap the vaping particles. In your house, fog would probably have to first accumulate on something to trap this. Otherwise, running a vicks humidifier would leave residue about a million times quicker, and in that case, ask your landlord if they'll pay your in-office medical bills since a vicks humidifier just so happens to be the only "at home" remedy helps you and your son with his asthma and your whatever. And if you want to vape, say it was a humidifier. There's nothing they can do to prove otherwise, and if they kick you out for something that they didn't witness and you didn't do, there's protection agencies for tenants - a landlord just can't kick someone out for being black or white, and if your landlord is a different race than you, you certainly have a civil case you can file for.

Trust me, if your landlord is this type of person, pretty soon they'll be telling you that you can't cook certain foods, bathe with certain soaps, or bring certain races of people into the house. If you give them an inch, they'll continue to take miles til they get to California. Pretty soon, they'll be telling your son he can't use an inhaler in the house - it's literally the same chemicals.
 
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I still get vape residue on the single-glazed windows in my lounge. This does not come from furniture, breathing or any other activity. If I don't vape in this room it doesn't happen. If I do it does. I imagine that it occurs as single-glazed glass can get very cold. It doesn't happen on double-glazed windows in the rest of the house. It leaves no deposit on furniture or other fittings.

OP - your landlord is being unreasonable. I appreciate that you are a man of your word but I still think that you should vape.
 

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I still get vape residue on the single-glazed windows in my lounge. This does not come from furniture, breathing or any other activity. If I don't vape in this room it doesn't happen. If I do it does. I imagine that it occurs as single-glazed glass can get very cold. It doesn't happen on double-glazed windows in the rest of the house. It leaves no deposit on furniture or other fittings.

OP - your landlord is being unreasonable. I appreciate that you are a man of your word but I still think that you should vape.

It doesn't even get very cold in England. Your record low is above our 0°, it just sounds like it's cold. :)
 

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The residue buildup from daily living are an included expense of the rental fee so I'm not sure why people are saying them things cause more residue buildup.

You won't see a major reduction in residue buildup unless you are using a military grade carbon, or a filter that uses a high grade carbon.

The best possible thing would to be, add a clause into your rental agreement for an accepted cleaning fee, as landlords would much rather this, than you using a $20 air filter which will probably do almost nothing.

Some people are going to notice more buildup in different locations if they do not have adequate air flow. If you keep adequate air flow you won't have a general buildup in a specific location and by general cleaning it would be hard to notice any additional buildup past the daily living buildup. It would cost you more for electricity, the filter and replacement filters than it would to be charged a small cleaning fee at the end of your rental agreement, which wouldn't be likely if you kept your place clean.
 
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