World's Best Smokeless Ashtray

Ashtray does greatly reduce smoke. A little inconvenient and bulky. No a/c adapter. Battery life is ok as long as you don't forget and leave it on, which I do a lot. That wipes out a new battery in a few hours. It is very quiet, making it easy to forget it's on. I recommend a rechargeable battery. Awkward to empty, because of dividers, have to shake an turn to empty all sides.I'm gonna retire it for occasional use and purchase on with a/c adapter.

I bought 2, the batteries might last a week, the suction was decent but they are messy, already had to buy new filters, they're noisy, blow tiny ash through the filter vents, collect more ash inside where the fan sucks in the smoke, can't get them clean because of the poor designed top piece, my cigarette falls out because it's not deep enough unless I put it in sideways. I want my money back as these were expensive. Totally disgusted with the product. The fan gets loud and obnoxious. They're just not worth it.

So I bought this ashtray as it was far too cold outside to smoke and reserved to a room to smoke in. The fact is that it works. The caveat is that it works only when it sits in the ashtray. Make no illusion to the fact that once removed from the ashtray, the cigarette will smoke as normal. Then consider blowing smoke out. So you have to make some consideration of these, albeit small, but important factors.It takes 2 C sized batteries that do NOT come with it. Then a switch on the side you toggle on and off. Its not terribly noisy, but you know when its on and for extended periods of time, it could sound a little grating. So I turn it on and off while smoking and not smoking.The astray itself is not a great "ashtray" unto itself. It sits well, but it sits horizontal rather than on a slant which does not make for an even burn on the cigarette and could potentially burn out the cigarette. Also I find is that it does not replace an ashtray that you want to die out your cigarette as there is very little room.If you only have a few cigarettes a week, then it's probably perfect for you and would need nothing more. However, someone who smokes regularly would want another ashtray next to it.I bought this ashtray as the reviewers have all said this is the best smokeless ashtray out there. While this might be the case, it really seems that it serves more for the non-smoker than the smoker. And by this I mean that the non-smoker might feel some relief from something being done from the smoke, but in my opinion, I would estimate about 10% of the the smoke from the entire cigarette would end up going into the ashtray. Everything else goes elsewhere - from holding the cigarette, it burns and smokes, taking a puff, it burns and smokes, and then blowing out the smoke. And I dont rest my cigarette after every puff and I dont think everyone does that either.Anyway, these are my observations and my rating is based on the overall effectiveness of the ashtray. As I said, it works, but I have not found it a real problem solver by any means. Not sure if there is a real practical way to solve the issue without actually going outside to smoke your cigarette.

I ordered 2 of these ashtrays. One works great - for how long, I don't know. Pretty quiet as advertised, which is why I purchased them in the first place. The other one is super noisy. I had a different brand, and it was horrible. So noisy that it was not useable. I thought this brand would be much better. So, I'm keeping one and sending the other one back for an exchange. I'm hoping for the best for the replacement. And, I hope they last for a while.

My Value-to-Price Ratio: 2/5. The closer to 5, the better the buy.To test this product, I purchased two: One from Holmes and this one. The Holmes was an irresistible choice because of the brand name. Holmes is the industry leader in home ventilation products, so I knew from the git-go it would be a good buy. (I have two of their excellent fans.). I chose this one based on the favorable user reviews and the design. It has a smaller footprint than most and a cover that captures the smoke without having to be opened, unlike the Holmes.It definitely gets the job done, and has two charcoal filters to cleanse the exhaust before circulating it back into the room. The intake is powerful enough to work with several smokes simultaneously, and the snuff out holes provide confidence that no hazardous embers will escape. I like this one almost as much as the Holmes. It's a very good value for the price.If noise is a concern, however, this one isn't for you. The fan is loud enough to be noticeable above conversation and your ear does not accustom to it and tune it out eventually. The noise is just too loud and the motor "clicks" as it whirs. Nonetheless, it's not so loud as to be annoying and discourage use. If I needed another, I'd buy it again.

My husband is a none smoker and I am a smoker. I purchased this to see if it would help with the amount of smoke in our bedroom. He say's it greatly reduces the amount of smoke in this area and we have a very large bedroom. I will recommend that if you purchase this do not buy the cheap battery's because they don't last long and I recommend you buy extra carbon filter's and re[lace them once a week even I was surprised by the amount of nicotine it captured. The filter's were completely blackened yellowed. Highly recommend this.Trina

It only uses 2 C batteries and is truly smokeless. I replaced the type where the smoke is sucked in through the lid and expelled in the base. That type has to be closed to turn it off. If you have hot ashes in that type it tends to melt or deform the lid. With this one, you have an external switch to control the fan. Hot ashes left in this one have no adverse effect. It is easy to clean and easy to change filters. I have since bought another. If I continue to smoke, I will add more around the house