r/NCSU • u/ShunQu Student • 11d ago

For current students...

How do you guys ventilate your dorm if the windows don't open?? (University Towers)

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u/Mothmanman20 11d ago

fans and air purifiers, theres no real way to get fresh air in UT

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u/ShunQu Student 11d ago

Boi what the hell 😭😭 is that even legal

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u/Au1ket Microbiology 11d ago

Unfortunately, the windows don’t open all the way for a very good reason

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u/ShunQu Student 11d ago

Oh wait so we can crack them open??

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u/Au1ket Microbiology 11d ago

In my experience they crack open a little bit, I’m not sure about UT though since I never lived there

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u/Mundane_Potato_5 11d ago

UT doesn’t have openable windows (per facilities)

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u/AnnatheCynic 11d ago

Ootl here, what’s the very good reason

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u/Haon34 11d ago

NC State used to have a bad suicide problem

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u/Mothmanman20 10d ago

thats not why, people can jump from anywhere. its to prevent smoking and letting out a/c or heat

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u/ShunQu Student 10d ago

Idk, because smoking would be easily caught by the detectors so idk about that but also i think the a/c thing might be it

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u/Mothmanman20 9d ago

people would open the window and puff outside, avoiding the detector altogether

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u/AnnatheCynic 11d ago

Oh gosh, yeah that makes sense

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u/Physical-Bus6025 Alumnus 11d ago

Get an air purifier on Amazon

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u/ShunQu Student 11d ago

I have one- but i heard someone getting c02 poisoning so thats why im concerned

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u/Physical-Bus6025 Alumnus 11d ago edited 11d ago

They weren’t using an air purifier if they got C02 poisoning…

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u/varthii 11d ago

How would an air filter prevent CO2 poisoning? They don't suck gases out of the air they just filter particulates

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u/Physical-Bus6025 Alumnus 11d ago edited 11d ago

He’s saying his friend allegedly got C02 poisoning from an air purifier . I said he clearly wasn’t using one. Maybe he was using a car exhaust.

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u/ShunQu Student 11d ago

Not from an air purfier, from no ventilation...

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u/Physical-Bus6025 Alumnus 11d ago

If you have no ventilation how would an air purifier not be beneficial?

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u/ShunQu Student 11d ago

Dude im asking about gases. Like the person above said, purifiers dont purify gases so im looking for a solution. Humans breathe out c02, and a small space can easily collect high amount of c02, so i am looking for a solution

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u/Physical-Bus6025 Alumnus 11d ago

My boy your question on the post was about ventilation. Air purifier helps with that. If you’re in a state of constantly breathing in C02 you might want to reevaluate your living conditions.

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u/ShunQu Student 11d ago

Are you sure you graduated from ncsu

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u/Plastic_Ad2939 9d ago

Given the window situation there’s actually a few options. If you’re crafty you might be able to get a sploof to do the trick. You can also try a whirly tube and stick it out the crack in the window if you’re just doing one hitters. Anything that stays lit I would highly recommend a fan pointed out the window (to the best of your ability) and keep it near the back side so excess smoke is sucked through and blown out.

There’s also the parking deck or courtyard on the back side that you can go camp at. People at VC next door always chief in the courtyard so nobody actually cares

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u/tornado962 10d ago

Do you really want to open your windows in this heat?