It was a mess.
We could not get rid of the smoke in the kitchen, and even after opening all the windows, the smell still lingered. The air quality had gone from average to poor. We tried cranking up the smart HVAC but received a little reprieve from that. The HVAC equipment should have been enough to get us out of our sticky situation, but no such thing happened. We were in desperate need of a solution because we were having friends over for dinner. I had burned the dessert, and smoke or the smell of it was not something one would want to experience during dinner. It would be uncomfortable and even make some lose their appetite. I searched for quick DIY fixes with the hopes of getting a solution. We had already done most of them; the only other thing we had yet to try was using a whole-home air purification unit. We had never had an air purification system to improve indoor air quality because we had never had a major issue. It was still early afternoon, and I was hoping I would finish baking the dessert so it could be cooled and ready to eat by dinner time. Since buying an air purification gadget was not an option, we called for home service. The HVAC technician came an hour later and undertook maintenance on the HVAC equipment so that its air purification help would work better. The HVAC professional also cleaned the air filter. He also did duct cleaning so that we could get the desired results. By dinner time, the air was fresh and crispy, and one would not have guessed that just a few hours before, the house smelled like smoke.