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24 people found this helpful
REALLY WORKS! Kills odors, mould, bacteria
By Texas on Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
I've had five or six ozone machines over fifteen years. This one provides consistently the best performance. It can be run continuously--NOT recommended, by the way, except for extreme circumstances. But it stands up to abuse. It runs without complaint day after day. I have not yet replaced the ozone generator plate, it seems to be working fine. Ozone is like bleach gas. It's a very effective oxidizer, so it attacks odor-causing chemicals and the fungus/mold/bacteria that make the smells. FOR HOUSES/ROOMS: In our "barndominium", about 1700 square feet, I run it for 90 minutes when I leave. A week later when I come back, there's no funky smell or lingering mouldiness. Just fresh smell, almost like a thunderstorm just passed. FOR CARS: I let it run in a closed car, with the AC on max. The AC dries and circulates the air, and the ozone kills all those "interesting" car smells. It lasts for weeks or months sometimes. WARNINGS: 1) do not occupy the same space, and if you've just done it, air out the room/house/car before staying inside. The ozone numbs your sense of smell very quickly so it seems like it's gone, but it's damaging your lungs. It's very damaging to lungs. 2) ozone can damage some organic material; for instance, the rubber surrounding your window and door seals in your car. So I don't use it more than 3-4 times per year. I've never had trouble but I've read it can degrade soft rubber and foam. At the bardominium it's never damaged anything even though I've run it for hours at a time. OVERALL: Great product, and you can't beat de-odorizing with ozone!
Top critical review
28 people found this helpful
It works, but can cause a worse problem than it solves
By Mike B on Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
This works to fight tough odors, but I am rating this lower because of one major issue I think people really need to be aware of. I ran this in the basement to remove smoke odor from the stove that back-drafted into the house, and the smoke odor is not there now, but it left a bad smell in the air for many days now, and it's not the Ozone. It's an unpleasant chemical smell I can't quite describe. Tried airing it out, spreading baking soda, etc but it's at least as bad as the smoke smell. Did some research and apparently Ozone in high enough concentrations reacts with various rubbers and fabric and causes them to break down and release VOC gases. The carpet is likely the biggest source of this. This can last for weeks! Not only is that bad for things in the room but it stinks and there is nothing you can do about it. I ran it on the high end of the recommendation for the room size (45 minutes) but nothing crazy. BE CAREFUL. Run it for far less than the recommended time at first. This problem is not mentioned at all in the instructions and it really should be a clear warning - ozone is corrosive and can cause damage and worse odors than it removes if you are not very careful! Hopefully I will prevent someone else from making the same mistake not knowing any better.
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