Re: Enaly air-dryer efficacy?

I have the Enaly OZX-300AT since December 2008 and it works flawlessly. The fact that the unit includes an external Air-Dryer, makes me wonder if this can turn it into a sort of Flying Pinto!

Anyhow, the engraved words in the unit - “For a Better Life” - makes me feel optimist about it!

Ok, my last name is Pinto and I drive a convertible old Ford. It dries my bald head nicely... But I have doubts!

In fact, they state that the air dryer “equipped with filters at its air inlet and outlet, it dramatically reduces particles entering to your ozone generator and hence reduces the risk of the second pollution.”

With my finger close to the open extremity of the air dryer I can feel the air coming out of the silica beads cylinder. What puzzles me is that I would think the ambient air should be pumped IN and filtered by the silica beads. In that case, shouldn’t the ambient air be pumped in instead of out?

Filters and air driers are not going to change much. They may help prevent condensation in the tube but that is about it. Otherwise you will still form the nitrogen and sulfur oxides that form the corresponding acids. Keeping dust out of the discharge tube is a good idea though to prevent arcing.  Therefore a filter on the air pump/blower is a good idea. Ambient air is pumped in through the discharge tube and comes out as a mixture of air, ozone and some nitrogen and sulfur oxides.