Re: What does ozone smell like?

“i want everyone healed” you wrote:

“A 5000mg/h ozone machine is a very powerful ozone machine... If you want to get rid of the mold in your house you would have to have a powerful machine like that running 24/7 for a month to kill all the mold in the house...What you could do is put the ozone machine in one room at a time and then close off the room while the ozone machine is running. This would eventually kill off all the mold after a month or so... “


NO, no, and NO . That is way too long (running “24/7 for a month”) An Ozone generator putting out 5000 mg/hr for shock treatment conditions should only run for 2 − 6 hours depending on the size of the room (square footage) and the amount of infection (mold or otherwise) . Perhaps 8 hours at the very most. Better to do several shorter 2 hour treatments. Treat the room for 2 hours, air out , then treat the room again for 2 hours, air out.

The guy that sells the Ozone generator that the original poster owns, (this one : http://www.ozonegeneratormachines.com/water-ozone-generator-ozonator/water-oi...
wrote a very informative article on “Proper Ozone Shock Treatment Protocol” . Check out that article here: http://www.ozonegeneratormachines.com/Proper-Ozone-Shock-Treatment-Protocol



He specifically says: “Some vendors suggest running their machines for up to 48 hours to treat larger areas. Folks, that's not how ozone works! … What then is the time tested standard for ozone shock treatments, the guideline that most restoration professionals use? 1g of ozone per 100 sq ft with 10 foot ceilings over short periods of time (1-6 hours) is all it takes to do the job fast, professionally, and effectively. High ppm, short duration ozone shock treatments also have the added benefit of not having time to fully interaction with foams and carpet padding. You'll kill the organic material without breaking down chemical based solids, except for airborne VOC's and chemicals which will be quickly broken down with shock levels of ozone.”

Also, people should know that simply running an ozone generator will not get rid of mold on a permanent basis. It will kill active mold spores in the air and it will kill mold on the surfaces that the ozone gas can reach , but even if you kill all the mold spores in a contaminated area then you still need to remove the mold-damaged material (like drywall or carpeting or any other materials in the room with mold growing on it). Dead mold spores are still dangerous to breath. Those dead mold spores need to be removed using a true HEPA vacuum or air scrubber. After running the HEPA vaccum and removing any mold-damaged materials in sealed plastic bags , then use the ozone generator to blast-out the room with high levels of ozone to get into all the remaining nooks and crannies of the room to kill any remaining mold spores. But simply running the ozone generator in areas infected with mold won’t do the job on a long term basis. You’ve got to eliminate the source of the mold (the moisture , leaks, lack of circulation) and remove the mold damaged items in the room ; then and only then will an ozone shock treatment be truly effective in killing off any last traces of mold . Tweet