Am I killing germs in the air when I'm using it. I smell the ozone. Thanks
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yes, every airborne single celled organism that contacts Ozone, will be 'electrocuted' by the extra electron that is liberated when the Ozone returns to regular oxygen on contact with organic mater. Larger groups of cells ( people ) disipate this electron harmlessly, and in fact, enjoy electrons from Oxygen, unlike anaerobic organisms ( most parasites ). Breathing ozone, at a mild non irritating level, is pleasant and healthy. At levels greater than that, it is irritating when not used to it. The maximum pleasant level is the best, and even at this level is killing every pathogen it contacts. Remember that there are billions of pathogens floating around at any given time, so you can't expect to kill them all in a few minutes. Either saturate the room in your absence, or as high a level as you can enjoy, continually. It will kill them on surfaces, but is faster in air since they aren't protected on one side, so have greater chance of contact with the Ozone, which you should think of as antibiotic laden tennis balls. It has to 'hit' the pathogen to dump the antibiotic electron. The greater the concentration of floating tennis balls, the greater chance to hit the pathogens. When we breath these 'tennis balls', they continue this good work from within, electrocuting anaerobes, as our blood cells carry these ozone molecules around just like regular oxygen, aerating us ( which we like ) and the anaerobes ( which they don't like ).
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Its not something you run all day long. It doesn't use much more energy than a large fan. Use the away setting which turns off automatically after 2 hours and go shopping. Ozone isn't dangerous but is unpleasant. It works very well.
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Start low build it up. If you smell strong ozone turn it down. I LOVE MINE On my second one .
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Don't really have an exact answer to that, but it does put out a good bit and that's the "rain fresh" smell we like that it puts out. We typically put the ozone control on low when we leave the house and turn it off when we return home. Even on the low setting the entire house smells very fresh and after turning off the ozone, we leave the ionizer on med fan speed 24/7. Hopes this helps you :)
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Yes. It will take time for the ozone to dissipate after you run the machine. But, you can stay in the house as long as you don't smell the ozone (smells a bit like bleach). If you have a strong smell from the ozone you will need to do something to limit the airflow from the area being treated.Ozone can be harmful if breathed for extended periods of time, or in high doses. But, it has a strong smell, so you know if you need to stop the machine, get fresh air, or leave the area.
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Ozone is a powerful oxidant. It reacts with odor producing materials such as tobacco smoke residue or molds to break them down chemically. You can turn off or adjust the level of ozone production and still use the air filter on this unit. It should be used in unoccupied spaces due to health considerations. Ozone is three oxygen atoms bonded together as opposed to oxygen's normal two atom configuration. Ozone is what you smell following a close lightning strike or an electrical arc.
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I leave my on all the time. Has a setting for the ozone and about midway it smells like fresh clean, crisp rain. My is in a split level 2200 sq ft living area and it is on the lowest level next to a frequently used wood burning fireplace and works in the entire house. I would say worth a try.
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It sounds to me like you were thawing the freezer, which is always a smelly Process. First use hot water & soap to clean the freezer rot, and then run the ozone generator to clear up any remain odors.
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Hi Amber, Glad to help :). Yes, it is recommended that ALL ozone generators (no matter what a manufacturer will tell you) be used in an unoccupied space. Unlike air fresheners that only mask odors, ozone generators remove odors by producing large/concentrated amounts of O3 (ozone) which oxidize and break down residual odor compounds in the surrounding air. Because the O3 is so highly concentrated, it is recommended that rooms be unoccupied during treatment. Once the air treatment is finished though, the O3 quickly converts back into O2 (oxygen) and the room is left with a "fresh air" smell. Most treatment times are approximately 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the size of space being treated. We do also carry other types of air purifier units on Amazon where the purifier can be left on in an occupied space. This purifier can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/O-Ion-Permanent-Purifier-Ionizer-Sanitizer/dp/B00FBMJK9Y/ref=sr_1_7?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1399048163&sr=1-7&keywords=air+purifier I hope this helps and please let us know if we can possibly help with anything else :).
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It shouldn't be used in an occupied room only when you turn on the Ozone Generator, since ozone is a dangerous gas for your lungs. It can be turned on/off with the left knob; while the right knob controls the air purifier function. The air purifier is safe for breathing. The ozone function might be used to leave the device in an unoccupied room and return after an hour or so and turn it off. It's necessary only to kill a very bad odor.
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Ozone in high enough concentrations will kill mold spores. As far as running it while occupying the home it really depends on the cubic volume of the area, the temperature, fresh air circulation etc.... You breath ozone everyday in nature however the parts per million are very low. Without a way to monitor the parts per million in the occupied space and knowing what is deemed safe I would not run the machine when a structure is occupied.
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No nothing else :) Actually plants are fine to. The only precautions you need to take is people or animals because high doses of Ozone (this is a commercial very powerful unit) can cause lung irritants. I know some people who stay in the room but we dont suggest it at all. If you follow the instructions it works very very good at removing powerful odors. Let us know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin GreatVacs (seller)
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I would recommend no sooner than an hour ! even after that, there is a slight residual ozone odor, but if you can open windows and doors, it will be totally gone sooner.
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Linda I personally don't take our black Lab out when we run the Ozone. I only run it for about 15min. As far as any harm to our furniture no way. Maybe if you ran it for hours on end maybe? I ran it one time for couple hours with out our lab and had no problems. I hope this help. It really does make our home smell fresh . Rob
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Not on the device I belive but dident read that into the instructions there is a lot of info on ozone on the net biggest thing is if your sensitive to Ozone it's best not to be in the room while you're doing the wash otherwise it's not that bad unless you stick your head in the washer
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It does both and quiet well. The extra electron from the O3 readily attaches to microscopic airborne particals such as dust, pollens, and molds and causes it to percipitate downwards. Regarding odors, again the extra electron in the O3 readily attaches its extra electron to the microscopic particals of odors and neutralizes them on contact. An example is cooking or burning incense....once the cooking or incense is extinguished the O3 attaches itself to the microscopic particals and in a short time the odors, pleaseant or obnoxious are soon neutralized and percipitate. This process takes place wherever the O3 is present in the air, meaning the air does not have to pass through the O3 generater like air filters, the O3 reaches out to all areas to purify, not filter the air. You'll still have to dust and vacuum, but the air is more or less scrubbed and sanitized killing molds, fungi, pollens etc. rather then filtered which only cleans the air that passes through it.
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Have a good sense of smell and other than when new. There was a bit of plastic odor that went away. My wife never complained and it is in our master bedroom. For a 2 years now.. The first filter a foam whatever is too dense to pass even the slo setting. I removed that and since washable it works better. With that on the front it was making the unit try and draw at the seams where the filter in framed. Still would say it is a good non hepa. The rotational feature is ??? Don't use myself. It is an electrostatic filter so that is a charges filter to attach the pollution. The charging tends to freshen the air as a byproduct. Have a good sense of smell and other than when new. There was a bit of plastic odor that went away. My wife never complained and it is in our master bedroom. For a 2 years now.. The first filter a foam whatever is too dense to pass even the slo setting. I removed that and since washable it works better. With that on the front it was making the unit try and draw at the seams where the filter in framed. Still would say it is a good non hepa. The rotational feature is ??? Don't use myself. It is an electrostatic filter so that is a charges filter to attach the pollution. The charging tends to... » Read More Have a good sense of smell and other than when new. There was a bit of plastic odor that went away. My wife never complained and it is in our master bedroom. For a 2 years now.. The first filter a foam whatever is too dense to pass even the slo setting. I removed that and since washable it works better. With that on the front it was making the unit try and draw at the seams where the filter in framed. Still would say it is a good non hepa. The rotational feature is ??? Don't use myself. It is an electrostatic filter so that is a charges filter to attach the pollution. The charging tends to freshen the air as a byproduct. « Show Less