How much energy does it use? And is the Ozone safe?
1880452
We have 2 of these units in which 1 runs almost all day and i haven't seen any difference in my megawatt usage! I was just looking at my NYSEG Bill and we're using less energy than we did last yr at this time! You'll love this unit! It can handle 3500 sqft and as long as you clean the filters once a month it runs with no problems! Had ours for 2 yrs and it handles pet odor, smoke, and cooking odors! If u check his website i think he's having a clearance of last yrs models BOGO Awesome Deal!
1880453
I had the same question and looked up the wattage which stated 56. So if it ran on that setting 24 hours that's 1.3 KW or approximately 1,344 watts per day. I'm paying on average 17 cents per kilowatt, that would be roughly 22 cents per day, $80.00 per year.
1880454
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.
1880455
Not sure about how much energy it uses but worth it since we only run the ozone for two hours at a time. We are not in the room when we run the ozone part as it's not good to breeze. There is a button that says 'away' which gives you a few minutes to leave the room. Shut the door tight and if you have small children, put a towel at the bottom of the door. Normally we run it for 2 hours and leave the house to shop or hang out in the studio.
1597969
I think ozone degrades pretty quickly; O3 is a pretty unstable molecule. I've seen manufactures say you should not re-enter for at least an hour. If you need to walk in and turn off the machine, brief exposure is not going to hurt you. Long term exposure, however, can cause problems. You don't want people or pets to be hanging out with ozone in the air.
570439
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.
1932868
This unit is 110 volt, I have no idea how long the ozone plates will last. You cannot use ozone in an occupied room. The few times I have used the ozone to kill the terrible smell in a room it worked great with no signs of wear on the plates. They look like they would last a very long time if not forever. You just need to clean them from time to time. I hope this helps you.
1634234
I have two such units even though my condo is only 1088 SQ Ft. due to heavy dust pollution caused by a nearby highway. I get very good results by turning ionizer on midway and the fan on high 24/hours a day. An unexpected side benefit, the ozone kills large palmetto bugs. I also have two large air cleaners which in addition to the two ionizer machines gives a healthy breathing environment.
909341
No, not at all the level of ozone produced is only for deodorizing and is safe as long as you don't inhale it directly out of the unit. It smells like a fresh ocean breeze. You can set it to run several schedules. The strongest setting is 30 minutes on every 2 hours. I have had mine on that schedule now for 10 months and it is still going strong.
1072964
110v, I already used it in new york for a week。so far it is really nice, easy and clean to operate. much better than my previous one (the one with only ozone and the drain pipe was easily to be broken, leaking water etc.). just the manual is terrible. as i checked the machine, even no place indicates it is 110v only. the manual says 110 and 220 both.
918932
No Ozone, ( Ozone overused is not good for you). But I seem to notice the air "Tasting" dryer if it's on 24/7. So I just run it a few hours a day.
1705121
It uses a filter rather than ions to clean the air. So it should not emit ozone.
1007220
Khang,I would not let in run in an occupied room overnight, because ozone is quite toxic. The device generates enough ozone to smell, which I would consider too much to breath for extended periods.
150118
You would need to leave it on all night with the car sealed. Some ozone units can degrade plastics and rubber... Making then melt. I consider this more of a food and water unit. I would like for a more industrial ozone air unit in the 200 range. I love this for making food grade ozone water and ozonated oils. Jmho
458202
Although I haven't tried it, I believe it can make ozone oil, as well. But from what I understand, it takes a really long time. :)
1143402
It is an ozenator, which means it produces O3. It has no effect on living things.
1271941
I have no idea but it seems to work very well. There is a very strong "ozone" smell when it's working. I've been using it for months and it's never failed me.
1634237
I use mine in the bedrooms, turn the ceiling fans on and turn the ionizer/ozonator on and shut the door for a couple of hours. After that, I open the doors and keep the ceiling fans on for awhile....I use the ionizer/ozonator in the middle of the house when we are gone (put it on high) and when we get home, I keep the ceiling fans on for awhile. I keep the ionizer on medium speed frequently...I don't think anyone needs to be afraid.....It works wonderfully and this is the best bargain I have found in a long time...
2169564
Generally, home air purifiers don't consume much power. Though there's nothing about power use in the manual, I'd imagine this unit is no exception since all that's running (without the O3 generator) is a small fan and negative ion generator. From my limited knowledge of O3 (ozone) a higher voltage is necessary to produce it. How much I don't know, but you're not going to be running the O3 generator constantly.
20347
You can use the O3, once you set it up just leave the kitchen and wait 10 more minutes after it ends its cycle. You can come back once the ozone is misspended.