The device built-in sensor will measure the ozone level inside a room or home. Simply leave the device in the desired location for a couple of minutes and the outcome will be displayed on the digital screen. Ozone is very dangerous for living organisms to breathe including humans, pets, and plants. It does play a role in killing bacteria, mold, odor and even insects crawling underneath the bed.
So if you have exhausted all other types of options and have to resort to an ozone generator, please read the product instruction manual first. All ozone generators are set up differently with its unique capabilities and features.
If this is your first time using an Ozonator, please go through all the safety precautions steps below. Ozone is an unstable oxygen molecule that reacts to anything it collides with. Some vendors suggest that these devices have been approved by the federal government for use in occupied spaces. To the contrary, NO agency of the federal government has approved these devices for use in occupied spaces.
Because of these claims, and because ozone can cause health problems at high concentrations, several federal government agencies have worked in consultation with the U. Environmental Protection Agency to produce this public information document. Ozone is a molecule composed of three atoms of oxygen. Two atoms of oxygen form the basic oxygen molecule--the oxygen we breathe that is essential to life. The third oxygen atom can detach from the ozone molecule, and re-attach to molecules of other substances, thereby altering their chemical composition.
The same chemical properties that allow high concentrations of ozone to react with organic material outside the body give it the ability to react with similar organic material that makes up the body, and potentially cause harmful health consequences. When inhaled, ozone can damage the lungs. Relatively low amounts can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath and throat irritation. Ozone may also worsen chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and compromise the ability of the body to fight respiratory infections.
People vary widely in their susceptibility to ozone. Healthy people, as well as those with respiratory difficulty, can experience breathing problems when exposed to ozone. Exercise during exposure to ozone causes a greater amount of ozone to be inhaled, and increases the risk of harmful respiratory effects. Recovery from the harmful effects can occur following short-term exposure to low levels of ozone, but health effects may become more damaging and recovery less certain at higher levels or from longer exposures US EPA, a, b.
Manufacturers and vendors of ozone devices often use misleading terms to describe ozone. Terms such as "energized oxygen" or "pure air" suggest that ozone is a healthy kind of oxygen. Ozone is a toxic gas with vastly different chemical and toxicological properties from oxygen. Several federal agencies have established health standards or recommendations to limit human exposure to ozone.
These exposure limits are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Ozone Heath Effects and Standards. The phrase "good up high - bad nearby" has been used by the U. Environmental Protection Agency EPA to make the distinction between ozone in the upper and lower atmosphere. Ozone in the upper atmosphere--referred to as "stratospheric ozone"--helps filter out damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Though ozone in the stratosphere is protective, ozone in the atmosphere - which is the air we breathe - can be harmful to the respiratory system. Harmful levels of ozone can be produced by the interaction of sunlight with certain chemicals emitted to the environment e. Environmental factors affect the duration of ozone output. Keep the unit in a cool, dry space when in storage. Our units come with helpful, user-friendly timers some with dials, some without. Set the timer before you leave the room, ensure that no people or pets are in the room when the ozone machine is working.
Treatment times are approximately 10 minutes to 60 minutes depending on the size of space. Q: Once I have my ozone generator, how do I maintain it and keep it in its best condition? A: Maintenance is super easy, actually! Take out and wash the pre-filter in the back whenever it gets filled with dust. Keep the unit in a cool, dry space when not in use.
The ozone plate is meant to be used for 5 years, or 20, hours. Ozone plate replacements are available for sale on Amazon and our website. Q: Does ozone affect plastic? A: Because of ozone's strong oxidability, plastics exposed to ozone can easily break down and fade. Pollution in the air, extreme heat, chemicals and salts are other known reasons for the breakdown of plastics. Here are some tips to reduce the risk of damage to plastics: 1. Shorten the treatment time to minutes and increase the frequency of treatment.
Several shorter treatments will be more effective and less harmful than one long treatment cycle. Fully charged portable ozone units, such as the PAGO, can simply be placed inside the vehicle and turned on. To combat this we recommend shorter minute ozone treatments per session. Frequent, short-duration ozone treatments are better for removing odors compared to infrequent, long duration treatments.
The rubber, plastic, and upholstery in your vehicle may be oxidized during the treatment. This may cause some parts of your interior to fade or crack.
As long as you are performing short-duration treatments, it should cause minimal long-term issues or damage. Q: How do I use the ozone generator in my basement? A: Customers have shared that ozone has helped eliminate musty smell and prevent mold and mildew buildup in their basements. When running an ozone generator in a solitary room, seal it off from the other rooms by putting a towel or tape along the bottom of the door and covering the vents.
When using it on an entire house, evacuate anything living. Determine how long to run it. The typical recommended time for an ozone generator to run is hours, but this ranges depending on how many rooms you want cleaned. If you are cleaning an entire house, it is suggested that you let the air conditioner or vents pull up the ozone and distribute it throughout the home, and the process should last about hours. Most modern ozone generators have a timer that runs from 20 minutes to 8 or 10 hours and shuts off the generator after the set amount of time has elapsed.
These timers come in handy because they turn off the machine without you needing to enter the ozone area yourself. If you do have to re-enter the area because your generator does not have a timer or the timer does not work, hold a towel over your mouth and nose and hold your breath because the ozone can cause damage if you breathe it in. Then, shut the ozone generator off and quickly leave the room. Wait before going back in. Going into a room with ozone is dangerous to your health, so you will need to wait for a bit before going in.
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