Live Stoner Chat Uvonair Ozone Generators - Advice Please

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Hi All,

Im thinking of buying a Uvonair Ozone Generator for my grow room.
Im not looking at this to solve a smell problem or in fact any actual problem right now.
Im thinking more a preventative measure to reduce the likelihood of mold and bacteria causing me trouble in the future.
If it helps to reduce smell thats a bonus but my Rhino filter handles everything just fine for now.

Anyone on here use this machine or something similar?
How often do you have it coming on and for how long?
Where is it best located, high up or low down, near the inlet or outlet?

I read too much ozone is bad for your health, so thats why Im wondering on the best way to use this.
I dont see much info on Uvonair's website and not asked in my local grow shop yet.

Any help & advice would be appreciated

 

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Hi All,

Im thinking of buying a Uvonair Ozone Generator for my grow room.
Im not looking at this to solve a smell problem or in fact any actual problem right now.
Im thinking more a preventative measure to reduce the likelihood of mold and bacteria causing me trouble in the future.
If it helps to reduce smell thats a bonus but my Rhino filter handles everything just fine for now.

Anyone on here use this machine or something similar?
How often do you have it coming on and for how long?
Where is it best located, high up or low down, near the inlet or outlet?

I read too much ozone is bad for your health, so thats why Im wondering on the best way to use this.
I dont see much info on Uvonair's website and not asked in my local grow shop yet.

Any help & advice would be appreciated

Have you done any reading on ozone and mold?

Check out this link: Surviving Mold

Then there is ozone’s effect on humans since its chemical reactivity does not stop when it enters the body; it continues to release the extra oxygen atom, which damages cells. This released oxygen atom is an oxidizer, the opposite of an anti-oxidant that we might take to improve health. Even low levels of ozone can damage the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Exposure to ozone often leads to chest pains, asthma attacks and a number of related breathing problems. Permanent damage can occur from long-term contact, including degradation of the body’s ability to fight respiratory infections.

Interesting food for thought on the subject anyways! Sounds like even at very high concentrations, ozone is not very effective at penetrating porous materials:

Whether such a process is effective on mold-contaminated contents is questionable. To have an impact on biological contaminants, such as bacteria and mold, those organisms must be exposed to ozone levels five to ten times higher than the various public health standards allow. This forces any contractor wishing to use ozone as a decontamination process for contents to move them to ozone chambers, as is done currently with fire-damaged contents. However, a 1997 study showed that even high levels of ozone were not sufficient to impact biological contaminants embedded in porous materials. While that study focused on porous materials such as HVAC duct lining and ceiling tiles, anecdotal data from many professionals in the field supports the contention that even ozone chambers are not effective at killing mold if it is growing on things like clothes and shoes.

Here's another snippet from the Wisconsin Department of Health not recommending ozone for mold:

Note on Use of Ozone Air Cleaners
Do not use ozone air cleaners to kill mold. Ozone air cleaners generate ozone: a known respiratory irritant. The USEPA (exit DHS) does not recommend using ozone generating air cleaners for treating indoor mold problems. If a contractor or a consultant recommends the use of an ozone generating air cleaner to treat a mold problem in your home, please file a complaint online with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (exit DHS) or at 1-800-422-7128. Be sure to include as much information as possible.

In my opinion, I wouldn't ask a retailer or the product manufacturer how amazing their product is. Of course it's amazing. They want the sale. Look for 3rd party non-biased information and opinions on these things before pulling the trigger on it.

Best of luck to you bro!

 

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In addition to every one of those great reasons not to use it, you can also seriously damage your plants putting ozone in the grow space.

http://bit.ly/1qpLz5k

 

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Ooohw..... Errr when I said I wanted one of these killers... Ermm in fact I ment WTF there rubbish :slaps:
Thank you both, great info!!!

I had heard some minor negatives but after reading that little lot, I dont think its needed in my groom.

 

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In addition to every one of those great reasons not to use it, you can also seriously damage your plants putting ozone in the grow space.

http://bit.ly/1qpLz5k

Hi Medi,
Can I ask, how do you create the link you sent me to auto write into google?
Thats cool man

 

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