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Ozone machine

Welcome to the site! I am going to have to look at the instructions but I have not had any problems with compression. I have a hole drilled in the side of the container. It is sealed with duct tape right now but I'm going to re do it with goop. I try not to put too much stuff in there at one time so the ozone can contact more surface area but it has worked when I loaded it up once too. The first few times I used it I ran it longer, especially for my boots until the stink went away. Now I usually just do one or two cycles. I am pretty sure I did breakdown the plastic on one pair of boots, but all of my other boots show no changes. The pair that broke down was a different kind of plastic. I'll post a pic if I can remember I'm away for the weekend now.
 
RS,

I have read that the Ozone is tough on equipment I was wondering other than the boots have you had any other problems with the ozone breaking down or otherwise degrading the hunting garments? I was thinking about the Ozonics but some people claim the conditions have to be ideal for them to work properly and others said they say they didn't work for them at all. I would consider trying both products but don't want to ruin any of my hunting clothes in the process and to be honest those precautions for treating the clothes sound pretty serious.

Thanks, Roger
 
Stykbow1 said:
RS,

I have read that the Ozone is tough on equipment I was wondering other than the boots have you had any other problems with the ozone breaking down or otherwise degrading the hunting garments? I was thinking about the Ozonics but some people claim the conditions have to be ideal for them to work properly and others said they say they didn't work for them at all. I would consider trying both products but don't want to ruin any of my hunting clothes in the process and to be honest those precautions for treating the clothes sound pretty serious.

Thanks, Roger
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Roger,

So far, I have not ruined or seen any negative effects on anything else. I don't put clothing in there though, only things I can not easily wash.

As far as ozonics, if someone knows more they can prove me wrong, but from what I have learned about ozone, it works in high concentrations. For instance when you buy an ozone machine it gives you the square footage that the unit is able to treat. So I don't see how dispersing ozone into the open air can have a high enough concentration to interact with all of your scent molecules.
 
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Hope it works out. Just keep an eye on your stuff as you use it. Some of my boots have broken down easier than others. Some stuff shows no signs of being affected by it.
 
Has anyone tried the Scentlok "Activator On the Go" Ozone machine? Just curious how it compares with the Aquarium types?
 
I have a log6, one of the first ones ever to come out. You wouldnt believe how simplistic the inside of that machine is, 4 parts... I opened it to see if there was anything i needed to clean, ill get to that. I think it works on the corona technogly as thats the only way I could see it working. It has a tube in it, with two electrical hookups which a fan blows air, i cant see whats in the sealed tube but imagine glass and it will take out odor, no doubt about it.

Heres the thing, it will run for 30 mins, i could disable that feature easy and make it continuous but I dont want too. In fact, ive sold clothing that people commented they couldnt figure out the smell, I knew right away it was ozone. The smell is unmistakable, if I can smell it surely deer smell it. I think I have been overdosing it by pumping it into a sealed tub, the timer goes off and then it sits till I come back. Heres how I think it needs to be used in an environment that small. 10 mins max of run time, immediately remove the clothing and hang outside to air out.

The wifes car had a weird dirt smell too it now and then lately, I stuck the hose down in the heat vents and ran it for a half hour, that car was so full of ozone when I opened the door I was afraid to breathe, imagine that in a sealed little clothing tub.

The back of my log6 says it puts out 400mg an hour.
 
So after a season of use, I used it mostly on my boots because they are the hardest/smelliest thing to get clean. There is a visible breakdown on some of the rubber of my boots. That being said, the ozone machine did a great job keeping things scent free.
 
Well folks I typed treating carbon with ozone into Google which took me to a few studies. Based on what I have read ozone has been determined to be one of the most cost effective ways to regenerate carbon. The process has been around a loooong time in water treatment. Now can we keep it from destroying gear.

There was also mention specifically about peroxide and it's benefits aka our scent killer. Gonna dig on that some more and I'll report back.

My take away is ozone should be better than a drier as heat isn't necessary.

I can't believe scentlok didn't run with this the knowledge is so easily found.
 
I thought I read somewhere that the Ozone treatment only lasts like 30 minutes. Is that correct, or am I completely off base?
 
My machine has a 30min time which I believe is wicked over kill. The minute you expose the clothing it starts being contaminated by its surroundings. Think of ozone in a box like a washer without water or agitation
 
jlh42581 said:
Well folks I typed treating carbon with ozone into Google which took me to a few studies. Based on what I have read ozone has been determined to be one of the most cost effective ways to regenerate carbon. The process has been around a loooong time in water treatment. Now can we keep it from destroying gear.

There was also mention specifically about peroxide and it's benefits aka our scent killer. Gonna dig on that some more and I'll report back.

My take away is ozone should be better than a drier as heat isn't necessary.

I can't believe scentlok didn't run with this the knowledge is so easily found.
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Thats good info. Can you post up some useful links when you get them?

As far as ozone destroying gear: The piece of equipment I have the hardest time keeping scent free is my boots. I have always sprayed the outsides down before every hunt. I have little faith that if I keep a set of stinky on the inside boots in an air tight container that that scent isn't settling on the outside. This year I have been bringing my boots home, putting them on an air drier, and then running an ozone cycle. They are the cleanest they have been. I would probably be willing to buy a $70 pair of lacrosse burley's every year or other year to keep them that scent free. After that process I have faith that they are scent free when they go back into the bin.
 
Im trying to dig up some more info on both items.

Heres something I just came across. Apparently yes ozone will break the bond with contaminates of carbon BUT if you fail to wash it afterwords you have effectively rendered your carbon useless.

We have the entire process backwards, we should ozone and then wash, then hang to dry or activate further in the dryer and immediately return it to a contained environment like a tub or carbon lined bag.

We should NOT be treating carbon with ozone and letting it at that.
 
Have you been previously treating your scentlok with ozone?

I have not. I have pretty much been using ozone on things that are hard to wash, like my boots, stuff that goes into my pack, etc.
 
I've been treating everything but started to question what I was doing when I could smell ozone on my clothes. Thats how I came into this info. My carbon outer layer is now firstlite but I'll still have a headcover.

First lite uses carbon to pull moisture but it's fighting scent too.
 
Anybody have any knowledge on the Scentlok Activator Laundry System? It's supposed to be a system that pays for its self in the long run.
 
jlh42581 said:
Im trying to dig up some more info on both items.

Heres something I just came across. Apparently yes ozone will break the bond with contaminates of carbon BUT if you fail to wash it afterwords you have effectively rendered your carbon useless.

We have the entire process backwards, we should ozone and then wash, then hang to dry or activate further in the dryer and immediately return it to a contained environment like a tub or carbon lined bag.

We should NOT be treating carbon with ozone and letting it at that.
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It's seems as though the Scentlok Activator Laundry System takes care of all of that.
From what I read though in other topics washing your clothes wears on your clothing slowly, sometimes faster than others. What's yall thoughts on that?
 
Absolutely the washing machine beats up clothing. Wash everything inside out and hand wash other things when not really dirty.
 
You should only wash your clothing if its noticeably dirty. Stick to the dryer otherwise.
 
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