They seem to work really well, but some folks say you shouldn’t run it while you’re in the vehicle.Anyone ran their ozone machine in their car? So I have kids, and the are super clean and never have dropped a thing in the car........
But either way have you tried it in the car and what have the results been?
I do too.yup, I run one in my people hauler and hunting vehicle. It’s not a miracle cure but does help with odors. I run it for about an hour, idling my vehicle the last 10 minutes or so on recirc. I also don’t have the industrial sized ozone machines either, I’ve read that they work much better, that’s what detailers and dealers use
I have a commercial unit that I only use sparingly in vehicles. Word of warning - not only elastic products will deteriorate, but a heavy dose will create a chalky haze on rubber and plastic, especially any black interior trim and will require something like Armour All to get rid of it. Putting a large unit inside a vehicle will damage itself, so it is best to place the output side pointing in propped in the window and tape off the rest to seal it off. Run the car fan on recirculating mode for a few mins to clean the insides of the ducts to really get all possible odor sources.
I would not. It breaks down rubber. If you expose it to anything with elastic it will destroy it. It works by oxidizing some of the compounds it bonds to. Many organic compounds get accelerated oxidation. That is why smells, smoke, mold, mildew the O3 generator are great of getting rid of.so you don't suggest ever subjecting saddles, ropes, or webbing to it?
I don’t use them for multiple reasons. First is nylon and polyester (the two most common rope and saddle materials) do not handle ozone oxidation very well at all. It’s down right dangerous to introduce ozone to your saddles and ropes for any extended length of time. Interestingly polyurethane and ABS plastics do handle ozone very well though…. Dyneema, technora, and Kevlar are only mildly resistant to ozone. So yea I don’t recommend using it for your life safety gear.Me personally. I won't risk it. If it breaks down rubber or types of plastic. It can effect it some. Most ropes have a polyester core.
Paging @Brocky ? @Fl Canopy Stalker ? Any insight to ropes/saddles and ozone machines?
Thanks!! I was hoping you’d catch wind of this talk.I don’t use them for multiple reasons. First is nylon and polyester (the two most common rope and saddle materials) do not handle ozone oxidation very well at all. It’s down right dangerous to introduce ozone to your saddles and ropes for any extended length of time. Interestingly polyurethane and ABS plastics do handle ozone very well though…. Dyneema, technora, and Kevlar are only mildly resistant to ozone. So yea I don’t recommend using it for your life safety gear.
My other reason is the ozone is not good for us to breathe. It alters the chemical composition of organic materials. So while it does change the air, it also affects our lungs, our odor receptors in our nose and other things inside of our bodies. There are even some scientist who argue that ozone doesn’t actually remove the odor from the surrounding air as effectively as we think, so much as it alters the olfactory sense in our noses causing our perception of odor to change.