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Air Purification Instructions

CLICK HERE! to learn more about ozone in nature, and ozone air treatment.

Allergy Purifiers LLC does not recommend the use of an ozone generator for air purification unless sophisticated monitoring and controlling equipment is used.  If you wish to use an ozone generator as an air purifier, cleaner, deodorizer, etc. in an occupied area you must first realize that ozone will NOT completely sterilize any environment at a level that is safe for people, plants and pets. It may however reduce the contamination and eliminate most odors when used properly.

Air Purification with ozone is very effective, however home occupied air purification with ozone is NOT RECOMMENDED.  It is most effective to use ozone shock treatments or choose a HEPA rated air purifier filter with a gas and odor Carbon filter such as the IQAir HealthPro Plus, Allerair Allerair AirMedic Exec, NQ Environmental Clarifier Purifier.  We have an air purification rating on ozone generators for competitive comparison.

Ozone permanently kills odors and germs through oxidation if you are treating the area with ozone shock treatments.  If you are trying to obtain permanent results and want to sterilize the surfaces of an environment, please refer to the shock treatment section.  Ozone Generators are used in industrial cleaning applications and are considered tools of the trade for Commercial ODOR, MOLD / flood remediation, Smoke / fire remediation, protein decomposition (animal, crime / death scene clean-up) and bacteria or virus remediation businesses.

We have designed a few of the models to be able to operate at low ozone levels when turned down.  Air purification only requires low levels of ozone for most applications.  It is recommended to read the ozone safety page as well as this one if you intend to use an ozone generator for occupied air purification.

(Setting Ozone Level) The right level is when all the generated ozone is being used up accomplishing its job. However, this is difficult to obtain because it becomes a balancing act. Initially the machines output is set high for a short time to get rid of the problem odor as quickly as possible. As this is accomplished less ozone is required for the diminishing odors, thereby leaving some residual ozone in the air. If the machines output is not turned down after a short while then more residual ozone will be left in the air. If there is a heavy smell of ozone, there is more ozone present than is required to do the job. Simply turn the rheostat (output level control) on the ozone generator down to reduce the ozone output. This is a case where more is not considered better. The levels of ozone required to deodorize most environments are from .03 ppm to .1 ppm. (note that ppm, or "Parts Per Million" is not an ozone output measurement and should never be used to compare ozone generator outputs, only go by the Milligrams per Hour, or "mghr")

Equipment specification:

An ozone generator capable of going as low as approximately 20 mg/hr / 100 sq/ft of space and an ozone controller should be used to ensure that the ozone is kept at a safe level. The amount of ozone needed is different for every installation due to several factors:

1. High humidity reduces the output of corona discharge ozone generators. Corona discharge ozone generators will produce more ozone in dry air, than in humid air.  If you are choosing the new UV PRO 550, UV PRO 2700, and UV PRO 4000 ozone generators, or one of our industrial systems found on the Ultra Pure Products page, high humidity will not be a factor. See the new! fully adjustable HVAC UV 560 Duct mounted ozone generator air purifier.

 

2. The level of odor or other contamination. The stronger the problem the more ozone is needed.

3. Air exchange, if the room or building has an exhaust, air exchange, etc. this must be taken into account.

 

Application procedures:

All ozone generators are of a commercial design.

Wherever possible the ozone generator should be run through the air handling system to ensure that people are not exposed to high concentrations from the ozone generator output.

Some models can be used for air purification of various types.  There are basically two categories:

• Industrial, commercial - large scale air purification, such as food processing plants, fish processing plants, chemical plants, wastewater and chimney exhaust treatment, smoke control in bars, pool rooms, hotel room odors, etc.
  (commercial uses typically need larger output units either for their high capacity or quicker results)
   

And:

• Residential, office, whole house, or room air purification. NOT RECOMMENDED.  It is more effective to use shock treatments or choose a HEPA rated air purifier filter with a gas and odor Carbon filter such as the IQAir HealthPro Plus, Allerair Allerair AirMedic Exec, or the NQ Environmental Clarifier Purifier

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These instructions are for the Residential, office, and room air purification applications.

Only recommended if you are purchasing a quality electronic ozone monitor. A little experimenting will be necessary. Usually the lower settings are appropriate unless there is a strong odor.  It is recommended to read about ozone's used for occupied air purification / ozone safety.

The numbers on the control dials are 1 through 10, though 8 is 50% output, and 10 is 100%. This allows significant control over the lower end outputs. It is best to try the 5 setting and below as this will usually be adequate. Turn on the unit and check after 30 minutes - an hour or so.

Since the nose gets used to ozone quickly, it is recommended that you leave the area or house for a minute or two - when you return, you should just smell the ozone a little - like the smell after a thunderstorm. If the ozone smell becomes a strong bleach-like smell, the setting should be turned down or off for a while.
 

It is hard to determine the correct level any other way because the ozone level will be affected by three factors:

1) Temperature:

• ozone is depleted much more rapidly in high temperatures, than in low temperatures.  At COLD temperatures, such as freezing, ozone may not be depleted for over 30 Days.  It is important to use ozone in temperatures above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.  See understanding ozone depletion.

2) Level of contaminants:

• if the amount of odors, bacteria, chemicals, and other contaminants is high, more ozone will be needed for their eradication.

3) *Humidity:

• ozone generators will produce more ozone in dry air, than in humid air.
  
• *with the exception of UV ozone generators, which maintain their output throughout the humidity range

  Why are UV ozone generators a better choice than corona discharge ozone generators?
  
  (For all air or surface sterilization Shock treatment applications such as MOLD, Smoke, Fire odors, musty smells, flood odor, protein decomposition odor, germ and virus remediation, etc.)
  
  The Biggest difference between corona discharge and UV ozone generation methods is that UV ozone generators have stable ozone output levels throughout humidity ranges, while the output of corona discharge ozone generators is significantly reduced by just moderate humidity levels such as 40–70% (ozone output is reduced by approx. 40-70% with 40-70% humidity). In addition, with UV ozone generators, the cleaning requirement is almost eliminated compared to corona discharge ozone generators. Also, the ozone produced from a UV ozone generator is cleaner (no nitric acids) and smells better than ozone produced from corona discharge machines, and is just as powerful and often more powerful as ozone produced by corona discharge ozone generators.
  UV ozone generators include UV PRO 550, UV PRO 550AT, UV PRO 1100AT, UV PRO 2700, UV PRO 4000, and UV PRO 6800

  If you need an ozone generator with adjustable ozone output, two new models, the UV PRO 550AT or UV PRO 1100AT are ideal.  The "AT" stands for Adjustable with 48 hour Timer.  These models produce the cleanest and sweetest ozone ever possible - adjustable down to very low levels or high levels for shock treatments and are much more dependable than corona models on the market!  Please call 866-225-3858 for information or to purchase.

  
   

If you have a very small ozone generator not large enough for the whole house, you can still create a clean air zone by shutting doors or treating one level of the home.