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Ozone permanently kills odors and
germs through oxidation shock treatments with ozone. Ozone Shock Treatments are effective
for removing harsh odors from smoke, mold, and pet and animal odors. It is
effective to "shock treat" an unoccupied room with a large volume of ozone to kill
odors, germs, mold, bacteria, virus, and even dust mites.
The oxidation process of an ozone
shock treatment procedure eliminates the contamination and source of the odor from
surfaces as well as the air.
Ozone shock treatments can also
provide continuous control over recurring contamination or heavily contaminated
areas. Commercial
Ozone Shock Treatments will produce permanent results when used properly
for ODORS, MOLD / flood remediation, Smoke / fire remediation,
protein
decomposition (animal, crime / death scene clean-up) and bacteria or virus
remediation. |
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General Ozone Shock Treatment
Procedure:
Recommended
equipment:
Commercial:
UV PRO 550,
DC PRO 970,
PRO 3400 V3,
PRO 3400 V5,
PRO 3600 V1,
PRO 3600 V5,
UV PRO 550,
PRO 5000,
PRO
9,000,
UV PRO 2700,
UV PRO 4000,
UV PRO 6800
Residential:
PRO 700,
DC PRO 450,
DC PRO 970,
PRO 3400 V1,
UV PRO 550,
PRO 3400 V3,
PRO 3400 V5,
CA 45-2,
PRO 3600 V1, or
PRO 3600 V5 See the new!
fully adjustable
HVAC UV 560 Duct mounted ozone generator air purifier capable of shock
treating small homes and apartments!
First the extent of the odor problem or level of contamination needs to be evaluated.
This will determine the size of the ozone generator required to sufficiently eliminate
the problem odor in a reasonable amount of time.
A powerful ozone generator
should be used for shock treatments. The high concentration of ozone is needed to kill
mold and bacteria.
| Note that large output ozone generators such
as
PRO 5000,
PRO
9,000,
UV PRO 2700,
UV PRO 4000,
UV PRO 6800 may also be used for small area shock treatments even though
their outputs can handle large sized areas. The shock treatment will simply
take less time. |
The ozone generator should be placed pointing in the direction of the
problem area. Strong fans should be placed throughout the area being treated to
provide maximum ozone distribution and improved penetration into materials such as
carpet.
Operate the ozone generator at it's highest capacity for as long as it
takes to eliminate the odor problem. In most cases it takes only a few minutes to do a
shock treatment. If it is a type of odor that is absorbed in furniture, walls and
bedding, for example, cigarette smoke, takes only 30-120 minutes with the proper sized
ozone generator.
For commercial type restoration
jobs professionals use .5-2 g/hr ozone for every 100 sq/ft, depending on how fast the
job needs to be done and how bad the problem is. With .5 g/hr / 100 sq/ft ozone
treatment time should be for 3-4 days +, with 2 g/hr / 100 sq/ft it should only take about 12-24
hours.
For the do-it-yourself home owner,
the treatments can be done one room at a time to allow the use of a much smaller
unit. Just calculate the size of your largest room to come up with the size of unit
that you will require. Also most home owners are not in as much of a rush to do the
job, if this is so you can probably do the job with 1/4 of the above recommended
ozone production. We suggest following the
Mild Shock
Treatment ratings on the
ozone generator
selection page.
In cases of small fire and smoke damage (e.g.: Grease Fire on
stove, Severe toaster fire, fire place back through, mattress fire, electrical fire
etc). With smoke fumes the premises should be thoroughly cleaned including the forced
air furnace system before deodorization begins. Place an ozone generator on each level
of the building accompanied with a good blower fan to force the ozone through the
small pores of the walls, carpet, and furniture. This process may take up to 24-72
hours for adequate results to be achieved. Furniture and mattresses may need
additional treatment by draping a sheet of plastic over them and placing an ozone
generator underneath for approx. 1_2 hours.
Note: Odors created in a hot environment are embedded deeper in
the pores of the materials such as curtains, furniture, wallboard etc. This is due to
pores expanding when hot and closing when cold. A warm environment will always produce
better results than a cold one when deodorizing a gaseous odor, or an odor "set-in" by
heat.
After the shock treatment procedure is complete, air out the room, if
the odor source is expected to continue place an ozone generator and monitor controller
permanently in the area operating at a low level. Severe cases may require a
24 + hour treatment. Milder cases may need a smaller unit or use lower output
setting.
If your goal is to reduce or eliminate a toxic contamination, mold,
bacteria, etc. a test should be performed to ensure that the application was
successful.
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Ozone Shock Treatments
should be done in rooms when no people, animals, or even plants are present. To
do this, an unoccupied zone should be established with no air infiltration; no
leaks through ventilation systems, windows, or doors. Also, by sealing the
area, you can be sure the shock treatment will be successful. If your
intended use of an ozone generator is to create a clean air zone, or air
purification, please see our
Air
Purification Instructions page. We also recommend reading about
ozone safety. |
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