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Question: How long does the deodorizing effect last? I am highly skeptical that it is permanent. For example a musty smelling basement. Example, every 3 weeks?
Document: My basement does get water when it rains heavy and in the summer in the humid weather it smells horrible. Last fall when we had to close up the house when it was getting cold you could smell the basement upstairs. I used this and it worked amazing got rid of all the smell. It also got out the cat smell from my carpet that I had tried every product known to man on. Leaves what ever area you are using it in with a sterilized smell to it.
Excellent unit. Puts out large volume of ozone. We use it on horrible smelling apartments, does a great job deodorizing after thourough cleaning.
I recently had to clean out my mother's house and the smells in the basement were tenacious. I used this device room-by-room and it made a huge difference and the smells have not returned. It was worth every penny.
Nice hunk of metal that really puts out the ozone. I found that 20 minutes several times a week killed the mildew in my basement when the dehumidifier wasn't sufficient in and of itself. Would highly recommend, but stay clear of the room while its working.
I tried to disinfect/remove the smoke smell from my small 1 bedroom apartment, this unit did a temporary masking of the smell. I learned after I moved in that the previous tenants smoked inside the apartment, idiots. I treated it twice over 3 weeks, each time for 8 hours in the most open part of the space. Had a floor fan blowing on medium setting to circulate(no ventilation in apt, baseboard heaters), had all windows closed - it is pretty powerful, quite uncomfortable to breathe if you walk in the room while its running.
This was a huge inconvenience because I was going on a trip and needed to ozone my car, which I never got to do before I left because of the damaged items.We finally got the plates and replaced them, and though I smelled ozone coming from the machine, a 3 hour treatment did not take the odor out of the car. I ran the car with the AC on while running the machine, yet I still smell musty odors when I run the AC. And now I get burning in my lungs too- I assume from the ozone?
I read the reviews and it seems that some people complaining either were not familiar with ozone (the smell, which dissipates in time) or were disappointed that this was not a miracle cure. I had a toilet leak and got a plumber out to fix it. A few weeks later I had black mold. I got someone to fix that as well and we used this ozone generator to help kill the mold before treating it. It also got rid of any musty odors and a small area where my cat had peed on carpet (replaced carpet too) that I could not thoroughly clean due to where it was.
Ok - lots of these things out there, the good ones are acceptable for a moldy basement or pool house, etc on when not occupied. This item is for remediation of water damage and associated mold, mildew, sewage or any smelly stuff. It is extraordinarily powerful and if left on over night in any affected area, will remove the odor. We used this when we opened our pool house after the winter - there was some limited water damage and mold which was totally mitigated by one overnight's use. Highly recommend this for its intend use.
I highly recommend anyone who wants to purchase Ozone Generators, that you do a thorough background investigation before you purchase this powerful tool.All tools have risks, but smart people learn the tool and use it appropriately.This is one of the best O3 Generators for the price on the Market.Get this tool and you will not be disappointed, if you know what your looking for.So far I have used it on my car with great results in under 10mins (My car reeked animal feces from a prior owner) and my son's room (the smell of embedded dingy socks)...no problem, took 5-10mins (now the room smells fresh and it amazed my son).I plan to use this device to kill mold and mildew smells in my detached office and in the house before we have visitors.Learn the warnings, risks and safety before you purchase and enjoy a clean smelling environment.
I couldn't believe the dirt that came from these screens! I didn't see any dirt before. I scrubbed and scrubbed, then rinsed them for a long time in hot water. Wow! My machine is back just like new!
Answer: I have used this in multiple areas. Most areas seem to be "permanent" however my basemant does need to be done probably every month. Basement lasted a long while then summer humidity + heavy rains, I had to "refresh" the basement. Hope that helps.