Ozone generator Canadian Tire

[Rob]

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ozone-odour-killer-r80-plug-in-0830326p.html

I’m thinking this technology could remove some of the barriers to cycling as commuter transportation.
and also how much electric power could be saved in laundry (hot water)…

I just picked this up for $20 (on sale), with the initial idea of keeping my cycling/workout clothes fresh.
I’ve had it for 2 days now, and it does actually work, even with humidity levels in the 70-90% range in recent days. Apparently cheaper units use corona discharge which suffers in humidity > 60% whereas UV units are immune to the humidity.

What I’ve done is put the unit on high inside a plastic tub with some sweaty t-shirts etc and with a cardboard lid to keep the O3 inside as much as possible. Overnight the stink is mostly gone although it’s does leave a sterile/bland smell. That’s my observation so far. I’m hoping it will do even better when summer and dryer air returns …

[Electric-Gecko]

I must warn you that Ozone gas is very harmful to breath.

[Rob]

Yes. And these are being marketed as “air purifiers”.

I actually got the idea because a similar product is being marketed to
hunters to treat their clothes and make them less detectable
by their prey.
Theoretically you can have a system without any exposure to the gas,
if the closet is kept closed for longer than the lifetime of the gas (it breaks
down to O2 continuously).