Please enlighten me on ozone machine

[SC Maintenance]

Now that I have the old Xterra fully running, I am working on cleaning it up.

My kid used some awful perfume air freshner thing. After 6 months its still too strong for me. Its not a bad smell, just not one I want. Will an ozone machine get rid of this?

I watched a few videos. I will do this with the car outside. Anything specific I should be aware of - other than don't breath the stuff?

Was thinking of this ozone machine - the one without replaceable ozone plate, since I may never use it again. Thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH9XKW5...af07b63f72a30ff5f1740b27f&language=en_US&th=1

 

[Sequoiasoon]

I bought this Enerzen one. It works well for cigarette smoke and many other odors. I bought it for the carpet funk from my water leak after drying everything out. Smells are gone. The last 4 times I used it was actually on loaner vehicles. I hate the slight linger smoke smell even though they use one at the dealer. If I get a whiff it gets plugged in for like 2 hours.

It can also be used in larger rooms, just need to isolate and then vent.

 

[Creekside]

It is hard on plastics and rubber so I don't like to let them run too long. When I removed the mice odor from one of my trucks I ran one for 15 minutes at a time and left the cab closed for an hour. Outside of that they do work very well. We have one running in a house right now where an individual passed and wasn't found for around 3 weeks. We've been letting it run for hours and hours since condition of things in the house aren't much of a concern.

 

[boom10ful]

I bought this Enerzen one. It works well for cigarette smoke and many other odors. I bought it for the carpet funk from my water leak after drying everything out. Smells are gone. The last 4 times I used it was actually on loaner vehicles. I hate the slight linger smoke smell even though they use one at the dealer. If I get a whiff it gets plugged in for like 2 hours.

It can also be used in larger rooms, just need to isolate and then vent.

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I've got that same one and just used it to kill roaches in a console. Worked perfectly and also works for smells in rooms.

 

[bdc101]

We have one running in a house right now where an individual passed and wasn't found for around 3 weeks. We've been letting it run for hours and hours since condition of things in the house aren't much of a concern.

I feel like this statement requires a teensy bit more explanation

 

[Creekside]

I feel like this statement requires a teensy bit more explanation

What would you like to know?

 

[The_Jeff]

They work great.

 

[SOUNDMAN5000]

I have a good bit of Ozone machine experience and cleaning and flipping a few cars. It all started 25 years ago with those plate machines I think called Ecoquest that were sold via network marketing. I purchased one used on ebay and used it around the house and to flip a few cars. It did ok. Those plate machines can stop working and the plates must be cleaned and then replaced, kinda a pain but it works.

However, most recent the wife found a UV light ozone plastic machine that looked like pic below, its $39 amazon , it may not be the same brand but she found one that looked like that at a thrift store for a few $ and it worked better than the expensive plate machines even looking like a plastic toy. Has UV light to disinfect and somehow emits a tone of ozone.

The one I had used a timer and I would use it it the bathroom and boy it would do a number using both UV and ozone as that bathroom would smell clean a few days after a hour closed up with that UV ozone light.

I had to flip a car that was as nasty as I had ever seen. This SUV had been HEAVY smoked in, cigarette butts and ashes coved the floor as that owner just used the car as a ash tray I guess, I bet I removed 200+ butts, NASTY!

I cleaned it, cleaned the carpet and set a kitchen pan with charcoal and baking soda based carpet fresh in the car ( not sure that worked ) but a old guy I knew always said leaving a plate of charcoal in his NC mountain cabin that was closed up all winter would absorb smells so I thought I'll try it?

I ran this UV ozone light a few days in that SUV and along with the other cleaning steps I was able to sell the car, It was not a quick process but I think if being used in a car thats not a rolling ash tray a O3 machine would help.

I think in my case it was a mix of deep cleaning carpet, charcoal ( Activated charcoal would be better perhaps ) and the ozone and leaving that car parked outside in the sun with windows down with time allowed me to sell a car that did not stink.

 

[ClutchDisc]

I have one and have used it on two vehicles. For a normal size vehicle, probably don’t need to run it that long. I believe I did an hour at most when I last did it. Then I opened all the doors and let it air out well before I got back in it.

 

[paulswagelock]

I have a similar unit and use it in cars and houses. It works but I am cautious about the degradation it can cause if over used in a space.

 

[The Critic]

They're hard on plastics and adhesives. Not a good idea on an older vehicle.

Chlorine Dioxide is probably a safer option:
https://www.autoality.com/store/pc/DeOdorPro-CLO2-Odor-Eliminator-26g-63p9878.htm

 

[SOUNDMAN5000]

I may very well be wrong as I always did hear O3 can be hard on plastics and such but I never noticed any issue cleaning cars. My guess was back in the day of cassette decks perhaps old rubber tape deck drive belts could be harmed but I never noticed any issue and I was kinda looking for it...

You would not want to run one in a car 24/7 but now that I think about it many years ago at a truck stop, I purchased a small 03 generator that plugged into a 12v lighter plug in your car...

No longer than you would use on in a car I truly think its safe. The unit I used was made of plastic so can be that hard on it? My 2 cents...

 

[Racecarfan2]

We use one on feedlot machines we get on trade. Its the only thing that will remove the odor. Put it in Friday afternoon until Monday morning good to go.