On Mar 3, 8:18 am, "John Gilmer" wrote:
I'm considering using an ozone generator to rid rental units of odors from
mold, cooking, whatever.
Has anyone here done this? Does it work? What unit did you buy? Would
you recommend that or another?

I've some experience with EBay units, claimed output 100 mg/hr and 400
mg/hr. These will not (at this output, anyway) work any great magic.
For a place that is in decent condition to begin with, they will
remove odors, but there will be some faint residual odor of the ozone
use (probably of something oxidized, since ozone doesn't hang around
for too long). Don't know about cigarette smoke, but they're OK with
cooking odors. After using them, a fan in the window for a few
minutes will complete the job.

If you can get at the actual thing, such as bleach the mold, steam-
clean the carpet, or wash the drapes, you will have the best result.
The ozone will take care of the residual stuff. I also have an
electrostatic filter in my HVAC in line with a fiberglass, and for a
couple of weeks after it is washed, it keeps the house smelling good
with the little ozone it produces. I think ozone is a good preventive
measure. It will not wash away a apartment dweller's slobbishness in
one application.