<p>An ozone generator is a device that turns regular are into ozone&comma; which is capable of removing contaminants in the air and has an effect on some sources of odor inside a vehicle&period; Ozone is dangerous and should be used with caution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Why use an ozone generator<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>When a vehicle has a source of bad odor&comma; or certain types of dirt is very difficult to remove&comma; the generator can help to get rid of the bad smell&period; Its advantage is that it works on its own&period; You set it up&comma; turn it on and leave it for a certain amount of time&period; It can remove odor from the air inside the car&comma; but also has a slight effect on certain sources of bad odor&period; This is very handy when the source of the bad odor is hidden behind a panel&comma; or unreachable for other reasons&period; An ozone generator how is dangerous to use&comma; and caution should be taken when working with this device&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>What is an ozone generator<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>An ozone generator is a device that sucks in air from 1 side&comma; passes it through an area where electrical discharges turn the Co2 into O3&period; The device is placed inside a room or vehicle&comma; when there are no animals or humans present&comma; the device can be turned on&period; After a certain amount of time &lpar;depends on level of odor and size of room&rpar;&comma; the device is turned off&period; The room or vehicle is then opened up to let the ozone filled air blow away&period; After the gas is completely gone&comma; the room is safe to enter&period; Ozone is especially effective to clean air and remove smoke odors&period; Ozone doesn&&num;8217&semi;t linger for very long&comma; the gas will quickly decay into diatomic oxygen&period; This treatmentcan also be used to disinfect fabrics during the washprocess&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Using an ozone generator<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Use of the generator is not overly difficult&comma; however care should be taken when using one to minimize the risk involved&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Clean the car mechanically and chemically&comma; the less left behind the more effective the ozone will be<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Remove all loose items<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Vacuum the car<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Make absolutely sure that no animals or humans are inside the vehicle<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Place the device inside the car&comma; or use a hose to blow the ozone inside the vehicle through the window<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If using a hose from outside&comma; it is recommended to seal off the open window to create an &&num;8220&semi;air tight&&num;8221&semi; seal<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Run the generator between 30 minutes and 2 hours &lpar;the manual will help to determine how long it is needed&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Open all doors to let the gas dissipate&comma; it will carry a strange smell which might linger for a few days&period; Repeat the above steps if the interior still has an unpleasant smell<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Wait for at least 2 hours with all the doors wide open before getting inside the vehicle<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>The smell of ozone might remain for a few days&comma; but the unpleasant odor should have been removed<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<h2>Safe or not<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>There are several reasons why people disagree or agree with the use of an ozone generator in the world of detailing&period; Due to the level of expertise needed in different field to fully judge these parameters&comma; there has yet to be made an conclusive decision about its use&period; The points mentioned below or only arguments that have been said&comma; none have been scientifically proven in real world usage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Safe<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Ozone quickly decays in diatomic oxygen<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Large quantities are needed to cause serious harm to living animals<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It is widely used to kill bacteria on food or on contact surfaces&comma; it can even be used to sanitize swimming pools<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It is approved to be used in water plants to kill parasites<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It is approved to be used in hospitals where it is used to decontaminate surgery rooms<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>50ppm is considered lethal for humans&comma; which would require a very large ozone generator to run for several hours<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<h3>Not safe<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Ozone will attack any polymers&comma; including the polymers that make up rubbers and plastic<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It should never be used in an occupied room&excl;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It is used to kill insects in stored grains<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It has been proven that large concentrations can be harmful&comma; which is possible in unventilated rooms<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>There is no proper regulation on the workings of these generators&comma; they might not work properly or put out more then described<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It has been proven that regular use of an ozone generator can harm certain parts of the interior&period; This treatment should therefore be used very sparingly<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;

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