Hunting seasons are here or will be very soon for all of us which means we doing whatever it takes to try not to stink up the woods with smells from everywhere we’ve been that day. As we started talking about in a previous article “Build Your Own Scent Eliminating Ozone Container – Cheap“, we showed you how to build your own scent killing ozone tote with items you can pick up from Amazon or most stores in your town. After writing that article and looking at my own box, I started thinking that I think I can make it work better.
After examining my ozone generator, I noticed that the air the generator was pulling in was from outside and it was pumping the “ozonified” air into my box. I had a thought that wouldn’t it work better, faster and more efficient if the air the generator was pulling was from inside the box. Common sense tells me that cycling the air inside the box would create better flow and therefore do a far better job killing all the stink causing bacteria that could cause that next deer to bust me. So I started digging to see how to solve this “problem” with these ozone generator.
I’m not a scientist so I won’t say this will work any better than how these generators are normally used. But I do know that these ozone generators weren’t designed for the way we are using them and the engineer in me (my day job) thinks that if one of these generators was actually designed for cleaning the smell off clothes inside a bag or a box, then it would be designed to cycle the air like what I am doing here. So take this as you may, but it’s what I am doing.
If you have a ozone generator different from the one I am showing here, then inspect it before jumping into the project and feel free to contact me if you have any questions. If you want to jump into this project, the generator I am using is just like the one below.
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What was the parts list for the upgrade?
Just a thought: wouldn’t the recycled “ozonified” air cause deterioration of the generator internals?
I have heard of the ozone deteriorating rubber/elastic on some clothes but I haven’t had that issue after using ozone for a few years now. But, you make a good point. If it does damage rubber/elastic, then you’d think it would do the same to itself. I have been using this setup for a couple of years and haven’t had an issue yet. I am going to start using this tote to start cleaning mail and packages as the ozone is supposed to kill viruses also from what I’ve heard.
Thanks for the reply. If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, then I’m guessing your experience with recycled “air” meets the test. However, because the “ozonified” air doesn’t pass through the unit when used in it’s unmodified application, it’s probably unlikely–or at least less likely–to suffer O3 damage when unmodified, no? Thanks for posting your idea. It’s a great approach to addressing the current Covid world we live in. I’ve already forwarded your website to friends and family. After researching the effectiveness of O3 to destroy various viruses, including Covid’s cousin, SARS-1, your idea could well be a genuine lifesaver.
What is the name/manufacturer of the ozone machine?
Thanks
Gary Smith
Gary. It’s just some off-brand I got from Amazon years ago.