CupboardGarden

I haven't tried this myself but it looks as easy as making mud. Basically you need a neon sign or similar transformer. Electrical stores might sell them for $20 US. About 6000V is fine but not over 15000V. You might be able to scrounge one for free out of a dumpster out back of a store. Secondhand they wouldn't cost you a lot if anything. Everything else is easily obtainable. Wire, aluminum foil and cleaned up jam jars. Like I said, easy.

How to build an Ozone Genny!

Only thing I'm not certain of is where you place the neon tube. The instructions go on about sticking two separate but identical pieces of foil(or wire mesh) to the inside and outside of a small glass jar(or just a piece of glass), making sure they dont touch or get close to touching. Then you take a power lead and attach the positive wire to one and negative wire to the other. Couldn't be simpler. Foil electrodes separated by a glass insulator.

The electrical discharge mimics lightning and produces ozone. The more surface area of foil used the greater the ozone output. The more voltage the higher the output.

I'm uncertain how the transformer is used because it doesnt say. I'm guessing this is not dissimilar to a stun gun. The transformer goes between the power source and the jar setup in that case. It amplifies the regular voltage to a point where it arcs through the air creating ozone and a crackly noise. Stun guns do this with a 9 volt battery. Don't pay $600 US for an Ozone generator. From all accounts, one of these is even better and might cost you nothing at all. Once you have the transformer it should take about 5 minutes to complete.


Please be careful. High voltage deserves high respect. Place it in a wooden box and keep your hands away from the thing. Any problems and you should just pull the plug.




There are a handful of sites dealing with the construction of Ozone Generators and I would appreciate any feedback from those who have tried them. A couple of hours a day seems to be enough to remove odours.

ethosoner

Maybe I'm out of the scene but what exactly does an ozone generator do? I recently posted about methods of removing the odor of mj plants and someone suggested that I build one of these ozone generators...

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ethosoner

I realize that it kills odor but how's what I meant to ask... if anyone thinks I'm that stupid.

CupboardGarden

It creates a type of oxygen molecule which cancels out odour particles as best as I can understand it. This ozone is shortlived and you can smell it after a lightning strike, near a waterfall or breaking waves. Thats why the air is so fresh and invigorating. The ozone cleans it. I think its a double molecule of Oxygen. I'm guessing if I say anymore because the details have become cloudy in my mediocre mind. I think I read something about the Oxygen adhering to the odour molecules and eating them up. I dunno. I'm too lazy to do a search on New Years Eve. I'm going out to celebrate in a few minutes. It's one of the most effective ways to get rid of a stink but over 8 hours exposure to excessive ozone in a day has been deemed detrimental to health by authorities. It's arguable. You only need a couple of hours any way. Besides, you can smell it if there is too much. Get the balance right and there should be no smell of anything.

ILikeBlunts

i would assume like an ion works... smells have a positive charge, and 03 has a negative charge... that extra oxygen atom on the 03 is unstable and excepts the electron from the smell that has the positive charge...

jamesgang

Can it damage plants?

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evan715

Yes, ozone (O3) can damage plant tissue as well as human tissue. The http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html FDA requires no more than 0.05 parts per million of ozone output for medical devices, so that seems like a reasonable number. Anything greater than that can cause tissue damage and breathing problems.

evan715

To learn more about the affects of ozone on plants and the damage that it can cause, check out http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Ozone/ozone.html.