Installation & Safety

Read this before you install or operate anything you bought from us. It explains what our instructions are, what they are not, and who is responsible for what.

Our instructions are educational. They are not a professional assessment.

We are a product manufacturer and retailer. Everything we provide — guides, videos, diagrams, drawings, and anything our support team tells you — is general educational information about our products. It is not electrical, structural, engineering, HVAC, medical or legal advice, and it is not an assessment of your specific site, system or building.

We are not licensed to provide electrical work, HVAC work, structural or mechanical engineering assessments, or medical advice. Where your installation involves any of those, it must be done by a licensed, insured professional in your jurisdiction.

Ozonenator — product safety

An ozone generator is not an air purifier you run while the room is occupied. Ozone is a respiratory irritant: even relatively low concentrations can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath and throat irritation, and can worsen asthma. Never operate the unit in a space occupied by people, pets or plants. There is nothing to install — you plug the unit in, set the timer, and leave the room — which is exactly why the operating rules below are the whole of safe use.

  • Vacate the space. Run the unit only in an unoccupied, closed room, and set the timer for the room size and the model's output rating.
  • Ventilate before re-entry. After the cycle finishes, air the space out thoroughly before anyone goes back in. If you can smell ozone, the space is not ready.
  • Match the unit to the room. Run-time and room-size guidance is specific to your model's mg/hr rating, printed on the spec plate on the back of the unit. Guidance for a different model does not transfer. If you received a different model than you ordered, do not run it — send us the model number from the back panel first, because the exposure math changes with the output rating.
  • Respiratory conditions. Anyone with asthma or another respiratory condition should take particular care over re-entry timing.
  • Protect finishes. High ozone concentrations can oxidise certain materials and finishes — for example chrome-effect coatings on plastic car trim. Remove or shield anything sensitive before a treatment cycle.
  • Damaged unit. If the housing is cracked or the unit was damaged in transit, disconnect it from power and do not operate it — a damaged ozone generation plate can produce unpredictable output. See our Missing, Damaged or Wrong Parts policy.

What ozone treatment is, and is not. A shock treatment oxidises odour-causing compounds in an unoccupied space. It does not remove dust, pollen or other particles from the air, and the EPA's assessment is that at concentrations below public health limits, ozone has little potential to remove indoor air contaminants — which is why these units are designed for high-concentration treatment of spaces with nobody in them, never for continuous air cleaning in occupied rooms. For an ongoing air-quality problem, fix the source (moisture, mould, smoke) and ventilate; a shock treatment deals with the odour that remains.

California (CARB) notice

California regulates ozone-emitting indoor air cleaning devices (California Code of Regulations, Title 17, §94800–94810, adopted under Health & Safety Code §41985.5–41986). A device sold in or shipped to California as an indoor air cleaner must be CARB-certified to emit less than 0.050 parts per million of ozone. High-output ozone generators such as these cannot meet that limit and are not CARB-certified. They are not air purifiers, and they must never be used for air cleaning in occupied spaces — in California or anywhere else. California permits high-concentration ozone equipment only in specific commercial and industrial applications, on the condition that no people are physically present during use. If you are in California, confirm your intended use is permitted before purchasing or operating this equipment.

Placement, timing and ventilation are the whole of safe operation with this product. If you are unsure what is right for your space, ask us before you run it.

Risks you are accepting

Installing and using these products carries real risk; the specific risks for your product are described in the section above. Disconnect power before servicing anything electrical, follow the operating instructions supplied with the product, and wear appropriate protective equipment.

Indemnification and liability

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ozonenator Inc., its officers, directors, employees and agents against claims arising from your installation or use of our products — including personal injury, property damage, damage to your building systems, and the cost of professional services needed to correct an installation. This does not extend to claims arising from our own negligence or from incorrect information we supplied.

For economic loss — lost income, loss of use, substitute goods, business interruption, and consequential property damage — our total liability is limited to the purchase price you paid for the product at issue. This limit does not apply to claims for personal injury, and nothing in this policy limits any liability that cannot lawfully be limited. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions; where that is so, our liability is limited to the maximum extent the law permits.

Questions

Email us at [email protected] before you install or run anything, not after. We would much rather answer a question than replace a part.