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The 10 Biggest Culprits of House Odors and How to Deodorize Your Home

Even the cleanest of homes can suffer from halitosis. There are many reasons
for house Odors. Here are the 10 most
common:

1. Garbage -
        the most common, and most obvious culprit of a smelly home is garbage.
        Simply taking out the trash is not always enough to eliminate the odor of
        garbage. Frequent cleaning of your inside garbage containers with a
        disinfectant cleaner will help keep your home from smelling like a garbage
        dump.
2. Sinks and garbage
        disposals - often these two fixtures are overlooked during normal
        housecleaning but can be a great source of stink in your home. Regular
        cleaning of your drains and garbage disposal will help keep away the
        stench.
3. Stoves -
        while you may keep the surface of your stove spotless what's under your
        burners may be permeating through your home. Spilled or overflowing food
        and juices under the burners can give off a horrible odor in your home.
        Regular cleaning will solve this problem.
4. Pets -
        whether you own a dog, a cat, or a chicken, pets give off odors that
        aren't always controllable. Besides frequent baths and frequent cleaning,
        a pet smell is hard to get rid of by cleaning alone.
5. Lack of ventilation
        - everything needs to breath including your house. Stale odors from
        cooking, pets, and other household living can fill your house with bad
        odor in no time. Opening windows periodically to let in some fresh air
        will do both you and your house some good.
6. Hood Vents -
        although it occurs to few people, the vent above the stove is a wonderful
        place for odors to develop. If you've ever saved grease in a jar you know
        how smelly it can become. Imagine the hood vent in your kitchen and how
        much grease it has accrued over time.
7. Mold - if
        you have mold growing in any part of your house it is a serious problem
        and should be addressed immediately. Rooms that are prone to dampness such
        as the bathroom can cause mold to grow creating a horrible musty smell as
        well as causing heath problems.
8. Dirty clothes
        - a pile of dirty clothes never smells pretty and can stink up a house in
        no time. Keeping dirty clothes in a clothes hamper with a lid will help
        eliminate the odors.
9. Carpets -
        pet dander, dirt from shoes, spilled food, etc. all lay within your rugs
        and carpets. Simple vacuuming only removes the top dirt. It does not
        remove the smell or the dirt underneath the fibers. Frequent steam
        cleaning or shampooing will help ease the bad smell in your home.
10. Shoes - yes,
         shoes that have been worn by people usually smell. If you line your shoes
         up near the front door this is what your guests will smell when they walk
         in - dirty feet. Sprinkling baby powder in each shoe helps. Placing them
         out of sight and out of nose range is better.

So how do you get rid of all these smells? Well, some people never rid their
home of odors, they just cover them up. The stores are filled with options to
cover up the bad smells of your home. This is a great idea if you want to spend
hundreds of dollars each year in throw-away deodorizers and sprays. 

The most practical and economical way to eliminate house odors completely, without just
covering up the smell, is a Ozone
Generator. For more information on how you can clean the air quality in
your home please contact
us.

Ozone GRAS Designation: Safe Enough To Use For Food

While a common use for ozone is to purify the air and remove odors, ozone in liquid or gas form is safe enough to use for purifying and sanitizing food that will be sold to consumers. The ozone GRAS designation, means that ozone is Generally Regarded As Safe. It first received GRAS approval by the FDA in 1997. In 2001, ozone was approved for direct contact with food by the USDA and the
FDA.

According to Growers2Market.com, such diverse producers as Del Monte, Safeway, Crystal  Springs, Coca- Cola, Kimberly-Clark, P & G and Sunny Delight....have been using ozone to clean, sanitize and disinfect without residues - for decades.

While chemical cleaners may be hazardous and leave residue on food, ozone is a completely natural cleaner. It occurs in the environment by photosynthesis in rainforests, electrical discharge during thunderstorms, or from ultraviolet radiation. That delicious fresh odor that occurs after a thunderstorm is ozone. The atmosphere appears so clear and washed after a downpour because the ozone actually bonds with the dust particles in the air and they fall to the ground when they aggregate. It's not something you can see happen but you do notice the difference after it
rains.

Ozone is also safe to use for commercial cleaning in such places as schools, hospitals, hotels and
restaurants as well as for food processors. When added to wash water in it's liquid or gaseous form, it kills bacteria, fungus, mold and viruses, as well as completely destroying odors. Special infusers insert ozone into the water. After the cleaner has been used, the ozone disapates and half of it has
returned to the air in about 20 minutes. So the produce you buy in the grocery that has been cleaned by liquid ozone no longer has ozone residue on it and is safe for consumption.

OzoneExperts.com primarily sells products that use ozone for odor elimination. However, this
summer we plan to introduce a product that uses bacteria killing ozone to safely transport produce to market. Contact us to help you determine which ozone purification products are right for
your cleaning and disinfecting needs.

Which Rainbowair Activator is Right for You?

The Rainbowair
Activator series of products consists of electronic deodorizers. They use
activated oxygen, also known as ozone, to break down unwanted odors. Examples
include food, smoke and animal smells. While in the past you might have tried
to mask offensive smells with scented sprays that did little more than
temporarily cover the odors, ozone generators actually break down the odors and
eliminate them. Since you have narrowed down your product selection to the
Rainbowair Activator family of ozone generators, find out which models are the
right choices for your needs.

Rainbowair Activator 1000 Series II

Two models fall under this heading. The 1000 Series II is ideal for
commercial applications. With an output of up to 1,000 mg of ozone per hour,
the unit provides adequate coverage for a space of about 3,000 square feet. The
versatility of the machine makes it useful for hotels and flood restoration
companies. The second model in the series is the 1000 Series II Auto. This
machine excels at breaking down odors you may find in automobiles, boats and
recreational vehicles. It is useful for the automotive industry where odor
removal is integral to the successful sales presentation of the vehicles.

Rainbowair Activator 2000 Series II

Generating up to 2,000 mg of ozone per hour, this machine supports treatment
of a 20,000 square foot area when run continuously. This model moves a
respectable 230 cubic feet of air per minute. The 2000 Series II Dual Auto
model offers automotive manufacturers and other commercial venues the option of
electronically deodorizing two areas at the same time. Two flanges and hoses
make it possible to affect this treatment.

Rainbowair Activator 250 Series II and 500 Series II

The smaller model treats rooms measuring up to 2,500 square feet. It
generates up to 250 mg of ozone per hour. Make use of the convenient one-hour
timer to let the machine do the work while you complete tasks in a different
room. The larger model generates 500 mg of ozone per hour and easily handles a
treatable area measuring up to about 5,000 square feet. This model also
features a convenient one-hour timer.  

Rainbowair Activator products operate in virtually any temperature, which
makes them perfect for all climate zones. Contact
us today for more information on these versatile electronic deodorizers.

Get Rid of the Used Car Odor That Threatens to Overwhelm Your Sense of Smell

While most anyone enjoys a new car smell, the used car odor is
generally not quite as pleasing or sought after. It is usually a mix of old
fast-food containers that stayed in the car past their prime and spilt
milk-containing coffees and other drinks that have begun to ferment in the
carpeting.

Plenty of folks have tried to get olfactory love from the spray bottle. The
result was a car that smelled of old fast food and potpourri. Even the old
standby air freshener hung from the rearview mirror can do precious little to
mask these smells. Yet why mask when you can actually get rid of the offending
odors?

Clean the Inside of the Car

Like anything else that involves a car, the first call to action mentions
elbow grease. Even if you picked up this beauty at the used car dealership and
it had been vacuumed and shampooed to within an inch of its life, search for
odor-generating substances. Move around the seats, investigate the seat rails
and clean out what you might find under the seats.

Plug in the Ozone

For the type of fresh that you get when opening the window on a beautiful
day, you need a car-sized ozone unit. It plugs into the DC outlet where it
immediately goes to work on odor elimination. There is no messy filter that
needs changing. There are no chemicals that give you headaches. As the ozone
breaks down, it combines with the unwelcome odor-causing gases. This leads to a
breakdown of the odiferous gas molecules as well. In short, the offense odor is
gone.

Enjoy the Negative Ion Function

With the odors moving out, it is now time to focus on the allergens that
float in your used car. By forcing these floating particles to clump together,
get heavier than air and drop to the ground, you have an easy time of simply
vacuuming them up. Finally, no more sneezing fits in your new used car!

The Ozone Experts know that harsh chemicals and heavily scented air
fresheners are not a panacea approach to an offensive used car odor. Contact
us today for ozone products that are the answer to all of your bad smell
problems.

Surviving a Skunk Odor Incident in Your Home

Now that winter is over, your pets, especially your dogs, will be spending
more time outside. While that’s generally great for their health, there are
many areas of the country where this also means a direct increase in pet and
skunk encounters, which sometimes results in skunk odor invading
your home with your pet’s return. Unfortunately, that can be a messy issue,
especially if you do not catch your pet before he or she gets into your house.
Fortunately, there is a solution for your problem: one of our line of ozone
generating electronic deodorizers.

Technically, these ozone generators do exactly that: generate the molecule
ozone, which is that “fresh air” smell that comes after a summer thunderstorm.
Ozone as a molecule is inherently unstable, seeking to break apart and bond
with other molecules it encounters. Fortunately for us humans, ozone’s
components easily bond with gaseous molecules that we smell—such as that odor
of skunk—and chemically transform the stinky molecules into non-smelly inert
gases. This means that if you release ozone molecules into your home, they will
happily bond with those skunk odors and make them disappear.

Because ozone molecules are so unstable, they have a “half-life” (the amount
of time it takes for half the molecules to break apart) of only 20 minutes.
This means you can’t just store a bottle of ozone in your cupboard until you
need it, because by the time you need it, the molecules in the bottle will all
have disintegrated. Instead, you need one of our simple, effective
ozone-generating machines. And don’t worry, you’ll find a lot more uses for it
than just skunk odors. The smells of everything from cigarette smoke to frying
onions can be eliminated with our electronic deodorizers, so contact
us today to learn more and place your order for one of our amazing ozone
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NIOSH warning: Health hazards of mold and mildew odor

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Office building alert

In a November 2012 alert, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), issued this warning about mold and mildew odor:

“Occupants within damp office buildings, schools, and other nonindustrial buildings may develop respiratory symptoms and disease.”

What causes the health hazard

Mold, bacteria and the breakdown of building materials have been associated with a host of respiratory ailments like asthma, bronchitis, infections, etc. Anyone exposed who is already suffering from respiratory problems runs the risk of having their condition worsened or even raised to the next more severe level.

Faulty design or maintenance can be factors

Often dampness in buildings is the result of poor design, construction or certification before people occupy the premises. According to NIOSH, “These problems and associated health effects can be prevented by making dampness prevention a goal (during the planning phase).”

Once the structure is built, however, dampness can occur through lack of good maintenance and preventative measures before and during bad weather. You don’t need to be a biologist with a mold spore measurement instrument. Just look for leaks, damp areas, water dangers and signs of mold. The telltale musty odor and overall clammy feeling you experience around indoor damp areas
are commonsense detection measures that are your call to action. What building owners and employers need to do:

• Actively and aggressively respond when anyone reports environmental or health concerns associated with environmental dampness.
• Inspect building areas exposed to the weather or subject to dampness (cellars, crawls spaces,
  attics, etc.) and do what is necessary to dry, repair and seal them.
• Keep the indoor humidity down by using dehumidifiers for your climate control systems.
• Within 48 hours after porous building materials become wet or damp, take steps to repair or replace damp-infested areas.
• Tell your employees about the dangers of exposure to dampness. Write up your plans for response to  complaints or evidence of human exposure to hazardous mold and bacteria.
• Publish and distribute your plans and keep them ready and updated as necessary.

How employees can get into the picture

The NIOSH alert recommends that workers and building occupants:

• Report signs of dampness or musty smells and moldy odors. Tell employers about any associated health problems that may be occuring as a possible result of workplace dampness.
• Talk to a physician who is qualified in occupational medicine. Tell the employer what the physician discovered.
• If the employer has an indoor environmental quality program or team, get involved and participate. If the team is not established or active, encourage management to get one     going.

Letting in the fresh air

When you have uncovered the cause and taken the steps to combat mold and mildew, it's time to deodorize and let in the fresh air. Contact us and check out our ozone generating equipment. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Get That Fresh Air Smell From an Ozone Generator

Have you ever noticed the fresh air smell you get after a thunderstorm? What
you are smelling is the ozone that is made from the lightning. This is a
natural occurring process that gives the air a certain odor that is clean and
fresh smelling. This process, called corona discharge, happens when O2
molecules are split in two. The single molecules then become O3 when they
attach to oxygen molecules.

You can duplicate this fresh scent in your home or business by using an
ozone generator. Not only do these machines get rid of odors, they kill the
odor instead of masking it like you will find with deodorizers.

Ozone in nature is an organic odor killer. You will find it in certain
places such as by the ocean, in a rainforest and most definitely after a
thunderstorm. Since the naturally occurring ozone is not a deodorant, nothing
is masked and offensive odors are eliminated the natural way.

While you can't duplicate a thunderstorm in your home or business, you can
get the same benefits from an ozone generator. They not only get rid of the
odors, they seek them out and destroy them. Using negative ions as well as
ozone, dust particles are destroyed as well and you won't have to worry about
changing an air filter. Negative ions also make the environment more pleasant
by affecting the body's biochemistry, much the same way being near a waterfall
or any place where the air is pure and away from the city.

Having an ozone generator in your home or business combines all of these
aspects to create a healthier, more pleasant and fresh smelling environment. It
allows you to experience breathing spaces that are the way nature intended.

If you want to know more about ozone generators and how they work, simply contact
us and we can help you choose the best one for your needs.

Pet Odor is a concern for many households

Many households in the United States have at least one pet.  No matter
what kind of pet that is there is going to be some kind of odor.  Pet Odor can be difficult to get rid of.  For
some it is the bane of their existence.  It is what they spend hours and
lots of money trying to get rid of.  No matter how much you keep up with
the litter box or take the dog on walks, or whatever you need to do to keep as
much pet odor out, there is still some left over scent that lingers in the
house.

There are many products on the market now that claim to help but most just
cover up the smell or mix with the pet odor.  So, you are left with apple
cinammon scented pet.  Not the aroma you want your guests or family to
smell all day long.  If you do an internet search for pet odor you will
have thousands upon thousands of links to products who offer great pet odor
elimination.  Some them even guarantee it will eliminate the pet odors in
your home.  Unfotunately most of those items have harmful chemicals in
them or are expensive and/or need to be replaced constantly.

There is a new product out now that changes everything.  Newaire is
green, cost effective and works.  The Newaire Plugin is completely silent,
has no fans or moving parts, absolutely no replacement cost, a 15 to 20 year
life expectancy and the only maintenance required is a simple cleaning. What is
greater than using non-chemicals to save money, stay green and that actually
eliminates the odor in your home?

Newaire is a product that uses Mother Nature's own air freshner technology
and allows you to bring it into your home.  It is ozone.  As stated
on Newaire's website
" The word "Ozone" is derived from the Greek word
"ozien" which means, "to smell". In high levels ozone is
bluish in color, which is why the sky is blue. Ozone was discovered in the late
1800’s and is classified as the second strongest oxidizer in the world."

Newaire isn't just for pet odor problems though.  It can be used for
all odors, smoke, mold, food, garbage, etc.  If this is something you are
intersted in learning more about please contact
us.

Eliminate Odor Naturally By Introducing Ozone To The Atmosphere

Do you know the smell of ozone that is in the air after lighting strikes?
When you think of that fresh smell following a thundershower, that scent
originates from ozone being introduced into the atmosphere.  Ozone has
amazing capabilities which enable it to eliminate odor naturally in any
environment.

Ozone is also referred to as "activated oxygen" and
this is because rather than the two atoms of oxygen that we normally breathe,
this "activated oxygen" contains 3 atoms.   By chemically
reacting to particles in the air or on surfaces, ozone's extra oxygen atom will
work to destroy the molecules by fundamentally changing their make-up so that
they can no longer be a source of offensive odors.  

When you think about odors that come from mildew or from animals
(such as skunks) and those that seem to linger forever, these are the
impossible odors that ozone will eliminate, guaranteed.  When you have an
ozone generator installed in your home, you can be sure the air will always
smell fresh and clean.  

Maybe you have tried numerous products to rid your home of the
stink and still it returns to remind you that it remains alive.  No matter
how many enzymes you use on that pet accident or how many sprays you have
tried, none of them can guarantee their effectiveness the way ozone treatments
can.  The fact is, ozone treaments are effective in removing virtually any
odor you can imagine.

Because ozone is introduced into the air it has the unique ability
to seek out the offensive odors in cracks and crevasses, behind walls or under
carpets and anywhere else that they may hide.

Ozone treatments are guaranteed 100% effective and guaranteed.
 Ozone generators do not damage to our sensitive environment either.
 If you would like to investigate how our Queenaire ozone generators can
get rid of any offensive odors that you might be dealing with, contact
us for more information. 

Food Odor Can Be Controlled

Food odor is something that
happens to everyone's environment at some point and when it is at your place of
business, it can affect customer perception. Whether it’s odors in a grocery
store from food storage areas or cross odor contamination, the problem is that
it seems that no matter what products you try, the smell either lingers anyway
or is lightly masked with some kind of perfumed scent, neither of which is
ideal and especially around food. Spoiled milk, overripe fruit and food items
that have thawed prematurely can leave an odor that seems to last for days and
is hard to get rid of.

Fortunately, there is a solution to food odor with ozone generation
equipment. How the ozone works
is quite different from an air freshener. Those simply mask the smell
temporarily but equipment that uses ozone works in a more scientific way. The
ozone actually destroys the smell by breaking down the odor molecules after
combining with them. It actually reacts with the odor instead of allowing the
odor molecules to remain. Air fresheners and similar products do not break down
the odor molecule at all. By allowing this odor to remain, you are simply
hiding the smell for a short period of time, if at all. By destroying the odor,
the air is cleaner and pleasant smelling.

The FDA has designated ozone as GRAS (generally regarded as safe) for direct
contact with food items. This includes poultry and meat products, which means
that this is a perfect alternative for your business that deals with food
items. Whether it’s a restaurant or grocery store, ozone is an approved food
surface and food contact sanitizer

So if you have a business that you want to smell fresh, we have industrial
quality products that will keep your business smelling brand new. Simply contact
us and we can help you find the perfect ozone solution for your business.