Would Ionic Breeze effect water chemistry?

[tygger]

Would the minimal amounts of ozone produced by an Ionic Breeze effect the water chemistry of a tank in a small enclosed room (12x12)?

[treesprite]

Would the minimal amounts of ozone produced by an Ionic Breeze effect the water chemistry of a tank in a small enclosed room (12x12)?

 

it puts out ozone? I thought it was just some kind of air cleaner.

[flowerseller]

I would not think so.

[lanman]

Would the minimal amounts of ozone produced by an Ionic Breeze effect the water chemistry of a tank in a small enclosed room (12x12)?

 

Years ago, I looked into what those things were really made of... near as I could tell, they don't do anything but move and filter a SMALL amount of air. My ex-wife got into trying to sell a knock-off product for a while.

 

bob

[GaryL]

i don't know if they put off ozone, but they do charge particals as they pass them and they stick to the metal blades...it isn't much of a breeze...they do make a better one for like automotive applications if a car has an oder problem they place it in it overnight and the next day the odor (dog.smoke. etc) is all gone

 

ok looked it up for a sec this was on wiki

 

"Ionizer purifiers use charged electrical surfaces or needles to generate electrically charged ions. Ions attach to airborne particles which are then electrostatically attracted to a charged collector plate. This mechanism produces trace amounts of ozone and other oxidants as by-products[3.]. Most ionizers produce less than 0.05 ppm of ozone, an industrial safety standard. There are two major subdivisions: the fanless ionizer and fan-based ionizer. Fanless ionizers are noiseless and use little power, but are less efficient at air purification. Fan-based ionizers clean and distribute air much faster. Permanently mounted home and industrial ionizer purifiers are called electrostatic precipitators "

 

it doesnt seem enough to me to cause any harm

Edited May 27, 2008 by GaryL

[tygger]

treesprite, it's an air filter, but from what I've read, it puts out some ozone as a by product.

 

As for how well these work, I don't think they're that effective and I wouldnt buy one. My cousin moved and didn't want to bring it along so she gave it to me. I had the oreck one (fan-based) and it was pretty crappy. Thought I would give this a shot and see how it works since it's free. There's a noticeable scent coming from the output of the filtered air...

[treesprite]

not a bad scent I hope...

[tygger]

haha. It's a "distinct" scent, but it doesn't bother me. In a large open area, you probably won't even notice it. It might be bothersome to some... kinda similar to how some people like the new car scent, while others hate it.

[CHUBAKAH]

not a bad scent I hope...

Ever use a commercial typer laser printer? That's the smell.