I have an older home, complete with a damp basement and some musty smells around the house. We're in the process of renovating but that will probably take a while for us to get around to ripping out carpet, and finding all of the surprises.
After some quick research, I picked up this ozone generator for around $120. It's rated at 7,000 mg/h, which is higher than a bunch of other generators I found. It also had raving reviews so I figured for the price it was a good buy.
My question is, how long would you have to let this run in the average room (250 sqft.) in order to remove airborn pollutants/smells?
Best Answer
Ozone is highly toxic and dangerous. It's pretty much comparable to trying to clean your home with a flamethrower. Either the flame is candle-sized, then it doesn't do anything. Or it's big enough to kill the fungus in the walls, your dog, your wife and ultimately the walls themselves if you let it run for too long.
Laser printers have problem with ozone emissions, and it's tightly regulated to keep ozone down to a minimum. Ozone is good only in stratosphere, where it can't harm living organisms like humans.
Your real problem is the damp basement. Fix the root problem and other will disappear on their own. Ripping the carpets won't do anything in the long run. Renovating a house without waterproofing the basement is like perfuming a corpse - it'll seem nice for a moment, but the stench will return sooner or later.
Fix the water problem or get rid of the house. It's unsafe to live in mold-infested building.