I am selling my house which is currently unoccupied. My basement, which is underground, has very few windows and since the house is closed up, a musty smell exists which turns off potential buyers. Will this machine help eliminate musty, damp odors...
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Hi Dawn, Happy to help :). Yes, the ozone generator effectively eliminates musty and damp odors. The purifier cleans by producing activated oxygen (O3) which oxidizes airborne contaminants, odors, airborne bacteria, etc to clean the air. I hope this helps and please let us know if we can help with anything else :).
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I have never used it to remove mildew or sour laundry before. It works so well on pet odors and freshens trash cans, that I can imagine it would help with mildew and sour laundry. If you're battling a HE washing machine odor, clean the door gasket creases using disinfecting wipes. Sometimes mildew will set in those creases causing an odor in the machine and causing clothing to smell as well. Clorox makes a Washing Machine Cleaner for HE washers. This will help clean the rest of the drum and interior workings that come in contact with water, debris and detergent. You can still spray this Zero Odor product in to freshen, but if there's mildew growing, you'll need to eliminate that problem. There's also a more environmentally friendly way of cleaning your machine, "Lemi Shine". It uses enzymes to eliminate odors and build up inside your dish washer, washing machine and disposal. I use it regularly in all 3 of my appliances and it works well. I also feel better using it because its environmentally friendly. Lemi Shine can be found at most grocery stores and its very inexpensive, about $4 or under. You get 3 packs of enzyme powder in each box. Hope this helps!
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I purchased one for my parents home that at one time didn't have a vapor barrier under the subfloor and mold formed on the underside of the wooden floor. This in turn caused a moldy smell in the house at all times. But the green machine has eliminated that smell. Did it kill the mold under the subfloor? I doubt it, but no more moldy odor or health effects from it.
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It will not stink up your house. The fermentation process is done in the small barrel provided and you are supposed to place the barrel in a temperature controlled, no light atmosphere (for us it was our basement).
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What we have done is to leave our basement door open and the dry air naturally gets sucked down with this air exchanger. Our basement used to struggle with a dehumidifier to keep the humidor below 60% and the air still was stale air. With this the air exchanges and we have stopped using a conventional dehumidifier and the air is staying below 40%.
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I used it to clear a 2000 sq. ft. basement and it did an excellent job. The layout will have a lot to do with effectiveness but doing sections at a time would definitely work well. I've now used the unit in all areas of my home(4300 sq. ft.) along will automobiles and the garage (smoking room during parties)...great machine!
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The best I can give is that I ran the ozone maker setting on high in a very large closed bedroom for about 4 hours and the smell of ozone was very strong when we walked in to open the windows and the construction odors were pretty much gone, which is why we bought the machine. I've also run the air purifier which also does a nice job. For the money I think it does what it's supposed to do, it's straight forward and well made.
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Yes, I've used this product in musty areas and it is effective. I've been home and have used this product around my kids and pets with no detrimental results. I recommend changing the filter often...every 3 months. One draw back I have found is the bare wiring inside the unit will eventually rust, and the fan needs cleaned and lubricated from time to time to keep it running in top shape.
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I would think that it would. It eliminate any kind of odor, mine was eliminating the odor from my basement after the flood last year.
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Not when I'm in the house. I have it in a mobile home which is unoccupied often and I leave it running when we're not there so it won't smell"musty".
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yes. gepends on room size. i only vent out to remove heat, works great for my basement. no more musky smell
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It will help a lot. Nothing gets rid of that odor completely especially in an enclosed space.
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Hello from Baltimore. We bought this system months ago when our basement was really damp. I still have more than half a bag of the crystals left and there isn't a trace of dampness left in our basement. It is somewhat dependent on how much moisture is in the room if you can't keep it reasonably monitored (say every two days). However, if you keep watch and pour out the water every other day or so it should last for quite some time. Just to give a little better perspective, we have a big house with a full cellar. It works wonders for us. Hope I've helped.
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I have an HE and put the powder in the drawer. It does an awesome job on cleaning the machine over time. Any musty, moldy smell is gone.
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It is working well in my basement which is not that large and is open for the most part. For a separate storage room, I have another dehumidifier. My basement is damp, but the two dehumidifiers keep it nicely dry. I wish that I could give you a more clear answer. I probably should have responded that I do not know. IT is working very well for the laundry and the large, open area where it is set up.
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If u are capable of removing and replacing robots, I'm not rel impressed with the smell removal, if smell is a big issue for u look elsewhere. I hear with some of these cheap filters the carbon gets settled and creates channels that allow unfiltered air to be expelled out of your room.
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Honestly, I got it to remove allergens. I have a cat too and have noticed a less musty smell. The unit is located about 10 feet from the litter box.