In a nutshell, the reason why we can and do sell ozone generators in California (from our website, we do not sell our Commercial Ozone Generators on Amazon) is that our Commercial ozone generators are not air purifiers nor are they marketed as such! They are commercial shock treatment ozone generators used by CONTRACTORS and are labeled as such. First, here is the law:
Standards for Indoor Air Cleaning Devices. Except as provided in Section 94803 (Exclusions and Exemptions), title 17, California Code of Regulations, no person shall manufacture for use in California 24 months after the effective date of this regulation, or sell, supply, offer for sale, or introduce into 4 commerce, any indoor air cleaning device for use or intended for use in occupied spaces unless the device is certified by ARB to produce an ozone emission concentration not exceeding 0.050 ppm, as specified in Section 94804; is labeled as required in Section 94806; meets all requirements of this article; and continues to meet all requirements of this article, including the ozone emissions limit as determined by the test procedure in Section 94805. § 94803. Exclusions and Exemptions. (a) Industrial use: The provisions of this article do not apply to indoor air cleaning devices manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled, and used solely for industrial use as defined in Section 94801(a)(15) above, provided that they are marketed solely through industrial supply outlets or businesses and prominently labeled as “Solely for industrial use. Potential health hazard: emits ozone.” “Industrial use” or “industrial application” means the use of ozone in the following manner: (A) purification of water in an industrial plant, water treatment facility, municipal water facility, or similar facility, and swimming pools and spas (B) the destruction of microbes on produce in an agricultural processing plant, refrigerated transport truck, or related facility (C) chemical oxidation and disinfection in the electronics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries (D) bleaching and other processing purposes in the pulp and paper industry (E) odor control from industrial stack gases or wastewater treatment facilities (F) odor and smoke control in the hotel industry, provided no people are physically present (G) mold remediation, provided no people are physically present (H) fire and smoke damage remediation, provided no people are physically present (I) odor control in the motor vehicle reconditioning and detailing industry provided no people are physically present.
Ozone shock treatments are approved and used within California within various industries to sanitize, clean, and remediate odors, smoke damage, kill mold, and remove the stench of decaying organic material. The smell of rotting flesh creates a funk that sticks to all surfaces, and the only way to remove it is with an ozone shock treatment. We only sell industrial-strength ozone generators that emit ultra-high levels of ozone and cannot be used as air purifiers! That is so much ozone it can in no way can it be reasonably used as an air purifier in an unoccupied room! Vendors who sell and market ozone generators as air purifiers make them look exactly like air cleaners! Another problem. Those devices use a China-invented ceramic ozone plate with embedded nanometals that release those nanometals into the air. (very harmful to breathe in). It’s a good thing California outlaws those machines. China is dumping them at or below their cost to poison Americans and fill their body with nano metals for God knows what reason.
Before selling Commercial shock treatment ozone generators. I was an IAQ certified technician working for an environmental engineering firm that worked with Insurance companies to deal with all kinds of indoor air quality issues. Mostly mold and Formaldehyde (Sick Home Syndrome – From new construction) The number one indoor air allergen, and most people don’t know this, is feces from dust mites. Dust mites eat dead skin. Over time. If not addressed with an ozone shock treatment. You’ll start to develop (old-person people smell) and start to develop allergies and all types of health issues. No air purifier can fix that problem. If you can afford it. I highly recommend hiring an environmental engineering firm to test your air and to hire a company like ServePro who will come out and take care of the problem. But if you can’t afford it, and you buy from us, we will offer you professional advice on how to act as a contractor in the eyes of the law and “do it yourself.” We’ll also explain why ozone isn’t for breathing and give you a healthy respect for this strong oxidizer that if used correctly is a godsend. Used improperly as is often the case when someone buys from a vendor that does not provide professional advice. Or used by someone who mistakes their ozone machine for an air purifier while staying in an Airbnb. It can be a nightmare.
The state of California passed this law to protect their citizens from using ozone generators as air purifiers because it is true that a certain percentage of the population is not bright enough to read or follow instructions or log onto the Internet to figure out the correct way to use a device that has a fan and a filter and looks like an air purifier and produces a nice fresh scent (ozone). Every Forever Ozone machine comes with a sticker that states that 1) This is an industrial ozone shock treatment machine and 2) It is only to be used in unoccupied areas as it emits high levels of ozone. Nowhere on our website or out manual do we state that it is okay to breathe ozone or be in the area when the ozone shock treatment is being performed. The homeowner, in this case, is acting as a contractor, per our terms of service, to perform an industrial process on their own and agree to adhere to our safety suggestions and use the device only as intended, in unoccupied rooms.
Thanks for your help passing the word on Forever Ozone shock treatment ozone generators to California businesses and homeowners willing to act as contractors in the eyes of the law to respect what California is trying to do here. We’re a small company that doesn’t advertise and relies on “word of mouth” and happy customers to stay in business. And we agree with California that ozone generators should not look like air purifiers or be marketed as air purifiers! And truth be told. Those who buy ceramic plate ozone machines have bigger problems besides breathing ozone. They’re breathing nanometals, and who knows what effect that will have on humans in the long run. The technology we use in our ozone generators was invented by Nicola Tesla (stainless steel mesh on the inside and outside of a quartz tube) and is humidity resistant and doesn’t put anything but copious amounts of ozone into the air to remediate empty spaces of mold, odors, smoke damage, or to kill dust mites, mosquitoes, flies, even roaches.
Why aren’t cigarettes banned for sale in California? They are worse and have people have died from its use. No one has died from the use of ozone. The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–92) required that the warning “Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health” be placed in small print on one of the side panels of each cigarette package. Again, simple create a waning label.
California is run by idiots. Don’t expect anything to make sense.
I AGREE! I live in Cali and it is infuriating that we cannot buy ozone generators, when toxic pesticides are sold like candy. I call the regulators and complain all the time.
The government has never been creating laws to “protect” their citizens, it is exactly the opposite they banned them because they don’t want people breathing clean air free of toxins, heavy metals, etc from all the quemtrails they throw at us…fuck u CA