RE: RECALL THREAD-- IMPORTANT PHILIPS DREAMSTATION & SYSTEM ONE USERS
" Is it the ONLY cause? No. But is it a factor that would probably worsen and speed up the deterioration problem? Absolutely."
It's that little hedge that is telling: "probably...absolutely".
Look, to me it makes sense that ozone cleaners would accelerate the deterioration of the foam. Probably. But, again, I used a So Clean daily for many years and it never caused any discoloration or degradation to my mask, tube or tub. At least, my masks all lasted as long or longer than expected. I have read others who write that ozone discolored their masks.
I suppose the type of material ozone is interacting with makes a big difference. Hard to imagine ozone wearing out a tub or a tube, for example. Foam? that seems more possible.
Again, ozone converts to oxygen in 30 minutes to at most four hours. I don't think pockets of it somehow remain trapped in nooks and crannies of the machine for 14 hours. Nevertheless I would run a quick blow through my equipment before using it. I use Respify now and don't run ozone through my machine. I also remove my mask, tub and tube from the cleaning bag after the cycle is done. Respify recommends this. There are hundreds of products on the market that need to used in the proper way in order to be safe. One thinks of a chainsaw, for example. It's the same with these cleaners.
I don't run ozone through my machine. I put the respify cleaning bag with equipment in my bathroom with the windows open when it's going through its cycle. This is not destroying my equipment or posing a threat to my health. I follow proper guidelines and common sense.
It's that little hedge that is telling: "probably...absolutely".
Look, to me it makes sense that ozone cleaners would accelerate the deterioration of the foam. Probably. But, again, I used a So Clean daily for many years and it never caused any discoloration or degradation to my mask, tube or tub. At least, my masks all lasted as long or longer than expected. I have read others who write that ozone discolored their masks.
I suppose the type of material ozone is interacting with makes a big difference. Hard to imagine ozone wearing out a tub or a tube, for example. Foam? that seems more possible.
Again, ozone converts to oxygen in 30 minutes to at most four hours. I don't think pockets of it somehow remain trapped in nooks and crannies of the machine for 14 hours. Nevertheless I would run a quick blow through my equipment before using it. I use Respify now and don't run ozone through my machine. I also remove my mask, tub and tube from the cleaning bag after the cycle is done. Respify recommends this. There are hundreds of products on the market that need to used in the proper way in order to be safe. One thinks of a chainsaw, for example. It's the same with these cleaners.
I don't run ozone through my machine. I put the respify cleaning bag with equipment in my bathroom with the windows open when it's going through its cycle. This is not destroying my equipment or posing a threat to my health. I follow proper guidelines and common sense.
