[SML] Using ozone generators in a theatre

[Daniel Ayers]

Thank you Noah for directing me to the settings error so I can finally post
again,

The problem with Ozone, is it's theoretical.
Instead, use Viricide fog; which is widely available from vendors who
supply auto mechanics lube. Certified labs is one company; Checkmark is one
manufacturer.

This stuff is distributed at a large scale by running it through Ski Resort
snow guns and it's what is used to sanitize large areas such as industrial
manufacturing complexes. Yes it can be used to sanitize an auditorium
between showings. Marriott uses it to sanitize hotel rooms between uses as
well. You can go as large as a snow gun on the back of a pickup truck or as
small as a notebook sized handheld device Which is what marriott does.
Don't use your Ultratec fog machine as you don't want to heat it up thus
changing the chemical composition.

Whatever you do, make sure you have the paperwork showing whatever product
you use certified for the application you're using it for; if someone gets
sick you want a paper trail that doesn't end with "Well I thought it was a
good idea at the time".

Dan Ayers
MS CTS ETCP GSP

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 8:46 AM jdunfee12--- via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I investigated the idea of using a commercial Ozone generator for the
> costume storage to inhibit mold.  I kept finding contradictory
> information.  Some sites said it would work, and others said it would not.
> The only thing they agreed on, is that the ones marketed for home use put
> out so little ozone that they don't do anything.  I just looked for reports
> on viruses, and see that the EPA says they are ineffective when used at
> levels that are safe for people.
>
> I will also add an experience I had, when I needed a car seat cleaned
> after someone had an attack of diarrhea on the seat.  My own efforts with
> soapy water and a shop vac were ineffective. But a car detailer cleaned
> again, and then put the seat in a bag with an ozone generator. Absolutely
> no smell remained.
>
> -Joe
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