Ozonator , bromine and yellow scum

[Donldson]

This is the best description I can find about the smell of ozone:

"Even very low concentrations of ozone can be harmful to the upper respiratory tract and the lungs. The severity of injury depends on both by the concentration of ozone and the duration of exposure. Severe and permanent lung injury or death could result from even a very short-term exposure to relatively low concentrations."

The Canadian Centre for Occupation Safety and Health
Which, you know, the same could probably be found about chlorine or bromine. But when someone is avoiding the use of an actual sanitizer in their tub then you have to assume they are doing it for some implied fear of chlorine or bromine. So when someone talking up their use of something that is actually worse to be exposed to while providing less (zero) sanitation, you can't help but laugh.

Bottom line, be glad you haven't smelled it.

 

[Sjde]

I never heard of anyone using ozone INSTEAD of sanitizer (bromine/chlorine). We do it because supposedly it makes it so we need less sanitizer because it provides some, or boosts the sanitizer we already have.

 

[Donldson]

As a supplemental oxidizer in a spa, especially with bromine, ozone has its place. It's use as such may not be specifically encouraged by TFP but not necessarily discouraged either. Especially with what i know about your situation it has potential if the output is reasonable.

But Mr Mill has some interesting ideas regarding ozone. Ideas that he has recently decided to promote, for some reason. Ideas that are very much not supported by TFP.