Why "upgradable"
ozone generators listed at 2600 mg/hr, 3400 mg/hr,
& 3600 mg/hr
may be poorly designed.
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Be sure to avoid
those ozone generators that are "easily and inexpensively upgraded"
by the addition
of more ozone "plates".
The truth is that
they use only ONE
transformer and are more likely to blow out than machines like our units
with MULTIPLE
transformers.
Simply adding
ozone plates to increase the ozone output puts a dangerous extra load on
the power transformers.
This fact is made
very clear that by adding 2 ozone plates to a one plate 1000 mg/hr ozone
generator that the total ozone output is only 2600
mg/hr and NOT the 3000
mg/hr it should be.
If the transformer
was properly sized the ozone output would equal 3000
mg/hr, but that fact that the resulting output is only 2600
mg/hr is absolute evidence that the transformer is improperly sized, especially
to upgrade the ozone output.
Since the 3000
mg/hr ozone output was NOT
achieved, it can only be concluded that the missing 400 mg/hr of ozone
was lost because the transformer was not able
to handle the extra load of the extra ozone plates.
The extra load
on the transformer causes it to get very hot, and it is prone to completely
blow out.
Note that some
1000 mg/hr ozone generators try to add up to four extra ozone "plates"
but that the total ozone output ONLY reaches the 3600
mg/hr level, NOT
the expected 5000
mg/hr.
Trying to double
or triple the power of an ozone generator by simply adding more ozone plates
is a cheap, unsafe, and not reliable way of trying to increase the ozone
output.
Air-Zone®
ONLY increases ozone outputs by adding extra ozone elements, AND
by properly adding extra power transformers. That's why our models with
higher ozone output have EVEN
ozone output numbers like 2000, 4000, or 6000
mg/hr instead of an erratically
designed unit that outputs 1000,
2600,
3400,
or 3600 mg/hr.
ONLY
a poorly designed ozone generator would try to increase the ozone output
by simply adding extra ozone plates and not by adding the proper amount
of transformers.
Beware of upgradable
ozone generators.
Upgradable
ozone generators burn out quickly.
They won't last,
and are prone to fail.
Be sure and buy
a long lasting, properly designed ozone generator like an Air-Zone®.
Ozone
Generator Power Transformers
The heart of any
ozone generator is it's power transformer. It is the electrical component
that produces the high voltage that is needed make the ozone. That's why
it's selection, and construction is of the utmost importance. It
can be the most costly part in any ozone machine.
Air-Zone®
uses
completely sealed, high voltage transformers, that can withstand a lot
of abuse before shorting out. They are designed specifically for our ozone
generators. Combined with our innovative ozone element design, it
is very rare that one of our power transformers blow out.
Competitors use
off the rack, open iron core transformers. The exposed iron can quickly
rust and deteriorate. These types of transformers are not specifically
designed for use in an ozone generator, and have a hard time maintaining
a long life span in this type of machine.
Some companies
use the same exact transformer in many different sized models.
Multiple
Transformers
Air-Zone®
uses multiple transformers in our different models. How can a single
transformer
that is used in a small ozone machine be expected to handle the much higher
load in a large ozone generator?
Many competitors
machines simply use ONE
transformer, the SAME EXACT
transformer in many of their different low and high ozone output generator
models!
Whether it be
a single plate 1000 mg/hr model,
a 3 plate 2600 mg/hr model,
a 5 plate 3600 mg/hr model,
a 5 plate 5000 mg/hr model, or a 10 plate 10000 mg/hr model, some manufacturers
use the EXACT SAME TRANSFORMER
in every machine!
How can the SAME
transformer that is expected to handle one high voltage ozone element,
handle ten high voltage ozone elements?
That's why ozone
generators that are "upgradable" by simply adding more ozone plates are
not very well designed. The load on the transformer MUST
be radically different on a single or five plate ozone generator.
This is proven
by the fact that when a competitor adds 4 more ozone plates to a 1000
mg/hr machine that the total ozone output
does NOT equal
5000
mg/hr.
The "upgraded"
generator now only puts out 3600 mg/hr,
the missing 1400 mg/hr of ozone output has been lost
because the transformer cannot handle the increased load of the added ozone
plates.
That proves that
the load is radically different when you simply add more ozone plates to
a power transformer. If the transformer has been strained so that
it looses that much ozone power, then it can be concluded it is that much
closer to straining and blowing out.
It has to run
at a higher temperature.
Air-Zone®
always
uses multiple transformers in our different higher powered models.
Our XT-2000
uses a single transformer. The XT-4000
uses 2 transformers. The XT-6000
uses 3 power transformers. Our XT-14000
uses 6 power transformers and our XT-28000
uses 12 separate transformers.
We do this because
to present a balanced load, and to have even power distribution.
It is better
to use multiple transformers when doubling or tripling the ozone power.
It only makes
good sense. It makes for a more balanced ozone machine.
We don't just
add two more ozone elements to the XT-2000
to make it a 4000 mg/hr machine.
The XT-4000
uses 2 separate transformers. Simply adding ozone elements isn't the proper
solution. Adding 2 more elements would NOT
equal 4000 mg/hr. It might only increase the ozone power to 3200
mg/hr because the load presented to the transformer
would be completely different.
That's why ozone
generators that are "upgradable" by simply adding more ozone plates are
not very well designed. The load on the transformer HAS to be radically
different on a single or five plate ozone generator.
Keep in mind the
fact that competitors also use ozone plate technology where each "plate"
has 3 pieces in it that can easily move around. They use a spring
system to keep each part of the plate in perfect alignment. A
10 plate, 10,000 mg/hr ozone machine will have 30 separate pieces in its
10 ozone plates! A 10,000 mg/hr "plate type" ozone machine has 30
parts that must ALWAYS be in perfect alignment or disaster will occur.
If a single piece
of the glass or mica non-conductor breaks, cracks, or just slips out of
alignment due to a lack of spring tension, then the electrical conductor,
screen parts of the ozone elements can arc and cause an electrical short.
When an ozone
plate short outs, the transformer is also shorted out. No matter
how well it is built, a transformer cannot stand being shorted out for
very long. Electrical transformers cannot stand to have a high voltage,
zero ohm load on them for very long without being put under a huge amount
of strain. They rapidly heat up when shorted out and become a real fire
hazard.
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if they claim their transformer can stand a shorted out situation for a
long period of time, which they can for only a limited period of time,
why subject the transformer to that dangerous, high temperature situation?
Old
style mica ozone plates put a terrible strain on an ozone generator
power transformer. |
Air-Zone®
not
only uses multiple transformers in our higher powered units to help balance
the load, they also use our U.S. patented ozone elements which do not have
components in them that can move or shift out of alignment.
There is no way
for them to short out as standard ozone plates can and blow out the transformers.
See the difference
between our ozone elements and standard ozone plates here:
Air-Zone's
patented ozone elements VS. old style ozone "plates".
Don't buy the
argument that using multiple transformers gives a machine more parts to
break down.
The truth is
if properly sized transformers are used and not strained to capacity, there
is very little change they will blow out. Simply adding additional
ozone plates as other manufacturers do, is what overloads electrical transformers,
and makes them more likely to blow out.
Our XT-14000
and our XT-28000
use special monitoring circuits, and indicator lamps on the front panel
to always let the user know the status of each ozone element and transformer.
No other ozone
generator made has that feature.
If a transformer
ever blows the user will know about it right away. Because of these units
modular construction this problem is very easy to fix.
Air-Zone®
are
simply more stable ozone generators than most other brands.
Electronic protection
circuits and fuses prevent our internal components from overload &
burnout. |