I use lana-coat on screw threads to seal water leaks and it will work on sealing oder as well. It also makes it possible to remove the nut or the hose easier later. It provides better seals on rubber gaskets. Not to be used on hot engine parts.
I normally don't respond to a positive comment by SBO contributors.Have you considered buying a small ozone generator
O-rings and impellers, too.I normally don't respond to a positive comment by SBO contributors.
But...
Ozone is an short lived Oxygen molecule or O3 not O2.
Ozone will Oxidize everything it runs into. Albeit small generator or not.
You can fade cushions, yellow teak wood work, yellow Urethane, deteriorate electric wire insulation, etc.
It will Oxidize the foul smelling organic in the cabin air, but it is temporary.
I strongly urge caution using Ozone in your boat cabin.
Jim...
I normally don't respond to a positive comment by SBO contributors.
But...
Ozone is an short lived Oxygen molecule or O3 not O2.
Ozone will Oxidize everything it runs into. Albeit small generator or not.
You can fade cushions, yellow teak wood work, yellow Urethane, deteriorate electric wire insulation, etc.
It will Oxidize the foul smelling organic in the cabin air, but it is temporary.
I strongly urge caution using Ozone in your boat cabin.
Jim...
You obviously know about Ozone.Caution yes, fear no.
Wow, I have tried to be beyond polite with you Peggy. However your smugness at times gets to be a bit much. The pure ayre product works okay as I stated before, and yes I followed the directions on the label. Unfounded accusations to the contrary are both false and unnecessary.PureAyre is not a cleaner, nor is it an air freshener. It completely eliminates odors--even smoke or diesel--entirely when used as directed, which you obviously didn't do. ....Air fresheners like ozone don't.
Thanks for the details @Mr Fox. Does one have to open all areas one wants exposed (bilge, behind engine where shaft, muffler, etc is, under settees, compartment in bow) to expose it to the ozone? Or will ozone permeate all of these areas? Would ozone damage the foam inside of the settee cushions, berth cushions, etc? How about sanitation hoses, engine hoses, etc.?You should not fear ozone if you use it correctly, but you should be very careful with it. The issue is how it's marketed. I happen to know a lot about it, feel free to read on if you would like to learn, fair warning it's long.
Ozone is very effective at purifying water, since its byproduct of destroying pathogens and bacteria in water is oxygen. Great use of it, but a different reaction than one that occurs in air. Also for sterilizing equipment that is moisture or temperature sensitive, when used at extremely high levels in a controlled environment (a sealed sterilization unit) and generated from medical grade oxygen, it does a great job of killing microbes.
It also does a great job at high levels (typically 20,000 mg/hr or higher for a period of 4 hours) of oxidizing mold (killing it). Very effective.
Ozone is amazing at removing certain odors, smoke (fire or cigarette) being a notable example (it is great for that) but this is due to a reaction to chemicals particular to that odor. This does not occur with all odors. It does not oxidize everything it runs into. At safe levels it does not actually remove or oxidize most airborne VOCs.
It is not effective, even at high levels, of killing microbes in porous materials. It damages rubber (latex cushions, hoses, gaskets etc.) and other materials. At "safe" levels it actually increases the amount and size of many secondary organic aerosol masses (especially terpene based masses, got any wood aboard?). Essentially while high levels are dangerous to you, (but very effective at destroying certain odors) low levels make the air around you more harmful to your lungs and don't effectively do much else. The little units you can by as air purifiers are useless unless agrivating your lungs is your goal.
So no, don't fear it when you use it correctly. Seal up the boat, rent a commercial ozone generator, protect or ideally remove all objects that will be damaged by ozone (maybe get a respirator for when you open it back up) shock treat the boat (try 50k mg/hr for 4 hours) and then ventilate. Whatever mold, smoke odor, mold odor (and body odor) is in that boat will be completely obliterated.
It may very well remove other types of odors; our companies that use ozone do so for parts sterilization, mold and smoke. I have not seen any controlled scientific studies that support it's effecteness outside of those uses, but that does not prove that it isn't.
You could, on the other hand, grab some detergent, a brush and some elbow grease, then let things air out after. My marine upholsterer does a great job cleaning my cushions. I have found PureAyre to be very effective when used as directed on things I scrubbed.
Bottom line is ozone has its uses, as does PureAyre. Neither will live up to expectation when not used properly. Ozone is a toxic air pollutant that can cause asthma, heart attacks, severe lung and heart damage, and exposure to it even in low levels can shorten your lifespan. PureAyre is non toxic and safe to use on food.
So there is no conflict with others, who exhibited good Ozone knowledge, I will modify my comment for use Inside your boat cabin.Ozone will Oxidize everything it runs into.
True, as I noted above.It does not oxidize everything it runs into
Only if you open closed areas to allow Ozone gas to enter.Or will ozone permeate all of these areas?
That is why I urge caution. One time use, probably not much damage.Would ozone damage the foam inside of the settee cushions, berth cushions, etc? How about sanitation hoses, engine hoses, etc.?
Don't keep us in suspense, man.... did she make it???... I blame my mother for waiting until a snow storm cleared before she went to the hospital to deliver. ...
Being her 5th child she gave me away to a gypsy but I wound up under the Christmas tree, at least that’s the story my sisters told me.Don't keep us in suspense, man.... did she make it???