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Ionic Breeze device is bad for your health

April 5, 2005

Hah, I always wondered about the high levels of ozone that little Ionic Breeze spits out. According to Consumer’s Union, it’s a dangerous amount of ozone.

Will be interesting to see if this affects sales. Probably not–Sharper Image has been fabilously successful with their advertising for it. I bet sales actually go up because a few more people will hear about them from the press reports surrounding the inevitable lawsuit that Sharper Image will file.

I’d never own one anyway now that I scuba-dive. The ozone is very bad for the silicon rubber parts, like the seal around your diving mask. You’re not supposed to store the masks near any electric motor because of the ozone those spit out, and an Ionic Breeze generates a lot more ozone than even a large electric motor.

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  1. Anonymous

    A friend purchased an Ionic breeze from Sharper Image to rid his house of cat odors. He had three cats. One cat named Kimba was an outdoor cat and liked the cooler basement. The other two preferred the warmth of the bedrooms.
    When he purchased the ozone generator, he placed it near the litter boxes and turned it to maximum, not knowing what would happen. Within 3 days, Kimba lost his appetite. By day five, Kimba tried to cough up what appeared to be a fur ball, but nothing came out. 18 hours later he was dead.
    I contacted a product liability attorney to see if something could be done. Manufacturers will pay for the replacement cost of a lost pet provided that the owner can prove that their product caused the death.
    I asked to see the product literature of the Ionic Breeze and saw absolutely no warnings regarding pets. Warnings pertaining to children and asthmatics were carefully spelled out but not for pets. I also found out that ozone is heavier than air. To insure maximum effectiveness of their unit, users are encouraged to place their unit up high or use fans to disperse the ozone.
    I am not an expert on this subject and I have nothing personal against the manufacturer but from what I have read, I think Consumers report should test all ozone emitting units to see if they are safe for all.
    Posted by: Steve | April 17, 2005 10:10 AM

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