Is my ozone generator dead?

[fencer]

Can you smell ozone

[hillegom]

Ok I'll bite
I don't have an ozonater in my aquarium yet. But eventually want to add one.
By those tests I will say your generator is no longer working. But could it be your probe?

[hillegom]

Have you tried cleaning the probe?
Soft toothbrush and mild soap or toothpaste is what I read.
When the probe gets dirty it apparently reads slower or not at all.

[hillegom]

all right then.
I did a bit of reading and found out that it sometimes takes 15 to 30 min to have an accurate reading. All depending on if the probe is clean or not.
Found an article from a dubious source. Scroll down to cleaning orp probes

http://www.cannabis-world.org/cw/showthread.php?t=4008

[wil0311]

I emailed Redsea about a problem I had once. They told me to run RO water through the unit, then blow air through it overnight to dry it out before turning it on. After cleaning it you can sure smell the ozone again.

[Jack]

That's interesting. I've had 2 Redsea ozonizers in the past - a 200mg with redox controller and also a 50mg basic. Both of mine stopped producing ozone. I still think they're really low quality for the price but it woulda been nice to try this possible fix. I think next time I'll buy a higher-end Sanders ozonizer because I really liked what ozone did.

Originally Posted by wil0311

I emailed Redsea about a problem I had once. They told me to run RO water through the unit, then blow air through it overnight to dry it out before turning it on. After cleaning it you can sure smell the ozone again.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Jack

I think next time I'll buy a higher-end Sanders ozonizer because I really liked what ozone did.

Jack, care to elaborate? I have an ozone unit that isn't selling, so if there's some good reason to use it, might as well put it to use

Maybe PM to not hijack (more than I have)...