glossy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Has anyone else used one of these?We are considering getting one as it would seem to save a whole lotta money in the long term.Its a cabinet that you put costumes in and the ozone gets rid of any nasty niffs.www.elozo.fithis is in finnish but I am sure there must be an english version somewhere.9I have been reading the leaflet and it all looks too good to be true so I reckoned I would ask on here if anyone had used one or if anyone even knew of any company that already had one of them and indeed how come (after 30 years in theatre) had I never heard of this before? I know I havent been in for a while but just back from tour.Now in the office for 3 weeks only!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaded Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 http://www.elozo.fi/index2.htmShould be the English version above. Looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w/robe Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Glo Nope, I've never seen them before either. It would be interesting to know the cost of purchase and shipping but, in the long run, it must work out cheaper than dry cleaning. Keep us informed if you do investigate further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Vodka and Water - one of the best de-odorisors around... and it is cheap. Put about an inch of vodka in a misting spray bottle, top up with water. Lightly spray the costumes after the show. Et Voila. You need to be careful with using ozone, as it is highly corrosive and rubber objects to deteriorate much faster than they would naturally, and will also cause metals to rust faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w/robe Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Well you live and learn. I don't have any vodka in Wardrobe only gin and that's Bombay Saphire so there's no way I'm wasting it on the frocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glossy Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 I love putting vodka through on petty cash.It's got so that no one even questions it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/OZ/ozone.html Ozone does sanitise, it doesn't clean. It does irritate the respiratory system and will put potential asthmatics at increased risk. Ozone kills rubber inc elastics. You WILL have to monitor a potentially hazardous gas for your COSHH regime You may find benefit for some items but dirt removal by wet or dry cleaning will still be needed. Sanitising by ozone (or ethylene oxide) Is best for use in commercial laundries where they have the facility to monitor the COSHH implications and the throughput of work to make it viable. (think hospital sterile supplies units). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deranged-angel Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I haven't used one of these wardrobes but I have used a small plug-in unit for about the home to get rid of cooking smells and the like. It works quite well and definitely gets rid of cooking smells. Definitely be careful of people with respiratory problems - we put the death of our canary down to the unit. (Random I know but the Vet did verfiy this). Like being down the mines again! It might be worth a try to get a plug in unit first to see if it works at all before spending lots of money? It's this kind of thing clicky although this looks different to the one we have, it does the same thing. I find that to get rid of smells like fish etc it doesn't take that long - maybe an hour, so maybe if you don't have too much costume, a plug in unit would suffice? Hope this helps Emma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startrekfan Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I haven't used one of these wardrobes but I have used a small plug-in unit for about the home to get rid of cooking smells and the like. It works quite well and definitely gets rid of cooking smells. Definitely be careful of people with respiratory problems - we put the death of our canary down to the unit. (Random I know but the Vet did verfiy this). Like being down the mines again! It might be worth a try to get a plug in unit first to see if it works at all before spending lots of money? It's this kind of thing clicky although this looks different to the one we have, it does the same thing. I find that to get rid of smells like fish etc it doesn't take that long - maybe an hour, so maybe if you don't have too much costume, a plug in unit would suffice? Hope this helps Emma. I had a friend that worked in wardrobe and she mentioned it once. They were using antique clothing and wanted to try it because she thought it would work better then dry cleaning vintage garments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardtank Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I haven't used one of these wardrobes but I have used a small plug-in unit for about the home to get rid of cooking smells and the like. It works quite well and definitely gets rid of cooking smells. Definitely be careful of people with respiratory problems - we put the death of our canary down to the unit. (Random I know but the Vet did verfiy this). Like being down the mines again! And you still use this device!? I'd do what the miners did when their canary died! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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