What is Ozone?

Ozone, or activated air, is a form of oxygen created when an electrical charge is passed through the air.  It is one of the most powerfully known oxidizing agents. Ozone is used in various applications - food processing, bottled water, cooling towers, swimming pools and laundry systems.

How Does Ozone Apply to Laundry?

In a laundry application, the ozone is injected into the water. The ozone works in conjunction with the laundry chemicals to provide a more efficient wash cycle using less energy and fewer chemicals.

Proven Savings

• 90+% Reduction in hot water consumption,

• 30+% Reduction in water and sewer usage,

• 40+% less chemicals  used,

• 10% shorter drying times,

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Benefits of Using Ozone in Your Laundry

The operational benefits of using an ozone laundry system are many.  But the primary benefits are:

• The EnviroCleanse System enables your laundry to wash in cold water.  The energy to heat the water is no longer used.  Because the wash is done in cold water, many locations can, and have, turned off their hot water heaters completely.

• Water and sewer bills are lower when using an EnviroCleanse Ozone Laundry System.  With less chemicals injected into the wash, fewer rinse cycles are needed to flush linens of chemical residuals.

• An EnviroCleanse Ozone Laundry System could mean fewer chemicals required during the wash cycle. This could amount to significant annual savings depending on the amount of linen processed over that period. 

• The life of the linen is extended by reducing the time and chemicals exposure throughout the laundry process - no hot water, less wash time, less dryer time, less chemicals. 

• The reduction in time to complete a wash and dry cycle can be reduced by 15% - 20%. If this equates to 10 minutes less per load and there are 6 loads per day processed by that equipment, the daily operation for that load factor could be reduced by one hour. 

• The EnviroCleanse system results in linens that are softer, smell better, and more absorbent. The process is also hypoallergenic. Some laundry room associates have even reported less of a skin irritation when handling the processed linens.

Why Inject Ozone Directly into the Wash Wheel?

The EnviroCleanse system injects ozone directly into the wash water during each step for the entire cycle. The amount of ozone injected in to the wash water is based on the formula being used by the washer and the amount of chemicals called for by the wash formula.

The primary difference between a direct injection system and a holding tank system is that the amount of ozone will vary with each wash formula. The wash cycle life of activated air is approximately 2 minutes; with a holding tank system the ozone must be continuously generated and does not vary within each individual wash cycle based on demand.