The ozone allows us to do all our wash in cold water, with little or no detergent. (We have not yet found the need to add any detergent)... and besides a clean wash, ozone disinfects better than bleach.

So the advantages we found are:

- Saves time: No need to run separate loads for whites, colors, or wool.
- Saves money: no need for detergents or hot water.
- Disinfects better than bleach (probably why hospitals use it)
- Gets odors out of synthetics better than usual detergent
- Good for the environment in that washer discharge contains only water, no detergents or phosphates which can pollute water and cause algae blooms.

Initially we were a little concerned about breathing some ozone, which you can smell while doing the wash. BTW, ozone occurs naturally from lightening storms which produce it. While we do not find the smell of ozone unpleasant, (it smells fresh, a little like a scented fabric softener to us), ozone is not supposed to be all that healthy to breathe. The good news is that over a relatively short period of time, it breaks down into oxygen, which of course is very healthy to breathe. Supposedly, the ozone laundry system is safe for use in the home, even if people are in the same room while it is running. However, as an extra precaution, we close the door to the laundry room and enter it 30-40 min after the wash is done, in which time the ozone breaks down into oxygen and there is little to no residual smell of ozone left in the air... just clean fresh air.

We did hear that the ozone system does not work that well if you have high concentrations of iron in your water, so if that's you, think twice about getting such a system.

So if this sounds good to you, maybe do a little investigation of your own to make sure it's right for you and your family. That's what we did, and we are quite pleased with the system.

This is the second unit I've owned, lasted 6 years and oxidized itself to death. Anything metal inside the unit takes a beating"”leds fell off the circuit board but unit kept making O3. We bought another one"”a competitor's version that has a remote and stainless outer shell. We can also set the level of O3 or turn it off. The other guys is $100 more and we are in our 4th year using it.
This unit is better priced, works but will die. My first unit died around 6-7 year mark too.

We use less detergent and do have to pretreat stains but washing/disinfecting work clothes on cold is so easy with this! A top loader seems to work better than front load because clothes get more time in the O3. Sales nerds won't say that but it's true. We have front load washer but next purchase will be back to top load Speed Queens!

End of Life pictured"”but it worked up until the end!

I was skeptical before I bought it and I think it's hard to fathom the thought of no soap and cold water. You definitely should pre treat food and grease type stains as per usual but normal grime is no match. I hooked up a splitter and put a trigger style outdoor spray nozzle on mine and before I start a load I pressure wash the stain from inside the garment outwards and then spray a little stain fighter on the actual stain and that works very well. I also use the spray hose to fill up our carpet cleaner which has never cleaned the carpets so well before. I also fill up a spray bottle with the water and use it on the counters, tables, sometimes I just spray it on furniture and bean bags etc. I have reduced our household use of a lot of different chemicals and just use cold machine water. I poor it out if I don't use it up within 30 minutes due to ozone's short half life.

We have 3 kids and a dog so we are doing a load almost daily and with sensitive skin issues for myself we were using extra rinse cycles. Now we just do normal wash cycle with cold water and the house smells like a fresh rain storm. The towels which I feel like always came out of the washer and to me smelled musty even with washing the drum regularly. Now they smell fresh and clean. Absolutely wish I knew about this thing sooner. This product is competitively priced and carry's an excellent warranty it's a no brainer. You will not be disappointed.

I was skeptical at first, but I am totally on board! Our clothes are cleaner than with detergent. The install was simple. Well worth the price - no more detergent, only cold water. I'm a fan!

Installing this device was simple. That may not be a fair thing to say because I am a plumbing service contractor in business for 42 years so things like connecting the 03 Pure is a simple task for me. The included screwdriver I suppose could be useful if everything was textbook simple. The instruction "card" to set the mounting screws in the proper place is possibly the best I have seen. Stiff and the same size and shape as the unit make putting it in a place that fits simple. Now for the best part. In a front loading machine there is an ongoing problem with mold growth and smell in the front rubber seal inside of the door. That is now gone. I mean clean as brand new! The cloths are as clean as any detergent I have ever tried. With our utility costs in California are rising daily, this 03 Pure uses cold water only saving money by not having to use hot water or soap. I have always had to use hot water plus steam to clean my work clothes. As I was sceptical of this product, my first load of laundry was a bunch of extremely dirty rags from my work truck. Expecting the rags to be "rinsed" and no way clean, I was amazed to see the rags cleaner than when I use hot water, the steam feature and a bunch of detergent plus stain spray. No it did not remove rust stains but it was impressive how clean and odor free the rags were. And after rags I normally have to clean the screen at the bottom of the machine. The screen was cleaner than I have ever seen as was the stainless steel drum and clear plastic door front. I will purchase one for my sister because she is more critical about her laundry than I am. I am very impressed. What a good product. I am not a believer in the ''Green' movement. Its politics and nothing more. But if you look at what this one product does for the "green" movement, the 03 Pure does more than any of the government mandates. Imagine if just 50% of the households did not have to use hot water or detergent in their laundry.... Let that one sink in a minute. In the world that I work in, this would be the biggest environmental savings that I can think of. Bigger than the tankless water heater which I see no saving at all on any level. Bigger than the one gallon flush toilets that cause sewer back ups in sewer mains making a health hazard situation costing thousands to clean up. I could go on but I will stop here.