From Generator to Glass — and What Happens to the Extra Gas
Ozonated water is simply water with ozone gas dissolved into it — a powerful oxidizer used for washing produce, sanitizing surfaces, and treating water, generated fresh on demand and reverting naturally to plain oxygen. Making it well comes down to four things: the right generator, the right way of dissolving the gas, timing, and managing the ozone that does not dissolve. This guide walks through all four.
Ozone (O₃) is an energized form of oxygen that reacts readily with whatever it touches — that reactivity is the entire point. Dissolved into water, it oxidizes contaminants and then breaks back down into ordinary oxygen, leaving no chemical residue behind. In air, that same reactivity is why airborne ozone is treated as an exposure problem, not a benefit. Ozonating water creates two outputs: ozonated water, and excess ozone gas. A complete setup manages both.
The machine that produces the gas. The Tri-Oxy COMPLETE generates 5 g/hr and mixes ozone into flowing tap water automatically. (The smaller Tri-Oxy FRESH 800 mg/hr unit is retired from sale — owners will find parts and help on the legacy support page.)
Ozone does not dissolve just by touching water. Venturi injection (built into the COMPLETE) mixes gas and water under flow, reaching roughly 90% saturation — as high as 6 ppm. Bubbling through a diffuser stone is the small-batch method: simple, but only about 15% of the gas dissolves.
Ozone attacks many plastics and rubbers. Use glass — like the non-toxic 32 oz mason jar — and ozone-rated tubing and fittings, all available under ozone accessories.
The ~85% of bubbled ozone that does not dissolve has to go somewhere. The Tri-Oxy® REFRESH degassing kit screws onto the jar and destroys the excess gas as it escapes — so the ozone goes in the water, not in your room air.
Small batches (bubbling): connect the generator to the diffuser stone inside a glass jar of water, fit the REFRESH degassing cap, run the generator, and let fine bubbles rise through the water. Finer bubbles dissolve more gas — a 0.5 micron diffuser transfers ozone faster and needs roughly half the run time of a 50–60 micron stone. Cold water holds ozone considerably better than warm, so start cold.
Continuous supply (venturi): a flow-through system like the Tri-Oxy COMPLETE draws ozone into moving water and delivers ozonated water on demand at roughly 1–5 ppm — no jar, no waiting, and dissolve rates bubbling cannot reach. That is the difference between making a glass and treating a garden.
I designed the Tri-Oxy line because I wanted oxidation power without chemical residue — produce washed in something stronger than tap water that leaves nothing behind but oxygen. Years later the routine hasn’t changed: berries and greens get an ozonated rinse, jars and surfaces get sanitized, and the degassing cap I engineered keeps the excess gas out of my kitchen air. My quality-assurance background shows here too — the Tri-Oxy COMPLETE testing and diffuser testing are published for you to read, not summarized into slogans.
By Eileen Durfee, inventor of the Tri-Oxy® line · Published August 13, 2026
Educational notice: This article is for general education. Creatrix Solutions products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Individual environments vary. Consult a qualified professional for specific water treatment or health concerns.
From a fresh glass at the counter to continuous flow for gardens and greenhouses — with the off-gas managed at every scale.
