UV-C Light to disinfect? Anybody use it?

[rasdebol]

Hi All! Acquired a UV-C Germicidal light supposedly to kill nasty bacteria/mold etc. Wondering if anyone out there has used this type of light and did it affect their secret "herbs & spices" in a negative fashion? This type of light is purported to kill mold so I wondered if using it somewhere in the drying/curing process (like before putting it in jars) might not assure that no evil mold would appear. Plants are already "dead" so it won't affect growing/flowering.
Appreciate any insight you might have to pass on. Thanks.
Light sold on Amazon as: UVC Light UV Germicidal Lamp with Ozone UV Room Sanitizer

 

[rasdebol]

Was thinking of using BEFORE storing to cure just to "sterilize" not after already moldy or such.... Thanks for the note

 

[Bootsy]

My two cents. It will kill the mould and eliminate odours. I assume you mean sanitizing your area, not to get rid of mould in your weed, for which yes - its still there and very bad.
this unit it is bascially an oxidizer, so will eliminate odours and sanitize by eating organics compounds - such as biologicals (plants and animals included).
i believe it is bad for the growing plants , and also while drying/ curing, since oxidizing is something we want to avoid. I do use a similar unti to sanitize and deodorize my basement once in awhile - lasts for many days after, but have avoided it around the grows. cheers

 

[grouchyoldman]

--Not sure if this was posted earlier.... anyways,

I use a UV light to sanitize my grow room in between each planting. Run it for 15 minutes then crank up the T-8 fan for half an hour to clear out the ozone. It seems able to even kill the spiders! Haven't had a bug problem since I started using it along with being way more careful about what goes into the room.

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[Ckbrew]

I use this for sanitizing the tent and equipment:

https://www.amazon.com/Germicidal-Sa...%2C147&sr=8-14

Make sure you don't look at the light or breath the ozone it produces. Then wipe down tent with iso-propyl alcohol, let dry, then repeat the light treatment.​

 

[90Gizmo]

I made an air handler in my basement with a UVC light in it to try to combat mold. I didn't notice results. I presume that the air didn't stay in the UVC long enough to get sterilized... but the mold has to come from somewhere and I think preventative methods will work best.