Ozone water cleaning: costs and savings explained

Ozone water cleaning: costs and savings explained

This blog is part of the blog series within the guide on ozone water cleaning. It shows how to calculate the cost of ozone water cleaning per litre, per bucket and per cleaning round and where you are most likely to save. Ozone water is used only for surface cleaning of closed, hard materials and is not intended for consumption or medical applications.

Why map costs and savings?

Without clear numbers around cost and savings, a new way of working can remain abstract. Staff may notice that the workflow is pleasant, but management and clients want to understand the financial impact. By calculating cost per litre, per bucket and per cleaning round, you can explain why ozone water cleaning is a predictable cost item. The main guide page on ozonwater schoonmaak brings together all blogs in this themed series.

Cost per litre and per bucket

With an ozone water machine or ozone water device you generate ozone water directly from tap water. Costs are around €0.0017 per litre, less than one fifth of a cent. If you convert that to a full bucket, you arrive at roughly one cent per bucket of cleaning water. This makes it easy to estimate daily costs for each site, independent of labour and accessories such as cloths and mops.

If you want to revisit the basics first, read the page What is ozone water?. It explains where ozone water is and is not suitable and which surfaces you can clean with it. The page on the ozone water machine gives more detail on capacity and typical use in daily operations.

Comparing ozone water to traditional products

Traditional cleaning often relies on several different products for various rooms and tasks. That means more purchasing lines, more plastic packaging and more chance of confusion about labels and dosage. With ozone water cleaning you work with one type of cleaning water for surfaces and support it with fixed cleaning routines and the two-cloth method. You reduce the number of products while keeping the workflow structured and predictable.

For a step-by-step explanation of the technique, see the dedicated guide on the two-cloth method. Combined with the article on routines and zones and the blog on applications of ozone water cleaning, you get a complete picture of how costs, routines and practical use come together.

Costs across different sectors

The balance between product cost and savings looks different in each sector. In hospitality and retail, many buckets are used for tables, counters, floors and touchpoints near entrances and checkouts. In offices, desks, meeting tables and corridors are the main zones. In healthcare and facility environments, shared spaces and restrooms play a bigger role. By listing how many rounds you perform per day and how many buckets you need per round, you quickly see the cost per site.

This blog is one of several in the ozone water cleaning guide. The article on sustainability and reduced plastic dives deeper into the impact of fewer bottles and less storage. Together with the piece on routines and zones, you can position cost, workflow and environmental aspects in one coherent story.

Costs and affordability

With an ozone water machine or device you produce cleaning water on site. At around €0.0017 per litre, the cost is roughly one cent per full bucket. You need fewer different chemical products, fewer deliveries and less storage space. After about 1000 operating hours or around 500,000 litres, maintenance on parts is required, typically around €75 in replacement components. By combining these figures with your daily number of rounds, you can create a simple cost overview per location.

Customer stories & testimonials

• “Since switching to ozone water cleaning, our product budget is easier to predict and we keep fewer different items in stock.” – Retail
• “We calculate per site how many buckets we use per day and can clearly show the cost per round.” – Facility
• “The combination of fixed routes and one type of cleaning water keeps training for new staff simple.” – Hospitality

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Related blogs within this guide

This page is part of the blog series within the ozone water cleaning guide. Other topics include:

Routines and zones for ozone water cleaning

Ozone water cleaning with the two-cloth method

Practical applications of ozone water cleaning

Sustainability and reduced plastic in ozone water cleaning

Further reading

What is ozone water?
Ozone water machine
Guides
Two-cloth method
All products (shop)
Contact

Use ozone water only for surface cleaning of closed, hard materials and never for consumption or medical applications. Always follow supplier instructions and your internal working agreements.