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 cute_boy
Location: Ontario
Gender: Male
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< on 8/17/2006 10:00 PM >
|  | | | i use those paper respirators which are 5 for $3
are these sufficient for urban exploring?
what type of respirators does everyone else use and how much do they cost? is it worth it to buy them?
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lo fi
   
Location: Columbus
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 1 on 8/17/2006 10:45 PM >
|  | | | 1. that isn't even a respirator. it's exactly what you said it is: a piece of paper.
2. no it won't do anything for you except keep dust out of your nose
3. USE THE SEARCH BUTTON. the GIANT TEXT reading "THREAD SUMMARY AND TUTORIALS- READ THIS BEFORE POSTING' explains everything you need to know, had you not ignored it.
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20-40 bucks about
Yes they are worth buying unless you would enjoy yourself some lung cancer.
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Tyralus
    
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 2 on 8/19/2006 3:03 AM >
| | | | Posted by cute_boy
i use those paper respirators which are 5 for $3
are these sufficient for urban exploring?
what type of respirators does everyone else use and how much do they cost? is it worth it to buy them?
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If you're exploring dusty places, that's fine, if you're exploring INTERESTING places, get yourself a p100.
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Deuterium
Location: PNW
Gender: Male
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 3 on 8/19/2006 5:04 AM >
| | | | Posted by cute_boy
i use those paper respirators which are 5 for $3
are these sufficient for urban exploring?
what type of respirators does everyone else use and how much do they cost? is it worth it to buy them?
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I use a 3M 6000 series with pink P100 pancake style filters. It's definitely worth it. I feel like I might not have been around asbestos often enough to justify them for asbestos avoidance, but its definitely worth it for not having to breath in dust from the ground that's been contaminated by rodent piss.
They're $20-30 USD from a welding gas/safety gear supplier called Airgas. I believe Airgas Canada carry respirators at their retail locations as well.
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hydrotherapy
Clever Girl
Location: Circle of Least Confusion
RPS is inside all of us
| |  | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 4 on 8/19/2006 7:45 PM >
| | | | Posted by lo fi
2. no it won't do anything for you except keep dust out of your nose
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Nonsense. Pull the strap under your chin, place the mask on the crown of your head, and you have a fantastic new hat.
Definitely a hat.
Get what everyone else suggested. If you're going to be uncomfortable while exploring, may as well at least be kept safe while uncomfortable.
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Mr.Coffee
Location: Coming to a theatre near you!
Gender: Male
Everyone agrees, I'm Rad.
| | | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 5 on 8/19/2006 8:02 PM >
| | | | Posted by hydrotherapy
Nonsense. Pull the strap under your chin, place the mask on the crown of your head, and you have a fantastic new hat.
Definitely a hat.
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yup, I call it the "Extreme Yarmulke".
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KTownUE
Location: Kenosha, WI
Gender: Male
Small town UE all up in the midwest.
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 6 on 8/19/2006 9:13 PM >
| | | | So guys I like to use napkins when UE'ing. They make a great mask !!
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Chronos
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Gender: Male
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 7 on 8/21/2006 11:32 PM >
| | | | I couldn't find a post on this specific mask so I figured I'd ask here. Everyone I've read buys 3M respirators, I was wondering if anyone has used AOSafety respirators and if there was any specific reason I shouldn't. I checked all my local hardware stores, all they had was this brand so I bought one.
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LizBellum
Gender: Female
Be really excellent at everything!
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 8 on 8/21/2006 11:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by lo fi
1. that isn't even a respirator. it's exactly what you said it is: a piece of paper.
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If it's meant to protect your respiratory system, it's a respirator.
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lo fi
Location: Columbus
Gender: Male
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 9 on 8/22/2006 12:43 AM >
| | | | Posted by elizabeth
If it's meant to protect your respiratory system, it's a respirator.
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it's one hell of a false sense of security so i don't really consider it one
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Deuterium
Location: PNW
Gender: Male
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 10 on 8/22/2006 12:49 AM >
| | | | Posted by Chronos
I couldn't find a post on this specific mask so I figured I'd ask here. Everyone I've read buys 3M respirators, I was wondering if anyone has used AOSafety respirators and if there was any specific reason I shouldn't. I checked all my local hardware stores, all they had was this brand so I bought one.
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AOSafety is just fine, as long as the cartridge is P100 and/or asbestos rated. The 3M 6000 series is favorable for me, because the pancake filter weighs next to nothing. Cartridge filters are quite heavy. You live in my area right? There is an Airgas store on 9th Ave and they carry the 3M.
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iq72EfX
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
UE in a question mark suit since '05
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 11 on 8/22/2006 12:55 AM >
| | | | Posted by elizabeth
If it's meant to protect your respiratory system, it's a respirator.
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Have fun coughing up asbestos lumps, then.
It doesn't matter what brand you buy, as long as its rated for what you're doing. Personally, I have a North 5500 half-face mask.
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LizBellum
Gender: Female
Be really excellent at everything!
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 12 on 8/22/2006 2:22 AM >
| | | | Posted by iq72EfX
Have fun coughing up asbestos lumps, then.
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I usually just get someone to wheel me around in one of those portable hyperbaric chambers.
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YellowSnow
Gender: Male
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 13 on 8/22/2006 3:22 AM >
| | | | | If you're exploring dusty places, that's fine, if you're exploring INTERESTING places, get yourself a p100. |
Damn, very well put.
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JustINSANE
Location: NJ/Boston
Gender: Male
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 14 on 8/22/2006 3:48 AM >
| | | | hey since this was here i thought i should ask i found a 3m respirator in my basement idk how old it is how do i know that the filters are good or bad ??
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lo fi
Location: Columbus
Gender: Male
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 15 on 8/22/2006 4:58 AM >
| | | | if you have trouble breathing or if the air tastes odd change it.
you might just want to change them anyway if you have a hunch that they need it. better safe than sorry
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JustINSANE
Location: NJ/Boston
Gender: Male
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 16 on 8/22/2006 5:17 AM >
| | | | true ! it seems like an older model you think i could get some new filters for it still?
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Deuterium
Location: PNW
Gender: Male
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 17 on 8/22/2006 5:42 AM >
| | | | Posted by JustINSANE
true ! it seems like an older model you think i could get some new filters for it still?
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If the filter doesn't have markings "P100" get new ones. If it does and you can breath through fine, you're good to go
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JustINSANE
Location: NJ/Boston
Gender: Male
| | | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 18 on 8/22/2006 5:44 AM >
| | | | i asked will they all fit ??
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iq72EfX
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
UE in a question mark suit since '05
| | Re: i was wondering about respirators?
<Reply # 19 on 8/22/2006 3:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by JustINSANE
i asked will they all fit ??
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Respirators? No. You need to check them. Google search "respirator fit test", and I'm sure you will find it.
Filters? No, there are different types of filters for different brands.
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