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UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > Respirator help (Viewed 307 times)
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Respirator help
< on 2/10/2008 12:07 AM >
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How do you know when it's time to change the filters in your respirator?


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Re: Respirator help
<Reply # 1 on 2/10/2008 12:53 AM >
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When you have to breathe harder than you would with the respirator off. You shouldn't be able to notice a difference.

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Re: Respirator help
<Reply # 2 on 2/10/2008 1:46 AM >
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there are also recommendations for both shelf and active life that can be found on the filter data sheets and the company websites that produce them.

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Re: Respirator help
<Reply # 3 on 2/10/2008 7:05 PM >
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Post by KevinOger

there are also recommendations for both shelf and active life that can be found on the filter data sheets and the company websites that produce them.


Post by xtacyturbo

When you have to breathe harder than you would with the respirator off. You shouldn't be able to notice a difference.


Post by bitf

How do you know when it's time to change the filters in your respirator?

Both previous posts are correct. I wear a 3M P100 all day @ work. I work in heavy concrete dust & my pads last about a week. If you only use it once in a while in low dust situations? Should last a year or so. But may taste stale hen you first put it on. Most respirators have an exp. date on them. If you take care of them, they will last much longer.


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Re: Respirator help
<Reply # 4 on 2/10/2008 11:14 PM >
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also, when not in use, put em in an airtight bag and suck all the air out before you seal them. no joke.

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Re: Respirator help
<Reply # 5 on 2/11/2008 12:50 AM >
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Posted by KevinOger
also, when not in use, put em in an airtight bag and suck all the air out before you seal them. no joke.


I always press the air out. Sucking in a bunch of asbestos dust that may be stuck to the outside of the filters isn't really a good idea.



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Re: Respirator help
<Reply # 6 on 3/19/2008 9:07 AM >
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Posted by bitf
How do you know when it's time to change the filters in your respirator?



The technical answer is when they become hard to breathe through.

Technically, people who do work in asbestos laden buildings are told to throw away their cartidges at the end of the day. I just add up the hours and when I get to eight, I toss them. Or you could go the other route. If it's just for mold and smells, just toss when they don't work anymore.

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