Is this mask effective against smoke from wildfires (in surrounding cities, not fighting the fire)? How about use while spray painting? Thanks!!
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SMOKE: This mask is made to protect you from particulate such as airborne dirt, drywall dust, or smoke or paint particles. It cannot protect you from the poisonous gases contained in smoke, such as odorless carbon monoxide. If you are in a nearby city, as you say, you should be just fine, since the poisonous gasses will be heavily diluted by fresh air and the particulate is filtered out by the mask. Smokejumpers often go in with oxygen tanks strapped on, but forest fire smoke is not nearly as nasty as most paint fumes. PAINT FUMES: I've used these masks for sanding and painting on 3 cars and a rototiller, but remember: these masks cannot protect you from dangerous fumes in a non-ventilated paint shop. They stop solid particles, but not poisonous gasses. Professional paint shops use far more sophisticated equipment, such as air scrubbers and circulation fans, to make the air safe. So, a summary: Wear this mask for the particulate protection, and always keep your face UPWIND of paint fumes. They are great masks, and far better than any cheap mask. These would even be useful if there were a volcanic eruption in the Pacific and all that dust wafted across the US for weeks afterward, which it would. If you wear no mask for drywall sanding, you are BEGGING to get particulate into your lungs where you could wind up in the hospital with bronchitis or worse. Don't ask me how I know that. I won't even buy cheap masks now. /tvg
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Spray Paint & Smoke - it depends what you want. For either situation these only filter out the particulate - NOT the actual harmful vapor contents. So its helpful in each case - but you still need lots of clean air in either case.
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We use the mask to spar with training weapons, mostly shinai (bamboo "swords"). It protects well but I have thought of wearing earplugs because the head strikes make my ears ring. We do not strike at full strength. We do not do open hand or gloved sparring with it (I referred to it as a "grater" once when I made incidental skin contact).
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Use at your own risk. While the plastic face mask is rather thick, it is plastic. Depending upon how close you plan to get to the heat source, I personally would not use this to deflect heat
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Not really sure! It fumes are really bad, your face would need to be at a safe distance from where you are spraying! It pretty toxic!
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As long as you use spray shields and cardboard along with normal masking you will be fine. Keep pressure low and use correct tip.
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I use mine on a covered porch and haven't had any problems... but there is good air flow across the smoker. If there isn't good ventilation... I would expect problems. This is a smoker, it puts out a lot of smoke. Besides thick smoke being unpleasant to be in... when hot enough... and thick enough... smoke can become flammable. If it were me... I would still own one... I'd just figure out a way to vent the smoke.
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hmm...I don't remember spraying water...and I live in a complex... so am just thankful that it blocks out the outsiders...I've left a smallish opening so as to 'see' if the weather outside is frightful...or not : ) all in all....this was an inexpensive solution to my immediate problem...good luck with the haze though...
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I've only done electronics soldering next to this thing. It --slowly-- draws in the smoke/fumes from the flux quite well and the filter seems to absorb them well. You do have to keep your work close to the unit - and I think that's why it does a slow convection - so it doesn't cool off your work. I like it because I don't like to wear little masks because they fog up any glasses that I wear. To be honest, I'm not sure how it would do around welding. I would think that if you're generating lots of sparks then there might be an issue with how close you can get the unit to your work without blasting it with cast-off and melting the filter or pitting the plastic housing. But, if you're talking about brazing - then I think it'll do the job. The housing is plastic, not metal, so it might be a concern around any sparking cast off. However - if you are doing any soldering - then this is a great unit - and you might just get it for that and then try it out next to your welding jobs.
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I have, it worked extremely well and covered like I was using a gun. Just keep in mind it won't cover as much as a typical aerosol can
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Not entirely sure. It would likely work decently at filtering smoke or tear gas. You would need a full face mask obviously, but I wouldn't use it for that as real gas masks can be found cheaply enough. This is from the product description on this website, "This cartridge/filter is not for use in environments that are immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH)."
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I purchased this item primarily for spray painting. Seems to at least keep the smell of the paint oder out so I think it works. For keeping the dust out I would say mosst likely....
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I only used once on my ceiling to prevent leakage when it rains and it worked. I am very cautious about usage since it is toxic and it should be used with protective mask and gloves. Make sure you protect your health when using. READ directions very carefully. The dangers are NOT advertized on TV. God bless
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Nah... I have COMPLETELY fogged out the inside of my house to no ill effect. Unless you count a few freaked out dogs. I didn't keep smoking it out all night long or anything but I pumped out enough fog that I couldn't see more than 2ft in front of my face. No residue... I used it for about 5 hours strait last halloween and his out in the fog bank on the front porch. Worked like a charm. Someone from the road called the fire dept. They laughed it off.
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A face mask is not good for that situation. Close your windows, run a/c and use 3M Allergen furnace filters. Outside avoid the smokers. Good luck.
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I use mine on my back porch under the roof when it is raining and it works fine with no problems! I have found that if you close the top vent on the smoker it will still smoke the meat or fish or??? adequately with only a small stream of smoke coming out the top. Have never had a fire!
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Don't know. I use to filter diesel exhaust from vehicles. It has worked for this purpose well. Unsure how long the thin carbon filter would last during smoke saturation. On other hand, this mask is compact and allows user to fit to face quickly and exit a pollluted area to a clear area. I would recommend as an emergency and short duration mask, to exit area to safety or to fetch a professional mask. After testing, you may find it works as well as professional fireman's mask.I have used this mask extensively around diesel exhaust without a problem.My alternative mask was to use a professional paint sprayer mask, with which I had decades of use in my business. Don't know. I use to filter diesel exhaust from vehicles. It has worked for this purpose well. Unsure how long the thin carbon filter would last during smoke saturation. On other hand, this mask is compact and allows user to fit to face quickly and exit a pollluted area to a clear area. I would recommend as an emergency and short duration mask, to exit area to safety or to fetch a professional mask. After testing, you may find it works as well as professional fireman's mask.I have used this mask extensively around diesel exhaust without a problem.My alternative mask was to use a... » Read More Don't know. I use to filter diesel exhaust from vehicles. It has worked for this purpose well. Unsure how long the thin carbon filter would last during smoke saturation. On other hand, this mask is compact and allows user to fit to face quickly and exit a pollluted area to a clear area. I would recommend as an emergency and short duration mask, to exit area to safety or to fetch a professional mask. After testing, you may find it works as well as professional fireman's mask.I have used this mask extensively around diesel exhaust without a problem.My alternative mask was to use a professional paint sprayer mask, with which I had decades of use in my business. « Show Less
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Its important to understand this is not a professional level mask and its for civilian use in an emergency. I can not attest to how long in minutes it would work because it depends on the level of particles in the air but considering its design for a one time use to get out of a building it would probably keep working for 20 to 30 minutes like others do. If your looking for extended use that requires you to be inside a building for a hour or more then professional grade or military grade mask is what you should look at. This is a last resort mask that you can keep at your desk.