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#72947 - 09/08/06 01:03 AM Smoke masks revisited
JoeT Offline
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Registered: 12/13/02
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What are you guys doing for smoke masks or hoods now that <forgot the name of the company> has recalled their products?

Here's a very inexpensive -- maybe suspiciously inexpensive -- option. Wondering if anyone knows anything about them: http://www.smoke-sos.com/products.asp

Any other pointers appreciated!

Joe

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#72948 - 09/08/06 03:51 AM Re: Smoke masks revisited
JohnN Offline
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Registered: 10/10/01
Posts: 966
Loc: Seattle, WA

Personally, I didn't return my EvacU8. I figure it is likely to be better than nothing.

I've been meaning to check to see if they have a revised product, but keep forgetting...

-john

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#72949 - 09/08/06 06:44 PM Re: Smoke masks revisited
brandtb Offline
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Registered: 11/26/04
Posts: 514
Loc: S.E. Pennsylvania
The link describes this product as a "cloth mask" with goggles. Other than that, there's not much on just what this is or how it works. I carry an N-95 charcoal impregnated mask and a pair of swin goggles, which probably take up less space and - without more information - work just as well.
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#72950 - 09/09/06 01:03 AM Re: Smoke masks revisited
celler Offline
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Registered: 12/25/03
Posts: 410
Loc: Jupiter, FL
Same here, never returned my EvacU8. Never understood the basis for the recall. Like you, I figure its better than nothing.

Craig.

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#72951 - 09/09/06 10:46 PM Re: Smoke masks revisited
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Like others have already posted, I held onto my EVACU8 units. They still haven't reached their expiration dates. Besides, the recall period is over, at least to get any sort of refund from Brookdale.

I'm still looking around, and sort of hoping that either Brookdale or maybe another manufacturer will step up to fill the gap of a compact, moderately priced smoke hood that also filters CO. So far, the closest that I can find is the "Safe Escape" smoke hood. I think I'm simply biased against the product because there are a number of websites advertising it, but the websites are all a bit amateurish.

Actually, the product itself looks decent, except that it's not anywhere near as compact as the soda can-sized EVACU8. The Safe Escape smoke hoods have passed certifications from the EU, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand. The higher priced EVAC+ met the EU requirements, but that's it, so just going by certifications, the Safe Escape is an even more rigorously developed product than the EVACU8 or EVAC+. (And why doesn't the US still not have its own certification for smoke hoods?)

At MSRP of around $90, it's seems reasonably priced. Before the EVACU8 recall, I remember that if you bought lots of three or four, you could get them for like $50/unit, so the price has gone up. Maybe they don't need to try and get them into more people's hands as badly as they used to, after the EVACU8 recall.

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#72952 - 09/10/06 12:44 AM Re: Smoke masks revisited
acropolis5 Offline
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Registered: 06/18/06
Posts: 358
Arney, I did return my Evacu8 hoods and I was reimbursed my full purchase price. Nice to see they are a stand-up operation. I'm awaiting delivery of two Safe Escape Smoke Hoods from Aeromedix. They're priced at $69.95+shipping. I'll post again when I get them.

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#72953 - 09/10/06 05:00 AM Re: Smoke masks revisited
JoeT Offline
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Registered: 12/13/02
Posts: 14
Exactly, hard to believe a cloth mask could protect against CO and the like, and with no explanation as to how it actually works, it's very difficult to believe

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#72954 - 09/10/06 05:42 PM Re: Smoke masks revisited
jamesraykenney Offline
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Registered: 03/12/04
Posts: 316
Loc: Beaumont, TX USA
Quote:
The link describes this product as a "cloth mask" with goggles. Other than that, there's not much on just what this is or how it works. I carry an N-95 charcoal impregnated mask and a pair of swin goggles, which probably take up less space and - without more information - work just as well.


Do all N95's have the charcoal in them??? If not, where did you get yours?

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#72955 - 09/10/06 05:56 PM Re: Smoke masks revisited
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
Posts: 1821
No, not al N95 has carbon layer. Some have. N-95 specification does not include anything about carbon layers.

3M makes one that has a carbon layer. Don't know the product name. I'm used to the european stuff...
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#72956 - 09/10/06 06:45 PM Re: Smoke masks revisited
brandtb Offline
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Registered: 11/26/04
Posts: 514
Loc: S.E. Pennsylvania
Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and nose around the paint department. They have several kinds of N95, one of which has charcoal added to it. If I recall correctly, it's originally for chemical workers.
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