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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:14:38 +0530
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Wow.. this is one benchmark review.
I have adsorbed the full review :)

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Nagaraj <Nagaraj_Puduko...@satyam.com>wrote:

>
> I finally received my respro mask yesterday. I ordered it a few days
> ago from their website (www.respro.com).  It was shipped to me from
> the UK.  The whole thing including shipping burnt a hole worth 33 UK
> pound sterling on my credit card. There was no customs duty levied on
> it by the Indian authorities. It was shipped to me via. Royal Mail.
> The packaging was excellent. I ordered the techno model (blue colour,
> large size). I got to try it out this morning cycling for about 5 to 6
> km.  Here is my initial impression of it:-
>
> 1. Just like the totobobo mask it forms a tight fit over the nose and
> mouth. It is very easy to put on and take off. Very convenient. On
> this front it does have a slight edge over the totobobo mask.
> 2. It seems to be as effective as the totobobo mask in filtering out
> the sub micron particulate matter in pollution. And in addition it has
> two one way valves on it which ensure that as you breathe out, the
> water vapour in the breath goes out without condensing inside or
> without leaving a temporary cloudy layer on my spectacles. Because
> these are one way valves, when you breathe in, they lock up and the
> air passes only through the filter inside the mask.
> 3. The filter has a Dynamically Activated Charcoal Cloth (DACC) in it
> which adsorbs (note this is not absorption but adsorption) which is
> supposed to protect you from gases like CO and other gases in typical
> vehicle exhausts. I was very keen on testing this aspect of the mask
> as the totobobo mask does not have this feature. With the totobobo
> mask I can smell the exhaust quite clearly and they anyway do not
> claim that it protects you against gases in the exhaust.  Totobobo
> does claim that the mask filters out particulate matter (upto 94% i.e.
> 1% less than the N95 NIOSH standard) upto 0.3 micron size (i.e.
> anything greater than 0.3 micron size).  As I mentioned in my earlier
> review of the totobobo mask, the filters turned black for me with 2
> hours of usage. BTW I got totobobo on their website and it was shipped
> to me from Singapore. Back to Respro mask now. The acid test for it
> was going behind a bus which just accelerated from a bus stop.
> Obviously the bus spewed out a ton of exhaust at that point. I could
> not smell the exhaust a bit. I just could not believe it. The damn
> thing is very effective and respro's claim, at least for me, seems
> vindicated. I can't say the same about totobobo. Hats off and thank
> you respro.
> 4. According to respro, the filter is expected to last for 30 hours at
> a breathing rate of 30 liters per minute assuming WHO guidelines for
> ambient levels of pollution. I don't know how many times is the
> pollution in Bangalore compared to WHO standards. Surely that factor
> must be more than 1. I intend to use my respro and keep a record of my
> usage to see how long a filter lasts in the pollution levels we have
> in Bangalore. BTW the replacement techno filter pack (2 filters in the
> pack) will cost you 16.5 UK pound sterling including shipping to
> India.
> 5. I was of course sweaty inside the mask but surely a lot less than
> the totobobo mask because of the one way exhaust valves.
>
> I agree respro is very expensive (4 times almost) compared to the
> totobobo mask. I will post more about my feedback on respro after I
> use it for a few weeks.
>
> Cheers
> Nagaraj
> >
>


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<div dir="ltr">Wow.. this is one benchmark review.<br>I have adsorbed the full review :)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Nagaraj <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Nagaraj_Puduko...@satyam.com">Nagaraj_Puduko...@satyam.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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I finally received my respro mask yesterday. I ordered it a few days<br>
ago from their website (<a href="http://www.respro.com" target="_blank">www.respro.com</a>). &nbsp;It was shipped to me from<br>
the UK. &nbsp;The whole thing including shipping burnt a hole worth 33 UK<br>
pound sterling on my credit card. There was no customs duty levied on<br>
it by the Indian authorities. It was shipped to me via. Royal Mail.<br>
The packaging was excellent. I ordered the techno model (blue colour,<br>
large size). I got to try it out this morning cycling for about 5 to 6<br>
km. &nbsp;Here is my initial impression of it:-<br>
<br>
1. Just like the totobobo mask it forms a tight fit over the nose and<br>
mouth. It is very easy to put on and take off. Very convenient. On<br>
this front it does have a slight edge over the totobobo mask.<br>
2. It seems to be as effective as the totobobo mask in filtering out<br>
the sub micron particulate matter in pollution. And in addition it has<br>
two one way valves on it which ensure that as you breathe out, the<br>
water vapour in the breath goes out without condensing inside or<br>
without leaving a temporary cloudy layer on my spectacles. Because<br>
these are one way valves, when you breathe in, they lock up and the<br>
air passes only through the filter inside the mask.<br>
3. The filter has a Dynamically Activated Charcoal Cloth (DACC) in it<br>
which adsorbs (note this is not absorption but adsorption) which is<br>
supposed to protect you from gases like CO and other gases in typical<br>
vehicle exhausts. I was very keen on testing this aspect of the mask<br>
as the totobobo mask does not have this feature. With the totobobo<br>
mask I can smell the exhaust quite clearly and they anyway do not<br>
claim that it protects you against gases in the exhaust. &nbsp;Totobobo<br>
does claim that the mask filters out particulate matter (upto 94% i.e.<br>
1% less than the N95 NIOSH standard) upto 0.3 micron size (i.e.<br>
anything greater than 0.3 micron size). &nbsp;As I mentioned in my earlier<br>
review of the totobobo mask, the filters turned black for me with 2<br>
hours of usage. BTW I got totobobo on their website and it was shipped<br>
to me from Singapore. Back to Respro mask now. The acid test for it<br>
was going behind a bus which just accelerated from a bus stop.<br>
Obviously the bus spewed out a ton of exhaust at that point. I could<br>
not smell the exhaust a bit. I just could not believe it. The damn<br>
thing is very effective and respro&#39;s claim, at least for me, seems<br>
vindicated. I can&#39;t say the same about totobobo. Hats off and thank<br>
you respro.<br>
4. According to respro, the filter is expected to last for 30 hours at<br>
a breathing rate of 30 liters per minute assuming WHO guidelines for<br>
ambient levels of pollution. I don&#39;t know how many times is the<br>
pollution in Bangalore compared to WHO standards. Surely that factor<br>
must be more than 1. I intend to use my respro and keep a record of my<br>
usage to see how long a filter lasts in the pollution levels we have<br>
in Bangalore. BTW the replacement techno filter pack (2 filters in the<br>
pack) will cost you 16.5 UK pound sterling including shipping to<br>
India.<br>
5. I was of course sweaty inside the mask but surely a lot less than<br>
the totobobo mask because of the one way exhaust valves.<br>
<br>
I agree respro is very expensive (4 times almost) compared to the<br>
totobobo mask. I will post more about my feedback on respro after I<br>
use it for a few weeks.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<font color="#888888">Nagaraj<br>
<br>
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