Respro Mask - Initial impressions - Bangalore Bikers Club

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Hi Nagaraj,

Thanks for the useful review. I think it is long overdue for a fair
and factual benchmark between different made of mask.

Do you have further comment after using the mask for a month now?

Best regards,

Francis

On Oct 2, 5:26=A0pm, Nagaraj <Nagaraj_Puduko...@satyam.com> wrote:
> I finally received myrespromask yesterday. I ordered it a few days
> ago from their website (www.respro.com). =A0It was shipped to me from
> the UK. =A0The 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. =A0Here 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. =A0Totobobo
> 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). =A0As 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 toRespromask 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 andrespro'sclaim, at least for me, seems
> vindicated. I can't say the same about totobobo. Hats off and thank
> yourespro.
> 4. According torespro, 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 myresproand 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 agreeresprois very expensive (4 times almost) compared to the
> totobobo mask. I will post more about my feedback onresproafter I
> use it for a few weeks.
>
> Cheers