Wednesday 2 May 2012

Mythbusters gives the CleanSpace respirator a workout


Keep an eye out for the CleanSpace in the next season of Mythbusters -  the Mythbusters team gets respiratory protection while they test the validity of various rumors and urban legends -  crashing, smashing, blowing up whatever they can get their hands on!


Thursday 19 April 2012

CleanSpace Respirator will be appearing on Better Homes and Gardens: Channel 7


Better Homes and Gardens are test driving the CleanSpace in their new segment reviewing DIY and Gardening products.  
CleanSpace to appear on Better Homes and Gardens

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Cement grinding - what a dusty job!

Todays job has me in a very tight spot.  Had to grind the paint off a cement shower base to prepare it for tiling.  Working in a very confined space, could not see past the mouth piece due to all the cement dust.  The CleanSpace totally protected me from the dust.  Just showered off a tonne of dust but none in my lungs!! - Steve James

Thursday 15 March 2012

My Mask that I love


My name is Steve James this is my blog entry about using the CleanSpace Mask - At the moment I have been working at preparing timbers for building construction work I am currently contracted to complete. It has involved cleaning old hardwood e.g cutting, planning and sanding. 

The CleanSpace has been like a breathe of fresh air - literally. The weather has been steamy and hot here on the Mid North Coast of NSW Australia as you can see in the photo's. I find breathing the air in the CleanSpace is actually a cooling relief. I feel safe wearing the CleanSpace because it doesn't let any dust (even the really fine stuff) get into my throat and lungs. 

Steve


Thursday 16 February 2012

Potter loves the CleanSpace mask for his work

Thanks to you guys for the new respirator. As a potter I find the Paftec cleanspace ideal. In the past i have used a triton respirator. It was quite cumbersome as it was built like the early diving bell helmets no where near as heavy but it did have ear muffs and of course protected your head from any dust at all but it was very uncomfortable and hot to wear. 

Different potters have different needs: working in chrystaline glazes which melt at the base on to the shelves you need a respirator to spray glazes, make up glaze recipes or for general cleaning up dusts that contain a fair degree of silicon. I use it after every firing for a couple of hours to grind (with an electric grinder) the bases of the pots hence the need for ear muffs and glasses as well. The CleanSpace works with the muffs and glasses.

For me it is perfect, gives me a new freedom while glazing and I am really impressed with the air flow. It's a ripper cheers.    

Tuesday 14 February 2012

Cutting timber with the CleanSpace mask

I used my CleanSpace for several hours on the farm on the weekend when I was cutting firewood in combination with my chainsaw helmet with its built in visor and ear muffs. The wood dust and wood chips from the chainsaw go everywhere and get well and truly up my nose and into my mouth. But with the CleanSpace I felt completely protected and whereas usually I'm "blowing" crap out of my nose for hours afterwards ... nothing! It's a great tool for woodcutting and as I'm finding, doing many jobs on the farm.



Saturday 11 February 2012

Using the mask and crawling into the hot cramped mouse ridden ceiling

The rain and good growth has seen the mice population explode.  Our baits are working well which means lots of dead mice to get out from the farm house.  They love the warm water heater and piping. I wore my CleanSpace and crawled in, moving through and trying to remove large nests of insulation.  The smell was putrid with decaying mice and the air was thick with dust, mice hair, dried droppings...but I had clean fresh air the whole time which gave me assurance that I wasn't breathing anything horrid in. Oddly enough clean air made me feel wholly protected.  When working in hot cramped areas with poor air (even with a dust mask) - its the clean air you miss most!  The CleanSpace gave me fresh clean air and was compact enough to allow me to squeeze around and do the tricky work I needed to do.