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KPN

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32. Good. I wish every vendor and every local requirement prohibited use of valved
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 05:27 PM
Jul 2020

masks. When I see people wearing them, it pisses me off. From other people’s standpoint, they might as well not be wearing one. The valve is to allow you to exhale with no filtration — it’s for the user’s comfort as is the mask. Valves masks have a place for sure — in a shop, when spray painting, sanding/grinding, mowing the lawn during pollen season — but that’s it when it comes to the purpose of masks when it comes to COVID-19.

What the? tanyev Jul 2020 #1
I don't know. underpants Jul 2020 #2
What kind of mask do you have? LisaL Jul 2020 #5
Uh underpants Jul 2020 #11
The problem is those masks have been shown to not protect people other Blue_true Jul 2020 #52
Well if it has a valve filter bamagal62 Jul 2020 #3
Even with an insert? underpants Jul 2020 #6
What does it look like? LisaL Jul 2020 #12
Yes. Yes. Yes. underpants Jul 2020 #15
Those plastic circles are the exhalation valves. LisaL Jul 2020 #16
They can be taped over to make those valves inoperable uppityperson Jul 2020 #19
That defeats the main purpose for a non-N95 mask. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2020 #23
If you are talking about a homemade mask, that is not what they are worried about. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #27
They are good for covid too if they have the right filters for particulates. LisaL Jul 2020 #7
Why am I just now hearing about this, 5+ months into the emergency? ecstatic Jul 2020 #64
The good news: you got a free mask Renew Deal Jul 2020 #4
Yeah. I have a couple of those in the car should I forget underpants Jul 2020 #8
I would personally be really upset if I was asked to wear a lesser quality mask. LisaL Jul 2020 #9
And they shouldn't frazzled Jul 2020 #10
That is absolutely false. Masks with exhalation valves don't protect others. LisaL Jul 2020 #13
Valves is what I meant, and what frazzled Jul 2020 #17
I know that. LisaL Jul 2020 #18
They mean this frazzled Jul 2020 #20
I know what valve looks like. LisaL Jul 2020 #25
If everyone else wears a mask, problem solved frazzled Jul 2020 #28
They are recommending cloths masks for citizens because to this day they can't make LisaL Jul 2020 #31
What I do is spray my mask on all areas with 91% alcohol, then leave it to dry. Blue_true Jul 2020 #53
it's recommended by cdc that cloth masked be washed. And you can't spray N95 masks with alcohol, LisaL Jul 2020 #54
70%+ alcohol kills Covid. I spray both sides and the ear clips to saturation, so the alcohol from Blue_true Jul 2020 #57
Alcohol is not recommended. LisaL Jul 2020 #58
I go out so rarely, I do not worry about this. Tipperary Jul 2020 #69
If you know, then so does the store clerk. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2020 #29
I am really not going to assume that everybody knows what I know. LisaL Jul 2020 #30
Many of these have a replaceable filter MoonlitKnight Jul 2020 #66
Are you sure about that? sl8 Jul 2020 #67
Yes, all the valved masks I have seen, there is a hole in the filter where it comes in contact with LisaL Jul 2020 #74
If you look at that filter, filter will have a hole where it comes in contact with valve. LisaL Jul 2020 #73
No hole MoonlitKnight Jul 2020 #75
Except that if I don't get covid-19... I can't exhale covid-19 krispos42 Jul 2020 #68
I had no idea. underpants Jul 2020 #14
im assuming its the valved masks they dont allow and that would make sense. bullimiami Jul 2020 #21
They've closed their stores in our area for the time being Lulu KC Jul 2020 #22
learn something new around stillcool Jul 2020 #24
Me too underpants Jul 2020 #26
Apparently masks stillcool Jul 2020 #36
The news media should explain this but I can see MAGASHITS going out JI7 Jul 2020 #43
Some are already wearing lace masks for that purpose. LisaL Jul 2020 #49
Good. I wish every vendor and every local requirement prohibited use of valved KPN Jul 2020 #32
They might not even know there is an issue. LisaL Jul 2020 #33
yup, most people know nothing about it. I learned about it JI7 Jul 2020 #44
They are better for the wearer because they are easier to breathe. LisaL Jul 2020 #47
I didn't. I had a Vogmask N99 that moonscape Jul 2020 #59
I looked on their website and seems everything is sold out, but they have masks without valves LisaL Jul 2020 #61
Thanks! Great news, if moonscape Jul 2020 #62
They are promising to have new masks this Monday. LisaL Jul 2020 #72
So why do valved masks even exist? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #34
Because they make it easier to breathe. LisaL Jul 2020 #37
What in the world are they intended for? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #38
A lot of valved N95 masks are intended for industrial use. LisaL Jul 2020 #46
They can be used while sanding drywall/wood. Flaleftist Jul 2020 #50
So you can breathe out easily LeftInTX Jul 2020 #76
I think they were more for people who did things like garage work JI7 Jul 2020 #40
That's helpful. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #41
The valve is one way... outgoing. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #45
Maybe because of this - KT2000 Jul 2020 #35
You probably mean a mask with a valve or a pair of valves Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #39
Valved masks are just fine if the goal is to protect wearer from pollution or dangerous dust. LisaL Jul 2020 #48
All true Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #60
Good for them JI7 Jul 2020 #42
If you have an N95/N100 with a valve, then just put a surgical mask over it. Flaleftist Jul 2020 #51
Hasn't this been debunked? flamingdem Jul 2020 #55
No. LisaL Jul 2020 #56
Wish this had been a thing before I dropped $40 on 2 valved masks in April Mr. Ected Jul 2020 #63
We bought three of them. Then I bought a lot of replacement filters Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #65
You can put something like a surgical mask or a cloth mask over the valved mask. LisaL Jul 2020 #71
They are much easier on the user. LisaL Jul 2020 #70
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