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Spent $350 on a new respirator system and it's already giving me grief
I finally upgraded my old half mask to a powered air purifying respirator for the core room, thinking it would be a game changer with all the silica dust. The battery died after just two hours on the first big pour, and I had to finish the shift with my eyes burning. Has anyone found a PAPR that actually holds a charge for a full shift?
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elliot_roberts25m ago
Ugh, that's brutal. Maybe check if your battery is actually rated for cold temps, since concrete work is often in chilly spaces (which murders battery life). A lot of those specs are for perfect lab conditions.
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