Parcil Distribution ProGuard NIOSH Approved OV / P95 Filter Cartridge Set

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Using these for spray painting wood working projects, on a 3M respirator. They attach properly to the bayonet system in the standard 3M mask and as far as I can tell they work. They did arrive quickly and were well packaged, I appreciate the value proposition here. It’s never good to scrimp on safety, but there’s also no reason to overspend on name brand all the time!

ProGuard NIOSH Approved OV / P95 FIlter Cartridge Set Review NOTE: The advertising copy for these filters states: "ProGuard OV / P95 filter cartridge set features a standard 3M bayonet style attachment so it can be used on multiple masks on the market." Contrary to that statement, the instructions state that they are only to be used on Parcil brand masks. Having said that, they fit my old 3M mask just fine. The only "issue" is that they do not attach in the same orientation as the old filters. In one of my photos you will see the old filter on the right. The wide end of the filter sweeps towards the face. The new filter on the left has the wide end is pointing straight down. On the other photo the two new filters are shown with the wide end down. I did not find any issues with that orientation. It still fit my face fine. But i suppose there might be some masks where the filter orientation is crucial. It my case it was not. One star off only because I have not actually used the mask and will not have a project a while yet. But my old filters were in bad shape and I wanted to be ready when I needed to use the mask.

I have several different respirators all of which use the bayonet style attachment. I just assumed that these were all a standard size since up until now I had not replaced any of the cartridges. As it turns out they are not all interchangeable. On some cartridges the opening is about an inch in diameter. On these and some others I have the diameter is roughly 0.75 inches. I included a picture. I'm not sure if the different sizes represent a different indication for use or if it's just a different style. Printed on the side of these cartridges is "organic vapors" but the included instructions indicate that they are also for use with "solids". Coal, iron ore, cotton, flour, and even asbestos are mentioned. Another thing I was not aware of was that these have an expiration date. These cartridges are stamped use by 04/2029. I haven't used these yet but they look similar to others that I have and I appreciate the written materials that were included.

I got this Proguard NIOSH approved OV/P95 bayonet style replacement cartridge filters for my 3M face mask. It fits just fine and they are very useful while spray painting, working with chemicals and vapors, and grinding rust away. The outermost particulate filter layer can be removed (see video) and the particulate filter in such brushed or wiped clean. Such performed perfectly when grinding away rust where the rust was flying up and around in the air. The particulate filter in this completely blocked the tiny rust particles from getting through the mask, thereby protecting me from breathing such particles. On a separate occasion when dealing with a lot of methane and kerosene vapors, this filter performed very well at protecting me from such vapors. For the price these are going for (currently about $40 dollars at the time of this review), I think such is a good deal for a set of good quality particulate and organic vapor bayonet style filters. For these reasons, I rated this product 5 stars.