and polyefin plastic (food wrap) Both are listed as the safest of plastics. After COVID-19, I suspect we'll become more accustomed to masks and shake fewer hands as has long been common in most Asian cultures. Meanwhile, the 3M masks captured over 90% of 0.3 micron particles. How to make a face mask with air filters: 2. Yes,Fibreglass is a synthetic material. Usually, these are available for Singer, Hoover, … 3M does not recommend or support the use of a Filtrete brand filter to make a mask or respirator.” The question is — are they effective against small particles that can carry viruses? As the article I referenced earlier states, we should all wear masks. - copper mesh We have made several masks from the 2900 filtrete air filters. Fiberglass, really? Are you an engineer? The 2200 and 2800 rated filters should be able to block particles in the 100 nm range of sars-cov-2. I emailed 3M 2 weeks ago. The only other material they tested that came close was a combo of cotton and 3M's Filtrete Furnace Filter, and 3M very clearly warns consumers not to use the furnace filter in homemade masks. People on Etsy are selling Merv-13 mask sized filters that are advertised to be reusable (washable) and free of fiber glass particles. Allison Bailes of Atlanta, Georgia, is a speaker, writer, building science consultant, and founder of Energy Vanguard. Hot glue gun to seal the butterfly wings and create that cupped look. MERV rating performance(in HVAC)and actual COVID 19 / CDC guidance will be an important element before any actual next steps. Problem 2: the sides of your nose is the most difficult to seal but I found cotton balls attached to the gap areas fill the seal quite well. Do not use anything in your home to disinfect contaminated equipment. Fiberglass can also lodge in your eyeballs & nostrils, causing bleeding & other painful issues. Just breathing also puts droplets into the air when you exhale, but they don't go as far. Any idea for how long the MERV filter can be used in a face mask - one time use only, one week ? Good makes are from 3M Filtrete, Honeywell, Arm & Hammer. Current market and supply chains / decisions are in play now. Air Filter Covid-19 Mask: We have all heard of the corona virus and a great way to defend against it is a face mask. This new coronavirus (technically, SARS-COV-2) is very infectious. John Prine died of COVID-19 yesterday. Now comes the best part. Our filters are designed to be used in HVAC systems, and the filter media has not been tested to be used as a face mask for respiratory protection. For the filter to fit snuggly in your mask measure the inside of you’re mask using the original pattern. I'm thinking of making a few more masks with the Merv13 seen inbetween layers so that when I hand wash the mask it will get washed with dish soap as well with out possibly scattering viruses all over my house. It's possible they use some kind of binder or other material that offgases toxic chemicals. they are fitting just fine in our makes. It is volunteer, provides training, has several sub-catagories to suit different people and dangers. Thank you. A pocket is left between the first layer of cotton and poly cotton to slid in the filter. They have listed "synthetic" as the media material. The Filtrete is a little too rigid to be of much use with a cloth mask. HVAC Air Filters ≥2200 MPR. Use your fingers to open and adjust it. Will also protect your filter mask. I do not know, but I do not think they are fiberglass, I think they are nonwoven plastics. Then loosely wrap that up in plastic wrap to keep together. The best filtration of both large and small droplets comes from an N95 mask, but if you've tried to buy any lately you know they're not available. And that's how the discussion in my article on high-MERV filters began. Could you reuse your n95 by leaving it out in the sun all day? When it comes to masks, you have three basic options. Still, it's best to avoid contact with coronavirus droplets of any size. Stanford researchers have said putting n95 mask in over at 158 degrees for 30 min will sterilize it. Hello, I purchased a 3M Filtrete 2200 filter to use in the pocket of the home made mask. This was mentioned above (sort of) but I've yet to see any discussion of this in honest anywhere up until now. instructions on how to make your own coronavirus mask, https://stanfordmedicine.app.box.com/v/covid19-PPE-1-2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm_NmpdgWWA, https://www.airfiltersdelivered.com/20x36-merv13media-p=P25media, How to Make a High-MERV DIY Portable Air Cleaner, How to Make a Good High-MERV Filter Even Better, 10 Consequences of Keeping Your Home Really Cold in Summer, Ten Years of Building Science Summer Camp, My Duct Systems on Low-Static Mini-Split Air Handlers. But search online and you'll find many who say that masks made from cut-up HEPA filters -- high-efficiency particulate air filters used in vacuum cleaners, air purifiers and HVAC systems -- are even more effective. The mask can sometimes be made from thin foam and feature a vent system for easier breathing (some provide better inhaling and others provide a better exhaling system) and better isolation of the nose and mouth from the particles. the Arrow marking out? Sorry,Robert but I think if you read the Lancet and or CDC guidelines you will find that coronavirus lives even longer on mask material, n95 for example, than it does on glass, cardboard and paper. The filter material has never been tested to be used as a face mask for respiratory protection. Our filters are designed to be used in HVAC systems, and the filter media has not been tested to be used as a face mask for respiratory protection. Thanks much! Altering any of our 3M Filtrete™ Air Filters is not recommended or supported by 3M or the Filtrete™ Brand. The Unintended Consequences of High-MERV Filters, 4 Ventilation Quotes That Will Rock Your IAQ World. So I've looked up the specs for a BestAir MERV 13 filter. Altering any of our 3M Filtrete™ Air Filters is not recommended or supported by 3M or the Filtrete™ Brand. Please do not heat your masks in a home oven! Not good for people in range of an exhale, but still better than nothing, as it confines the exhale to a smaller, less forceful area. BUT, so far, it doesn't seem to matter. It lead me to www.airfiltersdeliverd.com, with their own instructions for using the air filter material for masks. Going to the next level and adding a piece of MERV-13 HVAC filter fabric to your homemade mask improves its ability to filter out the small droplets. Problem 3: storage is difficult but we laid out a long piece of wax paper and loosely rolled the masks in to protect the adhesive back seal. I've got two friends who are struggling to get over it, one of whom had been hospitalized. Small droplets can float around in the air for an extended period of time (hours? Our reports do not advocate or advise on practices and suggest that you strictly adhere to your hospital's policies and procedures. MERV 13 material in large sheets, said to be safe by the manufacturer: https://www.airfiltersdelivered.com/20x36-merv13media-p=P25media. Healthcare providers are quickly running low on needed supplies of simple plastic items, many of which are their only protection against infection. 3M does not recommend or support the use of a Filtrete™ Filter to make a mask or respirator because: • Filtrete™ Brand products are designed to be used in home HVAC systems. IMPORTANT NOTE: Before choosing air filters to use for your face masks, be sure to double check the materials used in the brand of air filter. 3M, which makes the Filtrete brand of HVAC filters, has a page on this topic and says: Our filters are designed to be used in HVAC systems, and the filter media has not been tested to be used as a face mask for respiratory protection. Altering any of our 3M Filtrete™ Air Filters is not recommended or supported by 3M or the Filtrete™ Brand. No fog means a good seal. If anyone wants to get in touch with me they can either get find me at erikarelyte@hotmail.com or my Etsy shop spunbymedesign. But search online and you'll find many who say that masks made from cut-up HEPA filters -- high-efficiency particulate air filters used in vacuum cleaners, air purifiers and HVAC systems -- are even more effective. So they had the relief valve. I still don't know if it safe to sew in a 3m filter in masks, I have a piece of activated charcoal between the merv filter and the last layer of fabric. But add several layers of a HEPA filter, and it will block 80-90%, "approaching (the rates) of N95 masks." Now fold the filter and side it into the pocket. Seems too vague a description. (. Mine was one of those 33 comments. Have I got it? • The filter material in a Filtrete™ Filter performs very differently than an … I’m hoping to make some masks as my neighbor works at a major hospital and has one mask that has to be re worn every day. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent the past two days in intensive care with it. There are a lot of companies that make HVAC filters and probably different materials used by different manufacturers. If you can’t sew, please help us by either donating or purchasing one or a few of these 3M-1900 Filtrete filters, MERV 13 minimum. Using 4 layers of that was tough to breath through. That said, a home-made mask is STILL a lot better than none. Filti says their material is safe to use in a mask. link to mask design we used. Tests from researchers at the University of Massachussetts found that a surgical mask they bought on the streets of Nepal captured over 60% of 0.1 micron particles. One approach being used is cycling through at least 5 masks and storing them in individual cloth or paper bags to allow them to dry and enough time for the virus to degrade. It is supposed to keep out very small micron viruses. A 2009 article in "Annals of Occupational Hygiene" on the effectiveness of sterilizing N95 masks. from 2008 looked at the capabilities of these three types of masks and found: If you'd like to know more about this aspect of mask-wearing, see the excellent article, COVID-19: Why We Should All Wear Masks — There Is New Scientific Rationale. Customer safety is our number one priority. Sometimes a city or county has an Office of Emergency Preparedness, or something similar, and has a CERT Program. 3M Filtrete filters do not have any fiberglass. Create a pattern for large and small (male and female) which resembles a butterfly so upon assembly they cup around your face (can experiment with paper to get the right size and fit for you and yours). Do not mark or pin the filter. If you're breathing air without any kind of mask, you're likely to breathe in droplets from other people when you're not alone. Only about one third of the small droplets outside the mask will get through when you inhale. The claim is understandable. Vacuum cleaner paper filter bags: Use the bag type, not the cup type replacement filters. Researchers haven't figured out all the ways it spreads. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. It all started when a reader named Pat wrote: I have a question about merv 13 filters. Don't want to use a fiberglass product. I have sewn a number of cloth Masks with pockets. (Of course, there are a lot of caveats about bypass and contaminated masks, too, so be smart about it.). I've used twin cartridge respirators for 10-hour workdays, 8 days in a row, removing lead paint, and it was exhausting. Just an FYI, the LOCALLY OWNED hardware stores, such as Ace, carry filters too. 3M electret technology where used in facemasks or HVAC filtration can have a positive effect on the filtration vs. Sp resistance dance. If you call them up, they won't tell if they do. Hey did anyone determine if these Filtrete 1" filters have fiberglass in them? Back in 2018 I wrote a series of articles on indoor air quality and filtration. Both MERV 16 and Pellon are still easy to find. PM 2.5 filter mask is a mask that features a cloth pocket with replaceable activated carbon filter inserts. That said here are some air filters that we're looking-at as candidates for conversion to a do-it-yourself home made face mask that filters particles more finely than a simple cloth face mask: 3M Filtrete Purple 6-PACK - has a MERV 12 Rating DIY masks to protect against from viruses sounds like a crazy idea. 2 points 1) Ironic that we would filter the air for our homes with the same air filters that the manufacturers are leery of suggesting we use to filter the air in our masks. You're not assuming that a product made to purify the air you breathe would be made of a product that can kill you? If you want to remove more stuff from the air, you can use a filter with a different material. So your conjecture about the droplet evaporating and leaving behind a dead virus particle is quite mistaken. But the material just doesn't conform to the face and creates an issue with gaps around the mouth, nose and cheeks. Bottom line......no one knows for sure how much or how little of this thing is able to make you sick. This is DIY self made cloth masks that is being recommended by a Taiwanese Doctor that comes along with air filter so that you can stay safe during this crucial time! My neck of the woods doesn't have much choice, or i wouldn't have added the URL to this post. He is also the author of the Energy Vanguard Blog. I found the following SDS for the commercial air filters: http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?mwsId=SSSSSu9n_zu8l00xMxt1Mxm9mv70k17zHvu9lxtD7xtBevSSSSSS-. days?) DO NOT use blown fiberglass or any infused chemical filters such as carbon-infused ones. Altering any of our 3M Filtrete™ Air Filters is not recommended or supported by 3M or the Filtrete™ Brand. A couple of things to note: MERV 16 is available from Filti, apparently the manufacturer, with instructions on how to use it in a mask. this kind of item ought to be useful for the home-person with a fabric mask with a filter pocket to use the filter media as new filters, when cut to fit, then. Can we use the Filtrete™ Air Filter material/media to create handmade masks? Large droplets can transmit the virus from one person to another through the air or when they land on a surface that is later touched by another person. 9-11 left us TSA and the DHS. Thank you for the great article Allison. You are done! Are any for sale? Cut out the butterflies from flattened filter fabric but careful not to create pulls on the fabric which will degrade filter effectiveness. It's not something I want to get. Don't want to end up suffocating yourself. There's a guide here about what's been tested:-. 3M does not recommend or support the use of a Filtrete brand filter to make a mask or respirator.” That should ease the minds of people who have masks like this who have to care for a compromised person or who are compromised themself, and this is what they have. Yeah. N95s protect you and others, unless they have a valve. They even have a page with instructions on how to make your own coronavirus mask with a pocket that can hold a tissue or a piece of HVAC filter fabric. However, the coronavirus outbreak brought with it a new problem: masks are sold out. But the scare videos and articles that have appeared regarding mask making have outlandishly exaggerated the problem. We actually made a special twist by forming these like a conventional N95 mask but no need for ear bands (I’ll explain). CERT just makes sense. Thank you,Erika Relyte. Job done. It seems like a way to improve the protection of what one has, without depriving healthcare workers of the PPE from the factories. It is eerie how we operated in parallel - my first public masking was with an N95 at a HomeDepot - my N95s are leftover issue from my time in law enforcement. Weave the shoe string thru the sheet to tie behind your back. And I'd sure we all agree w Christopher in that every article, post, comment or newscast should mention supporting your LOCAL stores instead of large chains. mark and see how the mask fits.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm_NmpdgWWA .... East for a novice sewer as well. You're also likely to put droplets into the air that others could breathe. That was the basic idea. Stopping the spread of this coronavirus is paramount. We'll probably be more aware of air filtration and hopefully pay more attention to the V in HVAC. A research paper by van der Sande et al. Assuming you don't have a stash of N95 or surgical masks, you need a homemade mask. Here's a quick review of what we know: There's still uncertainty about whether large or small droplets cause more problems, but it seems that maybe it's the larger ones since the infections seem to start in the upper part of the respiratory system. I think that the packages used to state something along the lines of 93-97% capture. Vapourised hydrogen peroxide is being used to sanitise single use respirators in some US hospitals. With the added resistance, it feels to me that air comes in around the filter which may negate its effectiveness. Disassembled the fabric (making sure the face goes on the side in which the original filter is pointing) and save the wire mesh. You know la .. all the masks is being sapu and nowaday, got money also … After reading all of that info. Do you run a makerspace? The coronavirus, as you may have heard, is wreaking illness and death among humans (and apparently even showing up in tigers and lions, too). I have looked at the 1900 and up filters from Filtrete and none of them are made with fiberglass. I hope you can protect yourself. But under no circumstance would I advise anyone to inhale particulate matter the shape or size of fiberglass. Or a disposable filter for a cloth mask with a pocket for filters. and be breathed deep into the lungs. Its outward protection reduces the small droplets that get out by about 10%, but the inward protection is impressive. A homemade mask made of cloth is definitely better than no mask at all. Three weeks ago I went to Costco - the last time I ventured out - and took three pairs of gloves to change when needed. This video has an excellent (IMO) mask that you fit to your face and you can make it fit well under your chin, cheeks, across the nose. We'll see how smart we are as a society as all this winds down. I just had a mini assembly line with my family this past weekend and made about a dozen masks using the 3M Filtrete 1900 (merv-13) which uses polypropylene media. (The N95 mask I'm wearing above was the last one I had at home, and I just broke it out on Saturday for my first time wearing a mask in public.) If you can get the kind that doesn't have fiberglass, okay. I'm worried about bypass with the MERV-13 filter. I know I'm late to this conversation, and I have no affiliation with this website, but I found some great COVID 19 face mask Before this purchase, I have been having a hard time finding masks that are comfortable and actually stay on. “We designed this — the Filti face-mask material — so people can use it in a cotton mask or they can use it 100% by itself,” Filti’s founder, Andy McDowell, told Business Insider. Thank you. 2 Sleeves from old T-shirt. For something that is arguably not even alive, this thing is quite adept at reproducing itself, with a little help from the cells in your body. So I decide to make my own protector and mask. Get yourself some adhesive backed foam weather stripping (1/2”W x 1/4”thk) and hot glue the none adhesive side to the filter fabric edge (all around). It included the following tech specs: MERV 13: 0.3-1um: 69% PSE 1-3um: 90% PSE 3-10um: 96% PSE, 0.08 inches water column resistance at 410cfm. So is Polyester, polypropylene, Kevlar, Rayon, nylon, Terylene, Acrylic...nedd I go on? You can also cut simple strips of the wire mesh to add some rigidity to the fabric cone. NOTE: Comments are moderated. Or a disposable filter for a cloth mask with a pocket for filters. "Breathe-ability" includes not just how hard it is to take and expel a breath, but how much leakage around the filter (and thus our reluctance to wear one). You can test by wearing glasses and exhale heavily to see if they fog. We chose a MERV 13 to use and we double it. Report comment. Also DO NOT use commercial air conditioning filters since they are very tight weave and hard to breathe through. My next restocking of our CERT kit will have N95s with valves for non-medical purposes, and either the N95s without the exhale valve, or the surgical type - strictly for medical. Home-made masks mostly don't seal well, even with the metal that forms it at the nose. Protection for the person wearing the mask (inward protection) is better than protection for others (outward protection). Press J to jump to the feed. Do you think this could be code for fiberglass? I currently have two layers of cloth and a hypoallergenic pillow case material with advertised pore size of 3-4 microns. They do a good job with the large droplets in both cases. This virus is not something to mess around with. So if you want to wear a homemade mask and also have it remove the small particles, what can you do? There are fiberglass filters for household furnaces, but filtrete is not one of them. Probably one more reason lead paint removal is expensive. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Their material is 3 light-weight layers of Polypropylene, Nanofiber, and Polyester composite filter media. Problem 1: the adhesive backed foam weather stripping is thankfully not too strong but will separate in places from your face so an external covering (cheap surgical mask or sections of women’s tights) will hold tightly in place. I'm not sure I can trust someone else's assurances of non-toxicity. If you just wear a plain cloth mask with no extra filter added, you'll be much better protected than you are without a mask, especially from the large droplets. Learn more about … The only other material that came close was a combination of cotton and 3M's Filtrete Furnace Filter, and 3M clearly warns consumers not to use the furnace filter in homemade masks. The Filtrete is a little too rigid to be of much use with a cloth mask. The stack: - microfiber cloth (water resistant) Enjoy … Go to the .40 sec. This is Cheap stuff... Sneezing and coughing can send droplets across room. Also, polypropylene Pellon (the kind not needle-punched) is shown to have an antibacterial effect and is washable, since it's a sewing product. The mask allegedly helps dissipate your breath nicely and … I needed filters for my air handlers, too, but just MERV-8. Customer safety is our number one priority. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the crowdsourcedmedical community, Continue browsing in r/crowdsourcedmedical. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. CDC says surgical masks and respirators are critical supplies that should be reserved for health care workers and other first responders. Filtrete™ the maker of 3M Filtrete™ Air Filters does not suggest the use of HVAC filters in DIY masks as the filters have not been tested or approved for respiratory protection. So let's take a deeper look at this subject, including the reasons you should be wearing a mask in public, the issue of what kind of mask will help, and whether or not it's safe to use high-MERV HVAC filters in your mask. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Our filters are designed to be used in HVAC systems, and the filter media has not been tested to be used as a face mask for respiratory protection. I'm in the process of making a pocket to add several layers MERV 13 ripped from a home heater AC filter. Thanks for any feed back. In the valve case, they only protect you. there are conflicting info on the internet & I am clueless.Also how I could use this filter before tossing it out. I bought some Merv 13 cloth from amazon or eBay and cut it to fit. Have a company with resources to spare? I'm putting a sheet of copper mesh in mine as well, as copper ions do a number on viruses. One of those articles, The Unintended Consequences of High-MERV Filters, has seen a flurry of activity in the comments over the past three weeks. In this instructable I will show you how to make masks that help block .1 micron viruses. But now there's talk of chemical binders. Works for us. I personally feel OK with doing that, so once my last N95 mask is kaput, I'll switch to the homemade mask with a piece of MERV-13 fabric for my occasional excursions from home while the coronavirus is still spreading. The latest information from the public health office is that it is safe to use HEPA filters in face masks, BUT THESE FILTERS and face masks will NOT prevent you from catching Covid-19. We're all careful about wearing gloves or thoroughly sanitizing hands when we do have to go out for food and essential missions, but those of us who are not medical professionals and not used to wearing masks daily, are finding out how difficult it is to not touch our face for an extended period of time. You could use more than 2 sleeves or attach additional fabric between two the two sleeves. If you "receive" ANY particles of it.....you're just as likely to be infected as if you were exposed to a "shit-ton". You'll have to determine what level of risk you're willing to take in that regard. © 2020, Energy Vanguard | 533 West Howard Avenue, Suite E, Decatur, GA 30030. Anyone got pics of a prototype? Filters, including the N95, pass particles the size of the virus, however, because the virus exists in a droplet, it is larger, and the var der Waals force attracts it to the filter media. Hello Curt, However the most recent missive from Stanford said: "Current Evidence-based Reviews: - MERV from a 2200 filter I have seen various comments that indicate they do (that means direct use would be bad). Your comment will not appear below until approved. Expensive, but also durable. Of course, we don't want to breathe fiberglass particles. (I understand that cutting the material could produce unintended consequences). Is this safe? A healthcare admin or provider? They're easy to use as inner liners that you can just toss if you sweat. Here's the photo you emailed me, for anyone who wants to see what it looks like: I noticed the comment on filters, particle sizes, and the size of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The earloops are truly amazing. In fact, data shows even a surgical mask would provide more protection from the coronavirus than the Pitta mask. But make sure you buy the 3M Filtrete 1900 filters which are designed to filter out viruses. 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