He also received some FDA certified KN95 respirators from China manufacturers, which he will compare their quality with the FFP2 prior to posting on his website. The approximate price is cheaper than what I seen online and if he can stock them in his US warehouse, we wouldn’t have to wait 1.5-2 months for them, which is the standard wait time right now. I will not post the price until he determines which one is high quality enough to sell.
Here are the spec comparisons of the different facemask/respirator ratings:
Also as explained in my previous posts, the US NIH and Chinese experts already confirmed the virus is airborne and can remain infectious in the air for at least 3 hours. This means US CDC’s recommendation for non health care professionals to not wear respiratory protection is BAD ADVICE as their reason is the virus is not airborne. Currently only countries with extreme shortage of facemasks/respirators are telling the public not to wear facemasks.
The good news is that any filtration is better than no filtration. Here is a test showing effectiveness of different material at filtering 0.02 micron particle sizes. This is much smaller than coronavirus that averages 0.125 micron. This shows even a cotton shirt wrapped around your face will significantly reduce the viral concentration you inhale. What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks?
I ordered 50 pieces of the Level 2 masks, DHL shipping - no confirmation of the order. It's been about 1 1/2 days since placing it, PP transaction went through. Does anyone know if he really has these and will be shipping them? Anyone else order some?
I ordered 50 pieces of the level 3 kn95 masks with free shipping to the US on 3/28/20. I received the tracking number today via a paypal email. It only shows a tracking number created on the date of purchase but no further activity. From my previous 4 orders with Firelies this is the way that they do notifications. I personally use ALL-IN-ONE PACKAGE TRACKING | 17TRACK for tracking. Hope this helps.
Ahhh, ok. Did you order the Cooper KN95's, so qty 5 of the 10 pieces? Was thinking of that. We still don't have any masks and am getting concerned, specially in our area where the infection rate is quite high. We know an ER doctor in our local hospital and he said they have 350 COVID-19 patients in beds, 80 in ICU.
To be honest I’m not sure. The ones I ordered on 3/28 are no longer listed. I’m hoping that those are the ones that I will be getting. I have one just like them that I ordered off of eBay that I payed $11.00 for one and I very much like the fit compared to the loose fitting paper ones. Here is what I ordered from my account.
KN95 / FFP2 / Medical Level 3 protective Masks Suppliing Link
It is bad enough that the Chinese caused this problem by eating bats and having dirty markets, now they make the problem worse by doing their typical fakery !
They all are disposable, they all can be reused. Disposables became reusable - we are making due with what we can do. Over here in NY, I see anything and everything being done.
Got an answer from fireflies regarding my order today. He said they have been shipped but expect a 3-day delay due to the Qing Ming holiday. He is also away with family doing Qing Ming activities. I asked when he would post up a test video. He said he will when he returns.
Jack just posted up his test video. Not exactly what I was expecting as I was imagining laboratory type setup with blowers and air quality meters measuring particulate matter before and after the filter. But I did learn something useful and glad to know some “form” of test was done, which I’m sure other sellers don’t. Considering some state govs are now recommending wearing cloth face covers or non medical grade mask, and per test results posted in my earlier comments, whatever FF sells will be more than adequate for non front line HCP
