Landseer

Again. He asks about how to protect lungs from a chlorinated flammable inside a closed garage with a 40K BTU furnace, references an SCUBA tank with a gillion psi... then hits us with his copious HVAC knowledge.

Not sure the point, except " hey guys, I'm gonna do the intake".

At least some of us tried to contribute, but sounds like Jeff already knows it all.

Mask with organic filters. Check your catalogues.

jeff spahn

Thanks Malcolm, you along with a few others got that while others have indeed taken another tangent.

Dwayne's write up is going to be an invaluable tool. Managed to print and bind the whole thing. Did a two up duplex print and condensed it down to an actual 80 or so pieces of paper.

Dr. Bob's information was very helpful on overloading of the carbon filters which I never considered so that's why I am gonna open the doors and use the respirator rather than rely on them in a closed room. Full face shield should help when I do spray to protect my face and eyes and since I'll be in a confined space (under the hood type confined), the open doors should do the trick. With a back door and two garage doors open, it will be very much like outside.

One of these suits would be pretty cool, but again, a bit much for the job and probably too hot. Then again, there's always Halloween.

underdog928

Jeff, DO NOT USE BrakeKleen - it eats rubber and seals. That sh*t ruined my oil pump seal. Ask me how I know.

Use mineral spirits, toothbrushes and paper towels.

Make sure you post pics also!

jcorenman

Fiberglass, but you knew that

Jeff, the scuba-tank idea isn't completely silly, do a google search for "supplied air respirators". Folks who have to deal with serious fumes-- e.g. spray-painting the interior of raceboats with indescribably-nasty two-part paints-- wear complete Tyvek bunny-suits with loose-fitting full-face masks with air pumped in from elsewhere. Not quite your "bio-suit", but close. The trick is lots of continuous positive-pressure air, not the "demand" regulator of a scuba rig-- which works on negative pressure.

But for this job mineral spirits, citrus cleaner or simple green, and toothbrushes are a much simpler choice.

Happy cleaning!!