Air fed mask from petrol compressor?

[rsb123]

Hi there -

I'm new to these forums but I really have found all the info on this site so very useful. Thank you!

Just puchased an air fed respirator (DeVilbiss) and a special DeVilBiss 3 stage £250 filter to remove oil, water and contaminates, and was wondering if I could use it all with my petrol compressor, or whether these should only be used with electric compressors?

Reason for my question is that what if the CO2 exhaust fumes from the petrol engine were to enter the air inlet on the compressor - I'd be breathing in direct exhaust fumes and probably die in a horrid way!

Cheers,
Jim

 

[Jammy James]

Welcome
one way to prevent the fume problem is to put the exhaust out through a wall in a sealled hole and with no openings or vents and make sure there is no leaks inside

James

 

[eil]

Or extend the inlet to the compressor with a flexible pipe if you're really worried, also point the engine side down wind.

 

[rsb123]

Thanks very much. Good advice.