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(Message started by: danm on May 12^th, 2006, 11:28am)

Title: Question on Clustermasx
Post by danm on May 12^th, 2006, 11:28am

This might be a stupid question so please forgive me but I wanted to clarfiy something.

I have a clustermasx and I have oxygen flowing at 15 lpm. The bag is full and I can breathe in oxygen, but I can't breathe out into the mask. Is that the whole point of the non-rebreather mask? I can only breathe out if I take the mask off. Is that the way it is supposed to work?

Dan

Title: Re: Question on Clustermasx
Post by seasonalboomer on May 12^th, 2006, 11:37am

you may have your mask on the wrong side of the mount. Try taknig the mask off and attach it to the other side of the 1/2"-5/8" (estimated) breathing apparatus and see if that allows in and out. You should inhale and your bag deflates, and exhale freely which opens up a flapper valve in the breathing apparatus and the bag refills while you exhale. Should be nice and easy.

scott

Title: Re: Question on Clustermasx
Post by danm on May 12^th, 2006, 11:46am

OK.....thanks for the help.