: I just bought a respirator last weekend. The fitting tests they call for
: testing fit all fail because of my beard. Must I shave or will the slight
: leakage be ok.
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I too have a beard and I just try and kid myself into thinking it is providing enough protection.
I don't believe there is an effective way to seal your respirator short of shaving. I do know that firefighters are clean shaven for that reason.
One option you can try if your real desperate is to vasoline your beard. I did that for my diving mask and it worked, however, water preasue helped with the seal. Good luck.
Rick