SCBA Facepiece question

Are SCBA facepieces interchangeable between different air packs. say can i buy a scott face piece and use it on Drager system vice versa or does it have to be used on their specific air packs

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Powers on August 31, 2010 at 8:10am

I have not run across a Drager, but Scott and MSA are not the same connection. I would suspect all manufacturers have a different system.

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Permalink Reply by FETC on August 31, 2010 at 8:20am

The Chief is correct, the answer is No.

I would like to add that some of the same brand SCBA's their own masks will not work from different generations.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Weber on August 31, 2010 at 9:41am

Our dept. just got new SCBA's and each one we looked at was different.The HUD and voice amps were all wired and connected differently.Captain 4 is right too.BIG difference between different manufacturers 2nd stage regulators.

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Permalink Reply by Derek R. on August 31, 2010 at 5:01pm

no need for me to respond.
oops...too late.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on September 1, 2010 at 5:51am

Absolutely not.

No manufacturer will certify their SCBA if parts from any other manufacturer are used.

Manufacturers intentionally make their mask connections physically incompatible with any other manufacturer's 2nd stage regulators to prevent the sort of thing your question asks.