Milking

I have searched and have not found an answer. Is it ok when milking the cylinder, the vacuum goes up to 7-9”Hg depending on how much I do it. I only pump to about 3.75”hg. It this normal? Can this cause any damage with only this short duration of high “Hg?

A lot of people would not recommend to pump at such high pressure. I personally pump at 9-10 Hg, but that’s just me. One thing is for sure, if you pack the cylinder and do such intense milking, you can expect to get a lot of discolouration.

Well after my last secion when I milk it goes from 3.75 to a little over 6”hg. Is this milking too much? When I milk should I keep it at a max of 5”hg?

It’s not a good idea to increase by 2” Hg so rapidly. The vacuum is going up that quickly because your head is forming a seal. This could lead to water blisters or worse.

Have you tried using a straw?

Alternatively, when you milk the tube, don’t pull it out so far; rather, push it in towards the base.

Another suggestion

Took me a while to figure this out myself, but the point of milking is not to get wild pressure fluctuations. The point is to just keep the blood from stagnating, and therefore all you need is minute pressure fluctuations of less than 1”hg. As penflex mentioned, pushing the cylinder towards the pelvic bone is a very effective technique to accomplish this.

Just the information I was looking for. I was not sure how much the pressure should fluctuate.

Thanks for the tip about the straw. I tried a coffee stirrer and when I put my penis in the tube the was no way I could get past the edge of the straw. My upper shaft girth is 4.6” so there is little to no room to fit anything in there with me. I am going to give the wrap a try.

Well no luck either with the tape. So this morning I ordered a 1.75 cylinder from LAP.