[Blue792]

Hi all! You'll never guess what happened today.

My pump broke. Again.

It died the same way that the first one did. Out of nowhere, it began sputtering every time it tried to evacuate air. Then, it just stopped. I called EveBra for troubleshooting and we could not get it working. They mentioned it was fine to run it for many continuous hours as I have been and that it is fine to see sweat accumulate in the clear chamber. They want me to mail the pump back so that they can examine it, so I may be without it for some time.

I am flabbergasted that my pump has died again. I treat it so gingerly. I haven't even dropped it! I was 4 weeks in to this cycle and I had really gotten the hang of things, so it's super disappointing to meet this roadblock. I can get through my waking hours by airlocking it with a hair tie, but I am worried about sleeping without the pump... I tend to loose suction repeatedly overnight and I really rely on the pump to rescue me. In my panic, I have been searching Amazon for something that might help me get through the night. I can't afford to purchase an actual wound vac new. I'm going to give this a try:

https://www.amazon.com/Meifuly-Cupping-Therapy-Adjustable-Machines/dp/B095H3GMZ8/ref=sr_1_5?crid=290ZQPLCQG4EP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VndRMhnfEBgi2jhNlu53YJOAIQCmn7c_Hfhw9XrGiVwSSPsG1oMFjPeeD3LBOJH2cDC512EmLY7bLrxzKmETrZUT8ZmIM6UKhxrkTFOKncwhLZIGgwR1OpAqAgje-EyTFTcDlKiqDhKByNTwJ-OQaH0NnbRVA-VZoJOfYvmTB6J6vU8xh1ReUXgnxvCiLQCUPBrZ3p-vHf6ZUZ9wYTzpUdXAy7wWIj57SjC70KBaqJ4.mgdrN1jWD5f0_AijcvL0f9M-r2ZarhtEB1B-1KWCtrI&dib_tag=se&keywords=adjustable%2Bvacuum%2Bpump&qid=1708479214&sprefix=adjustable%2Bvacuum%2Bpump%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-5&th=1

But if you have any other ideas, I am all ears!

Oh no! That’s outrageous at this price. I’m also not using the Eve pump, I bet mine would’ve broken by now, too. 
So, I actually bought that Meifuly device a few months ago, or the black version of it, anyway. If you’re looking to use it like eve, it won’t work. It only goes down to 50mmHg, and the pressure can’t be set to continuous, it only cycles. You can shorten the ‘exhale’ portion down to a second, and raise the ‘inhale’, but it’s still a frequent drop that will prob cause you to lose suction if you’re not positioned just right. They are also heavier and louder than the wound device thing, and not portable at all. 
Had you started to get swelling before it broke? I’ve been wondering if your suction was right if you suddenly found that new pump comfortable and still weren’t getting swelling. I still find mine torturous after a few hours at any pressure that maintained a suction.