Here's a very useful piece of information for
PMP owners:
I use the hose attachment. The other day, my
PMP stopped working. It would not keep suction, and my penis would come out of the
PMP head after like 10 minutes. I assumed it was probably a leak in the hose that is attached to the
PMP head because the sluice and diaphragm were relatively new. But when I tested it out without my penis in it, it still gave enough suction to suck the diaphragm back and hold, so I decided to test it out.
I changed the sluice, because the existing sluice was becoming ratty. Still happened. So I changed the diaphragm. Still happened. So then I knew it for sure that it indeed had to be the valve that screws onto the
PMP head piece. I looked at the
PMP head piece for cracks, and determined that it was in good condition.
So after two days of messing around with it, a tear in the hose finally became visible. At first, there was no visible tear, so I was not completely sure it was the hose.
At first, I was pissed, because I assumed I would have to wait for a new valve piece to be sent to me under warranty. But then I noticed that the small hose piece that gets plugged up by the stopper can actually be taken off the valve. So I took it off and threw it away.
I noticed that the attachment hose is the exact same diameter, so I placed the end that didn't have the pin in it onto the metal nub of the valve, cut an appropriate length from my attachment hose and it was all fixed.
I've probably had the
PMP for over 3-4 months now, but to be fair, I take it off and on a lot throughout the day and I wear it under my pants at work, so it does get a ton of wear. It's good that I can fix the hose piece myself once it tears on the
PMP head, but I realize eventually the attachment hose is going to be too short for me to use it to put on the
PMP head.
Luckily, the pin for the attachment hose also comes out, so if I can find a store that carries that material of hose and same diameter, I can just easily replace the hose myself without having to deal with the company and wait for a replacement to be sent. I am sure a foot of that hose would cost me 50 cents.
Maybe I could find it at a plumbing store or something. Not sure what that type of hose would be used for in industry. Any guesses from anyone?
Well, hopefully this helps someone out if they encounter the same problem I had: loss of suction from the
PMP using the hose kit.