TROUBLESHOOT Vacuum Loss

First of all, let's recognize that when we start stretching our penis, it's going to start getting thinner, which means the silicon sleeve has to conform to the shape as it gets thinner. One of the main things that you can experience a vacuum leak is because you may have too big of a sleeve, which doesn't conform to your penis when you start stretching. So think of it like this, like a rubber band. Here's your penis, you start stretching and starts getting thinner, the sleeve is unable to conform to the thinner penis. So as a suggestion, I would recommend going to a smaller sleeve if you're experiencing that problem.

The girth band provides a mild amount of compression, which will in turn, help this portion of the penis, where the chamber's going to be fitted, to expand and stay more expanded, helps trap more blood, keep it fuller during the hang session. So this is an important thing to do, use a girth band.

Here's the hand pump that we use with our systems. Now here's what it is, you see the gauge here, I'm going to plug the hose and draw out some vacuum. See how the needle slowly starts to go down. Okay. No big deal, your hand pumps still good. Just do this. Plug your hose into your chamber, draw out a little more vacuum than you need. Wait till it goes to where you want it to be, I'm a say 10, and then just disconnect. That's it. It's still-

Use a longer portion of sleeve, if necessary. Now, this all is predicated on how long your flaccid penis is. We typically install three inches of sleeve on the chamber. However, once you install your chamber, your penis is going to hit the bottom here. If you have a little extra sleeve, it can fold over your girth band which will in turn, help ensure a better vacuum seal. So that even as you start getting to higher weights, you're not going to experience a slip or any vacuum loss.

As you're using your hand pump all the time, the hose could be getting loosened up on this little barbed end, and it could leak vacuum through this area. So what you do is you just pull the hose off and snip it off and re-install it. It's going to make for a nice tight seal.

You can see there's a couple little rubber O-rings on here. These little rubber O-rings can wear a little bit to where once it's plugged in, it could leak a little bit of vacuum. So I recommend doing the same as I showed you before snip the hose off, put a new little male fitting on and you're good to go again.

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Replacing the Female Fitting

Replacing the Female Fitting on your LG Hanger Chamber

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Remove the existing fitting.
To remove the existing fitting use an adjustable wrench.
Turn the fitting counter clockwise to loosen.
Install the new fitting by screwing it in clockwise to tighten.
Turn until the rubber O Ring starts to compress against the spot face on the chamber
Position the fitting so that the silver release tab faces out.

ARTICLE: Is my Chamber Leaking Vacuum?

Checking the chamber for vacuum leak

My chamber is leaking and I think it’s at the female fitting.

Unless you dropped and damaged your chamber I seriously doubt your fitting is leaking. I personally leak test each chamber before it ships. The pneumatic fittings we use are of the highest quality that can be purchased. I wrap the threads with Teflon tape and incorporate a Bunna rubber o’ring on each fitting that bottoms on a flat machined counter bored surface on the top of the chamber.

You can easily leak check the chamber for yourself. Just remove the rubber sleeve, and find a hair-less section of skin on your abdomen or thigh. Plug the hand pump hose into the chamber, firmly hold the mouth of the chamber against your skin and draw out vacuum just as you would if you were performing a hang session. Go up to 10 – 15 Hg and look at the needle on the hand pump gauge. If the fitting is leaking the needle will immediately drop to zero.

The main reason for anyone to experience a leak or loss of vacuum is due to a compromised seal between the silicon rubber sleeve and your penis skin. There are several reasons for a leak to occur here.

1) Your sleeve could be dirty with skin oil.

2) You could have a sleeve that is worn out and may need replaced.

3) Your sleeve could be too big, and if that’s the case you can order a smaller sleeve.

When I fit chambers with sleeves I base my decision on the measurements a customer supplies.

4) Sometimes someone who is new to hanging will experience their penis getting thinner while it is being stretched under the weighted traction. When your penis stretches and becomes thinner, the seal between the rubber sleeve and your penis skin will become compromised.

If you experience number four and the weight starts to slip, simply just remove the chamber, check your glans protection wrap and reload with fresh vacuum. Remember the goal is to reach fatigue and if it takes two or three reloads every 15 – 20 minutes to complete your hang session just consider that part of the conditioning curve.

Eventually you will gain the tissue maturity required to go a full hour without any complications. You will get to a place where your penis actually starts to expand and fill your chamber. To help promote this condition you can start your hang session by “priming” your chamber with vacuum five or six times. To do this just draw vacuum out of your chamber using 10 -15 Hg’s of pressure. Hold for 3 to 5 seconds, release the pressure and repeat. You should see your glans expand and fill with blood. This will help promote a better hang session and help prevent slippage.