Question about size in pump

Hi guys,

I have a question regarding the length of our unit in the pump.
Is it BPEL or NBPEL?

Im asking because the measurement on the cilinder starts from zero.
I was thinking it is NBPEL but I dont know if the pad also is being sucked in.

Hi. I was recently pondering this same question. I used my usual ruler to measure while in pump and got a nice BP measurement, but noticed the scale versus known tube length indicated the ruler must still be pressing further into fat pad than cylinder was. The tube stands 9 1/2” tall but the ruler bone pressed showed top of cylinder as 10”. So, at least from my observation, you may see a fully bone pressed measure with a ruler is longer than any scale on the cylinder may indicate. Thus, the cylinder is not necessarily fully bone pressed.

I’ve noticed the same thing as well. About 1/2 to 3/4 variance from tube scale for me. Almost need a new acronym.. LIT. Length in tube. Haha.

Canuk

I think it really depends on the size of your fat pad. The smaller the pad the closer you will be to bone pressed. I don’t try to correlate my size in the tube with my actual size. As long as the size in the tube keeps going up then I know it’s working.

As vacuum increases the tube is pulled tighter to your pubic bone so in that respect it can be considered a bone pressed situation. It also depends on what vac level you are using. The greater the vacuum the more bone pressed.

As the vacuum is acting on your penis it is generally larger in the tube than out of the tube. This is often called size in the tube or something similar. Some guys report that their in tube size is distinctively larger than out of the tube. So in this case a bpel in the tube is not the same as bpel in normal conditions. This also is dependent on the vac level you are working with.

In my personal experience my max length in the tube is very close to my bpfsl.

It is surely bone pressed. Tube is firmly pressed to pelvis. I measure about the same in tube than with ruler gently bone pressed. And that is 2cm (0,7”) more than my nbpel.

When I received my leluv cylinder I noted right away that their scale began from the top side of the flange rather than the bottom. Roughly 1/4 variance right off the hop. Every cylinder may be a little different. Like it was said earlier as long as measurements are done consistently and going up than things are working.

Canuk

I have made my own measurement marks to tube.

Assuming the pump isn’t a massive gauge and you are packing it then I would considder pump measurements to be bone pressed.

It sure is not NBPEL. Some numbers from me.

I am 15cm NBPEL

18cm BPEL

In tube I can reach 19cm mark after 25 min on -8HG.

But the scale on tube is not always accurate. For example in my tube the 19cm mark is in reality 19cm and 3mm from the bottom of the tube.

Not sure what my BPFSL is, but I think the length in tube is usually somewhere between BPEL and BPFSL. Depending on the vacuum level and time you spend in tube.

I am just wondering. Why do you need to measure the size of your unit while inside the tube?

Most pumps have measuring scale on their tube so no one is really measuring.
But to answer your question I would say to keep track on your progress. If you expand more and more in the tube it should be great indicator that you are making progress and probably also growing. If you stuck on dead point for too long then you should change what you are doing and see if you start doing any progress.

Ah. But is it not better to rather measure before and after pumping?

It serves a same purpose.

When I’m doing PE I measure once a month.

I have been pumping long before the internet advice and don’t get to technical. I compare the flaccid length before vacuum cylinder use and afterwards. I compare functional hard erection length before and after. Thats what really matters. I have no need to post photos of myself or compare myself to other males anywhere. Went from 6” to 7 1/2” erect over a 30 years.