Do I Need A New Bathmate?

I got my bathmate hercules about 2 years ago. Been using it on and off since then. Recently, it has started to lose suction a lot easier than it used to. I took off the comfort ring which temporarily corrected it. However, the suction is back to being noticeably harder to keep. Does the bathmate become less effective with time, should I get a new one?

Sounds like it might be worn out.

Have you changed any of your usage patterns? Like how erect you get in the tube? How much water you use? How much pressure you apply?

Thank you for the response thoughtful. Nothing I’ve purposely changed in usage patterns. I do a 5 min warmup, some jelqing, followed by 20 mins of straight pumping. First 5 minutes are at 75%, next 5 mins are at 90%, then the final 10 minutes I max out.

One thing I have noticed though is with my gains has also come an increase in turkey neck. It gets stuck in the tube now more noticeably, which becomes uncomfortable. As it gets sucked in I do my best to pull it out without releasing any of the pressure, but inevitably it happens as a result. Probably a little to do with being worn out, and a little to do with the turkey neck.

I’ve searched the threads, and I found one solution to the turkey neck problem is to wrap something around the sack, near the base, so the balls don’t get sucked in. I’ve tried this, but the turkey neck is still sucked in, and this ultimately puts more pressure on my balls.

Any solutions to either of these problems before I make the plunge and buy a new one? Sorry for the long read.

If you regularly max out, you may well have worn the bathmate out. That’s the maximum force it can exert, racking up time with it at max would wear on any device. Do you have girth issues at the base, where the gaiter bites into your shaft and leaves marks? This may signify it is time to size the cylinder up and move from the Hercules to a larger model.

Honestly, there was no turkey neck solution other than to use a gasket seal on the base of the tube. This is compatible with some air models and the Vel Seal series from Pumptoys (my standby) is a cylinder that comes with a nice thick one on it already.

THOUGH, there is an add on that Bathmate sells, a cylinder insert that prevents gaiter bite that fits per model. That may prevent testicle suckage. But if none of those items help…I mean I’m not exactly the expert on Bathmate, my experience with it was poor and I still have my Hercules sitting in a box somewhere barely used. I’m not sure what other contrivance can be rigged to prevent testicle suction.

Thank you thoughtful, that response is extremely helpful. I do get pretty severe gaiter marks, and will probably size up. I will look into the attachment as well.

I give the hercules pump a good grade for a bathmate review . If you are having suction issues, you may be having some light issues with the nozzle piece at the tip. Check to make sure it is tracking and sliding back and forth easily. If it is not completely free and unrestricted to slide back and forth easily, then try to file off a little bit of the black tip’s width to allow it to track freely and this should fix and bathmate suction problems. Hope this helps.