Just started pumping yesterday, it's not working

I’m very new to this stuff. I’ve done research and saw videos about how penis pumping is healthy for the penis. So I bought a regular pump with a silicon base, the pump is that standard circular pump shape, it’s a cheap one

Anyways, I attempted using it yesterday, it gave some pressure but never enough to create an erection for me. I tried using it for like 1+ hour yesterday (when I say 1 hour I meant I spent an hour attempting to get it to work, I wasn’t trying to use it for an entire 1 hour my first time, my goal was to get it to correctly work for 5 minutes) trying to make it generate an erection, but it never worked, even though after taking my penis out the pump, it was feeling hot/warm to the touch, which confused me because I didn’t get an erection from the pump. So I decided to try again today.

I read the area must be shaven and water based lube should be used to help create suction. So I figured that’s what I was doing wrong yesterday. So today I tried it that way, and it started to work, it started giving an erection, I felt a bit overwhelmed by this so I took it off just to observe. Then I tried pumping it again, and no luck. It never gave me erection after that. I tried messing around with it for maybe like an hour, but it never gave that erection.

Would it be safe to continue to tinker with it, or should I wait another day? I’m cautious about this and don’t want to create an injury out of inexperience. I inspected my penis and it seems fine with no noticeable bruising or pain. Should I just keep tinkering with it until it gives me an erection again?

I’m unsure what I’m doing wrong because I feel like I’m creating enough suction/vacuum for it to work, but it’s just not. I pump it slowly just to see how it responds but still no luck.

What vacuum level did your gauge show?

It doesn’t have a gauge. It’s some cheap one I bought as a beginner. Is that dangerous? Should I be concerned?

I’m a newbie here, yet I’ve gained so much knowledge in a short amount of time due to this forum, so I’d recommend you read the penis pump section, I believe the first problem is that maybe you should buy the right cylinder size and get a pump with a gauge. If your going in flaccid go slow but it might be easier to get that hang of if you go in erect.

I feel the cylinder seems like an appropriate size. Do you think I was risking any trauma to my penis by trying multiple attempts? It just didn’t seem to be working every time I tried it.

Would the multiple failed attempts be equivalent to over pumping? I made sure to be aware all the time if I’m feeling pain/discomfort and to stop immediately if I felt any of those warnings, however I never did. For the most part this experience has been slightly underwhelming, except for the time it did actually start to work but it made me feel bit overwhelmed cause it was such a foreign sensation, so I stopped, but after that it never happened like that again. Not sure why

Buy a proper pump with a gauge.

Use the sizing chart in the main pumping thread.

Or you might keep wasting hours of your life.

Pumping works and if you have a correctly sized cylinder and a pump with a gauge you will have none of these concerns.

As they say ‘buy a cheap ring get a green finger’…. But don’t worry if you buy a cheap pump you won’t get a green penis!

We’ll probably not.

I’d stop worrying it’s highly unlikely from your experiment that you broke yourself.

What do you mean by “it doesn’t work”? It’s not causing an erection? It’s not ment to cause an erection, that’s a job for hornyness and arousal, not the pump.

@luck7

Dude just go ahead and get a good pump. I would go with Leluv and get a pump just a bit over your girth size then the next one up to grow into overtime. The cylinders are like $25 I think.
You can get the electronic pump and it’s ok but awkward to sit down it just falls over and pisses me off. I much prefer a brake bleeder gun from auto zone for $20 bucks.

Are you pressing the cylinder hard against your pubic area while pumping? This will prevent leakage.

If you press the cylinder hard against your stomach, does your skin get pulled in? If not, the pump is defective.

I’ve never gone in the tube completely soft. I don’t know how well it would work to pump you up to 100% erection from a 0%, but if you’re already at 75%, and you kegel as you pump up to pressure, you can easily get to 110%.

You DEFINITELY need a gauge. You don’t want to use excessive pressure because it can cause edema, blisters, and bruising.

You need to know what pressure you’re pumping up to. (Or rather what negative pressure you’re vacuuming down to lol )

Ok I’ve tried going in with an erection this time. I found slightly more success but it never gets beyond my regular erections. Which makes me think am I just being too cautious and scared to pump further than that?

Also I understand now I need a gauge to measure the negative pressure, however I can’t afford a new product at this moment in time. Would it be dangerous to continue with this current one I have? I assumed I would feel if it was too much pressure/getting to the point it would be dangerous, or is that an idiotic way to approach it? I notice most bathmates have no gauge on them, so I figured this situation wouldn’t be much different; I.e. Intuitively pumping it.

Today I tried multiple times (same story as the other day I mentioned, however I put more of an effort in this time), I didn’t get the results I’ve seen in videos or what other people claim (noticeably bigger penis length/girth wise), it’s maybe slightly more girthier if I squint my eyes, but probably not. I noticed a slight burning sensation on the tip afterwards though, what’s that mean I wonder? No bruising or red marks, it seems not hurt. I’ve made maybe 20 attempts today and every time I’ve been disappointed and concerned.

Am I okay to keep making attempts or I have to wait 24 hours to make another attempt, otherwise I’m at the risk of over pumping?

You need to answer my questions!

TO answer your question, yes. First few attempts this wasn’t occurring though. Now it is. I think I’m getting the gist of it gradually. Could you answer my most recent questions please good sir?

If you are not getting fully engorged, you may pump as often as you like.

This.

If you can’t afford a new pump you’re going to have to work with what you have.

When you do go in erect and get a good seal make a mark with a marker pen (I borrowed nail varnish from the wife) where you reach.

That way as you get the hang of things you will be able to see whether you have increased in length at all (without squinting your eyes 😂).

I would start working on pumping to that length you marked and holding a good seal for 5 minutes. Then you’re done for the day. Then start adding a little time every week. Until you get to 10 mins with a good deal.

Then you can start trying to increase the pressure just a little to surpass the line….

But save up for a proper pump with a gauge.