Never be able to pump beyond 15 mins

Been pumping for over a year maybe more. Still pumping at less than 5mmHg and notice that I have never been able to pump safely more than 15 minutes. Tried pumping at 3mmHg and even then I’ll develop blisters whenever I exceed 15 minutes mark!

For those who have been pumping for hours on end, wonder how do reach there in there first place?
s there any safe increment schedule to follow, ie 15 mins x 2 sets on Week 1 and so on etc?

Do you use heat when you pump?

I suspect that your gauge may not be accurate.

I agree. I often pump for 45 minutes at 4 hg and never encountered a blister, perhaps a little edema.

You are likely pumping at 3 inHg not 3 mmHg. At 3 mmHg there is essentially no vacuum being pulled.

Now at 300 mmHg one would be over 10 inHg and this could definitely cause some issues.

Might you send us a picture of your gauge/setup?

10-15 minute sets, at or below 5hg, has always been my go to, but we are all different.

Get a new hand pump. Harbor freight has the vacuum brake lifts with hand pump cheap. The gauge is a good one. 1 yr right? Start doing it in the tub with warm to hot water. It will help.

Let’s do a test, try drinking more water for 7 days, hidrate yourself more. Also, hidrate your skin with some oil before the pump and use good oil on your penis to insert it during the pumping routine, for example I use coconut oil.

I’m using heat only intermittently in the past. Now, using a 150W IR heat light but still the blisters though.

This could be the case, but I have used 2 different pumps and still getting the blisters roughly at the estimated time and pressure. Unable to get more expensive pumps due to strict import laws of my country…sigh.

Scary topic to address. Not generally good with numbers. I’ll attach a pic of my gauge as below:-
And you’re right, I’m pumping at a wrong pressure. As in the pic below, I pump at pressure exceeding 400 mmHg or 16 inHg. I thought 400 mmHg equals to 4 Hg? Am I wrong? Passing 300 mmHg I have barely little to no pull whatsoever.

Can do that, mate. My country has a very strict import laws, once I had an expensive electric pump confiscticated. Imagine the horror and shame as item being opened in public my customs officer. Went through it once. Then I resorted to importing cheap set-up from China, the pump and glass cylinder (labelled as candle-holder) in two different courriers.

I have cocounut oil for my beard. This sounds like a good idea, will apply it for sure.

You are using the wrong scale. Minus five is at the three o’clock position.

Wait. Does this mean I’m pumping at multiple times the recommended pressure? So it should be below 120 (inside scale) or 5 (outside scale)?

Yes you are pumping way to high, you may injure yourself. Use outside scale and pump between -3 and -5.