Picture of my gauge, is this HIGH pressure?

Below is the picture of my gauge, a brake-handle pump set-up. I have always pumped at where the arrow points to, at 500 mmHg or 19 in Hg. I thought 500 mmHg equals to 5 Hg, the figure that is often quoted as “safe” pressure level to pump to. Asking as, it was pointed to in my other thread. I can’t maintain this pressure for more than 15minutes at a row without getting blisters. Coming out from the tube, it will be very edematous and almost deformed.

So is this the CORRECT pressure??

Minus 30 is pure vacuum. That number is on your gauge. Use that scale, you can see minus five. That is your safe number. Use the outside scale. Minus five is at the three o’clock position.

You are pumping at extremely dangerous levels. You should be at or below the 5 on the right side of the gauge, opposite side of where you are pumping to.

You want to be pumping to 5 inHg or below (outside numbers, not the inside numbers). The inside numbers are the mmHg equivalents.

At 500 mmHg you are at 20 InHg. This is four times the recommended pressure.

5 is the Max you should go for any extended period. I have gone up to 10 for 30 seconds, but that is the highest I have ever gone.

Thought so. I have been pumping at this level for months now with almost ZERO progress. Almost all expansion inside the tube feels spongy (purely edema fluid). No wonder EQ has been shit! Within the figure 5 on the outside scale, I can barely feel any pull, even my erection may just subside at this level. Or perhaps it is duration inside the tube that matters?

I’ve gone up to 10 for extended periods of time. It won’t kill you, but you’ll get a lot of edema after 15-20 minutes…which can be fun for a night sometimes. However, yeah, your EQ will go down the tubes, so sildenafil and cock rings will be your friends.

Extremely high, 5 should be the limit.

Be sure to rest up before resuming.

At most, I would recommend a decon break. At the very least, I would say put the pump away for awhile and only do light manuals to make sure you get your good EQ back and your penis is behaving normal. After pumping at those pressures, your tissues are definitely not happy.

Some people pump and slowly become conditioned and then possibly over conditioned with too much pressure. EQ might be ok but when over conditioned, gains don’t happen.

If you make a habit of getting lymph buildup when pumping, sometimes you penis can become accustomed to building lymph under vacuum even when the pressure is within safe levels.

Just some food for thought. Good luck to you sir