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smartbox settings
January 13 2009 at 12:49 PM CousinRose (Login CousinRose)
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Me and my smartbox
I have been wearing Brava for 11 days now. Two nights ago I heard my smartbox pumping for about a second and then stopping and repeating this maybe 3 times. Sounded like it was on the minimum pressure border. I unplugged it without letting any air out and then plugged it in again and the smartbox pumped for some time and I felt the pressure raising. Strange since I thought it maintained the same pressure approximantly but I could really feel it.
Last night after I had put on the domes and let the smartbox draw the air out and it stopped pumping, I unplugged it again without letting any air our and plugged it in again and it pumped for a little while and the pressure got higher. Last night the smartbox never started pumping but usually goes off about one or two times each night.
So I have always had the settings of the smartbox on the lower pressure and I am wondering if this is normal for a smartbox to do this or if mine is faulty. Does this happen with your smartbox as well?
And another thing. I really prefer the lower pressure, even if it wakes me up one time in the night, so I am wondering if it matters which one I use. This night I got a red mark on the side of my breast and only wore it 12 hours, I usually wear them 14 hours with lower pressure. I didn't really notice any difference in swelling, I don't swell a lot, maybe half a cup, but I am one of those that believe it is the retention that matters not the swelling
and I am only 11 days in. I still notice some difference when I put the domes back on in the evening. So I seem to retain for a while.
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roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: smartbox settings January 13 2009, 5:14 PM
I had no idea the smartbox had pressure settings. Where do you regulate the pressure?
I had to send my smartbox back for replacement after the first two weeks cause it simply quit working. The new one seems to work fine (into my eleventh week) but I don't see any way to regulate the pressure setting. I thought this was out of my control.
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CousinRose
(Login CousinRose) Re: smartbox settings January 13 2009, 10:38 PM
I'm not sure I was very understandable. I re-read my post and wasn't very clear. It is difficult to explain your thoughts in a foreign language
If you let the smartbox draw the air out on it's one and then you unplug the smarbox holding the tube so no air goes out and reconnect again, does the smartbox draw more air out and give you more pressure? Mine does. I'm not sure if this is normal behaviour for a smarbox so maybe mine is broken. I have only had one smartbox so I don't know which pressure is "normal". But there is guite a difference in those two pressures.
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Kristin
(Login kd006) Re: smartbox settings January 13 2009, 11:25 PM
Probably "Normal" my tests showed mine was pulling 50mm Hg vacuum, when it is rated for min 15mm restart and 33mm shutoff. Not sure how accurate the sensor is or if it gets fooled by disconnecting and reconnecting. My suggestion is if you are happy with the lower vacuum then don't disconnect and reconnect the tube.
Kristin
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: smartbox settings January 14 2009, 12:06 AM
The stronger the better if you actually want it to work! I'd be worried about only getting half cup swelling, the ver first time I used it for 3 hours I probably got that much - are you sure you're keeping the seal all night?
Keep the hours low the first couple of weeks or you'll probably get skin trouble. Also you'll probably find you stop getting much swelling with the smartbox after few weeks and will need an airlock anyway.
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roakie
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SENIOR MEMBER Re: smartbox settings January 14 2009, 2:06 AM
Somewhere, somehow, I got the impression that it can ruin the Smartbox if you use it, disconnect it to suck the air out, and then re-connect it. I don't know if the same thing could happen if you artificially disconnect it and then connect it again. I know there have been a few times I have had to do so to adjust the silicon rims under my arms, but I don't usually make it a practice. However, I do notice that it goes on and off a few times during the first hour, which the manual explains it will do. So, each time if goes on for a few moments after the initial suctioning, a little more air is drawn out and I feel it getting tighter. Then, unless I do something to dislodge the domes, it tends to stay tight all night long.
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CousinRose
(Login CousinRose) Re: smartbox settings January 14 2009, 2:09 PM
Thanks for the replies girls
Really helpful.
Kristin - I am really glad you did your research I guess the pressure range is noticeable and this is probably normal.
Lousie - I'm not sure how much half a cup size is but I am swelling about 2-3 cm, about an inch, but my breasts are fuller in the evenings when I put the domes on again. Strange how little I swell compaired to the rest of you. I am not loosing suction in the night. I am sure of that since I use the smartbox and am a very light sleeper.
Roakie - Hmmm, maybe I should stop experimenting since I can not afford ruining my smartbox :S
January 13 2009 at 12:49 PM CousinRose (Login CousinRose)
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Me and my smartbox
I have been wearing Brava for 11 days now. Two nights ago I heard my smartbox pumping for about a second and then stopping and repeating this maybe 3 times. Sounded like it was on the minimum pressure border. I unplugged it without letting any air out and then plugged it in again and the smartbox pumped for some time and I felt the pressure raising. Strange since I thought it maintained the same pressure approximantly but I could really feel it.
Last night after I had put on the domes and let the smartbox draw the air out and it stopped pumping, I unplugged it again without letting any air our and plugged it in again and it pumped for a little while and the pressure got higher. Last night the smartbox never started pumping but usually goes off about one or two times each night.
So I have always had the settings of the smartbox on the lower pressure and I am wondering if this is normal for a smartbox to do this or if mine is faulty. Does this happen with your smartbox as well?
And another thing. I really prefer the lower pressure, even if it wakes me up one time in the night, so I am wondering if it matters which one I use. This night I got a red mark on the side of my breast and only wore it 12 hours, I usually wear them 14 hours with lower pressure. I didn't really notice any difference in swelling, I don't swell a lot, maybe half a cup, but I am one of those that believe it is the retention that matters not the swelling
and I am only 11 days in. I still notice some difference when I put the domes back on in the evening. So I seem to retain for a while.Author Reply
roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: smartbox settings January 13 2009, 5:14 PM
I had no idea the smartbox had pressure settings. Where do you regulate the pressure?
I had to send my smartbox back for replacement after the first two weeks cause it simply quit working. The new one seems to work fine (into my eleventh week) but I don't see any way to regulate the pressure setting. I thought this was out of my control.
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CousinRose
(Login CousinRose) Re: smartbox settings January 13 2009, 10:38 PM
I'm not sure I was very understandable. I re-read my post and wasn't very clear. It is difficult to explain your thoughts in a foreign language
If you let the smartbox draw the air out on it's one and then you unplug the smarbox holding the tube so no air goes out and reconnect again, does the smartbox draw more air out and give you more pressure? Mine does. I'm not sure if this is normal behaviour for a smarbox so maybe mine is broken. I have only had one smartbox so I don't know which pressure is "normal". But there is guite a difference in those two pressures.
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Kristin
(Login kd006) Re: smartbox settings January 13 2009, 11:25 PM
Probably "Normal" my tests showed mine was pulling 50mm Hg vacuum, when it is rated for min 15mm restart and 33mm shutoff. Not sure how accurate the sensor is or if it gets fooled by disconnecting and reconnecting. My suggestion is if you are happy with the lower vacuum then don't disconnect and reconnect the tube.
Kristin
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: smartbox settings January 14 2009, 12:06 AM
The stronger the better if you actually want it to work! I'd be worried about only getting half cup swelling, the ver first time I used it for 3 hours I probably got that much - are you sure you're keeping the seal all night?
Keep the hours low the first couple of weeks or you'll probably get skin trouble. Also you'll probably find you stop getting much swelling with the smartbox after few weeks and will need an airlock anyway.
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roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: smartbox settings January 14 2009, 2:06 AM
Somewhere, somehow, I got the impression that it can ruin the Smartbox if you use it, disconnect it to suck the air out, and then re-connect it. I don't know if the same thing could happen if you artificially disconnect it and then connect it again. I know there have been a few times I have had to do so to adjust the silicon rims under my arms, but I don't usually make it a practice. However, I do notice that it goes on and off a few times during the first hour, which the manual explains it will do. So, each time if goes on for a few moments after the initial suctioning, a little more air is drawn out and I feel it getting tighter. Then, unless I do something to dislodge the domes, it tends to stay tight all night long.
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CousinRose
(Login CousinRose) Re: smartbox settings January 14 2009, 2:09 PM
Thanks for the replies girls
Really helpful.Kristin - I am really glad you did your research
I guess the pressure range is noticeable and this is probably normal.Lousie - I'm not sure how much half a cup size is but I am swelling about 2-3 cm, about an inch, but my breasts are fuller in the evenings when I put the domes on again. Strange how little I swell compaired to the rest of you. I am not loosing suction in the night. I am sure of that since I use the smartbox and am a very light sleeper.
Roakie - Hmmm, maybe I should stop experimenting since I can not afford ruining my smartbox :S