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Airlock Homemade
January 18 2008 at 7:09 PM Louise (Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Making this a new post as there are quite a lot of newbies who may have missed this discussion a few months ago:
Anyone who wants an airlock should make their own out of fish tank tubing, it takes about 5 minutes and costs about £2! Boticelli is a total rip off!
There are detailed instructions how to make an airlock if you go back through past posts or if you can't find it let me know and I'll copy and paste.
Yingster1
(Login yingster1)
Re: Airlock rip-off January 22 2008, 4:13 PM
Hi Louise,
I tried very hard and could not locate the do-it-yourself airlock post. Can you help me find it?
BTW, I was the Woolly Sheep (name randomly assigned by network54) in the newbie suction post. I want to thank you for your tips. I tried it as per your suggestion, and have not had a suction problem again.
Thanks so much! Brava Master coach.
Monica
Yingster1
(Login yingster1)
Found the post January 22 2008, 4:50 PM
Louise,
Sorry for the bother. I found it. I am reposting it here for reference.
If you want to use an airlock making it yourself is v v cheap, you need 3 small pieces of 6mm (1/4 inch) fish tank tubing, a T connector and a one-way valve, attach the bits to make a T shape, attach the two horizontal arms to the domes, suck the air out with your mouth and stick the valve in the vertical tube. I've done this for quite a few weeks and it's been fine but after a couple of months the tubing is less elastic and the valve fits less tightly so I just replaced the tube.
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Yep, the check valve is what you need. If you get it the right way round (mine has a white arrow) you can suck it but not blow. Also if you don't use a valve (or if you're boobs are uneven and you want to give different amounts of suction) folding the tubing over is enough to stop air escape, then you can use a bull dog clip / clothes peg / tape / rubber band or whatever.
Thanks!
January 18 2008 at 7:09 PM Louise (Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Making this a new post as there are quite a lot of newbies who may have missed this discussion a few months ago:
Anyone who wants an airlock should make their own out of fish tank tubing, it takes about 5 minutes and costs about £2! Boticelli is a total rip off!
There are detailed instructions how to make an airlock if you go back through past posts or if you can't find it let me know and I'll copy and paste.
Yingster1
(Login yingster1)
Re: Airlock rip-off January 22 2008, 4:13 PM
Hi Louise,
I tried very hard and could not locate the do-it-yourself airlock post. Can you help me find it?
BTW, I was the Woolly Sheep (name randomly assigned by network54) in the newbie suction post. I want to thank you for your tips. I tried it as per your suggestion, and have not had a suction problem again.
Thanks so much! Brava Master coach.
Monica
Yingster1
(Login yingster1)
Found the post January 22 2008, 4:50 PM
Louise,
Sorry for the bother. I found it. I am reposting it here for reference.
If you want to use an airlock making it yourself is v v cheap, you need 3 small pieces of 6mm (1/4 inch) fish tank tubing, a T connector and a one-way valve, attach the bits to make a T shape, attach the two horizontal arms to the domes, suck the air out with your mouth and stick the valve in the vertical tube. I've done this for quite a few weeks and it's been fine but after a couple of months the tubing is less elastic and the valve fits less tightly so I just replaced the tube.
________
Yep, the check valve is what you need. If you get it the right way round (mine has a white arrow) you can suck it but not blow. Also if you don't use a valve (or if you're boobs are uneven and you want to give different amounts of suction) folding the tubing over is enough to stop air escape, then you can use a bull dog clip / clothes peg / tape / rubber band or whatever.
Thanks!