Have you ever wondered how many hours you have actually pumped? Or if the breast pump you used with the last baby still has life left in it? Spectra S Series breast pumps allow you to check how many hours you have pumped or if your pump is nearing it's 1500 hour life span. Please note that your pump may have exceeded it's time perior warrany before it reaches it's life span.
This is normally where your timer displays the number of minutes you pumped during a single pumping session. The image of the pink pump shows 616 hours of pumping time.
To find the number of hours you have pumped, go to your control panel on the Spectra S1 Spectra S2 breast pump or S3 Pro Hospital Grade Breast Pump and follow these steps:
1. Press the Power On button
2. Press the Let Down button
3. Press the Cycle+ button
4. Press the Vacuum- button
5. Press the Cycle- button
6. Press the Vacuum+ button
7. Press the Let Down button again
8. Read the four digit smaller numbers between the Cycle and Vacuum numbers to see the hours.
This is normally where your timer displays the number of minutes you pumped during a single pumping session. The image of the pink pump shows 616 hours of pumping time.
If you need help with using your Spectra display panel, see the image below to understand more about your controls.
Knowing how to check your motor life is a good indicator of when you need to replace specific Spectra breast pump parts such as the valves and the backflow protectors. You should replace your Spectra valves and Spectra backflow protectors once for every 30 hours you pump. That is like pumping three times per day for 6-8 weeks. Replacing these two items will help you get the maxinum amount of suction from your breast pump as well as help your motor last longer.
Happy Pumping!
Tanya
Thank you I had no idea I could check this! Abit crazy to see just how many hours I've spent pumping! Do you know what the smaller number 52 thats above the hours pumped means? Is this how long sessions normally are? Ive pumped more hours than pictured( mine at 793) but my number above is lower than yours (mine at 28). Thanks
ReplyDeleteSpectra says to ignore the small number. They are not divulging what that number is, but the number pumped would be displayed as large number in the middle as shown on the pink pump image as 616 hours.
DeleteThanks for this! So in your post, do you read the hours pumped (04:40) as 440 hours pumped, or 4 hours 40 minutes? I got 02:79 so I'm a bit confused.
ReplyDeleteI added a new image to avoid confusion. You will see the hours pumped after performing the task as 616 hours on the pink pump image.
DeleteWhich number on the display of your photo is the hours you have pumped? Is it the 52? Mine shows 45
ReplyDeleteNo, the small number is irrelevant. The number of hours is shown as 616 on the pink pump image.
Deletewhen you say "lifespan", after that its over? You have to buy a new one because the motor will not work anymore?
ReplyDeleteThe 1500 hours is the expected life span of the Spectra pumps and there may even be a warning display when you near this mark. It is possible that it might work longer than that, but we do recommend moms replacing it if they are dependent on the pump, rather than using it occasionally as it is important to protect milk supply.
DeleteWhat does the small 52 above to hours mean ? I have a small 34 above my 474 hours
ReplyDeleteThe official word from Spectra is "don't pay attention" to these small numbers above the hours. I am sure they are there for a reason, but Spectra is not divulging that information.
DeleteI have a colon in between my numbers. 29:84. Did I do something wrong? I have been pumping for 16 months. Thank you for your helpful post!!
ReplyDeleteNo, the colon should be there.
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