Medela Pump Users

MrsW062610 · May 2014

So I just got a Medela PISA. I cannot get the yellow thingymabobs that the membranes connect to off of the pump piece to clean it! They are on there so tight and I cannot pry them off! Have others had success? How did you do it? Special tricks? DH even tried and he can't get them off. I feel like a loser LOL

MrsW062610 · May 2014

No, not the tubing. It's the part the membrane connects to. I can get the membrane off, but the yellow pieces are stuck and it says to remove those when cleaning.

heather52904 · May 2014

Mine get stuck every day. Sometimes DH has to get them apart for me. Otherwise, I run it under warm water and keep twisting and pulling until it comes off. (I keep them in the fridge or cooler unil I clean them, hence the warm water). Using a towel like mcg suggests would probably help too.

jcwinsto · May 2014

I have to twist like I'm unscrewing it to get it to loosen.

sugarland726 · May 2014

Xan84 said:

I just wiggle them back and forth a bit and they pop right off.

This is what I do too.

MrsW062610 · May 2014

I've tried boiling and twisting. I will try wiggling though!! They are on tight and it kills my fingers to try to loosen them. Thanks ladies!

worleygirl · May 2014

I don't take them off very often. I just clean with them on.

candypantsls · May 2014

Yep, I'd twist like I'm unscrewing them, and grip them with a towel or something when they're really tricky.

Miisskrisssy · May 2014

I grip them with a kitchen towel and they pop off

SarahA918 · May 2014

Xan84 said:
I just wiggle them back and forth a bit and they pop right off.

Yeah just wiggle them.

mrsbeers · May 2014

I can hardly get mine off either so I usually clean with them on. Hot water only works on one of them. I have yet to try pliers and I just might do that tonight!