Lost pieces of equipment over the last few weeks

My vibrating nozzle and Paris combination water bottle died within the last few weeks. I think I had them for less than 6 months. Darn it!

Please accept my condolences. Will there be a wake? 😅

Rest in peace

What a strange obit. When will services be held? how long is the morning period?

I can maybe understand losing a nozzle (…where??!!??)…but how does a bag just die!!!???!!!!! (Especially one that young!)

I can maybe understand losing a nozzle (…where??!!??)…but how does a bag just die!!!???!!!!! (Especially one that young!)

I hear about people all the time that still have the equipment their mom used on them. Sounds like they don't make them the way they used to!

Water today is not as used to be……maybe thats what happened to the bag……

More and more enema equipment is becoming available lately. Some of it seems to be of good quality, although it may lack the ambience of those items from a prior century. White, or clear, hoses and nozzles seem to detract from the overall beauty of the equipment.

I admit an equipment fetish. I've collected and bought and sold hundreds of items. Some of my newer acquisitions are pretty good facsimiles of those beautiful items of the past. I have some items that are likely about a 100 years old. They can perform as well as any of the new items. I just try to be careful to properly clean, hang, dry, and store the items after use. I did have a hanging tab break on an old US Rubber Royal Fountain Syringe. I'm still contemplating a viable repair.

One thing is for sure, overfilling and even filling to capacity, puts a great deal of strain on some of those relics. The anodized latex with the old douche/folding syringes, also deteriorates naturally. That's why those amber items are so scarce, especially if trying to locate one in primo condition.

Keep an eye out in the swap, trade, and barter area if looking for replacements. I also have some photos of my gear in an “Album”.

I could see how enema equipment could just die. My wife had a folding douche bag that gave up some years ago. I strongly suspect that keeping it folded and stored in its little case might have been the culprit. Tires on an RV or in the case of my neighbor's boat trailer do tend to rot if left standing, but also UV light doesn't do them any good. That being the case, an enema bag left hanging on the back of a bathroom door or on a towel rack and there might be a window in the bathroom that lets in direct sunlight can't do a bag much good.

That being the case, an enema bag left hanging on the back of a bathroom door or on a towel rack and there might be a window in the bathroom that lets in direct sunlight can't do a bag much good.

Ultra Violet light is the worst but just being out in the air is not good for it either. In a sealed container nice and dry is what will help keep it like new. Oily solutions can wreak havoc on the bag as well. I always used a can for these types of solutions.

Yeah, but 6 months??!!??

@eneman10

To add a twist to the line from Casablanca; You'll “always have Paris.”

Yeah, but 6 months??!!??

Where was it made?

Water today is not as used to be……maybe thats what happened to the bag……

In the US drinking water standards are ridiculous. They are now regulating down to parts per billion. While some places do chlorinate, overall water quality is better now by far.

Any Vaseline on them? Vaseline and rubber/latex materials are not friends😪😫

Casualties are inevitable at some point

6 months though . . Made in some dodgy 3rd world country I suspect, or It had either a design flaw from the outset or the level of quality control was poor/ lacking . . Item should be covered under a replacement policy ?

Consumer protection laws ?