Hi, following 3 years of soiling under my pouch wafer and occasional blowouts, I finally found a regime which gave me peace of mind and less fear of venturing far. There was also the added bonus of reduced changing from 2 to 3 day intervals or 15 down to 10 times in an average month. Wonderful! If anyone wants to know what's changed, just ask and I'll explain.
However, that has changed this year, as I am now experiencing premature staining of my pouch filters. So far, I always get at least one day's use and, oddly, this can sometimes stretch to 4 days.
By the way, I use a drainable one-piece with a convex wafer and the 'improved' AF300 filter.
On checking my supplies, I have found slight differences in the appearance of the filters. Some are completely white, some have a small dark mark in the top right corner, and others have a dark portion right across the top edge; on some, the dark portion is solid black. My last pack of 30 had 11 white, 8 dark corner, 11 dark top edge.
Following 2 months' experience of this problem, I can now judge how long each bag will last, just by checking the filter:
White - up to 80 hours, Corner mark - 2 to 3 days, solid mark - 1 to 2 days
I have complained to Hollister and they asked me for samples which they have sent off for QA assessment. Is anyone else aware of this problem?
I suspect the incomplete or badly positioned white membrane over the filter is allowing in moisture when bathing and thereby degrading the filter, inviting soiling. As an experiment, I've begun to place sticking tape over the filter when bathing to see whether this helps the situation; I'll post an update in a couple of weeks. Feel I've turned into a bit of a geek but I do think it's important to report problems with products otherwise they don't get resolved. Regards.
However, that has changed this year, as I am now experiencing premature staining of my pouch filters. So far, I always get at least one day's use and, oddly, this can sometimes stretch to 4 days.
By the way, I use a drainable one-piece with a convex wafer and the 'improved' AF300 filter.
On checking my supplies, I have found slight differences in the appearance of the filters. Some are completely white, some have a small dark mark in the top right corner, and others have a dark portion right across the top edge; on some, the dark portion is solid black. My last pack of 30 had 11 white, 8 dark corner, 11 dark top edge.
Following 2 months' experience of this problem, I can now judge how long each bag will last, just by checking the filter:
White - up to 80 hours, Corner mark - 2 to 3 days, solid mark - 1 to 2 days
I have complained to Hollister and they asked me for samples which they have sent off for QA assessment. Is anyone else aware of this problem?
I suspect the incomplete or badly positioned white membrane over the filter is allowing in moisture when bathing and thereby degrading the filter, inviting soiling. As an experiment, I've begun to place sticking tape over the filter when bathing to see whether this helps the situation; I'll post an update in a couple of weeks. Feel I've turned into a bit of a geek but I do think it's important to report problems with products otherwise they don't get resolved. Regards.