How to test a breast pump?

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If you're not currently (cover your eyes, Jeremy) lactating? I saw one the other day but didn't pick it up because I had no idea how to tell if it was working.

[Pantlandia]

***eyes covered***

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You're peeking! I can tell!

[SA]

Test it like if you were
lactating?

If it hurts like hell, it works 😂😂😂

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Seriously, is there another way to test this? Is it enough to just turn it on and say "it made a loud sucking sound" (or whatever sound it makes -- I know NOTHING about these, obviously!) I don't want to try to sell something I can't test, but this may be out of my league!

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Get your husband drunk and dare him to try it?

Can you put it against your palm or something and see if there is a suction?

[SA]

I honestly have no idea. This is one of the reasons I stay away from them.

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I wouldn't sell one either as they are unable to be completely sterilized and thus are not to be shared.  
Only hospital grade pumps are safe to reuse.  Doing a quick Google search will support this.

[blissfullymiserable]

I've sold several older style Medela's back in the day and more recently a Medela hands free freestyle model. I scored it complete in the box and ended up selling everything individually, well I left out a few of the questionable pieces that didn't seem sanitary to resell or couldn't be properly cleaned. It didn't look like it was ever used. As for testing it, if I felt suction on my finger I considered it good, never had any problems with any of the ones that I sold.

With the hands free freestyle model, the pump part sells the best. These are all from the same seller, no idea where they're finding them all.

www.ebay.com/itm/Medela-Freestyle-Double-Electric-Hands-Free-Breast-Pump-Only-/122696377336?hash=item1c914623f8:g:FM8AAOSw6Q1ZtE9X