Limerick PJ's Comfort User manual

User Guide
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USER GUIDES
LIMERICK
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01/11/18
10.625" x 8.5"
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10.875" x 8.75"
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Congratulations on your selection of PJ's Comfort multi-user electric
breast pump.We are certain you will be pleased with your purchase and
find it an invaluable aid in providing your infant with the finest nutrition
available: your own milk.
Limerick,Inc.,is proud that PJ's Comfort breast pumps are designed
by breastfeeding mothers for breast-feeding mothers.Our company is
owned by a mother daughter team who are certified lactation consultants
with over 20 years of experience assisting mothers who use our pumps
in the workplace.
We want you to get the best results from your new breast pump.
This manual is designed to help you operate it efficiently and safely.
Should you have any questions or concerns, our trained staff will be
pleased to assist you. Please find our contact information on page 29
or on the back cover.
Best Wishes,
Patricia and Joan

An overview of how to use your new
PJ’s Comfort Multi-User hospital grade breast pump
1. Sanitize storage containers, caps and gasket . . . . . See page 10
2. Learn use of pump controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 12
3. Accessory kit assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 18
Some part may already be assembled
4. Attach power cord to back of pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 12
5. Express milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 22
6. Store milk properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 23
7. Cleaning accessory kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See page 27
*This overview is not intended to provide complete user instructions.
Read the entire manual before operating pump.
Owner’s Manual revision: October 2019
Before operating your new
PJ’s Comfort multi-user hospital grade breast pump
please read instructions completely.
The Owner’s Manual can also befound on the Limerick Inc. website
www.limerickinc.com

Symbols and their meaning
Page 2
If the accessory kit is not labeled sterile
see page 10 for instructions on sanitizing
the accessory kit. Sanitizing the accessory
kit needs to be done before the first time
you use it. After the first time you use the
pump, the accessory kit will only need
a simple cleaning procedure found on
page 27.
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Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Important safeguards
Pump and Accessory Kit Component Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction to Breast Pumps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Purpose of PJ’s Comfort multi-user hospital grade breast pump
Reasons to use a breast pump
Benefits of using PJ’s Comfort multi-user hospital grade breast pump
Accessory Kit Sanitizing (before first use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Controls and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pump assembly
Purpose of pump controls and timer
Accessory kit assembly
Double pumping setup
Single pumping setup
Expressing your Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Preparation for expressing breast milk
Expressing breast milk
Storage of milk at home
Ways to use PJ’s Comfort multiuser hospital grade
breast pump to express milk
Multiuser instructions
Pump and Accessory Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pump care and cleaning
When and how to change the filter
Accessory kit cleaning instructions (after each use)
Troubleshooting and Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ordering Replacement Parts or Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Contents

Health and Safety
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using your PJ’s Comfort multi-user hospital grade breast pump,
basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
Every electrical devise has a potential for danger. To reduce the
risk of burns, electrocution, fire, injury or infection to persons:
1. Always unplug your PJ’s Comfort multi-user hospital grade breast pump
immediately after using. Unplugging the breast pump is the only way
to assure the power is disconnected.
2. Do not use while bathing or showering.
3. Do not place ordrop motor unit (pump)or power supply into water
or other liquid. If either part falls into water, unplug from wall, then
remove it from the water. Do not use pump orpower supply again;
the pump and power supply cannot be repaired after being in water.
4. Do not store or use your breast pump where it can fall or be pulled
into a tub, sink or other water container.
5. To avoid damaging the power cord do not wrap/wind power cord
around the power adapter.
6. Never operate your pump if it has a damaged power supply cord or plug.
7. Only use the electric power supply/cord that comes with the PJ’s Comfort
multi-user hospital grade breast pump.
8. The breast cup/ bottle Accessory Kits are personal care items designed
to be used by one woman only. They are not to be shared between mothers.
9. The filter needs to be replaced if it gets wet. In the unlikely event that milk
enters the pump, discontinue use of the device and call the company.
10. Make sure the voltage of the pump is compatible with the pump. If you
plan to use this pump in another country where voltage and outlet plugs
may differ, a plug adapter may be required. Please contact Limerick, Inc.,
for recommendations.
11. Do not use while sleeping or when overly drowsy.
12. Supervision is needed when using pump near children.
13. On rare occasion the amount of suction becomes strong enough to cause
pain, immediately pull the filter (part #9 on page 15) off the pump’s filter
connector (#5) and turn pump off. Should the cup remain stuck with
suction to your breast after you have removed the filter and turned off the
power, insert your finger between the cup and your breast to break the seal.
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14. If the Accessory Kit is not marked sterile see pages 10 -11 for sanitizing
accessories before first use and pages26-27 for cleaning after each use.
15. To avoid the risk of electric shock, this equipment must only be connected
to a supply mains with protective earthing.
16. In the case of an emergency do not place breast pump in an area that restricts
or prevents manual disconnection.
17. The electrical rating of the PJ’s Comfort pump is 12V 2A DC
1. Your PJ's Comfort hospital grade electric breast pump should never be
left unattended when plugged into an electric outlet.
2. Use the pump only for its intended use as described in this manual.
3. Use ONLY Accessory Kits manufactured by Limerick Inc.Your PJ'sComfort breast
pump operates differently than other pumps, so other kits will not work
properly with it. Use of incorrect parts voids warranty.
4. Use the pump only in an upright position.
5. Never operate your pump if it is not working properly.
6. Do not use outdoors or where pump could get wet.
7. Keep the cord and all components away from heated surfaces.
8. If the filter becomes plugged, replace the filter. Do not tamper with the filter.
Please refer to page 23 “Caution” to prevent clogging.
9. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR PJ's Comfort hospital grade electric breast pump.
There are no user-serviceable parts inside.
10. Your pump has a temperature sensor that shuts it off if the temperature
inside gets to high. In the unlikely event that this sensor should fail,
and the pump begins to smell hot., turn it off immediately, and call
Limerick, Inc., to return it for the repair.
11. In the unlikely event that the pump motor should stop running
or cycling the power still connected, turn it off immediately and call
call Limerick, Inc., to return it for repair.
To reduce the likelihood of malfunction, pump failure,
damage to pump or damage to other property:
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Warnings continued

Pump Component Identification
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The pump, power supply and storage container holders may be shared by
two or more women.
See page 25 for details
power supply ( 8 )
storage
container
holder ( 6)
filter connector ( 5)
timer 1-9 ( 3)
timer 10 & 20 min. (4)
power/cycle
knob (1)
vacuum
adjustment
knob ( 2)
storage
container
holder
slot ( 7 )
storage container holder ( 6)

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Accessory Kit Components

Introduction to PJ’s Comfort Breast Pumps
Pump Description
The PJ’s Comfort hospital grade multi-user breast pump is intended to express
and collect milk from a lactating women’s breast. This action helps to alleviate
engorgement of the breast, maintain the woman’s ability to lactate, and provide
a mother’s milk for future feedings when separation of the mother and baby occur.
Purpose of PJ’s Comfort®multi-user hospital grade breast
The purpose of the breast pump is to express and collect breast milk. Milk can
be collected from both breasts at the same time (double pumping) or from just
one breast (single pumping). Specific instructions appear on page 21 and in
the “Expressing Milk” section beginning on page 22.
Multiple users: The pump can be used by several women (at different times).
For safety, it is important that each woman have her own accessory kit with filter.
See page 25 for instructions.
Reasons to use a breast pump
The intended use od the PJ’s Comfort multi-user hospital grade breast pump
is to express milk from the breast of a lactating woman.
Breast milk is the best possible nutrition you can give your baby. Breast-feeding
allows you to give your baby the best possible start in life. While putting your
baby to the breast is one way the baby will receive breast milk, there are several
reasons for pumping and feeding your baby expressed breast milk.
For information on reasons to use a breast pump,
please go to: www.bfmed.org
or find this book at your library or bookstore:
Lawrence,RA, Lawrence, RM: Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,
ed 7, Missouri, 2005, Mosby.
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Benefits of using PJ’s Comfort electric breast pump
•Establish and maintain milk production by emptying the breast
if breast-feeding is temporarily interrupted
•Increase milk production
•Continue to provide infant with breast milk when mother and
infant are separated
Page 31 has a list of optional accessories and replacements parts.
For a free catalog visit www.limerickinc.com
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Accessory Kit Sanitizing
The filter, tubing, connector, clamp and “Y” pieces do not need to be sanitized as
air is all that flows through these parts. The filter is designed to last the duration of
your current breast feeding goals Please refer to page 23 “Caution” to prevent clogging.
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Controls and Assembly
Pump Assembly
1. Place pump on a level surface.
2. Make sure the power/cycle knob (1) is turned off - all the way to the left.
3. Turn vacuum adjustment knob ( 2 ) all the way to the left.
4 Insert the two storage container holders (6) into the storage container holder slots
( 7 ) on either side of the base of the pump.
5. Connect the power supply cord (8) to the back of the pump and the wall outlet.
power supply ( 8 )
storage
container
holder ( 6)
storage
container
holder ( 6)
timer 1-9 ( 3)
timer 10 & 20 min. ( 4 )
power/cycle
knob (1)
vacuum adjustment
knob ( 2)
storage
container
holder
slot ( 7 )
Insert this plug
into back of pump
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filter connector (5)

Purpose of Pump Controls and Features (5 pages)
The pump has two knobs which control the operation. Rotating the knobs adjust
the settings. When a knob is adjusted, the time display automatically changes to
show the setting value, then switches back to time shortly after the adjustment has
stopped. The knobs increase/decrease a displayed value. If you continue to rotate
the knobs the values will continue to change until the value reaches its limit. When
the setting reaches its limit the setting will blink if you continue to turn the knob,
to let you know you have reached the limit. For knob locations, see the illustration
on the facing page (page12).
Cycle adjustment knob (1):
Cycle/Power knob ( 1 ): Pressing the Cycle/Power knob (1) starts and stops
the pump motor. Rotating the Cycle/Power knob (1) controls the suction
rhythm (cycle). It does this by changing the speed of the pump motor to pump
faster or slower. Rotating the Cycle/Power knob (1) clockwise increases
the speed and rotating the Cycle/Power knob (1) counterclockwise decreases
the speed. An example of the suction rhythm (cycle) is when the soft silicone
breast cup collapses around the areola (dark area behind your nipple) and
releases. This can be related to how many times your baby sucks per minute.
The slowest suction rhythm (cycle) is with a cycle setting of 1 (one). This provides
the fewest compressions per minute. A cycle setting of 30 (thirty) provides the
greatest number of compressions per minute and is the most comfortable setting.
The suction rhythm (cycle) also determines how long the suction strength
(vacuum) is applied to your beast. For example a slow suction rhythm (cycle),
would apply suction strength (vacuum) for a slightly longer period of time.
On the other hand a faster suction rhythm (cycle) would apply suction strength
(vacuum) for a shorter period of time (most comfortable). Adjust the cycle setting
only after you have used the pump 2-3 times and feel comfortable with your
PJ’s breast pump. The cycle setting is used to fine tune the suction rhythm to
best mimic your baby’s suckling.
Vacuum adjustment knob (2):
The vacuum knob ( 2) controls the suction strength (vacuum) for balancing
effectiveness and comfort and will also slow down cycle speed as vacuum
is increased. Rotating the vacuum knob(2) clockwise increases the strength
and rotating the vacuum knob (2) counterclockwise decreases the strength.
A vacuum setting of 1 (one) applies a low suction strength (vacuum).
A vacuum setting of 30 (thirty) applies a high suction strength (vacuum),
Your PJ’s breast pump always maintains a slight vacuum.
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Purpose of Pump Controls and Features (con’t)
Since each mother/baby couple’s breast-feeding experience is different, the
adjustment of these knobs will be an individual choice. The goal is to adjust
the suction rhythm (cycle) to what best mimics your baby’s sucking pattern
and to adjust the suction strength (vacuum) to a comfortable setting. Note that
the vacuum setting will also affect the suction rhythm (cycle). Increasing the
vacuum level will decrease the number of cycles per minute (slow cycles).
Adjusting the cycle speed will not change the vacuum level.
Cycle setting is independent of vacuum strength.
When you begin to use PJ’s Comfort electric breast pump, it is recommended
that you use a fast suction rhythm (cycle) and low suction strength (vacuum).
Pump is programmed to start at this setting when first used or if pump is left off
for more than 5 (five) minutes. This will create a flutter like sensation and allow
for a comfortable setting so you can get use to the pump.
After 1 to 2 minutes of pumping, increase the suction strength (vacuum) by
rotating the vacuum knob clockwise, to a suction strength that feels comfortable
to you and similar to your baby’s suckle.
The cycle setting is used to fine tune the suction rhythm to best mimic your
baby's suckling. It is recommended that you wait to adjust the cycle setting until
you pumped several sessions with the vacuum at a comfortable level for you.
To fine tune suction rhythm turn knob counter clockwise to slow cycle setting.
Note: When vacuum level is increased the cycle will decrease slightly.
Secondary Features:
Drying Mode: To enter drying mode turn the pump on and hold down the
Cycle/Power knob (1) until the number 5 light turns on (this will take about
5 (five) seconds. Release knob and the light will begin to blink rapidly.
Attach filter and tubing without breast cup assembly and press power to start
drying mode. Pump will turn on for 5 (five) minutes and display remaining time.
If vacuum level gets too high the pump will stop and the number 5 light will
begin to blink rapidly again. To cancel drying press cycle/power knob while
pump is running and pump will turn off and reboot.
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Purpose of Pump Controls and Features (con’t)
Display Functions
Timer Functions Minute Timer:
The time display allows a woman to know how many minutes she has been
pumping. The pump timer starts timing when the pump cycling starts.
The display shows the number of minutes of pumping. It is recommended that
you only pump for 15 to 20 minutes or for 2 minutes after milk stops flowing.
The pump will not automatically turn off. It is recommended that you turn off
pump first before removing breast cups from breast and place storage containers
in storage holders to prevent milk flowing into tubes The timer also displays the
vacuum and cycle function after 3 seconds from when the setting was changed.
Problem indication:
The pump is designed to check for fault conditions. If a fault is detected, the
pump will stop and a group of 3 flashing lights on the minute time (3 and 4) will
indicate the problem. Only unplugging the pump will clear the message and
allow the pump to reset ( not applicable for Flashing 4,5,6, Lights ).
Flashing 1, 2, 3 Lights:
This fault means that the temperature inside the pump enclosure is higher than
expected. After the pump cools, it may be used again. This is not typical, so if it happens
repeatedly contact Limerick as the pump may need to be returned for repair.
Flashing 4, 5, 6 Lights:
This fault means the vacuum has timed out and could be caused by the following:
Air leak in accessory kit
Mother was not setup to pump within appropriate time after pump was
started ( must have breast cup attached within 7 sec. of starting pump).
When encountering this problem manually restart pump by turning the
pump off and back on using the Cycle/Power knob (1).
If problem persists contact Limerick as the pump may need to be returned
for repair.
Flashing 7, 8, 9 Lights:
This fault means that the vacuum increased to a level higher than expected. This
can only happen if there is an internal malfunction. If resetting does not restore
normal operation contact Limerick as the pump may need to be returned for repair.
Flashing 10, 20 Lights:
This error code means an internal malfunction has occurred, contact Limerick as
the pump may need to be returned for repair.
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Purpose of Pump Controls and Features (con’t)
Other situations that may occur without a fault message
Situation “A”
If tubing becomes kinked or milk back flows into the filter the pump will lose
vacuum and pulsate quickly. You will either need to un-kink tubing or change
the filter if milk is in the filter as the filter can not be cleaned. (filter is a safety
feature that prevents milk, bacterias and viruses from getting into the motor
of the pump.) It is important to remember to turn off pump first before removing
breast cups from breast. This will minimize risk for back flow of milk.
Situation “B”
You may see moisture accumulate in the tubing. This is normal due to the
difference in body temperature versus room temperature. If this occurs after
you have finished pumping remove tubing from storage container caps and
enter into the “Drying Mode” please refer to page 14.
Situation “C”
Suction feels weaker on one side see trouble shooting table section C on page 28.
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