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How to Check the Hours on Your Spectra

By Amanda Glenn, CLC. Last Updated June 15, 2021. Originally Posted October 11, 2019.

How to Check the Hours on Your Spectra
Pumping Tips Spectra: How to Check the Hours
How to Check the Hours on Your Spectra

Did you know that you can check the total number of hours on your Spectra? This is fun if you’re curious to see how much time you’ve spent pumping! Here’s how to do it.

How to Check the Hours on Your Spectra

How to Check the Hours on Your Spectra

First, a quick note that this method was originally documented by Spectra Baby Australia on social media and their website, but they seem to have removed references to it, and Spectra doesn’t appear to officially endorse it. So this should be just for fun!

To check the number of hours that your Spectra S1 or S2 has been used, try doing the following:

  • Power On
  • Massage
  • Cycle +
  • Vacuum –
  • Cycle –
  • Vacuum +
  • Massage

Then something like the following should be displayed on your Spectra.

Check Spectra Hours Example

How to Read the Results

The numbers listed in the middle are the hours. Don’t pay any attention to the numbers above Cycle and Vacuum. So in this example, it’s 278 hours.

Here’s another example with 616 hours:

How to Ready Spectra Hours Results

Hopefully that helps you check the hours on your Spectra! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments, or check out additional Spectra tips and tricks here.

How to Check the Hours on Your Spectra

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Comments

  1. T says

    March 7, 2022 at 12:40 am

    I noticed other people asking what the backwards F stands for. My spectra has this, so I was curious about what it means. Please I would like to be clear. Thank you.

    Reply
  2. Jodi says

    November 23, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    Hi! My pump is reading at 18.71 but I only purchased the pump in March 2021 however I have exclusively pumped.

    Reply
    • Marina says

      November 24, 2021 at 8:42 am

      Did you keep it on the charger often?

  3. Karina Guerrero says

    September 20, 2021 at 12:08 pm

    Mine has me marked at 720 hours but I’ve been EP for 20 months pumping every 3 hours for 12 months, every 6 hours for 5 months and now once day for 2 months. 720 hours seems far to little?

    Reply
  4. Wendy Walski says

    July 16, 2021 at 6:11 am

    5 stars
    I don’t know how to read my pump as it states cycle 03 then 43:73 vacuum 200. My daughter is 15 months old and I nurse and pump both about 50%.

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn, CLC says

      July 17, 2021 at 7:47 pm

      Hi Wendy! That should be 4,373 hours, which is definitely not right. Sorry I can’t be helpful here! It might be including charging time.

  5. Jo says

    May 7, 2021 at 10:08 am

    Does it work one Spectra s1+? I tried and it didnt seem to show the number of hours pumped.

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn, CLC says

      May 7, 2021 at 1:13 pm

      It should, but Spectra might be phasing this functionality out. Sorry!

  6. Alyssa says

    October 18, 2020 at 12:34 pm

    I have one number that looks like a backwards F?

    Reply
  7. rebecca says

    October 7, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    I just got one and she said she used it 1 time, the time read 00:20. She said she only used it for 20 minutes and didn’t like it.

    Reply
  8. Megan says

    October 7, 2020 at 6:10 am

    I’m curious what my results mean.
    Cycle: 03
    Middle number: 1:79
    Vacuum: 200
    There’s a small 40 over the middle number.

    I’ve had supply issues and I’m a pumping machine. I’d love to add it up!

    Thanks for your help.

    Megan

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn, CLC says

      October 8, 2020 at 3:52 pm

      I thin kthat’s 179 hours!

  9. Melissa says

    August 11, 2020 at 1:36 pm

    Do we know about how many hours the spectra 1 should go before it stops working?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn, CLC says

      August 12, 2020 at 9:25 am

      I don’t think it has a defined limit! It’s covered under warranty for two years, I believe.

    • London Mertl says

      March 25, 2021 at 9:47 am

      The cycle number or vacuum number have to mean something. My son is 6 mo old. It’s telling me I’ve only pumped 0415 hrs. I’m an exclusive pumper so that doesn’t add up. At one point I checked and I was over a thousand hours.. now it’s a lower number. So the other numbers have to mean something

    • Jackie Casie says

      April 27, 2021 at 10:45 am

      1500 hours lifespan of spectra s series

  10. Jess says

    April 28, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    The center of mine looks like a backwards F followed by 0:17

    I’ve exclusively pumped for almost a year now. Should be a ton but I’m confused by the read.

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      April 29, 2020 at 7:38 am

      Can you send me a picture Jess? amanda@exclusivepumping.com. Thanks!

    • Alicia says

      November 29, 2020 at 4:44 am

      Mine says 288 in the middle. I leave my pump plugged in all the time but
      My baby is 4 months old and
      I pump every 3-5 hours. I’ll have to go back and look but I believe this number is about the same as when I was a month and a half in. Help interpreting!

  11. Lauren says

    March 5, 2020 at 11:39 am

    I found one that says 00:45 is that hours or minutes?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      March 5, 2020 at 2:58 pm

      45 hours!

  12. Heba says

    February 21, 2020 at 1:06 am

    What does 01:38 mean for hours?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      February 21, 2020 at 8:29 am

      138 hours of pumping!

  13. Marina Mumovic says

    February 18, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    Mine says 27:56 it says 200 on the vacuume and 40 next to the battery. I bought mine used, the previous owner pumped for 7 months and I used it for 8 months. What do the other numbers mean?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      February 18, 2020 at 4:14 pm

      That would mean 2,756 hours, which might include the time it was plugged in. You can ignore the other numbers!

    • Amanda Glenn says

      February 18, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      Yeah that would be 6 hours a day so pretty sure it’s including charging time.

  14. Angelle says

    January 30, 2020 at 10:30 am

    My Spectra S1 says 12:98. My baby is 11 weeks old, so I’m not sure that I have actually pumped 1298 hours. Can this be incorrect?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      January 30, 2020 at 10:31 am

      It definitely can – that’s why Spectra doesn’t officially endorse it. It might include charging time. Do you generally leave it plugged in?

  15. Kristen says

    January 29, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    What do all the other numbers mean?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      January 29, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      Nothing! You can just ignore them.

  16. Jessica says

    January 15, 2020 at 9:04 am

    What does the battery mean?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      January 15, 2020 at 9:07 am

      I think you can ignore it. Or can you send me a picture?

  17. L says

    January 14, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    Mine shows
    4:65 and 17 above next to the battery
    I don understand..

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      January 15, 2020 at 7:14 am

      Can you email me a picture and I will interpret it? 🙂

  18. Jamie says

    January 13, 2020 at 11:15 pm

    What does knowing how many hours matter? Will it not work properly after so many hours? I ask because I think mine may not be suctioning as well as It used to. When should you replace parts and or pump? I pump at least 5 times a day and this is second baby using this pump.

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      January 14, 2020 at 1:32 pm

      It’s just for fun to know how many hours you’ve spent pumping! I’ll send you some info on replacing pump parts:
      https://exclusivepumping.com/when-to-replace-breast-pump-parts/

  19. Emily says

    December 11, 2019 at 11:38 am

    I have the S1 and it reads different. I believe that mine says 10:10 and I haven’t pumped for 1,000 hours. But if you break it down by the first 10 being days and the second 10 being hours. That equals the same hours I’ve pumped. So 10:10 would equal 250 hours

    Reply
  20. Katie says

    December 7, 2019 at 6:44 pm

    Mine is showing up as cycle 3 2:32 200 vacuum… doesn’t seem right?

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      December 8, 2019 at 8:17 am

      That means 232 hours. Does that not seem right?

  21. Courtney says

    October 24, 2019 at 12:19 pm

    Mine came up with 66!!! Sounds about right since starting back at school!

    Reply
  22. Emily says

    October 12, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    Mine is different in the cycle it says 01 in the middle it says 10:04 then 200 and before the battery symbol it says 48. I pump every 3 hours for the last 4 months so 10 hours definitely isn’t right.

    Reply
    • Amanda Glenn says

      October 13, 2019 at 5:49 pm

      That means 1,004! 🙂

    • Emily Beals says

      October 13, 2019 at 6:58 pm

      Makes sense! I wonder what the 48 by the battery means.

    • CG says

      November 28, 2019 at 9:22 pm

      Emily, that’s probably 1,004 hours!

    • Esli Gutierrez says

      April 7, 2020 at 12:06 am

      Can the number of hours be reset?? I just bought a used S2 and it says
      cycle 38, 00:00, L01
      the lady that I got it from said it was given to her but never used it…still had a box but no accessories so she claims she doesn’t know if it was new..I got it for $15:)

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