The tubing on the Medela products is low where it connects on the flange and it is more likely to have tiny droplets go down the tubing. Ameda has the diaphragm that stops anything wet from going up their tubing. When Medela first changed their tubing hole to lower rather than higher like it was before, the rep told me that it helps to turn the valve with the white circle in line with the hole of the flange. Meaning both in line facing the same way, towards moms breast. Supposedly this keeps the milk from tending to flow down the tubing. Don't know if that really works. The other thing I have heard is that the diaphragms on the Symphony motor itself (where the tubing connects on the motor) tend to wear unevenly and moms will complain that one side doesn't work as well. The last I heard, Medela was wanting pump dealers to purchase the new diaphragm caps for the motor part (not a free replacement). While moms tend to like the Symphony pump, it does seem to be a bit more "complicated" to operate than the older pumps. Also, in the recent Symphony/Classic pump trials, at the end of the study 3/4 of the women were using the larger flanges (pumping for premies). And about half started out using the larger flanges. Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html