Filtering is giving me trouble

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Spendejo

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A few weeks back I began reconstituting my own Reta, and every time I try to filter it, I run into problems. Getting the whole amount through the filter feels nearly impossible. The pull is extremely hard, and even after waiting a long time for it to finish pulling, some always stays behind — I end up losing roughly half a unit or so. Does this happen to others too? Or am I making some mistake?
 
Spendejo said:

A few weeks back I began reconstituting my own Reta, and every time I try to filter it, I run into problems. Getting the whole amount through the filter feels nearly impossible. The pull is extremely hard, and even after waiting a long time for it to finish pulling, some always stays behind — I end up losing roughly half a unit or so. Does this happen to others too? Or am I making some mistake?
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Filters aren't meant to be drawn from — you push the liquid through them.
 
Skidude said:

make sure you check out the video.

It also has to be pushed into a sterile vial.
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I have the vials and all the supplies. I even sat through a video that demonstrated the process, but somewhere along the line I must have gotten a wire crossed, or maybe I just wasn't focused during that part of the video. Tonight I'll be reconstituting again, so my hope is that doing it this way makes things much simpler.
 
Spendejo said:

I have the vials and all the supplies. I even sat through a video that demonstrated the process, but somewhere along the line I must have gotten a wire crossed, or maybe I just wasn't focused during that part of the video. Tonight I'll be reconstituting again, so my hope is that doing it this way makes things much simpler.
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Once you've done a few, it'll feel completely automatic.
 
You'll pick it up soon enough. Every one of us has struggled with this at some point. Pushing during filtration can be tough at times, but avoid using too much force, or you'll rupture the filter.

Back when I was first filtering into pen cartridges, I didn't pull the venting needle out far enough. By the time I reached the end, some pep would escape through the venting needle. 🤣😭
 
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