Thanks for the awesome tip for Theresa, Karen! I just cashed in on it, too! Here I thought I was being efficient by letting my syringes dry without the plungers. I just over to the sink and plunged them all again :) . I want them to run as smoothly as possible for as long as I can--the oil tip is great, too. As usual this list is awesome :) Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren, T18, two years old (9/27/02), and new little one due 7/13/05) Southeast Michigan http://webpages.eng.wayne.edu/~ad6075 On Saturday, April 30, 2005, at 09:48 AM, Karen wrote: > And as a PS Theresa - when you wash a syringe dont let the plunger dry > outside of the syringe part - let them dry together. It stops the > plastic > from swelling and makes them run smoother and last longer. But the oil > is > good - we do that as well. New syringes actually have a drop of > silicone oil > in them when you open them. Thats why the plunger is never all the way > to > the top. When you get a new syringe you are supposed to depress the > plunger > to let the oil coat the top of the plunger, then you draw it back to > load. Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line