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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Bert on January 21, 2012, 09:00:57 am

Title: vacuum sealer
Post by: Bert on January 21, 2012, 09:00:57 am

I have a vacuum sealer it's only just over a year old. It has stopped vacuuming all the air out, it dose a bit then gives up like it can't be bothered. It is sealing fine. Any Ideas? Or do I need to stop being tight and just get a new one. 

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: lill on January 23, 2012, 05:07:55 pm

hi bert,
try holding down the sides of the vacuum packer to get all the air out, i have to do that with mine.

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: Bert on January 24, 2012, 10:36:58 am

Thanks for that, but already do the holding the top down. Got to the stage I'm almost doing a hand stand, with putting so much weight on it. and it still isn't playing nice ;D. Think I'm going to have to get a new one.

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: OhLaLa on January 24, 2012, 10:59:36 am

My first one never worked properly so I returned it. I've now got a cheapie (from Lidls) and it works surprisingly well.

I think once they start to play up it's bin time.

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: Bert on January 24, 2012, 04:26:41 pm

I will get the family to keep an eye on lidls for me in the hope they get some more in.
 In the mean time can anyone recommend any good cheap vacuum sealer that will get used alot.

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: lill on January 24, 2012, 06:29:07 pm

Weshenfelder has good ones, I have had my one for 4 years now and still works perfect.. It is quite pricey at around £120.00

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: Bert on January 25, 2012, 02:47:07 pm

Thanks will look into weshenfelder.

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: Dundonald hens on November 03, 2012, 12:39:27 pm

are you using the right bags ? for chamber machines you use normal bags  and for the ones where the bags are outside the machines you need ribbed or embossed bags

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: SteveHants on November 03, 2012, 07:16:59 pm

Could be bags or the pressure settings, if yours has them, you might need to fiddle a bit. If it is a chamber one, the seal could be gone.

Title: Re: vacuum sealer
Post by: ZacB on November 04, 2012, 09:30:49 pm

Previous vac pack topic. We opted for the bags of freshness machine. Hopefully the link will work :fc:
http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=24870.0 (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=24870.0)