food saver brought back to life

ironmanerik · Jan 22, 2015

Just wanted to spread the word, if anyone has a food saver that isn't vacuuming like it used to, replace the seals! I was ready to buy a new one, after years of service a few times a month it just wasn't doing the job anymore. 4$ worth of gaskets and its like new again.

pjtexas1 · Jan 22, 2015

Good tip. I have another one...
Twice mine would not light up when pressed down to seal. Took it apart and one of the pieces that pull down the handle to seal had "jumped the track". It took longer to open it up than to fix it.

el_matt · Jan 22, 2015

What do you use to clean the seals?

Matt

Bludawg · Jan 22, 2015

el_matt said:
What do you use to clean the seals?

Matt

I clean mine in a mild solution of Lysol especily after dealing with chicken

Blanton · Jan 22, 2015

One other trick is to wet the seals then squeeze out the water like a sponge. I suppose I neeed to replace the seals as well, but this is getting me by until I do.

Happy Hapgood · Jan 22, 2015

I use eyeglass cleaners. Works great on the seals.

jham0077 · Jan 22, 2015

What a coincidence. .. Ours didn't suck very good the other day. I just squeezed them in my hand with a little dish soap and rinsed them off good. Worked great after that. I searched FoodSavers website but didn't find anything model specific. I sent an email to customer service, they replied that they were universal for most models. I need to get some ordered.

smoke ninja · Jan 23, 2015

I used my food saver for the first time last week. When I was done I was digging in the fridge for more stuffstuff to vac seal. Anyone else think it's so fun.

Smoke Dawg · Jan 23, 2015

I crushed a couple beer cans with the new Weston.....Just cause I could!

AussieMatt · Jan 23, 2015

JeffR said:
One other trick is to wet the seals then squeeze out the water like a sponge. I suppose I neeed to replace the seals as well, but this is getting me by until I do.

I had the same problem a couple of years ago and found this solution on the interwebs...still haven't bought new seals.

food saver brought back to life

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pjtexas1

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Bludawg

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Blanton

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Happy Hapgood

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