My old Foodsaver Vac 900 doesn't know when to quit

[Phil]

Greetings from the Lower Ozarks

My old Foodsaver Vac 900,  (c) 2004, won't stop sucking.  

It evacuates the bag fine in the vacuum and seal mode, but when it gets to the point where it should do the slow down and seal thing, it doesn't... keeps on keeping on.  If i hit the manual seal button it stops and seals, but some of the vacuum goes away.  End result, a loose package. 

So now, I'm faced with replacing it.  It was a basic unit to begin with, but it served my needs. 

So what replacement do y'all recommend for modest use?

As always, all advice is greatly appreciated.  

Best Happy New Year wishes to all,

Phil in the Lower Ozarks

[John Douglas]

I have gone through several of the older top line machines and the only one still standing is a used gamesaver. That said I have a friend who has one one of the lower end models and it is still working. I have no experience with the new stand up machine. Before you give up on this one it might be fixed, first I would make sure the gaskets are OK, have you tried flipping them? Some treat them and I can't think of what they use at the moment, but it is associated with cleaning interiors of cars.  There is a foodsaver list that can be VERY helpful with ideas that can help you. If you can't find it I will post the address.

John

Phil

Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:46 PM

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John D

[Lucy Baker]

I have had very good luck calling the customer service number. They ask you to turn the machine on and try to seal a bag and they listen to the sounds it makes. Often they can tell you over the phone what the problem and/or fix is.
Lucy

[Paul Reddick]

May or may not be your issue, but for me, when that happens it's because the opening isn't placed in the channel properly.  Usually too short.  Checking the placement of the opening might fix the problem.  

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[Mike Chester]

Last year my kids bought me a pro style chamber vacuum sealer so I no longer need my Game Saver. It is the older silver model from Cabela’s and it has always worked very well. (I have heard that the newer Game Savers are not as good, but have no personal knowledge if this is true) It has fairly new gaskets and I have a new, unused set of gaskets for it. Write me off list if you would like to discuss purchasing it.

Having said that, from your description, it sounds like you may only need new gaskets to fix your old one. It sounds like it is leaking enough to prevent ever getting to the vacuum necessary to auto-seal.

 

Mike

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Gee Mike, you have very generous kids!  Wish mine would do that.

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Subject: Re: [BBQ] My old Foodsaver Vac 900 doesn't know when to quit

[John Douglas]

Phil, I have the older Game Saver so Mike's deal, IMHO, would be a better buy if you can't get yours to work. BTW, I just remembered what they use to get the gaskets to work...Armour  All.

John

Mike Chester

Friday, January 20, 2017 12:04 PM

Regards,

John D

[Phil]

Hey John, good advice, I'll try that. I havent be able to locate a Foodsaver Group, so please do post it.

Thanks,

Phil in Lower Ozarks

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:11 AM, John Douglas <JohnD...@cox.net> wrote:

I have gone through several of the older top line machines and the only one still standing is a used gamesaver. That said I have a friend who has one one of the lower end models and it is still working. I have no experience with the new stand up machine. Before you give up on this one it might be fixed, first I would make sure the gaskets are OK, have you tried flipping them? Some treat them and I can't think of what they use at the moment, but it is associated with cleaning interiors of cars.  There is a foodsaver list that can be VERY helpful with ideas that can help you. If you can't find it I will post the address.

John

Phil

Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:46 PM

Greetings from the Lower Ozarks

My old Foodsaver Vac 900,  (c) 2004, won't stop sucking.  

It evacuates the bag fine in the vacuum and seal mode, but when it gets to the point where it should do the slow down and seal thing, it doesn't... keeps on keeping on.  If i hit the manual seal button it stops and seals, but some of the vacuum goes away.  End result, a loose package. 

So now, I'm faced with replacing it.  It was a basic unit to begin with, but it served my needs. 

So what replacement do y'all recommend for modest use?

As always, all advice is greatly appreciated.  

Best Happy New Year wishes to all,

Phil in the Lower Ozarks

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[Phil]

Lucy, I'm gonna monkey around with it some.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Phil in Lower Ozarks

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Lucy Baker <luc...@me.com> wrote:

I have had very good luck calling the customer service number.  They ask you to turn the machine on and try to seal a bag and they listen to the sounds it makes.  Often they can tell you over the phone what the problem and/or fix is.
Lucy

> On Jan 20, 2017, at 9:11 AM, John Douglas <JohnD...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> I have gone through several of the older top line machines and the only one still standing is a used gamesaver. That said I have a friend who has one one of the lower end models and it is still working. I have no experience with the new stand up machine. Before you give up on this one it might be fixed, first I would make sure the gaskets are OK, have you tried flipping them? Some treat them and I can't think of what they use at the moment, but it is associated with cleaning interiors of cars.  There is a foodsaver list that can be VERY helpful with ideas that can help you. If you can't find it I will post the address.
>
> John
>
>> Phil Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:46 PM
>> Greetings from the Lower Ozarks
>>
>> My old Foodsaver Vac 900,  (c) 2004, won't stop sucking.
>>
>> It evacuates the bag fine in the vacuum and seal mode, but when it gets to the point where it should do the slow down and seal thing, it doesn't... keeps on keeping on.  If i hit the manual seal button it stops and seals, but some of the vacuum goes away.  End result, a loose package.
>>
>> So now, I'm faced with replacing it.  It was a basic unit to begin with, but it served my needs.
>>
>> So what replacement do y'all recommend for modest use?
>>
>> As always, all advice is greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Best Happy New Year wishes to all,
>> Phil in the Lower Ozarks
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[Phil]

Hey Paul, I'm usually pretty diligent about making sure its in the channel. 

Thanks for the tip.

Phil in Lower Ozarks

PS: Congratulations on your barbecue business success out there in The California!  Been following your adventures from day one. 

[Phil]

Mike, I appreciate the offer and advice.  I'm gonna monkey around with it to see if gaskets are the problem.  

Thanks,

Phil in Lower Ozarks

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Mike Chester <mc...@charter.net> wrote:

Last year my kids bought me a pro style chamber vacuum sealer so I no longer need my Game Saver. It is the older silver model from Cabela’s and it has always worked very well. (I have heard that the newer Game Savers are not as good, but have no personal knowledge if this is true) It has fairly new gaskets and I have a new, unused set of gaskets for it. Write me off list if you would like to discuss purchasing it.

Having said that, from your description, it sounds like you may only need new gaskets to fix your old one. It sounds like it is leaking enough to prevent ever getting to the vacuum necessary to auto-seal.

 

Mike

 

From: Phil

Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 11:46 PM

To: smokeringbbq

Subject: [BBQ] My old Foodsaver Vac 900 doesn't know when to quit

 

Greetings from the Lower Ozarks

 

My old Foodsaver Vac 900,  (c) 2004, won't stop sucking. 

 

It evacuates the bag fine in the vacuum and seal mode, but when it gets to the point where it should do the slow down and seal thing, it doesn't... keeps on keeping on.  If i hit the manual seal button it stops and seals, but some of the vacuum goes away.  End result, a loose package.

 

So now, I'm faced with replacing it.  It was a basic unit to begin with, but it served my needs.

 

So what replacement do y'all recommend for modest use?

 

As always, all advice is greatly appreciated. 

 

 

Best Happy New Year wishes to all,

Phil in the Lower Ozarks

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[Phil]

Hey John.  I have some. Will give it a try!

Thanks again.

Phil in Lower Ozarks

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 2:53 PM, John Douglas <JohnD...@cox.net> wrote:

Phil, I have the older Game Saver so Mike's deal, IMHO, would be a better buy if you can't get yours to work. BTW, I just remembered what they use to get the gaskets to work...Armour  All.

John

Mike Chester

Friday, January 20, 2017 12:04 PM

Last year my kids bought me a pro style chamber vacuum sealer so I no longer need my Game Saver. It is the older silver model from Cabela’s and it has always worked very well. (I have heard that the newer Game Savers are not as good, but have no personal knowledge if this is true) It has fairly new gaskets and I have a new, unused set of gaskets for it. Write me off list if you would like to discuss purchasing it.

Having said that, from your description, it sounds like you may only need new gaskets to fix your old one. It sounds like it is leaking enough to prevent ever getting to the vacuum necessary to auto-seal.

 

Mike

 

From: Phil

Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 11:46 PM

To: smokeringbbq

Subject: [BBQ] My old Foodsaver Vac 900 doesn't know when to quit

 

Greetings from the Lower Ozarks

 

My old Foodsaver Vac 900,  (c) 2004, won't stop sucking. 

 

It evacuates the bag fine in the vacuum and seal mode, but when it gets to the point where it should do the slow down and seal thing, it doesn't... keeps on keeping on.  If i hit the manual seal button it stops and seals, but some of the vacuum goes away.  End result, a loose package.

 

So now, I'm faced with replacing it.  It was a basic unit to begin with, but it served my needs.

 

So what replacement do y'all recommend for modest use?

 

As always, all advice is greatly appreciated. 

 

 

Best Happy New Year wishes to all,

Phil in the Lower Ozarks

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[Paul Reddick]

Thanks, Phil.  Good luck with your machine.