I live at a higher elevation and have trouble with my foodsaver vacuuming airtight. Has anyone tried this unit above 7000 feet?
1949010
Never used it so I don't know. I purchased a CASO to use for Sous Vide. Sorry I can't be of any help.
1949011
The Frisper Pro 1000 and the Frisper VS 97A will both work at higher elevations. Both of those models are designed with two motors which allows them to vacuum airtight at higher elevations. I love my Frisper. Good luck.
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I haven't had any problems at our property which has an elevation difference of about 10 ft. over an area of 1 1/4 acres. I use two transmitters, one in the barn and one in the house. The transmitter in the house is about 6 ft higher than the one in the barn. System works great even with my truck parked in the barn.
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It seems to me, that gas and germs always pass from high pressure side to low pressure side. Pulling a vacuum for short term or moderately long term storage would be OK, but for long term storage it would be self defeating.
168447
No! Altitude will have an effect on the air pressure, but going up or down an incline will not. The unit should be able to maintain a constant pressure.
1135846
I tried the food saver bags today and was very disappointed with their inability to get all of the air out of the bag.. Is it because I have a Cabela's vacuum sealer and not a food saver? The Cabela's bags are smooth on both sides where yours are dimpled on side and smooth the opposite side..
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No. you will have to get the BUNN that is specific for high altitudes. I live at 7500ft and had the same problem. What we did was buy this one and call BUNN and make a exchange. Dont know if the high altitude one is available on Amazon. Once we made the high altitude switch it worked just fine.
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We regularly use the heater at 5000 feet during the winter and it works great. Not sure what the maximum altitude is for the heater.
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I was lucky enough to have access to a refrigerant vacuum pump and as the system was almost empty I pulled it down to about -30lb and made sure I did not have any measurable leak down over a couple of hours. Filled the system with the 22A and it's been running great for the last couple of months. I would recommend evacuating the system if you can so you don't have two unlike gasses in there.
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While I haven't tried it myself there is a review http://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-FSFRSH0055-FreshSaver-Handheld-Vacuum-Sealing/product-reviews/B002NGNBR8?pageNumber=2 that says no it will not work.
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We are lucky to have very high water pressure in our area, so I had no problem pumping at about 75 feet. I have not tried it at the 100 feet you are asking about. It is a great pump. Far exceeds the other 3 I tried.
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I don't know about 8000 ft but my son has one at 5280 ft. It works fabulous There! He couldn't keep his floors cleanwithout it! (Uses to clean car also)
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I tried it on a bag of M&Ms and it sealed it but didn't vacuum seal it. It made the noise like it was trying to suck the air out but didn't.
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Yes, I live at an elevation of 5,280 ft. It works great for me...just brewed some iced tea up yesterday!
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I would not recommend any food saver canister. They always seem to lose the vacuum and I've even ended up spilling the contents because I picked it up by the top. The bags I love.
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Mike, I am in a unique position to answer your question at least from my own experience. I am at Columbine Cabins in Colorado and at 8700 feet elevation. I have not used it since I got here but needed that question answered for myself so I got it out and hooked it up. It works fine. As always it takes some time for the propane to go through the hose, more than the 30 seconds indicated in the instructions, but once ignited it turns on and stays on. This is a great heater I presently own one and will be purchasing another. Good luck Mike and have a great day. Jim
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I have 20 years experience with Panasonic uprights in my cleaning business, all with the automatic height adjustment. If you have height adjustment, if you set it too low you may run into "drag" from too much suction. More often, I have found the problem of "hard to push" occurs more from the construction of the carpet than from the vacuum cleaner. Specifically the way the backing is constructed on the underside of the carpet. Try this: if you're getting too much drag pushing the vacuum "lengthwise" on the carpet, try turning it 90 degrees and go "crosswise". Sometimes the backing on the carpet is inhibiting the gliding. That's all I can offer and I hope it helps.
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I'm using this heater at 1100 feet elevation. I do not know the maximum elevation.