can i use any vacuum for these bag to seal?
919609
Hello,Yes any vacuum with A hose.I hope they work better for you than mine.About 5 or 6 would not stay deflated.Dorothy.
919610
yes as long as vacuum has a hose for attachments. I used a Hoover Wind Tunnel and it worked great. Found lots of uses for bags summer: blankets, comforters, during winter used for big beach towels and picnic blankets also used for my mothers afagans that I want to keep safe.
919611
Any vacuum with a hose, pipe, or attachment that has a round end for suction will work as the openings on the bags are round.
919612
Most vacuums will work as long as it has a hose attachment. I have found that if you open up the flap and push down you can get most of the air out. I took mine on vacation and that's what I did to repack them.
919613
Yes as long as the nozzle end of the hose fits in the seal area of the bag. It's very simple to use.
832707
no - but make sure you seal the bag tightly or they will dry out and harden.
157088
Yes, you can vacuum seal a Mylar bag! It takes a little practice to get good at it but it can be done. See my note below and/or watch a YouTube demo. I have bags sealed in the spring of 2013 that have no air inside. Adding an oxidizer as someone else suggested is good idea.
1537234
You can do one of 2 things. Hit Manual Seal (with the bag in the vacuum area) and it will suck for a second or so then seal. Or you can hit the start button and then hit the manual seal to stop the vacuum process. Hope this works, I surely like mine.
1031928
Yes. Take caution in shuffling around in the freezer as other frozen items will pop this bag. These work great but I would imagine a vacuum seal would be better for a long term freeze (more than a month).
2035211
Yes. If you only want to seal a bag, for example if you cut from a roll and need to seal the end, just put the cut end on the heating plates and don't put any excess into the vacuum chamber. When you put only the end on the plates and close the lid it will seal only.
570822
I don't believe you can. The bags used with a vacuum machine have a connection for the machine. The bags I ordered did not have such a connection.
708884
Must one use the "vacuum bags" inside the fabric bag or can you use it "as is?"
2260867
Yes, all you do is hit the center button (Stop/Seal) and insert the bag. It will just seal the bag and not apply the vacuum. Same procedure you use to create a bag. Remember the bags are on a continuous roll (You can buy pre-sealed bags, but the roll is better.), so you must seal one end of the bag. Once you fill the bag and insert it, the vacuum system will start, but to stop this, just hit the Stop/Seal button first then insert the bag. Now you have a sealed bag with no vacuum applied.
1185350
If you are asking if you can use the standard storage or freezer bags that you would buy in the grocery store, for your vacuum sealer, the answer is NO. You must use the product specifically made for vacuum sealers.
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Yes you can. Just put the adapter that came with this unit on the bottom and connect the plastic hose. I don't know if you will achieve as good a vacuum as you would with one of the regular bag sealing units but it can be done. I can get pretty good results with other plastic container food saver units using this small sealer. The best answer is to go ahead and give it a try and if it works for you, do it.
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If you want to seal these with a vacuum sealer, be concerned about it not actually sealing and vacuuming. Very disappointed with these bags because they don't vacuum seal very well at all! Took multiple tries to seal and forget about vacuuming. Best bet would be to use clear vac sealing bags first and then insert them into to these and try to just seal them.
518392
Yes you can just seal s bag, just hit the seal button once you insert the bag. I have never tried using regular bags, but I think they would be too thin and not melt properly, and possibly ruin the vacuum slot. Not recommended by Foodsaver.
157086
No. Due to the smooth edges of the mylar it cannot form a vacuum. What I do is to put an oxidizer in the bag, use my jar sealer attached to a straw, seal the bag with a hot iron up to the straw, pull a vacuum as best you can, then quickly remove the straw and seal. The oxidizer in the bag will remove whatever air is left. You want to use extra oxidizers to ensure good air removal.
649787
You can use mylar bags for resealing however you are unable to vacuum a mylar bag.
1579761
I have used an off brand and they worked fine. Bags do need to have a rough texture on at least one inside surface to seal properly.
1286640
This is designed to be used with a vacuum sealing system. A regular vacuum will not work with this item.