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AU: foodsaver.com.au 1300 881 861
NZ: foodsaver.co.nz 0800 786 232
Preparation Guidelines for Make-ahead Meals,
Leftovers and Sandwiches:
Efficiently store your make-ahead meals, leftovers
and sandwiches in the stackable, lightweight
FoodSaver
®
containers. They are microwaveable,
top rack dishwasher safe and come with a custom
adaptor. The lightweight containers will be ready
to head off to the office, to school or the great
outdoors whenever you are!
Preparation Guidelines for Snack Foods:
Your snack foods will maintain their freshness
longer when you vacuum seal them. For best
results, use a FoodSaver
®
Container for crushable
items like crackers.
Vacuum Sealing Non-Food Items
The FoodSaver
®
Vacuum Sealing System also
protects non-food items from oxidation, corrosion
and moisture. Simply follow the directions to
vacuum seal items using FoodSaver
®
Bags,
Containers and Zipper Bags.
• To vacuum seal silver, wrap fork tines in soft
cushioning material, such as a paper towel, to
avoid puncturing bag, and seal as normal. Your
silver will be clean, fresh and untarnished right
when you need it for your next dinner gathering.
• Your FoodSaver
®
Bags are ideal for outdoor
excursions. For camping and hiking, keep your
matches, maps and food dry and compact.
• To have fresh water for drinking, simply fill a
FoodSaver
®
Bag with ice, vacuum seal it, and
when needed, let the ice pack melt. You can
trim the corner off the bag to make a spout for
drinking or pouring.
• If you’re going sailing or boating, you can vacuum
seal your food, extra batteries, memory cards,
cash, identification cards, boating license and a
dry change of clothes. Just remember to bring
scissors or a knife to open the bags when you
need them!
• To keep emergency kits safe and dry, vacuum seal
flares, batteries, flashlights, matches, candles,
first aid kits, extra food and other necessities.
Your emergency items will stay dry and organised
in your home, car, boat or caravan.
Problem
Solution
White Seal LED
Flashing
• Unit is overheated. Always allow 20 seconds between seals. Under heavy
usage, appliance will shut off automatically and White Light will flash. Wait
for 20 min. for unit to cool off.
• Always wait 20 seconds between seals.
• Latch has been left in OPERATE position: Gaskets may be compressed.
Unlatch and allow 10 to 20 minutes for Gaskets to expand.
• Vacuum pump running more than 120 seconds. Under heavy usage,
appliance will shut off automatically and White Light will flash. See next
section Vacuum Pump is running, but bag is not evacuating.
Vacuum Pump is
running, but bag
is not evacuating
• If making a bag from a roll, make sure one end of bag is sealed. See How
to Make a Bag from a FoodSaver
®
Vacuum Sealing Roll.
• Adjust the bag and try again. Make sure the open end of the bag in down
inside the Vacuum Channel (drip tray).
• Check for wrinkles in bag along Sealing Strip. To prevent wrinkles in the
seal, gently stretch bag flat while inserting bag into Vacuum Channel (drip
tray).
• Open unit and make sure Gaskets are inserted properly and there are no
foreign objects, dirt or debris on the Upper or Lower Gasket (See Care and
Cleaning).
• Latch has been left in OPERATE position: Gaskets may be compressed.
Unlatch and allow 10 to 20 minutes for Gaskets to expand.
• Make sure the handheld sealer hose is not attached to accessory port.
• Make sure the lid is latched down all the way. If the Latch does not catch
the lid and bring it down, there will be a leak between the Gaskets.
Gasket is loose or
has a tear
• Take out the gasket, clean it and reinsert the Gasket into the Vacuum
Channel (See Care and Cleaning).
• Call1300 881 861 in Australia, or 0800 786 232 in New Zealand, or visit
website for replacement.
Bag is not sealing
properly
• Too much liquid in bag, freeze before vacuuming.
• Check for food debris around seal area. If present, Take out the gasket,
clean it and reinsert the Gasket into the Vacuum Channel (See Care and
Cleaning).
• Bag has wrinkles: To prevent wrinkles in the seal, gently stretch bag flat
while inserting bag into Vacuum Channel.
No lights on the
control panel
• Make sure unit is plugged in.
• Make sure wall outlet is functional.
• Make sure lid is all the way down, and the Latch is in the
OPERATE position.
Troubleshooting
