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CUUM SEALER
EN
Trouble
Possible causes
Solutions
• The appliance
does not seal the
bag properly.
• The sealing bar overheats
and melts the bag.
• The appliance is built in
conformity with current
safety standards. Over-
heating will cause it to
turn off automatically.
• Select a welding time more suit-
able:
Secco
(
Dry
)
Umido
(
Moist
)
Esteso
(
Extended
)
May have to raise the lid and allow
the sealing bar to cool down for a
few minutes.
• Allow the appliance to cool down
for 15 minutes and try again.
• The bag does not
maintain a vacuum
after being sealed
• Leaks along the seam
may be caused by creas-
es, crumbs, grease or liq-
uids.
• Reopen the bag, clean the upper
inside part of the bag and remove
any foreign material from the seal-
ing bar before resealing it.
• Check that the bag has no holes in
it.
• Use paper napkins to protect any
sharp edges on the contents of
the bag.
• The appliance
does not create
a vacuum in the
containers.
• If liquids come out during
the vacuum-packing pro-
cess.
• Check that the rim of the
jar or container and the
lid are not damaged in
the sealing area.
• Remember that they must first be
chilled in a refrigerator, not left at
room temperature.
• Wipe the rim and cap clean with
a cloth moistened with luke-
warm water and repeat the vacu-
um-packing process.
• Leave enough room (at least 3 cm)
between the contents and the top
of the container.
• Make sure that the gasket of the
container cap or the universal cap
is set properly in place and is not
damaged.
• Make sure that the tube is not
damaged.
• The containers or
the caps do not
maintain a vacuum
• Make sure that the gasket beneath
the central button of the container
cap is set properly in place and is
not damaged.
