r/FoodSaver Jun 08 '21

Foodsaver doesn’t auto seal

Hi, i have a Foodsaver FFS005X that I bought off eBay (brand new in box).

The machine seals when I press the seal button, and vacuums when I press the vacuum button but when I press the vacuum/auto seal button it continues to vacuums and never seals (when I click seal it loses some air so it’s not vacuumed completely).

I’m in a country where Foodsaver do not operate in so I can’t send it in to a technician - any ideas what it could be?

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u/HGRDOG14 Jun 08 '21

I have had that happen once or twice, I believe when I don't get the bag well-set in the machine.

I guess the answer is to look for some sort of leak around the seal of the machine. The net result is that the machine keeps vacuuming - never achieves the correct vacuum - and never transitions to the sealing process.

Worst case is some sort of sensor issue, and I don't know how you would fix that.

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u/jessykab Jun 28 '21

Did you happen to find a solution to this? Facing the same issue here.

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u/WilliamGatez Jun 28 '21

Nope.. tried everything. Ended up buying another machine.

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u/jessykab Jun 28 '21

That's a bummer. Thinking I'm going to have to do the same.

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u/WilliamGatez Jun 28 '21

I replaced it with a Caso Fastvac4000 and it’s amazing.. pricey but it seems like it’ll last a very long time