FoodSaver Black Food Vacuum Sealer

I bought this for the "space saving" feature but its not worth it, neither are the bags. First off, sometimes while in vac/seal, it continues to run the vacuum and never seals. I have had to lean on it, I hear the tone change and then it usually goes to seal but not always. Now, 9/10 times I plug it in and all the lights come on but won't let me select any of the 3 options. This occurs whether its the first time using it that day or after a few bags. It takes me a few minutes between each bag so it should have time to cool off. I found that if I unplug it, hit each button twice and then let it sit, it will reset itself. I found this on a troubleshooting site that said "hit the cancel" button which I don't have. And finally, the bags. I am using actual FoodSaver bags and most of what I seal is dehydrated. I might expect some of the more prickly items to puncture the bag but 1/4 bags lose their vacuum seal quickly. This is becoming costly both in bags lost and food lost. Thankfully most of my trips are shorter and I store the dried food in the freezer so not much time for spoilage.

Just tried this today. It is awkward trying to keep the e sealing edge of the bag flat while you pull the lid down. If you are arthritis like me, it is hard to press down on the two edges to lock it. I liked my previous food saver with an easy locking mechanism, easy to follow instructions in the lid and an easy load edge of the bag. Once I figured out that the bag edge could not be over the drip channel, I was finally able to get it to vacuum and seal. I didn’t think it was much less bulky that my old unit. I haven’t had it long enough to assess how well it preserves food. Would definitely prefer my old food saver. Sadly, it “died”.

Upon using the device, suction will not hold unless leaned upon with full weight. Is there any chance for replacement? Unit does not work as is.

After purchasing another product which did not work well, I'm glad I came back to FOODSAVER.

got this thing not too long ago I used it make a few dozen times had it less than 6 months now the vacume wont stop sucking when it removes the air and wont auto seal. I changed gaskets still not working properly. do not recomend