Ok. I’m biting the bullet on the VP230…

MaskedMarvel · May 4

… our old regular vac sealer is starting to struggle with the vac pump.

Now to find one for under a grand and and..

bluebird66 · May 4

I have a Vevor brand and love it.

Canugghead · May 4

Nice! Love my VP215 bought in 2014. You just reminded me I'm long overdue for an oil change.

alaskanassasin · May 4

Canugghead said:

Nice! Love my VP215 bought in 2014. You just reminded me I'm long overdue for an oil change.

I thought you changed the oil when I did a few months ago. We need some jiffy lube stickers!

Canugghead · May 5

alaskanassasin said:

Canugghead said:

Nice! Love my VP215 bought in 2014. You just reminded me I'm long overdue for an oil change.

I thought you changed the oil when I did a few months ago. We need some jiffy lube stickers!

Haha, no kidding, the AliExpress counter never showed up. Yes I've been on borrowed time for months

alaskanassasin · May 5

You will love it @MaskedMarvel that thing will nail a bag a pork solid in about 30 seconds

lkapigian · May 5

Love my VP215, zero “ Regerts” keep in mind these can be used as an external sealer for bigger projects….1.5 years on mine over 500 seals ( bag count)

OhioEgger · May 5

If you don't need a big machine, the Avid Armor USV20 has been my mainstay for about five years now. Great machine.

alaskanassasin · May 6

@lkapigian was a reluctant hold out if I recall. It also looks like you can get the 230 for what I paid for the 215… swarm swarm swarm!

Canugghead · May 7

alaskanassasin said:

Canugghead said:

Nice! Love my VP215 bought in 2014. You just reminded me I'm long overdue for an oil change.

I thought you changed the oil when I did a few months ago. We need some jiffy lube stickers!

No kidding, unless I forgot to update my log last time, my most recent change was in Jan 2024 😊. Thankful it didn't die on me.
Moving the drain nut over the edge is way easier than raising the beast on blocks...

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/cj/3or03qqgiig6.jpg

The used oil looks fresh but look can be deceiving. Misplaced the filler bottle that came with the unit, turned out to be a blessing because the glue syringe without the needle nozzle works better imo...

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/nd/v3gzlw8v6f95.jpg

I better stop snoozing the six-month oil change reminder email repeatedly, just do it

MaskedMarvel · May 11

She’ll be being delivered today.

now to figure out where she’ll live on the kitchen counter forever. (100 lbs lol)

MaskedMarvel · May 11

Someone here had the website for the cheap bags and accessories?

alaskanassasin · May 11

I use these guys but perhaps someone can recommend a cheaper or better resource. Btw Precut bags are the way to go imo

https://vacuumsealersunlimited.com/

lkapigian · May 11

MaskedMarvel said:

Someone here had the website for the cheap bags and accessories?

Literally any bag will work , you can reseal pretty much everything… I just get mine in Amazon, Pennie’s on the dollar from external sealer bags …I will reseal whatever the product came in

MaskedMarvel · May 12

lkapigian said:

MaskedMarvel said:

Someone here had the website for the cheap bags and accessories?

Literally any bag will work , you can reseal pretty much everything… I just get mine in Amazon, Pennie’s on the dollar from external sealer bags …I will reseal whatever the product came in

Yes - I think for the sold product we’re going to standardize, and are hoping a 4 mil “zipper” will be available. Easiest for opening for the consumer etc.

alaskanassasin · May 12

https://vacuumsealersunlimited.com/product-category/commercial-chamber-vacuum-sealer-bags-pouches/zipper-chamber-bags-commercial-chamber-vacuum-sealer-bags-pouches-clear-gold-silver/commercial-4-mil-zipper-chamber-bags/?add-to-cart=2413

6x10 zipper bags 14c each

MaskedMarvel · May 12

alaskanassasin said:

https://vacuumsealersunlimited.com/product-category/commercial-chamber-vacuum-sealer-bags-pouches/zipper-chamber-bags-commercial-chamber-vacuum-sealer-bags-pouches-clear-gold-silver/commercial-4-mil-zipper-chamber-bags/?add-to-cart=2413

6x10 zipper bags 14c each

Thanks AA!

RLS · May 13

I've purchased clear and the clear/gold bags from Vac Sealer Unlimited in the past. Bags are good quality, never had any issues to date. If you use these for a business a case of 1000 is perfect, if your a home user (like myself) 1000 will last many years.. Shipping will bump the per bag cost by a few cents, but they are heavy!!!

MaskedMarvel · May 13

The machine is currently perpetually being delivered in two days by ten pm. Tonight? No. Two more days.. always two more days.

i called Amazon CS and politely let them
have it. They will figure out how to make it up to me. Starting with an email with about ten phone numbers on it.

Anyone need a live person at Amazon CS?

Canugghead · May 13

RLS said:

I've purchased clear and the clear/gold bags from Vac Sealer Unlimited in the past. Bags are good quality, never had any issues to date. If you use these for a business a case of 1000 is perfect, if your a home user (like myself) 1000 will last many years.. Shipping will bump the per bag cost by a few cents, but they are heavy!!!

You nailed it right there. The last I checked a while back, assorted sized bags in small quantities are spendy around here. I get my bags from a restaurant supply place where large bags are sold by 1000's, smaller bags of single size come in case of 3000!

Since I have lots of free time on hand, I bought a case of 1000 10x15 (largest size that vp215 can accommodate) and cut it into 1/2's 1/3s 2/3s 1/4s, not as needed but in small quantities in advance, the retired Foodsaver is perfect for sealing cut edges.

MaskedMarvel · May 14

Canugghead said:

RLS said:

I've purchased clear and the clear/gold bags from Vac Sealer Unlimited in the past. Bags are good quality, never had any issues to date. If you use these for a business a case of 1000 is perfect, if your a home user (like myself) 1000 will last many years.. Shipping will bump the per bag cost by a few cents, but they are heavy!!!

You nailed it right there. The last I checked a while back, assorted sized bags in small quantities are spendy around here. I get my bags from a restaurant supply place where large bags are sold by 1000's, smaller bags of single size come in case of 3000!

Since I have lots of free time on hand, I bought a case of 1000 10x15 (largest size that vp215 can accommodate) and cut it into 1/2's 1/3s 2/3s 1/4s, not as needed but in small quantities in advance, the retired Foodsaver is perfect for sealing cut edges.

The old sealer we have will
be tasked with that very duty.

Good idea - I’ll check restaurant depot for vac bags.

Canugghead · May 14

The largest bag vp230 can accommodate is 12x15. Before you commit, make sure you're comfortable with making your own custom sized bags. What style is your old sealer? Both of mine are the old style with raised lid, to minimise bag movement I use a book to raise the bag to the same level as the sealing strip. Not sure if the newer upright models can seal the edge as precisely.

MaskedMarvel · May 15

Canugghead said:

The largest bag vp230 can accommodate is 12x15. Before you commit, make sure you're comfortable with making your own custom sized bags. What style is your old sealer? Both of mine are the old style with raised lid, to minimise bag movement I use a book to raise the bag to the same level as the sealing strip. Not sure if the newer upright models can seal the edge as precisely.

this is the old one, only
mine is black…

MaskedMarvel · May 15

Amazon has lost our delivery, cancelled the order, and promises they’ll have a newly ordered machine on our porch by ten pm Thursday.

I dared the CS rep to put money on it. He refused.

johnmitchell · May 15

On the positive side at least the weather guys are predicting a dry day for Thursday.

Canugghead · May 15

MaskedMarvel said:

Amazon has lost our delivery, cancelled the order, and promises they’ll have a newly ordered machine on our porch by ten pm Thursday.

I dared the CS rep to put money on it. He refused.

That sucks (no pun intended), I wonder if the weight has anything to do with it. I recall having similar delivery/cancellation/oos issues with Amazon back in 2014, took over a month to get my vp215 IIRC. Paid $1k, family thought I was crazy 🤪

I'm not familiar with upright Foodsaver like yours. Does it seal at the edge or about an inch from the edge? If latter, you'll be sacrificing some real estate on one or two sides when making custom sized bags. With a flatbed unit, I can position the seal line precisely.

alaskanassasin · May 15

Knowing your luck @MaskedMarvel two will show up Thursday

kl8ton · May 15

alaskanassasin said:

Knowing your luck @MaskedMarvel two will show up Thursday

I just was going to say something similar. The "replacement" shows up as promised and two weeks later, the original finally makes it. We have had experiences with freight forwarders and a skid just gets put aside in a shipping hub somewhere. It takes weeks or months to locate.

MaskedMarvel · May 16

alaskanassasin said:

Knowing your luck @MaskedMarvel two will show up Thursday

This HAS happened to us before. Amazon threatened to cancel our Prime if we didn’t either ship it back to them or pay up. They didn’t take kindly to me relaying federal law on the matter.

There’s a hilarious YouTube of a dude that looks about 80 struggling for eight minutes of his ”unboxing” video to try and get the machine out of the box. Poor bastard.

That was one ACCURATE YouTube video lol

MaskedMarvel · May 16

Canugghead said:

MaskedMarvel said:

Amazon has lost our delivery, cancelled the order, and promises they’ll have a newly ordered machine on our porch by ten pm Thursday.

I dared the CS rep to put money on it. He refused.

That sucks (no pun intended), I wonder if the weight has anything to do with it. I recall having similar delivery/cancellation/oos issues with Amazon back in 2014, took over a month to get my vp215 IIRC. Paid $1k, family thought I was crazy 🤪

I'm not familiar with upright Foodsaver like yours. Does it seal at the edge or about an inch from the edge? If latter, you'll be sacrificing some real estate on one or two sides when making custom sized bags. With a flatbed unit, I can position the seal line precisely.

You’re correct - there’s at least an inch of waste.

We’ll be donating that machine and leftover extra bags to a local. There’s a “freecycle” style Facebook group I’m in that will cooperate up and hopefully be able to use it.

alaskanassasin · May 16

Did you get the plastic inserts that help use up space when sealing smaller items?

Ok. I’m biting the bullet on the VP230…

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