Does any one have an older Foodsaver Deluxe, it has a part #
of 35-0700 and another # of 98-41-E-05-2307? It is a channel
type.
I picked it up at an estate sale. It looks to have seen little use
and works great. It has hooks on each side that when engaged
holds the top section to the bottom very tightly. With no
instruction manual and just looking at it one might think this is for
storage purposes but I'm thinking this would be hard on the
gaskets.
Reason I'm asking is that the manual with my Vacupack warns
against storing with the gaskets together as it will hasten failure
of the gaskets.
Anyone know what the hooks are intended for?? RM~

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:15:04 -0600, "Rob Mills" >
wrote:

>Does any one have an older Foodsaver Deluxe, it has a part #
>of 35-0700 and another # of 98-41-E-05-2307? It is a channel
>type.
>I picked it up at an estate sale. It looks to have seen little use
>and works great. It has hooks on each side that when engaged
>holds the top section to the bottom very tightly. With no
>instruction manual and just looking at it one might think this is for
>storage purposes but I'm thinking this would be hard on the
>gaskets.
>Reason I'm asking is that the manual with my Vacupack warns
>against storing with the gaskets together as it will hasten failure
>of the gaskets.
>Anyone know what the hooks are intended for?? RM~

Many Foodsaver models have "hooks" or "latches" on the sides which are
spring loaded.
In operation, the bag is placed in the unit and the hooks are engaged
to hold the lid tight while vacuuming. The force of the vacuum pulls
the lid down tight enough that the hooks release so the bag can be
removed on completion of the cycle.
At least that's the way my last two Foodsavers worked.

Ross.

> wrote in message
...

>> the hooks are engaged to hold the lid tight while
vacuuming. <<.

Okay, that's probably what they are for. These do have to be
manually hooked and released but it works great with out
hooking. I won't hook them for storage. I put a small wood
block in my Vacupack so gaskets won't touch and use a
heavy rubber band to keep the top and bottom closed on
the block while stored.

Thanks, RM~

I've been digging for more information on the Foodsaver
Deluxe and find it's the same as the Vac1050 and has a
nylon piston pump like my Vacupack does.
Vacupack advertises that it's ok to run warm water through
it's pump to clean it which I do after use.
I have not found any information stating it's ok to run water
through the foodsaver piston style pump
Does anyone run water through their piston style FS pumps
for cleaning?? RM~

In alt.food.barbecue, Rob Mills > wrote:

> Anyone know what the hooks are intended for?? RM~

When you insert the bag, you engage the hooks to keep it from slipping
out. After you engage the vacuum, the hooks unlatch automatically.







--
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russel

In alt.food.barbecue, Rob Mills > wrote:
> Does anyone run water through their piston style FS pumps
> for cleaning?? RM~

I don't. YOur best bet is to avoid liquids getting sucked into the pump i
the first place.


--
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russel

> wrote in message
...

>> I don't. YOur best bet is to avoid liquids getting sucked
into the pump<<

Guess it depends on the pump, I flush my vacupack after
every use and don't even worry about stuff getting sucked in.

Didn't even realize foodsaver made a piston type pump until
I found this one. Was thinking I might find someone with the
same FS piston pump. Thanks, RM~

PS, The FS channel style is easier to use than the nozzle style
vacupack but not as much suction. It's difficult to not suck
anything into the vacupack.

> wrote in message
...

>> After you engage the vacuum, the hooks unlatch
automatically.<<

Okay, we will try that. I haven't even tried latching the hooks
yet.
Last night I did find a complete .pdf manual for this unit
(Vac 1050) but have not really read through it yet (it was
past my bed time).
Thanks, RM~

On 16-Dec-2007, "Rob Mills" > wrote:

> Does any one have an older Foodsaver Deluxe, it has a part #
> of 35-0700 and another # of 98-41-E-05-2307? It is a channel
> type.
> I picked it up at an estate sale. It looks to have seen little use
> and works great. It has hooks on each side that when engaged
> holds the top section to the bottom very tightly. With no
> instruction manual and just looking at it one might think this is for
> storage purposes but I'm thinking this would be hard on the
> gaskets.
> Reason I'm asking is that the manual with my Vacupack warns
> against storing with the gaskets together as it will hasten failure
> of the gaskets.
> Anyone know what the hooks are intended for?? RM~

I would "GUESS" for shipping only. My foodsaver is a pretty
ancient model and it has no such hardware. New machines
might well be packed with the lids/gaskets compressed, but
they are not expected to remain unsold and unused for long
periods. Once unpacked, they should not be stored with
the gaskets compressed because over time the materials
will progressively stiffen and prematurely fail if habitually
stored compressed.

--
Brick(Youth is wasted on young people)

"Brick" > wrote in message
news:1II9j.21118$JW4.14164@trnddc05...

>> I would "GUESS" for shipping only.<<

I tried it as EskWIRED said this afternoon and it worked, the
hooks released as soon as the vacuuming stopped.

>>they should not be stored with the gaskets compressed<<

Right! I also purchased my Vacupack at an estate sale
(luv estate sales). It had been stored with part of the power
cord between the gaskets which caused an indent in the
gaskets that prevented it from working. I applied some
Armorall to the gaskets as the Vacupack supplier suggested
and they returned to their normal shape. It did take several
applications. The supplier also suggested a drop or two of
Armorall through the Vacupack's pump every now and then
to lube it. Don't believe I would try that on a Foodsaver pump.
RM~