What's the typical wait time between seals?

[mrad]

I just received a new vac sealer and when looking at the manual noticed it said to wait at least 20 seconds between seals. Is this normal? I have not idea what normal wait time is as I have never timed between seals

 

[912smoker]

I double seal and probably takes me longer than that to get repositioned .
Congrats on the new unit and what brand?

Keith

 

[Timber II]

W my food saver cheapie I run it as fast as it will go

 

[mrad]

It is a weston 1100 pro. got it from COSTCO for $189. Figured they have a good return policy if I don't like it

 

[IN2HNTN]

My sealer also recommends 20 seconds between seals, I have a Weston. I think it's to prevent over heating of the element.

 

[clifish]

never paid attention to time, just keep going. I did this with my food saver and inkbird

 

[jcam222]

If I run my Foodsaver constantly to seal a lot I will have a few seals fail. I've taken to doing 4 or 5 then a minute break. That said the other day I did 25 bags of pork without a break. I think the minute or two between each seal while they packed the bags was sufficient.

 

[normanaj]

I've had no issues with my LEM doing several seals in a row.

 

[02ebz06]

I have two FoodSavers and use them repetitively.
Never saw any warning like that.
The heaviest and fastest use is when I'm just making bags from a roll in August for Chilies.
Seal, cut, seal, cut... Eventually it will overheat and have to wait 15 minutes or so for it to cool down.
Never had an overheat when just doing repetitive vacuum sealing.

 

[Winterrider]

It gives the heat strip a chance to cool a little so it doesn't just melt and make a mess. My old food saver would blink red if not ready.

 

[millerbuilds]

My Avid Armor does not have a wait time between seals.

- Jason

 

[JLeonard]

I double seal and probably takes me longer than that to get repositioned .


Keith

Same here!

Jim

 

[texomakid]

It gives the heat strip a chance to cool a little so it doesn't just melt and make a mess. My old food saver would blink red if not ready.

My Food Saver blinks red too when it's not ready. Built in safety I guess but not much of a wait time. If mine quits today I've gotten my moneys worth out of it.

 

[fxsales1959]

I just received a new vac sealer and when looking at the manual noticed it said to wait at least 20 seconds between seals. Is this normal? I have not idea what normal wait time is as I have never timed between seals

I have an inkbird and never read the manual. I just did a mess of bacon this morning. I figure by the time i get enough slices in a bag to seal it will be fine. so far so good with inkbird.

 

[chopsaw]

It is a weston 1100 pro. got it from COSTCO for $189

I see that 1100 Pro for over 300 bucks . You got it for $189 , that a great price .
My guess is , that if it's not ready it won't seal .You'll get the feel for it when you start using it .

 

[SmokinEdge]

My LEM 250 says right on it to wait 15 seconds between cycles. Takes me that long to open the lid and reposition a new bag, so it’s pretty much continuous sealing for me.