Easyway 8" Impulse Heat Sealer with Spare Kits.

Great value!
I opted to buy this over the more expensive version of the same size. I figured i'd roll the dice, and i'm glad i did!! This item works very well, has a dial for changing the heat intensity and also comes with two extra teflon and wire strips in case the original has an issue.... Good thing, because it did.

I'd like to explain to you how to avoid the issue I had, because it was 100% avoidable.

While the base of this product is made from high-density plastic, the metal strip that heats up and actually does the sealing comes from the factory with about a 1/2 inch area of the base's plastic exposed to the heating strip. I did not notice this, and over the course of about the first 50 seal jobs, the strip eventually melted it's way into the plastic and stopped working. (good thing there's 2 extras! follow these instructions and you won't need the extras!)

Easy solution:

When this product arrives, take apart the teflon and metal heating strip via...

Avoid! Poor Quality And Problems Right Out Of The Box
I needed another impulse sealer for our business so I bought this machine over the other models on sale on Amazon to save a few dollars. However right out of the box the sealer failed to seal properly along a specific area of the heating wire. I took the seller's suggestion to replace the wires with the replacements and the problem persisted with ALL the wires.

The machine creates a perfect seal except at this one spot so it is not a problem with the heat setting. However since the trouble spot is located right in the middle of the wire it makes this sealer useless for creating an airtight seal for anything wider than 3"!

Another problem is that the body of the machine is made out of cheap flimsy plastic. As another reviewer stated, the heating wire touches the plastic so you'll need to doctor the machine with some foil. Otherwise you'll get the lovely stench of burning plastic every time you use the machine.

When I contacted the seller for a...

Seal me baby!
I purchased this item to seal up food and supplies for camping. This is a good home use sealer. It has a plastic housing which would'nt be good for an industrial application, but is fine for occasional home use. Comes with additional parts. Very happy with the purchase, and has worked great for my camping trips.

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