Kitchen HQ AP-14 Vacuum Sealer User Manual

Kitchen HQ AP-14 Vacuum Sealer

Product Information

The Kitchen HQ Vacuum Sealer, model AP-14, is a household appliance designed for vacuum sealing food items. It operates on anAC voltage of 120V / 60Hz and comes with various safety features to prevent potential dangers. The vacuum sealer has a control panel with LED indicators and buttons for mode selection and operation. It includes components such as the top cover, raised cover andbase, upper and lower sealing rings, vacuum suction port, vacuum drip tank, heating wire, and plastic bag fixing card.

Important Safety Instructions

1. Use the vacuum sealer only with the specified AC voltage to prevent short circuits and fire.
2. Avoid washing the vacuum sealer under running water or immersing it in water or other liquids. Clean it by wiping with a soft cloth.
3. Keep the vacuum sealer away from children and supervise its use to prevent injuries.
4. Unplug the power supply and leave the upper cover unlocked when the machine is not in use to prevent pressure build-up anddeformation of the sealing ring.
5. Avoid continuous use for multiple cycles and allow the machine to cool down if overheated.
6. Keep the vacuum sealer away from open flames, ovens, electric heaters, and wet or extremely humid conditions.
7. This product is intended for household vacuum packaging use only.

Product Usage Instructions

To use the Kitchen HQ Vacuum Sealer:

1. Place the machine on a stable surface and ensure it is plugged into a compatible power source.
2. Prepare the food item you want to vacuum seal and place it in a suitable plastic bag.
3. Close the plastic bag and ensure it is positioned properly for sealing.
4. Press the Mode button on the control panel to toggle through the available vacuum sealing options.
5. Select the desired vacuum sealing method using the Mode button.
6. Press the Start button to begin the vacuum sealing process.
7. If you want to use vacuum pulsing for smaller or delicate items, follow these steps:
8. Place the machine in Vac mode using the Mode button.
9. Press and hold the Start button continuously for at least three seconds to initiate vacuum pulsing.
10. Release the Start button to stop vacuuming when desired.
11. After releasing the Start button for three seconds, the machine will automatically start the sealing process.
12. Wait for the vacuum sealer to complete the sealing process, indicated by the LED status lights.
13. Once the process is finished, unplug the power supply and clean the machine by wiping with a soft cloth.

Note: Only use plastic bags suitable for vacuum sealing and avoid using textured plastic or polyurethane bags. Plastic bags with folded edges can be used for vacuum sealing.

Important information and safety instructions

1. The vacuum sealer works with AC voltage of 120V / 60Hz.
2. To prevent potential dangers such as short circuits and fire, do not operate the product with an external timer or an independent remote-control system.
3. Don’t use the vacuum sealer if the power cord has been damaged. Contact the manufacturer or a service agent to repair the damaged power cord.
4. For vacuum sealing, textured bags or bags with folded pockets must be used. Regular smooth bags can be sealed but cannot be vacuumed.
5. Do not pour liquid into your plastic bag for vacuum sealing. Doing so may cause damage to the machine..
6. Do not vacuum seal sharp objects such as water chestnuts, fish bones, or shells. These can puncture the plastic bag after vacuuming and cause air leakage.
7. Foods with pungent smells such as garlic, onion, ginger, and peeled raw chestnuts, or foods that may ferment, such as fresh corn, wet rice, and cut apples may cause the bag to swell after vacuuming.
8. After the vacuum sealing is completed, lift the top cover of the vacuum sealer and remove the plastic bag. Do not forcibly pull out the plastic bag before the top cover is opened. Doing so may deform and displace the sealing ring and sealing glue, resulting in damage to the machine.
9. Caution: The sealing wire gets extremely hot during use of the vacuum sealer. Avoid touching to prevent burns.
10. Before removing, attaching, or moving any part of the vacuum sealer, be sure to disconnect the power supply.
11. To avoid the risk of electric shock, never plug in or unplug the machine with wet hands or clean the plug with a damp cloth.
12. Don’t wash the vacuum sealer under running water or immerse it in water or other liquids. Clean the machine by wiping with a soft cloth.
13. The vacuum sealer is not recommended for use by children or anyone who could be injured by using the machine without necessary supervision.
14. Exercise caution and careful supervision when the appliance is used by or near children. Do not allow it to be used as a toy.
15. When the machine is not in use, unplug the power supply, Clean the drip tank of the vacuum chamber and leave the upper cover unlocked, so as not to create unneeded pressure and deform the sealing ring over time, Leaving the upper cover locked unnecessarily can negatively impact the use of the vacuum sealer.
16. Don’t use continuously for multiple cycles, and in particular don’t carry out multiple dry vacuum seal cycles or dry seal cycles one immediately after another. Doing so can damage the heating wire and sealing rings and strips. The vacuum sealer will shut off automatically if overheated. Allow to cool down for 10 minutes and try again.
17. Keep the vacuum sealer away from open flames, ovens, electric heaters, and any other heat sources. Don’t use the machine in wet or extremely humid conditions.
18. This product is only suitable for household vacuum packaging use, and not for other purposes.

Product components

Top cover

Raised cover and base

Functions

Mode button: Press Mode to toggle through the various options for vacuum sealing:

• Vac: This mode is for vacuuming only without sealing the bag.
• Seal: Use this mode to seal a bag without vacuuming out the air first.
• The three Vacuum Sealing options:
  • Dry: For vacuum sealing dry foods
  • Meat: For vacuum sealing meat and fish
  • Soft: For vacuum sealing soft foods.

Start button: Once you’ve selected the desired vacuum sealing method using the Mode button, press Start to begin operations of the vacuum sealer.
Status LED: The status LED indicator notifies you of the current working status of the vacuum sealer:

• ON: Vacuum
• Flashing: Sealing
• OFF: Standby

Vacuum pulsing: If you want to use a short burst of vacuum, for example for smaller bags or very delicate items, and manually control the vacuuming process, you can use the vacuum pulsing feature.
To begin vacuum pulsing:

1. Place the machine in Vac mode using the Mode button.
2. Begin vacuum pulsing by pressing Start continuously for at least three seconds. The vacuum sealer will begin vacuuming.
3. Pick up your finger from the Start button to immediately stop vacuuming. After the button has been released for three seconds, the machine will automatically begin the sealing process of your bag. Vacuum pulsing is suitable for vacuuming soft foods.

Vacuum sealing with special plastic bags

Basic operations guide

Tips

• Before starting, decide what bag to use based on your purpose – either a textured or folded bag for vacuuming and sealing or a smooth bag that can only be sealed but not vacuumed.
• When vacuuming meat and fish, be sure to select the “meat” mode, otherwise the machine might not succeed in sealing the bag optimally.
• Remember: Don’t vacuum food with liquid flowing out of the bag to avoid liquid from getting into the vacuum sealer, which could damage the machine and lead to other hazards. When working with liquids, take special care to distance the liquid from the edge of the vacuum sealer and prevent the liquid from being vacuumed out.
• Don’t forcibly pull out the plastic bag before the top cover has been lifted open to avoid damage to the machine.

To operate the vacuum sealer

1. Open the top cover by simultaneously pressing the cover buttons on the front left and right sides of the machine, and then lifting the cover. As depicted in the image below, it’s easiest to make a fist with both hands, bend your index fingers, press both buttons inward with your index fingers, and then use your thumbs to lift up the top cover.
2. Put the food into a vacuum textured bag and operate as shown below.
3. Place the mouth of the bag on top of the vacuum drip tank.
4. Make sure that the food in the vacuum bag isat least 1.5 inches from the  edge of the machine.
5. Close the top cover and press both sides of the top cover down simultaneously with both hands, as shown below, until you hear a”click”.
6. Confirm that the bag isn’t too full and that the food isn’t stuck under the upper cover, which could affect the vacuum.
7. Select the relevant vacuum sealing mode using the Mode button and then press Start. The vacuum sealer will then start working.
8. Wait until the LED status lights to the right of the Start button go out, and then open the top cover and remove your vacuum-sealed plastic bag.

Cleaning the base

The base should be cleaned after every few uses to maintain cleanliness and empty the vacuum drip tank.
To clean the base:

1. Open the top cover to a 90-degree position with the base.
2. Hold the base open with your thumbs and push open the top cover latch with your index fingers, as depicted in the image below.
3. After removing the base, it can be rinsed with water. Notice! Do not rinse the top cover with water or immerse it in water to prevent liquid from getting into the machine. Doing so could cause the circuit board to short out and other dangers.
4. After the base has been cleaned and dried, reconnect the top cover and the base at 90 degrees to one another, as shown in the image below.

Specifications

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting common problems.

LED lights don’t turn on

| The power cord is not plugged in properly| Check if the power cord is properly connected and make sure that the wall outlet is working
Machine damage| Contact a dealer

The vacuum pump is working, but it isn’t creating any vacuum, or the vacuum strength is weak causing the vacuum time to be longer than usual

| ****

The cover is not fastened

well

| Press down both sides of the top cover with two hands until you hear a “click”
Vacuumed bag leaks air| Try again with a different bag for vacuuming

Sealing ring loose or deformed

| Replace the sealing ring, or remove the deformed sealing ring, soak it in water for 10 minutes, dry it, and re-install it
Foreign matter on the

sealing ring

| Remove the foreign matter
Food in the bag for vacuuming is touching the machine lid| Reduce or remove some food from the bag and keep the food in the bag at least 1.5 inches away from the machine
The vacuum bag is too thick causing the cover to not close| Change to a thinner plastic bag or close the cover firmly with your hands while using the original plastic bag
The mouth of the bag does not fit directly over the vacuum drip tank| Flatten the mouth of the vacuum bag, place it on top of the vacuum drip box, close the lid and try to vacuum again

Vacuum isn’t working or making any sound

| Machine not starting| Press the Start button firmly
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Damaged vacuum pump| Contact the dealer

The machine seals automatically before vacuuming

| The plastic bag used is not a special textured vacuum bag| Replace it with a special vacuum textured bag, it is recommended to use the original plastic bag
The textured vacuum bag has texture indentations that are too shallow| Change to another batch of plastic bags

Plastic bags leak air after a period of vacuum packaging

| Sharp objects in the bag have punctured the plastic bag after vacuuming| Remove the sharp and hard objects in the bag, such as fishbones, etc., replace the plastic bag, and re-vacuum
Plastic bag leaks| Replace the plastic bag
There is liquid in the vacuum bag, which was sucked out to the mouth of the bag when vacuuming, which affected the sealing effect|

Do not vacuum liquid food. Switch to the corresponding mode when vacuuming meat and then vacuum

Temperature is too high when sealing the bag mouths

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Machine overheating

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Wait 10 minutes before using again

After having been vacuum sealed for a while, a plastic bag seems loose as if there’d been an air leak or bulges like a balloon

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The food inside the vacuum bag is fermented

| Odorous foods such as garlic, onion, ginger, and peeled raw chestnuts, or foods that may ferment, such as fresh corn, wet rice, and cut apples may cause the bag to swell after vacuuming. Putting desiccant in the bag before vacuuming can avoid this phenomenon.

LIMITED WARRANTY

This product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for one year following date of purchase, if operated in accordance with our printed recommendations and instructions. This warranty does not cover damage resulting from improper use, accidents, user’s negligence or normal wear and tear. This warranty does not cover any defects or damages caused by service or repair performed by anyone .

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