# vacuum seal not sealing **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Support\ **Created:** [June 14, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273 "2020-06-14T22:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jaress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jaress](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Jaress)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/1 "2020-06-14T22:58:53Z")
I have the Anova Vacuum sealer and it’s worked fine in the past, but now, it just keeps sucking air out of the bag but the heater to seal never comes on. I’m assuming the gasket has gone funky, but, I can’t detect any flaws. Is there a source for new gaskets? ---
**Author:** ![Brian1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Brian1](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Brian1)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/2 "2020-06-15T01:38:22Z")
You may want to contact Anova for this. ---
**Author:** ![john.jcb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/john.jcb/32/7269_2.png) [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/3 "2020-06-15T14:51:12Z")
After you try and seal does the bag feel at all warm in the seal area? The heating element may be at fault. Service is your best bet. ---
**Author:** ![Jaress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jaress](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Jaress)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/4 "2020-06-15T15:52:48Z")
After I cut the bags the size from a roll, I am able to seal that end, then I am put the food to be Sous vide’d into the bag turn on the vacuum part to vacuum and seal but it doesn’t seal at that point ---
**Author:** ![chatnoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@chatnoir](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/chatnoir)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/5 "2020-06-15T16:17:28Z")
Ah-ha Jaress! So we now know your sealer is able to seal to form a bag. That’s important. It is beginning to appear the cause of your sealing problem could be in your handling of the bag, over-filling the bag, or the placement of the filled bag in the sealer. The end of the bag to be sealed needs to be pristinely clean and dry. Most SV cooks fold back the opening to form a thick cuff before filling. If you are doing that, - good. Then when the bag is filled do you have a smooth alignment of the edges to be sealed? If you don’t cut a sufficiently long bag the plastic might be distorted and leaking in the sealer causing the vacuuming to continue just as you describe. Try being a little more generous with your packaging material to discover if that solves your problem. Also resist the urge to overfill your bags. You want some surplus bag material around your food. If you are packaging large items like roasts, it helps if you wrap the item in waxed paper before filling the bag. Once in, slide the paper out, unfold the cuff, and vacuum seal away. ---
**Author:** ![Jaress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jaress](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Jaress)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/6 "2020-07-27T17:23:46Z")
Been using the vacuum sealer for years, it’s not bad handling. ---
**Author:** ![badali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@badali](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/badali)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/7 "2023-08-19T17:02:43Z")
I have the exact same problem and have used various sealer before. This must be a problem with the sealer and is very disappointing. Usually this would be related to the gasket wearing out but my sealer is not old at all and does ANOVA even sell replacement? ---
**Author:** ![Avankems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Avankems](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Avankems)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/8 "2023-12-31T04:54:08Z")
I am having a similar problem. It does not “auto seal” the bag. Sucks great seals great but will not do it automatically. I believe the vacuum sensor on the control board has gone bad. I am trying to source another one. ---
**Author:** ![Dudewithfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dudewithfood](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Dudewithfood)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/9 "2024-01-21T23:07:46Z")
Have had a similar problem twice. Both times it was fixed by cleaning the seal and sealing surface. It was not forming a good seal, so the vacuum sensor never saw that it had a good vacuum. ---
**Author:** ![Don](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Don](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Don)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/10 "2024-12-21T22:42:10Z")
Jaress - i’m have the same issue on a near new unit. Did you ever find a fix for yours? ---
**Author:** ![tgromling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@tgromling](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/tgromling)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/vacuum-seal-not-sealing/26273/11 "2025-01-01T23:13:20Z")
I have only used my sealer half dozen times since purchasing it about 9 months ago and never any issues until today. Would not seal on the auto mode with the pro model. I had to press the seal button after sufficient vacuum. I redid it several times with different materials inside the bag, etc. Anyone ever get a fix or answer? Thanks