Putting Into Operation; Cleaning And Maintenance - Petra electric FS 40 Gebrauchsanweisung

foils of a thickness of 10 μm to 50 μm
in one operation. The maximum width
is 29 cm. There are plastic foil rolls
which are not suitable for the use with
the foilsealer.
The usual microwave foil consists of
polyamide (PA). For welding, this
material needs higher temperatures
which are not achieved by household
foilsealers. P.V.C. foil must not be
used as it contains unhealthy sof-
tening agents.

Putting into operation

Take the cord out of the cable com-
partment and put the plug into the
socket.
Producing of the bags
The foil rolls consist of a folded foil
strip.
The fold forms the bottom of the new
bag.
First of all pull the foil from the roll
over the welding wire so that it
covers the wire.
First side seam
In order to seal the first seam, press
down the lid firmly on both recessed
grips with the ball of the thumb at the
same time. The control lamp lights
when the appliance starts to weld.
When the control lamp turns off
automatically, press down the lid for
2 to 3 more seconds so that the sea-
ling element can cool down.
You can only achieve an opti-
mum seam, if you press firmly
enough and do not open the lid
too early.
Second side seam
Pull out the foil according to the
desired length of the bag. The length
must not exceed 29 cm as otherwise
the finishing seam cannot be welded.
In general the bags should not be
made too wide in order to facilitate
the work.
Sealing has to be done as described
above. The second side seam is a
double weld. The second side seam
is at the same time the first seam of
the following bag.
Advice: It may happen that some
foil remains stuck to the sealing ele-
ment or the silicone profile after the
sealing process. Immediately remove
these remains carefully. In case they
are stuck too firmly to the sealing
element, repeat the short sealing
process (for 2 seconds) thus making
cleaning easier.
Attention! The stipulated breaks
between the sealing operations have
to be carried out in order to always
ensure perfect quality sealing and to
avoid the overheating of the appliance.
Closing of the bag
Before filling the bag check that
it is not perforated.
When filling the bag keep the sealing
area clean, dry and free of grease as
otherwise the sealing of the conclu-
ding seam will be affected. When fil-
ling in liquids, we would recommend
that you fill only one half of the bag.
For inlaying, part the opening of the
filled bag with two fingers and insert
the air nozzle as deeply as possible,
so that the lower foil clamps slightly
under the air nozzle.
Before closing the lid, make sure
that the bag opening is free of folds
when placed over the sealing element.
Air vacuuming
First press down the lid only on the
right
side in order to extract the air – (now
the appliance could be clearly heard
extracting the air). As soon as
enough air has been
extracted, press down also the left
side of the lid firmly and without
pause.
The vacuuming stops. The control
lamp indicates the beginning of the
welding process.
When the control lamp switches off,
do not open the lid for 2 or 3 more
seconds, so that the sealing element
can cool down.
Ensure that no liquids escape into
the foilsealer.
Advice: When extracting air it is
possible that
both foils can be sucked together.
This would hinder a perfect vacuu-
ming. In this case it is helpful to
crush the bag opening before filling,
so that irregular channels are formed
out of which the air can escape
when extracting.

Cleaning and maintenance

After use unplug the appliance.
Never immerse the appliance in
water, but clean the outside with a
damp cloth only. Do not use caustic
or scouring cleaning agents. Foil
remains on the sealing element or
the silicone profile of the lid are
removed by operating the sealer
without foil.
By doing so, the quality of the follo-
wing sealing process is ensured.
Put the cord into the cable compart-
ment when storing the appliance.
The plug can be fixed at the side of
the cable compartment.
In order to avoid injury, any repairs
of the appliance as well as the
exchange of a damaged connection
cord should only be carried out by
the manufacturer, his authorised ser-
vice agent or a person having similar
qualifications.
The appliance complies with the
European directives 2006/95/EC
and 89/336/EEC.
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