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Avid Armor USV1 Chamber Vacuum Sealer

Best fit for flat packs laid side by side; dry pump, light enough to put away.

Strengths

Dry pump: no oil to buy or change
Full chamber size published, so a package can be checked before buying
Maximum pouch size stated, so bags can be bought to fit

Limitations

Shallow chamber: too low for jars and bone-in cuts

10 in seal bar
Dry pump
2.25 in chamber height

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Specifications

Seal bar length: 10 inProduct page [1]
Chamber dimensions (W x L x H): 10.5 x 10 x 2.25 inProduct page [1]
Max pouch size: 10 x 10 inProduct page [1]
Overall dimensions: 12 x 12 x 6.25 inProduct page [1]
Weight: 13.05 lbProduct page [1]
Pump type: Dry piston pump (oil-free)Product page [2]
Controls: Presets: 3 vacuum levels, 3 seal settingsProduct page [1]
Chamber material: Molded plasticProduct page [1]

What to know before you buy

Largest pouch: The maker states a maximum pouch size of 10 x 10 in. Buy pouches no wider than that, and remember the chamber has to hold whatever is inside the pouch too.
Chamber: The usable chamber is 10.5 in × 10 in × 2.25 in: shallow, so packs go in flat and side by side rather than stacked.
Upkeep: The maker publishes a dry pump: there is no pump oil to buy, check or change.
Where it lives: At 13.05 lb it can come out of a cupboard and back again.
Pouches that fit: These chamber pouches in the catalogue fit its sealing width and are no longer than the 10 in maximum pouch length its maker states:
Breville Commercial PSC-VBF-0610 Chamber Vacuum Bags, 6 × 10 in, 250-count
Avid Armor ACPAX1 Chamber Pouches, 300-count assorted
LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 6 × 9 in, 250-count
LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 8 × 10 in, 250-count
Avid Armor Chamber Pouches, 6 × 10 in, 250-count

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How the Avid Armor USV1 compares

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Avid Armor USV1 beside similar chamber sealers, each figure as its maker publishes it
Model	Seal bar	Chamber	Pump	Weight
Avid Armor USV1	10 in	10.5 x 10 x 2.25 in	Dry piston pump (oil-free)	13.05 lb
Avid Armor USV32	11.5 in	11.5 x 12 x 3.5 in	dry piston vacuum pump	26.40 lb
Avid Armor USV20	11.5 in	12.25 x 8.5 x 3 in	dry double-piston pump	Conflicting: 17.3 pounds / 17.55 lb
Avid Armor USVX	10 in	10.5 x 10.5 x 3.5 in	Dry rocker/piston pump (oil-free)	18.80 lb

Avid Armor USV1 questions, answered from the maker’s records

How big is the Avid Armor USV1 chamber?

Avid Armor gives the chamber size as 10.5 x 10 x 2.25 in.

What size bags fit the Avid Armor USV1?

Smooth chamber pouches up to 10 × 10 in, the largest size Avid Armor states for it; embossed bags made for edge sealers are not needed. Chamber pouch packs we list that fit both its width and length: LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 8 × 10 in, 250-count; Breville Commercial PSC-VBF-0610 Chamber Vacuum Bags, 6 × 10 in, 250-count; LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 6 × 9 in, 250-count.