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Avid Armor USVX Chamber Vacuum Sealer

Best fit for thick steaks and everyday portions; dry pump, a short seal bar, 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

Takes smooth chamber pouches, not the embossed bags an edge sealer uses

10 in seal bar
Dry pump
3.5 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 10.5 x 3.5 inProduct page [1]
Max pouch size: 10 x 13 inProduct page [1]
Overall dimensions: 12.75 x 12.25 x 7.75 in (needs 19.5 in clearance to open lid)Product page [1]
Weight: 18.80 lbProduct page [1]
Pump type: Dry rocker/piston pump (oil-free)Product page [1]
Controls: Presets: 3 vacuum levels, 3 seal timesProduct 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 13 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 × 10.5 in × 3.5 in: suited to everyday portions and pouches that lie flat.
Upkeep: The maker publishes a dry pump: there is no pump oil to buy, check or change.
Where it lives: At 18.8 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 13 in maximum pouch length its maker states:
Breville Commercial PSC-VBF-0610 Chamber Vacuum Bags, 6 × 10 in, 250-count
Avid Armor Chamber Pouches, 10 × 13 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, 300-count assorted
UltraSource Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 1000-count
LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 10 × 13 in, 250-count
VacMaster Temp Plus Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 100-count
UltraSource Chamber Pouches, 10 × 13 in, 250-count
MAGIC SEAL Smooth Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 100-count
Avid Armor Chamber Pouches, 6 × 10 in, 250-count

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How the Avid Armor USVX compares

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Avid Armor USVX beside similar chamber sealers, each figure as its maker publishes it
Model	Seal bar	Chamber	Pump	Weight
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 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 USV1	10 in	10.5 x 10 x 2.25 in	Dry piston pump (oil-free)	13.05 lb

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

How big is the Avid Armor USVX chamber?

Avid Armor gives the chamber size as 10.5 x 10.5 x 3.5 in.

What size bags fit the Avid Armor USVX?

Smooth chamber pouches up to 10 × 13 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: Avid Armor Chamber Pouches, 10 × 13 in, 250-count; LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 10 × 13 in, 250-count; UltraSource Chamber Pouches, 10 × 13 in, 250-count.