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Vesta Precision V553 Chamber Vacuum Sealer

Best fit for thick steaks and everyday portions; dry pump, a long 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
Seal bar length stated as one figure, so pouches can be bought to fit

Limitations

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

12 in seal bar
Dry pump
3.7 in chamber height

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Specifications

Seal bar length: 12 in (305 mm)Product page [1]
Seal bar width: 2 x 0.1 in (2 x 2.5 mm)Product page [1]
Chamber dimensions: 12.3 x 12.8 x 3.7 in (312 x 325 x 94 mm)Product page [1]
Pump type: DryProduct page [1]
Power: 360 W (+5%/-15%)Product page [1]
Electrical: 110-120 V ±10%Product page [1]
Overall dimensions: 13.9 x 16.6 x 8.5 in (353 x 422 x 216 mm)Manual [2] gives 13.9 x 16.6 x 8.5 in (353 x 422 x 215 mm).Product page [1]
Weight: 26.46 lb (12 kg)Product page [1]

What to know before you buy

Largest pouch: Pouches seal across their full width only when they are narrower than the 12 in sealing width; we leave half an inch of margin, so 11.5 in is the widest pouch we would pair with it.
Chamber: The usable chamber is 12.3 in × 12.8 in × 3.7 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 26.46 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 12.8 in chamber depth its maker publishes:
Breville Commercial PSC-VBF-0610 Chamber Vacuum Bags, 6 × 10 in, 250-count
Avid Armor ACPA20 Chamber Pouches, 300-count assorted
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
UltraSource Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 1000-count
VacMaster Temp Plus Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 100-count
MAGIC SEAL Smooth Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 100-count
Avid Armor Chamber Pouches, 6 × 10 in, 250-count

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Vesta Precision V553 beside similar chamber sealers, each figure as its maker publishes it
Model	Seal bar	Chamber	Pump	Weight
Vesta Precision V553	12 in (305 mm)	12.3 x 12.8 x 3.7 in (312 x 325 x 94 mm)	Dry	26.46 lb (12 kg)
Vesta Precision V513	12 in (305 mm)	12.3 x 8.8 x 3.7 in (312 x 224 x 94 mm)	Dry	21.61 lb (9.8 kg)
Vesta Precision OP10	10.2 in (260 mm)	12.9 x 10.4 x 5.1 in (330 x 265 x 130 mm)	Oil	Conflicting: 52.3 lb (23.7 kg), net / 46.3 lb (21 kg)
Avid Armor USV32	11.5 in	11.5 x 12 x 3.5 in	dry piston vacuum pump	26.40 lb

Vesta Precision V553 questions, answered from the maker’s records

How big is the Vesta Precision V553 chamber?

Vesta Precision gives the chamber size as 12.3 x 12.8 x 3.7 in (312 x 325 x 94 mm).

What size bags fit the Vesta Precision V553?

Vesta Precision states no maximum pouch size. Its 12 in seal bar sets the width: we pair it with pouches no wider than 11.5 in, leaving half an inch of margin. Chamber pouch packs we list that fit both its width and length: LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Pouches, 8 × 10 in, 250-count; UltraSource Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 1000-count; VacMaster Temp Plus Chamber Pouches, 8 × 12 in, 100-count.