- The valve on top of the lid should be in the down position when starting the vacuum seal otherwise you are just transferring air in and out of the container.
- Use the ball of your palm (Like CPR) just under the valve are - you do not need to press with all of your strength to create the vacuum seal.
- Press until you hear no more noise coming out of the container - it could be 2 times for the small container or up to 10 times for the very large container*.
-The final step is to lock down the handles**.
* you can also use your forearm to close any of the containers - except the smallest container in each set. Simply leave the blue valve cover in the up position, lean onto the lid with your forearm/elbow, close the valve cover and them give it a couple of more pushes using the palm of you hands (like CPR) until you no longer hear air coming out.
** Close the handles on the larger containers prior to taking the air out.
