i don't have a candle holder for my pillar candles and i know there's a way to get them to stay upright on a plate, but for the life of me i cannot find anything that tells me how.
I'm probably way off here but I cannot imagine why you would be having trouble getting pillar candles to stay uprightThose are the ones with the wide base, the ones for which you don't need a holder Please, please, tell me you aren't trying to make TAPERS stand upright without a holder!!! Yes, you can make a taper stand up by dripping the wax and it can look really cool but they require constant supervision and can be dangerousThe wax starts to get soft and they will fallFor tapers use a shot glass or a blueberry tin or a even a bowl, scrunch up a bunch of aluminum foil inside to hold it properly.
I'm on my FIRST foodsaver machineI haven't had any problems with it yetAre you sure you are not getting moisture or food particles in the vacuum part?
Check the foam rubber gasketIf there are crumbs, or it has water or oil on it, then the vacuum will not formTake out the gasket from around the vacuum channel and clean it well Anytime I have vacuum problems, this usually fixes itI have had my foodsaver for over two years Make sure NO food or liquids spill into the vacuum channel or it can damage the machine.
