With each change of season (winter-spring, summer-autumn), the question arises for the housewives: where to put on things that are not useful to us for a good six months? They pack their things in plastic bags and hide them in all available spaces. It is especially difficult to find a place for blankets, pillows, jackets, overalls. Not to mention fur coats, sheepskin coats, fur hats ... Many mothers still keep clothes from which their children have already grown (for younger children). It turns out that there is a fairly simple way to reduce the volume of many things, save them from dirt and moths. These are vacuum bags.
How to use vacuum bags
They are intended for packing clothes and various bulk items. Packages magically reduce the volume of many things. A special effect is observed when packing fluffy and "shaggy" things containing a large amount of air between the fibers.
Due to what is this happening? Things are packed in a bag. It is made of four protective layers that reliably protect things from environmental influences. Tightly closes with a special double zipper. She does not pass air. Then they take a pump for vacuum bags, which is usually sold in the kit, and draw the right amount of air. As a result, the package is flattened and begins to take up much less space. The volume of things can decrease from 1.5 to 4 times.
Reviews of some consumers suggest that if there is no pump, you can use a conventional vacuum cleaner. After connecting the pipe to the valve opening, turn on the vacuum cleaner and watch when the right amount of air comes out.
Application
Packages are used to store things at a time when they are not in use. It may be seasonal storage. All unnecessary things are packed in bags, then they are neatly stacked in a sofa or closet. Packed in such packages and bed, which is not used daily.
Crumpled valuables are conveniently packaged in a bag with a hook or hanger. It is necessary to draw out a small amount of air from it and hang it on the bar. Fur products are stored without vacuum.
These packages will help you when moving. You can put the right amount of things in them and, reducing their volume, transport them to the right place. Unfortunately, the weight does not decrease.
Instructions for use
You can pack things whose weight does not exceed 15 kg. The sharp edges of the hardware cover the bag from damage. Stack things so that they take up as much space as there is on a shelf.
Under the valve you can not put dense things that do not let air through. They will not allow you to create a vacuum.
For packing small things, it is better to take small or medium bags. Then the desired item will be easier to find.
Close the bag by pressing the lock with your fingers or using special clothespins. Air is drawn through a valve hole using a pump.
Storage rules
To ensure that the package is not damaged, the following rules must be observed:
- Do not place bags near furniture that has sharp edges.
- Do not store food in them.
- You can not store things at temperatures above 37 and below 18 degrees Celsius.
- Do not overload the package by storing things above the line.
- Half fill the bag so that things are not damaged.
- Do not use coarse shoulders.
- Do not store near heat sources.
We get things
After the things have been taken out of the package, they need to be hung up so that they are straightened out. The sweater will be smoothed out in 20 minutes, but the wool coat will probably need to be ironed. Customer reviews indicate that down jackets usually straighten over steam. The process takes approximately 20 minutes.
Pillows flatten a little. And if the storage rules are violated, they can even turn into a cake after vacuum bags have been removed from them.
Customer reviews say that usually things taken out of a vacuum bag are fresh and pleasant to the touch. But there are complaints that the sweaters in the vacuum bags are very confused. It can be seen that the package in this case was of high quality, otherwise the air would go inside. Perhaps this is due to a violation of the rules of use (filling the package more than half). You can try to steam them, and next time more carefully approach the packaging.
Shelf life
Good quality vacuum plastic bags can be used several times. To do this, you just need to store them correctly. Clean bags are folded and hidden in a cool place. But not everyone manages to use vacuum bags for storing things for a long time. Customer reviews indicate that they crack in the places of bends and wrinkles that form during storage.
Customer reviews say that the quality of packages varies. There are cheap ones that crack after the first use. Some let air in or crack after pumping air. Remember that vacuum bags must be made of dense polyethylene.
Sometimes a package can give the host a surprise. Having laid the clothes, the owners put them in boxes, about to stretch out after six months. But soon, air begins to flow into the bag, and it slowly inflates. If you do not pull it in time, it will soon swell so that it will be impossible to get it out of the box!
Compression force
In this case, you yourself can control the power of compression of things. So pillows, feather-beds, down comforters are recommended not to be reduced to the stop, but only by 65%. This will help preserve the pen and appearance of the products. Keep this in mind when using vacuum bags to store things.
User reviews claim that pillows lose shape a bit after storage.
Benefits
A lot of them:
- Packages are convenient to use.
- Things take up much less space.
- Things do not fall out of the closet. Saves about 70% of the space.
- Packed clothes and clothes are not dusty, not covered with dust.
- Moisture does not get to things.
- Clothing is not afraid of moths and other insects.
- Things are easier to transport.
- Packages can be used several times.
Storage
You can hide in bags only washed and clean things. Then they will not acquire a dubious smell during storage.
Every six months, things are pulled and ventilated. Then they put it back, again using vacuum bags to store things. Customer reviews suggest that packaging often does not tolerate reuse and begins to let air through. In this case, packages continue to protect from dust, but they can no longer reduce things in size.
Dimensions
Vacuum bags sizes are both small (width 50 or 45 cm, length 60 cm), and larger. Medium-sized bags with a width of 60 cm and a length of 80 cm are popular. They are designed to store sweaters, trousers and other clothes.
The width of the bag with a hanger for delicate items is 70 cm, the length is 145 cm.
Among large-sized bags, one can single out a very large one, with a width of 80 cm and a length of 130 cm. They usually store blankets and pillows.
Travel Packages
Travel bags are 50 cm and 70 cm. They are also called compression bags. They have no valve. The clothes are loaded into the prepared bag, the air is squeezed out, and the plastic slider is closed. In order to get something, you do not need to search through all the contents. After all, transparent plastic bags allow you to consider the contents even before they open it. Reviews say that they are convenient to use for transportation when moving.
How much are vacuum bags
The price of a little is about 200 rubles. A bag with a hook and a valve for a pump costs about 500 rubles. It’s good to buy a set of vacuum bags during the promotion. Discounts in different stores reach 50% of the cost, or even exceed them. The package can contain from 4, 8 or 16 vacuum bags of the same size.
If the package you like costs less than 100 rubles, it is probably fake and of poor quality.
Reviews
Customers like colored bags (vacuum bags) for storing things. User reviews say they are travel-friendly. If the package contains, for example, intimate things, no one can see them.
You can purchase flavor packs. It is nice to stretch out your clothes after a six-month break to feel the light aroma of a rose, lemon or sea freshness.
Which company packages to buy
Taking advantage of the popularity of vacuum bags among customers, fast-food lovers began to produce products resembling high-quality but low quality. How to distinguish a real package from a fake? How to choose the best vacuum bags?
Quality bags are made from a mixture of polyamide and polyethylene. Nylon can be used. It improves elasticity and strength.
Cheap fake bags are made from a mixture of polyethylene and a tough, hard material that plastic bottles are made of. Therefore, the products are hard and quickly cracked.
You can try to determine quality by touch. The material should be soft and flexible.
The fasteners in fake bags hold air weakly or let it through from the very beginning.
The valve is the hardest to fake. Typically, products from a major manufacturer are equipped with automatic pumping valves. It does not have additional valves and covers. Therefore, it is desirable that the valve does not have moving parts.
Chairman Vacuum Pack
The packaging says that it is made in Italy. But doubts, of course, remain. The valve is not equipped with automatic air evacuation. Zip Lock also does not work very reliably. The instructions say that the film is made using a light stabilizer that protects clothing from ultraviolet radiation and fading. There is also information that the glass transition temperature is 60 degrees below zero. Then the polyethylene passes from a soft state to a glassy one. Therefore, technical conditions allow you to keep things in the cold.
Vacuum bag Vaki-paki
The package has two layers. The total thickness is 80 mm. The valve is made of silicone. There is a clothespin for closing the lock. The bag can hold up to 50 kg of items. At production, quality control of the valve, zip-lock and film is carried out. Cost per square meter - 266 rubles.
Handy Home vacuum bags are slightly cheaper than Waki Packs, but also thinner.
Vacuum Bag Bag
This is a nylon bag with a vacuum bag inside. Its height is three times greater than bags. Things are packed in a bag, the air is drawn out by a pump. Its height is reduced to the size of the bag. Such packages can be stored at home or carried by handles.
Recipes of "craftsmen"
You can make a homemade vacuum bag. To do this, take two garbage bags, shove one into one. They put the right things there. After they cover the entrance, insert a vacuum cleaner there and draw out air. Then tie the inlet.