# VS-01 Sealer NOT HEATING **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Answers\ **Tags:** sous-vides, other\ **Created:** [March 18, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/vs-01-sealer-not-heating/166547 "2025-03-18T16:45:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![corvingtonlm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@corvingtonlm](https://community.inkbird.com/u/corvingtonlm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/vs-01-sealer-not-heating/166547/1 "2025-03-18T16:45:14Z")
Brand new VS-01: The sealing strip is supposed to get HOT, right? Appears there is no “warm up time” required, after watching several videos on how to use, including Inkbird’s official one. My strip NEVER GETS HOT! Do I have a faulty unit? Purchased off Amazon: Order Date 4-14-2025, Order # 112-5847335-1919435 ---
**Author:** ![Tania](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.inkbird.com/tania/32/88_2.png) [@Tania](https://community.inkbird.com/u/Tania)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 6:33am UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/vs-01-sealer-not-heating/166547/2 "2025-03-19T06:33:52Z")
Hello, Please make sure the mode is selected correctly. The mouth of the sealed bag is placed in the middle of the vacuum chamber. The buckles on both sides of the cover are locked. The heating strip of INK-VS01 is intact. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/inkbird1/original/2X/2/24cd697ea3bffc2235abae73eedcea5dbb227f95.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/inkbird1/original/2X/5/5fd3b531739ff56871e003f6958917c639cb02fb.jpeg) If it still has problems, please provide order information and a problem video to **email** [support@inkbird.com](mailto:support@inkbird.com) for after-sales service. Since forum posts are public, these may involve private information, please do not reply here. Thanks.