Freeze Dryer (7 Shelf ) with Standard Pump
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Price
$3,399.00
Regular price
$3,699.00
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per
Model features:
- Patented smart freeze drying algorithm.
- Multiple drying methods for beginners and advanced users.
- Motorized ball valve for oil contamination prevention.
- RTD temperature sensors for drying assistance.
- Industrial grade glass-to-metal seal feed-through.
- Solid state relay for the heater. All replaceable relays.
- Stainless steel/aluminum construction for major parts.
- Independent vacuum valve for pressure normalization.
- Candy mode makes freeze-drying sweets easy and quick.
- Stainless steel drain line.
- Ice capacity 12lb.
- Process up to 18lb of food in one batch.
- Main drying time 16 - 30 hours for 8lb of food.
- Spacing between shelves 1.2 in.
- Include 7 trays as one set. Tray size 8 in. x 20 in. x 0.75 in.
- Shelf temperature setting range -50F to 150F.
- Freeze dryer weighs (vacuum pump excluded) 170lb.
- Freeze dryer dimension W 20 in. x D 26 in. x H 31 in.
- Freeze dryer cold trap (bottom of chamber) -40F.
- Vacuum pump weighs 36 lb.
- Vacuum pump dimension W 5.5 in. x D 15.5 in. x H 10 in.
- Vacuum pump flow rate 7.2CFM.
Installation requirement:
- A dedicated 15/20 Amp electrical outlet is recommended.
Free Accessories:
- An oil filter, an impulse sealer, and 50 mylar bags.
Shipping:
The freeze dryer is shipped in two boxes on a pallet: a 180lb freeze dryer box of size 25"x29"x36", and a 45lb accessory box of size 18"x8.5"x14.5". The pallet size 40"x26"x41". The entire shipment weighs about 260lb.
Customer Reviews
Product arrived as expected. Perfect condition . Delivery was painless and within an hour of the expected arrival. Set up was painless.
I have had the machine for 2 months and have run quite a bit through it. The unit has performed flawlessly. I am happy with how quiet the unit is. I am new at this but learning every load i do, product has been turning great.
Took me a couple runs and quite a few videos to learn the basics. But this thing has been running pretty steady the first month.
The options on this machine make Harvest Right seem basic. And the build quality is superb.
Stay Fresh allows you to make all kinds of tweaks to their machine. Change preset curves, change default values, and the function screen will allow you to do each step manual or u can use auto mode.
The electric bill definitely noticed the new toy. Seems like about $3 - $5 worth of electricity per food run. Candy runs are much quicker. But it is what it is.
The industrial pumps are about indestructible as long as you keep oil in them, AND always run them under load. Don't ever run the pump with any valves (or door) open with free flowing air going into pump. It will blow all the oil right out into the baffle. (Which will mostly run back into the pump after the pump shuts off) I work with these pumps everyday at my job. They like to work.
The ONLY thing that stuck out to me as odd with this purchase was their instructions to keep the pump as far away from dryer as possible. But they only included about 30 inches of vacuum hose. I ended up buying a 10' section (1/2" ID) vacuum hose from Amazon to move my pump further away from the machine. Be nice if they included 6' of hose.
The Freeze Dried Candy sellers at the local fairs all advised me "if your going to buy one, don't buy Harvest Right, unless you like to wait for parts to fix the machine yourself".
I'm glad I took their advice and bought quality. Haven't had to contact Stay Fresh for any customer service. But from what I have read their Customer Service is hands down the best. And that alone is huge.
Happy freeze drying.
We are very pleased with our new Stayfresh freeze dryer. We started to freeze dry various foods and it works as it should. Very good quality equipment.
We have been very happy so far with our freeze dryer. The seven trays hold a substantial amount of food, which we hope to put to good use next year from our large garden. Very quiet too!!