The directions say to slide the plastic strips into the mesh ramp but there were no strips in the sealed bag. Anyone else have this problem?
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Mine were included. You probably don't have to use them but would be nice if you got what you paid for. Product works great...love it!
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Mine came with the strips. I almost threw them out but read the directions first. I would imagine it would work without them. It just reinforces the "ramp" they climb to exit the water. We love it but have not seen anyone use it yet. We live in the country and get a lot of frogs and mice in our pool but none since putting it in.
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From what I remember, mine came with them, but I almost discarded them as garbage on accident...
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I did not have the strips as well. Did you look to see if it came already installed. I did not install any strips and the frog logs work fantastic!!!
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We did not have a plastic strip. We just put the weighted pad on the brick of our pond and the blue part floats nicely in our pond. Our frog loves his new "Pad". Our frog even has a mate now, he sits on his pad and calls for her and she comes and sits on the pad with him daily.
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I am having the same problem. I can't figure out how to open the plastic covers to shorten the knot. Anyone else out there know how??
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You should remove the plastic from both sides and then remove the adhesive strip covers. I bought adhesive because it didn't state on the item that it came with it but it did.
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we had to press on the board with our thumb right where the shrink wrap is and pull out with tweezers...it was a pain but sometimes we were lucky and large strips came out....good luck
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I got Reynolds Wrap foil to work. The Reynolds Wrap is longer than what comes with the machine but it will work. You have to rotate the ends to get them into the cardboard tube. Then place it in the machine making sure the side prongs catch the roll - keeping it from coming out when you pull on the wrap. The machine does not work as well as the demonstration for sure but I is helpful if you are wrapping a number of items. For one I wouldn't bother. I haven't tried the plastic wrap replacement yet but I will let you know when I do.
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Actually, there is a way to do it: cut strips of Foodsaver bags about 1" x 6" and discard the smooth side. Insert the checkered strip lengthwise into the bag, leaving about 1/2" sticking out. Seal as usual (with oxygen absorbers), making sure the strip is pushed down into the vacuum chamber. The checkered strip serves as a pathway for the air to be pulled out of the bag.I have an almost 100% success rate using my $30 Rival vacuum sealer. Never had a problem with the sealer not being hot enough.
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I don't remember any plastic strips. Once the toy was out of the packaging, my grandson had no trouble playing it at all; he played with it the rest of the night! Hope this helps.
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Put a VERY small Ty-wrap around the bottom of the bag and tighten it, but not too much. Be careful when trimming off the excess that you don't cut the bag. If you have a dyke pliers excess can be trimmed very safely. With the same pliers, you can also remove the entire Ty-wrap if you ever want to without injuring the bag. Just cut the square opening of the Ty-wrap from the side, not trying to put one jaws of the pliers under the Ty-wrap. Regards, S.T.
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Mine's got some time left on it so I haven't an answer. Might go to an arts & crafts store like Hobby Lobby...I won't but if you don't have any problems with that company they may have some velcro strips you could use...
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Look for the pull strip - it is labeled, and on all of the six or seven bags I have ordered, works pretty well.
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Could someone upload a picture how the package is supposed to look on the inside. Mine looks like there is a couple of empty spots in the plastic molding but can not find a picture to reference it. Thanks!
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The bubble wrap inside sometimes sticks to itself. I just pinched two opposite sides and pulled gently until I found the places of slight give and eventually I had a hole in the middle again. It takes a bit of patience but will work unless you put it in the dryer. Then the bag is finished because you would have melted the plastic. I wash on gentle with cold water in the washer and dry on air only in the dryer. I have had mine for 6 or 7 months.
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You know, I don't really remember how I had to unpack them. Seems to me, though, there was paper between them. I don't think it was supposed to be sticky paper - it just stuck to the traps due to the heat Summer or something. If you think pulling the paper off damages the slickness of the traps, you can repair it by applying talcum powder to the surface of the traps. That much I remember for certain.
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you may have the refill backwards, it should just drop in ,pull the trap out and push the bag in, trap holds the bag in.
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I had this problem also. The sheet has been rolled around the two rollers inside the laminator, or it is bunched up right inside where it comes out. You can stick a pair of scissors in there and see if you can get it to come out, but if its around the rollers you need to unscrew the bottom and cut it off the rollers. You could probably also just send it back to amazon, but it will still work after you untangle the mess! It is a great little laminator.
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I've done it. It did not rip the bag. I have also rolled them up. Both ways worked.
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Using plastic wrap is not part of the original instructions. I tried it but it was hard to get off because it stuck to the reline material. You do, however, need to add the liquid before adding the powder, then wait 1 minute before spreading. This seems to work better for me. Good luck.