Corey, your offer is generous, but my point has been that I don't have the one with the port to draw from the canisters. I had it, it didn't work very well, and then it stopped working all together. That was my second FS. My first one (maybe 10 years ago) and my present one are the plain suck and seal type that I find totally adequate. I did like the idea of sealing things in jars, however--not for long term storage or preservation at ALL--but for freshness, like crackers. We live in a very humid summertime place.
Why on earth did you change brands and make your investment obsolete?
And just for information apparently the FS technical staff are VERY very helpful if you have a situation like mine. Apparently these can be taken apart, perhaps cleaning the vacuum pump, and fixed right at home. I still have mine, and intend to give to DS to try to fix.