Watering Station: Does this waterer fill from the top or the bottom and need to be flipped?
174289
The water reservoir fills from the bottom but has a screw on lid with a spring activated button. Fill it with water and screw on the lid. When you turn the reservoir over it does not dispense any water until the button is pressed. This occurs when the reservoir is placed on the base and given a slight twist. When you remove the reservoir the button closes and no water spills out.
467029
The bottom piece is the water tank. Therefore, you have to lift the top piece and you can fill the water tank from the top.
2021932
You twist off the top and fill it up from there. I generally fill it up every time I use it.
951614
The only water connections are on the top-cold in, hot out and the pressure relief valve which you can see in the picture. To empty it, you would have to turn it upside down.
888342
It does not circulate. The three tiers offset each other so when you water the top any excess will flow down to the next level. The overflow or rain water will collect in the bottom tray. But I always tried to dump that so the roots did not rot.
207140
The flat lower area behind the plant holders will over fill . That is where the drain holes are that flow down to the bottom . I drilled a hole in mine on the back side to the level I wanted and ran a clear poly tube next to the wall to drain off the patio just in case .
1704855
does both depending on which way you flip it. spout bottom=stream, spout top=puff
552473
The globe unscrews and I do this all in the sink or outside by the hose. Fill the globe and hold it upside down so that I can screw the bottom on tight and then flip it right up and no problems. While screwing on the black bottom portion, that part is on top while you are holding the globe upside down. Works great.
593207
You can fill the water reservoir either way. I take mine off and bring it to the sink, I find this easier.
1383512
Most likely you are overfilling the water container. Fill it up to 1/2 inch from the top.
1306388
Agree, filling from the bottom is a pain. I just tried drilling a hole in the top and the water just runs out. Based on other responses it looks like I ruined it.
1441877
Yes if it's emptied. I also turned mine upside down. You have to disconnect it from downspout first.
1176677
I spoke with tech support for this product about reducing the weight of the tank before storing for travel. I now attach a small portable air compressor to the inlet side of the unit and push the water out the discharge side. You can get most of the water out this way and should have less water present in the unit to cause a problem. You should not turn the unit upside down to drain water as it may cause loss of the media.
1262975
The top pulls off and the you use the bottom to fill each side. Here is a video showing you just how to do it: http://youtu.be/VYrFpbAkhtI
1990208
It's fine to have the top area also filled with water. It will just eventually drain down as the dispenser is used.
425728
At the top of the machine at the front edge is a panel that flips up with your touch. You just pour the water in there. Very easy and simple and at the perfect spot. The reservoir holds quite a bit of water. Easy to fill and doesn't need to be done very often. By the way I really truly like this machine. It's been one of my favorite purchases in a long time. Does everything I wanted well and does it the way I wanted it to work.
1904777
There is a place for a 2 liter you fill that with water then flip it into its place