Anyone else have a better way to fill this? The upside down trick is way too slow.
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I just put my finger over the hole as I pull the top out. Also, on cold mornings, I pour hot water into the holder and it works beautifully to make the honey more pourable. I love mine.
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Another way I fill it is with my left hand I hold a finger under the bottom hole. Then I use my right hand to pour the honey in the top once I have removed the top piece.
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Cover the bottom hole with your finger and then unscrew and remove the top assembly. Fill with honey or syrup, leaving a little room for the plunger and rod when you screw the top back on. The plunger will push your finger out of the way as it seats in the bottom hole. I've had my honey dispenser for over ten years and this way of filling works for me.
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Put your finger on the hole on the bottom , unscrew the lid with your other hand and fill the honey dispenser then with your finger still on th hole screw the lid on the plunger, that will push you finger away . Then you can run water over the outside if you get any honey on it .
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I hold my finger over the hole in the bottom and take the cover off. I fill it and put the cover back in, taking my finger off the hole only when I can feel the stopper plugging it.
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I take out the dispensing mechanism and put my left index finger under the hole on the bottom. Pour in the honey and then put the dispensing mechanism in and move your finger out of the way. Honey is pretty slow, so there is little spilling.
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Try filling it less. My epica does not overflow, but I nevervfill it to the line
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Stick something small down toward the tip and flip it up. Not sure why they designed it that way.
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Yes like the man said, the trick is laying it upside down on the ground putting the bucket on top of it and pushing hard. Take it on and off a few times and it will get easier. Using it with a blue Lowes paint bucket.
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If You have easy access to the underside of the sink, you can un-screw the plastic bottle and fill it that way. I find it easier to do from the top, using the supply tube as a dip stick so as not to over fill
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I just turn it upside down with a bucket underneath, then shovel out with a little hand shovel. It would be hard to scoop it out since there is a pole through the middle, despite the opening being about 1ftx1ft.
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Most likely you are overfilling the water container. Fill it up to 1/2 inch from the top.
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Just take the bottom and top half and twist. It can be kind of difficult to open, I still struggle with mine.
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Yeah, we had that same issue. We tried several different approaches and currently have it 'curled' in the opposite direction and have a large rubber band holding it. Hopefully this will finally make the large lid useful.
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if you have a "shop" vac that has an air out port that you reverse the hose on... and then maybe use some duct tape.... in a pinch... I could make that happen...but not with a regular vacuum..... USE A HAIR DRYER on cool and fill a little at a time if you really stuck!
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It is simple. Just unscrew pump handle while pushing down on it. Then fill with liquid being careful not to fill above the mark for maximum fill. Good luck.
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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.
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It doesn't take much air to fill this thing. One and a half pumps from my manual full-size pump will do it.
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As far as I know you can only fill it up with the electric pump. I don't remember seeing any manual way of filling it.
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Did you unscrew the spout - counterclockwise. You may have to really hold the lid part while you do it. Then fill and pump.
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It really is easiest to fill while hanging. I made the mistake of sitting on my floor and started dumping seeds in...it collapsed and made a mess. When you hang it there are spring loaded hooks on the lid that you unlatch and the lid is able to slide up of the wire handle. Then dump seeds in from a container of some sort, relock the lid and you are all done! Hope that helps.
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Try putting it upside down on a simmering pot of water. I had to do it several times and there was still a little curl which my husband then curled backward, it now works like it's supposed to.