Anyone have any issues sucking up the water with the attached mouth piece/straw?
621226
No issues at all. However its possible issues could arise if you put the top in a dishwasher so be sure to hand wash only!
621227
I did on the first one I had and it turned out the plastic pieces that hold the clear mouth piece to the bottle had broken and it lost it's seal.
621228
Yeah, it feels like there's a hole somewhere in mine so water barely goes through. Customer service has been good in helping me get a replacement though!
621229
Yes, I did. I then pushed the plastic piece that acts as a seal. And it looks like I broke it. I am not sure if the suction that occurs is normal. My son was using it, and he liked the bottle. Then I drank from it one day, and the suction was a bit annoying. I thought I had to push the top piece in, and then pop -- I broke the seal.
621230
Not with the mouthpiece itself, but the straw that goes inside the bottle does sometime give me issues. When drinking water there is occasionally too much air getting into the connection between the straw and cap, which makes it annoying to drink from because you have to try very hard to suck water out. Think of drinking from a cup using a straw, but having a hole in your straw. It's like that. To alleviate this I take off the cap and pull out the straw then re-seat it in to the plastic connector on the underside of the cap.
621231
I had an issue because of the defective product, water was not coming or it was making strange noise. After contacting the seller, I got replacement bottle.
621232
I did sometimes, but I realized it was user error. If the mouthpiece is not fully opened and the straw isn't all the way on, you can't get anything out of it. Hope it helps!!! That seemed to help for me :)
2164139
I have not had that experience yet...though I did have the plunger on the bottom of the cone that holds the permanent filter fail to stay open. The filter was full to the top with water and some of it went into the reservoir. Would it be possible to buy a can of compressed air and blow it out?
1135715
Hi Peter,So far I haven't had any problems with it, I have only had water in mine and I was it on a regular basis.
1480799
Yes, the inner bottom seal keeps extruding small pieces into the water. Anyone else have this issue?
181463
I have never had an issue with that. I don't really use the ends often, but I fill the center section and I have never had a problem with water causing it to get moldy.
2122605
Samantha I not found any verification ..but I have used the filter in some nasty water to test it myself ..so far no side effects but I also have a back up .it is called the life straw
2144042
I haven't had that problem. Mine works fine and I've had it quite a while now. Are you blowing the water that gets in out the top? I don't dive down with it; I just swim laps.
425969
I use the plastic filter holder that came with it and haven't had that issue.
1138839
You're referring to the travel plug which is included with the cup. I haven't used the travel plug at all. My son drinks all day long, so I don't worry about it. If you leave the cup alone for a while, and it's full, the liquid will rise through the straw and may leak onto the table/floor, etc. whenever I see that happening, I sip from his cup and it's a non-issue.
1807522
If you use it properly, it will suck up almost everything. Just make sure you go slowing when pulling up the water. I usually walk on it just after cleaning. That is what sold me on this particular cleaner the first time. I was in Costco years ago and a guy was picking up some cleaner and he told me about how well it picked up the water. I'm ever so grateful to this fellow.
1737480
mema666, i think the issue would be how hard you thing is sucking. i have not seen my do this. maybe test the pressure that is being sucked up?
304047
You can just suck like normal straw. The spout has a soft rubber surround on it but I think it's just for comfort and ease of drinking.
1757431
Yep, I've had no issues with it so far. Just make sure to take the lid apart. If you don't, gross dishwasher water will get stuck in there.
1545358
Yes, my first one leaked so I bought another and the second one leaks too. I may return it, or just use them in the car where they will remain right-side up all the time. Also, even when upright if the mouthpiece is open then warming air in the bottle will push a LOT of water up and out of the straw and all over your cupholder area. So if you use it in the car make sure to close it. I'd never carry one of these in a backpack. Water does really taste better though, so I'll accept the limited usefulness.
1291475
I have not had this specific problem; but then, with the poor suction there has not been much dirty water to go into the container. This is even after I work hard to get all of the parts clean; and, they are very hard to clean.
542730
Haven't had this trouble. I would say it won't work correctly to water if this is the case
940322
I rarely had problems with the tube retracting or pulling out. There can be difficulties if the tube is tangled around the water reservoir but as long as you check that when you fill it I never had problems. It doesn't snap back like a hair dryer cord but it retracts as you lower it to put the bite vale in the holder.