i read a review that said you had to push the spring to get it to fill up the bowl? is this correct? i wanted something that was automatic
85984
The bowl is shaped so that as you turn the reservoir to lock it in place the spring is pushed up. As you unlock it the spring uncoils again to allow the plunger to block the hole so no spillage. Works like a cam.
85985
This water dish is automatic and worked well for me. It was just to small for my German shepherd. The spring is at the bottom and dispenses water automatically to keep it at a high water level. Frank
85986
You dont have to push a spring. The device has a spring on the bottom of the reservoir that automatically releases more water as your dog drinks.
85987
No, water comes out by itself,it's just a spring under the white part that allows water not to spill. It sort of serves as a stopper/ water suspension regulator. Hope it's clear. No, you don't have to push anything other than fill up the white container with the spring on the bottom of it and put it on top of drinking part.
85988
It fills the steel bowl automatically. The weight of the water holder pushes down the spring. When you lift the water holder out of the steel pan, the spring disengages and keeps the water from running on the floor. It is a nice watered.
85989
Once the upper water part is put in place on the bowl the spring is automatically pushed in and it fills the bowl with water to a certain level.
85990
It is automatic - when you connect the white reservoir to the base, the spring at the bottom of the reservoir is automatically pushed in and fills the bowl up (does not overflow). It keeps refilling until the reservoir is empty. If your dog is like mine, though, we have to clean the metal tray pretty much daily from the dirt he eats outside and comes in to drink...but that part is easy.
85991
There's no need to "push the spring" on this canister if there is water in the plastic canister. The bowl should fill up automatically and will stop filling once the stainless steel container is full of water. Once the plastic canister is full of water, check the black lid to be sure the O-ring is in place and the lid is secured correctly on the canister before tipping it over to let water flow into the bowl. We love this water station and have had no issues with it whatsoever. It fills perfectly. I also love the fact that I can thoroughly clean the stainless steel bowl in between fills as my dog can get it pretty dirty, and the canister itself is easy to fill. There's no need to "push the spring" on this canister if there is water in the plastic canister. The bowl should fill up automatically and will stop filling once the stainless steel container is full of water. Once the plastic canister is full of water, check the black lid to be sure the O-ring is in place and the lid is secured correctly on the canister before tipping it over to let water flow into the bowl. We love this water station and have had no issues with it whatsoever. It fills perfectly. I also love the fact that I can thoroughly clean the stainless steel... » Read More There's no need to "push the spring" on this canister if there is water in the plastic canister. The bowl should fill up automatically and will stop filling once the stainless steel container is full of water. Once the plastic canister is full of water, check the black lid to be sure the O-ring is in place and the lid is secured correctly on the canister before tipping it over to let water flow into the bowl. We love this water station and have had no issues with it whatsoever. It fills perfectly. I also love the fact that I can thoroughly clean the stainless steel bowl in between fills as my dog can get it pretty dirty, and the canister itself is easy to fill. « Show Less
85992
No. I like this. It is easy to clean and I had no problems putting this together. A metal bowl fro their water was recommended by my Vet. I recommend this.
952262
I found out when using that the "quick" pushes are not as quick as one would think.I found out from someone who had it , that you push and hold a little once or twice and then the next push, you hear like a grinding sound.That is what you want to hear. I was pressing like 8times quickly(quickly as recomm)and hardly any fizz, it wasn't until hearing the grinding sound
1651496
It is automatic. If you want less, save the residue to reheat. If you want more you would have to make two servings. There is no way to stop the procedure mid-way that I know of. I have three of these machines and two models have an option to add more water.
658247
You have to manually push it down. But I assume you have already tried that and it didn't work.
1063593
I was able to fill it to its rim with 15 cups of water. Of course if you put 15 cups of batter into it then the batter would over flow. When I used it I made standard pound cakes that did not rise all the way to the top but they still worked without any problems.
2070094
Btw, same thing happened to me. It means that your filling it too full and this isn't designed to do that much work. Plastic parts ya know.
1442051
No it must be done manually. Hope this helps. It is a great pot. We have two.
413240
Manually fed. It is very easy and quick. We went through several thousand slides in a few days. It was concentrated effort, but it was easy. My daughter just watched tv while she did it.
391939
You will have to wait. It is not instant. That said I returned mine because the unit would not hold normal household pressure and leaked all over under the cabinet.
33859
No it's not set up that way. I think you may need the electric portion feeder type. This one only drops when they have eaten everything out of the bowl.
1652621
It was supposed to auto feed. But I spent twice the time messing with it that I spent cutting with it. Not sure if I wrote a review about it, but I was extremely disappointed with it. The design flaw - the base was basically an electric drill, with a long, drillbit neck between the handle and the cutting line. Grass wrapped around the neck every 3-5 minutes and had to be pulled out. This made it exasperating. And that's regrettable - it could have been very good.
1294166
This thing is fantastic. I believe it is the amount of pressure to push the spring inside the housing open for a full flow of water. I used this on my sprinkler system from a rain harvest tank. The first pump I had didn't have enough pressure to open the valve all the way for good flow. Went with a bigger pump and all was well. Hope that helped
391999
No mostly filled . You need the pressure from mostly (three quarters to full)
787751
I am Sorry but i am only familiar with this model since this is my first automatic feeder. Best to contact mfr
1222391
If you mean it has a side crank to raise and lower the bowl. Yes. Works like a small industrail model.
1776025
I had the same problem. What I do now..fill the blue bowl (I know, obvious) then place it somewhere firm, like on the counter. Put the bottom and tighten it just till it makes contact, do not over tighten, I use one finger to screw it on. Then press down around the edges of the bottom piece firmly so it slides on and then tighten the rest of the way. But again, do not over tighten, turn just till it makes contact. Hold it over the sink to be sure it does not leak. It will come off almost as easily.Had mine for almost 2 years now and no problems.
1666249
Yes, it should have a spring. Otherwise it's not easy to use. Send it back!