During freeze, the water froze in pipe and the nipples popped out of the pipe. How do I get them back in the holes?
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They pop/snap back in. Wait til thaw. Drain water/pressure. Then they snap back in.
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Mine did the same thing. I just pushed them back in and that worked. It was rather difficult to do, but they went in. Just make sure to push at the base of the yellow spigot. If you try to press ON the yellow spigot or the metal piece that sticks out you may damage it and it could start leaking. I hope that works for you!!
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Turn the machine off and unplug it from the power outlet. Allow it to sit and hour or two unplugged, and then empty out all water you may have put in the machine. Put new water into the reservoir making certain you do not fill it above the maximum fill line. Distilled water is best, and will save you time down the road from having to clean off excessive mineral deposits from the freezing elements, but at minimum use good filtered water and not the junk that comes straight from the faucet. Next, plug the machine back in and press the power button. Do not attempt to set the clock or the timer. Ignore those buttons completely. Select your ice size (it really doesn't matter which one you choose just to test the machine - any size will do.) You should almost immediately hear the machine pumping water from the reservoir into the freezing chamber. It will sound like water quietly trickling and lasts a couple of seconds. If you hear that, you know the pump is working. You should also hear the compressor kick on after the water has been pumped into the freezing chamber, and if you place your hand next to the the exhaust port you ought to begin feeling slightly warmed air blowing out. Within 10 to 12 minutes your first batch of ice will be done. You hear very audibly when the machine slides the ice off the freezing elements and they tumble onto a temporary holding platform. Then you will hear the ice being raised up on the platform and pushed off of it down into the catch basket. The clattering of the ice is unmistakable. If these things do not happen within 12 to 15 minutes of when you turned the power on, something is not right with the machine. You'll most likely need to notify Amazon and have it replaced.
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My husband just dealt with this today. Apparently, somewhere in the back part of the filter there are some tiny holes in the plastic. They get clogged easily but it's essential they stay clear for it to work. He took a pipe cleaner and cleared them out. Now it runs fine again.
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Tammy,I figured out after that happened to me was to get the motor running and pour the mixture in using the slot in the top. I haven't had any more trouble with it sticking. It does seem to freeze up quicker than the time it says in the booklet. I scrap it out with a rubber spatula and put it in a container to finish in the freezer. I got a good hint from another web site to put a little acholol ( rum or tequila)in it to keep it from freezing rock hard. Hope this helps
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Hi Stacey, I actually am using this in a different way than what it is intended... I have it running inside 2 inch PVC pipe that has 5 Chicken water nipples drilled into it for my chicken watering system... I assume you could wrap a 2 inch pipe with this item to keep it from freezing, but I've never tried it.
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MAYBE if you glued them on but I still doubt it. Mine popped off from the pressure of ice (I assume the chickens didn't rip them off). You be best off rigging a holding tank with some sort of float valve that shuts off the flow. (Think toilet tank)
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The cold has caused mine to crack and I am so disappointed. The water pours out and I don't know you would have it fixed. It was so pretty but not made good. Gloria
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Make sure you have the flat side of the nipple against the tongue. The hole should be on the top side.
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I bought a cylindrical shape bucket, pour the water in and freeze it. Just like a size of an ice cream bucket, a little smaller.
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Once my milk was froze, I transported the sticks into a zippered freezer bag. I pulled out however many sticks I though I would use that day and put them into a bottle (you may have to break them depending on how wide the mouth is for your bottles) and let them thaw that way.
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Unscrew the top where there water goes in and dump it OK ! I broke one of my fittings where the O-rings are so I can't use mine the company doesn't back up are respond there worthless.
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Randy, the same thing happened to me last year. It ended up being that the little nipple which the filter depresses against when screwed on had somehow chipped off. I ended up having to replace the entire filter assembly (which was quite easy to do).
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mine did. Make sure to check the bottom nipple. Some don't have the hole all the way through Just drill it out to make sure.
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I have that problem too! What I have done is run hot water over the underside of them and stretch them out while the water is running... But, once they're cold again they pop off...But, sometimes they will stay on...Just not very often... I'm glad I'm not the only one having problems with them. Wish I could find the right sized ones... I have 3 different sized dog and cat food cans..
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Use warmer water, it will freeze slower allowing more air to escape instead of getting trapped. Tiny trapped air bubbles is what makes the ice cloudy. You could also use distilled water instead of tap water
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I called the technical support number and asked your question. They said that you should disconnect the water supply and hot sides. Then it would be best to use a shop vac to blow air through the unit from the cold water supply side and that you could also add the pink anti-freeze to the unit. Here is Stiebels phone number 800-582-8423. Make sure that you use a low flow aerator with this type of water heater or you will only get luke warm or cold water from it. I hope this helps
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Our water heater started making an awful pounding sound. My husband hooked up a hose and drained it and a whole bunch of white chunky stuff came out. Looked like snow. After that the water heater worked fine. The Nuvo had loosened all that build up that was inside it and now it is like new