How do you get lids to close & seal? We bought 6 & cannot get the lids to close & seal.
826649
You have to be really strong. My hubby has to close them & he struggles with it. I did it once with my foot and putting full body weight into it. I suggest buying the lids that screw down. The Gamma Seal lids. Unfortunately they are expensive & 2 of the gamma lids I bought came cracked & sending them back was ridiculous due to price. So it's kind of a problem about lids on these buckets.
826650
We had no problem....we placed the lid on the bucket then my husband pushed down one section at a time which snapped the lid on. One bucket we had a screw on lid and the part that snaps on the bucket did so in the same manner as explained above. A friend did have a problem solved with a rubber mallet...perhaps that would help you. OR, send them back...maybe you got a bad batch?
826651
Very easy. Get a rubber hammer from Amazon, Walmart, or harbor freight (best price) . Place bucket on solid flooring, concrete is best. Then hammer the lid or with equal blows on opposite sides. A very light film Of petroleum jelly along the lip will make it go on smooth and easy. I love my buckets with the Gamma seal lids!
826652
Use a rubber hammer and also get yourself a lid tool to open. Buckets and Gamma Lids are cheapest at Home Depot...
826653
Really like these. I keep bread flour in them and it stays fresh and dry and bug-free. You will have to remove the white "band" off each lid once you open them. The remaining lid still snaps tight, but does not have the seal "banding" anymore. Hope this helps.
826654
I had a lot of trouble with that also. I cut some slits on edge of lid so it would flare out further--not the best solution. They are still very hard to open and close. I have had buckets like this before and not had as much trouble.
826655
It is really hard. I used the palm of my hand the first time and it hurt (i'm a pretty strong guy) Use a rubber mallet. I also removed the plastic zip lock thing that holds the lid on and it worked better. Pound pound pound
351762
I haven't had that problem but this is how I get it closed. First, every few uses I use olive oil around only the angled edge of the pot that contacts the lid (as per the manual) I only use a little oil, almost wiping it all away. I loosen all of the wing nuts and then set the lid on the pot looking at how much space is between the two all the way around leveling this out as much as you can (it's never perfect). Then I flip up all the wing nuts into their notches. I turn one only until it contacts the lid, not pushing the lid down yet. Then I do the one directly across from it continuing like this until all are making contact, always going across from the last one I tightened. Then I start over with one tightening it most of the way, then the one across from it and so on. Basically I keep tightening across the lid and around until they are finger tight. Now, when my husband helps me can I always have seal failures and problems because he is strong and thinks everything needs to be tightened as tight as he can get get them and not so with the lid just hand tight by me and I am not strong. Now, if the canner is getting up to pressure I personally wouldn't worry about it. Mine may have a little bubble or sputter here and there and I don't notice it if it comes up to pressure. Hope this helps, it sounds very complicated when I typed it out but it isn't really when I do it just a system I follow.
1675483
There's a slight click when you turn them to the open or closed setting. It seems like it's gotten just slightly harder to open them as I use them more. But that could just be the result of holding with one hand and trying to open with the other (non-dominant) hand, without putting the pitcher down first. Instead of turning, you can also fairly easily lift the lid out, move it to the open position and then put the lid back in. That's usually what I do now.
2251965
I thought the same as well, but they do close, it's just tricky. You have to kind of keep your hand on one side of the bowl while closing the rest. Or press against yourself while closing at the same time, this may not make any sense, sorry! Hope you get it to close!
495326
If I remember correctly it's locked with the little silver bit on the front of the lid. Pull that bit out til the edge is flush with the rest of the lid. Hope it works/helps!
813363
Hmmm...I wonder if your lids are unusually thick or oddly shaped. Have you put them in as the photo indicates, with the smallest on the bottom and getting larger as they go up? Are you able to post a photo of your predicament?
1999215
The lids stay on. There is a tab at one of the corners (not shown in the picture) that you sue to take off the lids. Otherwise, it would be a little hard to get them off. However, it is easy if you use the tab. So they stay on very well but are also relatively easy to take off.
1327623
what about lids? where do we find the lids for this product? do they work well with them?
1297879
If this happens I unsnap the other three and make sure to use more pressure pushing down on the lid before snapping them close again. That always does the trick and I hope it helps you.
1297878
I don't seem to have that problem. I do close the lid by snapping two adjacent sides shut at the same time.
1751463
Yes they are supposed to snap closed. I had to work a long time and push really hard to get them to do that. It still didn't work for me. I just never could get it to seal like I think it is supposed to do. Maybe it is just me, but I wouldn't buy them again.
1776270
Betty, I have not personally tried to buy the lids separately. I also have not seen them advertized separately so I would lean toward saying you cannot buy the lids separately. I can tell you that my wife and I find all the containers (5) we have like this quite useful. The lids are nice and seal easily!
1675482
There's a slight click when you turn them to the open or closed setting. It seems like it's gotten just slightly harder to open them as I use them more. But that could just be the result of holding with one hand and trying to open with the other (non-dominant) hand, without putting the pitcher down first.Instead of turning, you can also fairly easily lift the lid out, move it to the open position and then put the lid back in. That's usually what I do now.
416266
I can't say that I've ever had that problem... the ones I have seal tightly and I've not been able to remove the tops from my canisters without releasing the seal. That would be a real problem!
765306
The lids press in with a silicone gasket seal. They can be difficult to press the lid on, but seem to seal well.
1713899
That was difficult for me too. I tried the "push button" method like with metal lids but that didn't work so well. After the jars had cooled off, (a couple of hours) I lightly pulled on the lid. there were a couple of lids that seemed sealed but when I was putting them away, the lid came off. I really didn't have any more failed seals than with the metal lids, just harder to tell.
860506
If the little brown clips are pushed outward, that locks the lid. Push them toward the middle to release. I never lock mine because the lid fits into grooves and won't fall off. They turn the lid counter clockwise to release it. It should then just lift right up.