So do you suggest taking out the "lift tray?" So instead of the tray being filled with water, then the lift tray, then the water mat, then the cells on top, I should take out the lift tray? Or will it heat the water? Not sure what to do!
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For those self-watering solutions, you'll need the lift tray to keep the water mat and your plants from sitting directly in the water. The water soaks into the water mat gradually. If you set it up you'll see. The heat pad just gently warms up whatever you put on top of it, regardless of whether it's self-watering or not.
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It takes a good 6-8 months for the first tray to be completed, at least it did for me. But it seems to pick up quickly after that. Definitely add water, I use a spray bottle and give it a nice soaking about once a week. You want it moist, not wet per se but moist. You shouldn't have to open anything, the water will collect in the bin. I've had my bin over a year now and have filled the bin 5 or 6 times now.
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Are you adding enough water? I find that if I don't add enough water I get no steam otherwise it works great!! I hope I don't offend you but are you pulling the trigger?
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The heating tray does not remove. Just clean it in place. After every couple of uses, I usually wipe it clean with a wet paper towel. Hope that helps.
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I have 2 trays and I stack them ontop of each other, but in opposite directions. Otherwise, the water spills out of the bottom tray. I suppose you might be able to stack them directly ontop of one another if you don't fill the bottom tray to the top, but the cubes won't be as big.
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That would help a lot, though it would be tricky to do unless your freezer is largely empty. You need a flat surface for them to sit on, if the "cube" sections fall into the grating in the freezer they tend to tilt and the water drains out. I have some other long cube trays that I no longer use that are pretty much perfect for supporting / transporting these trays from the counter where I fill them to the freezer, but there's still a significant spillage risk.
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I was confused too, but I believe you add water to activate it. However I believe that you don't want to do it until you're ready to use it.
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Well, there's a slit on one end, but the tray isn't slanted. So you would still have to manually lift it to dump the water out. Convenient nonetheless. I have a small double sink and put mine directly in one side so there's no need for the tray. Hope that makes sense!
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The water lines in the master loo are on an outside wall so in the winter I had the same concern. Water temps in the low 40's. After a couple of Wha Hoo's !! the first few times of using it my bum adapted and I've had no wha hoo's since..PS. Coffee is rather expensive these days and this thing will wake you up quite well cutting down on your coffee intake..
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was told by Dolce Gusto customer service that we should never leave water in the tank, in other words, just put enough water to brew coffee and then remove tank, empty it and replace. Mine's been taken away today and I won't be seeing it for nearly a month. Hope they can fix problem as I have a large stock of coffee that cost me a lot of money.
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Fill it with cold water and let it set until the foam rubber thing inside soaks up the water, Then roll it up until you get the water out. Better yet, send it back and hope you get a refund. It doesn't work and it just makes you sweat more at night.
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3 large bottom trays you put water in then 2 half trays each for the top for a total of 6 smaller trays (steam table pans). Make sure you put the water in the lower section before you light the warmers. Ooops! stupid human forgot the water in the first pan.
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Start with very hot water. This slows the freezing processes and has the side effect of producing very clear ice. The hotter the better, but not so hot you melt your trays.
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Just clean it with water. I fill up the water every couple hours. So It can get cooler.
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I noticed that the stream/water pressure is released into the bottom tray after use. This seems normal and a good thing since I would rather have that happen than what I have seen from other machines. Just keep an eye on the level sensor and dump the water from the tray accordingly or better yet empty the tray after each day's use. I love my machine and had it for ~6 months. It is the best espresso machine out there for the money.
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The machine I bought from iSonic just came with a tray, and you're going to scald yourself if you try to reach into the hot solution to retrieve it. iSonic sells a separate basket with full sizes and lift handles. It was an extra $15.35, and well worth it. It seems some resellers are selling it with a full basket, and some without. Best to ask the seller directly.
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There's a water tank in the rear of the machine, just lift it out and fill with water and solution.Hope that helps.