There is no fill line, how far up can/should I fill it?
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I basically just figure a little over a cup for each cup I want. It is all trial and error, but the coffee is delicious.
1663755
For 12 cups fill the water up to the bottom hole of the spout. Otherwise measure the amount of water for the cups you want. F.
1663756
When you look inside the coffee pot there are 10 holes that allow the water to flow out through the spout. right below the bottom last one hole is the imaginary 12 cup line. I fill the pot to the halfway mark and that is fine for 6 cups of coffee. Use a round coffee filter, fold it in half and then half again. the middle of the creased "X" is where you insert the filter in the basket pushing the metal rod through. This will give 100% filtered non coffee grain coffee. Enjoy !!!!
1663757
I fill it so it's just covering the second row of holes (2 holes). As long as you lower the heat as soon as it starts to perk it does not spill. There will be plenty of coffee when guests visit.
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If you need plenty of coffee, first fill the percolator can with water so that the water doesn't quite reach the bottom of the steel coffee basket when you insert it (you can soon work this out by trial and error). Then spoon ground coffee into the coffee basket. Thus you know the water is not too high BEFORE you put coffee in the basket. Of course, if you don't need to drink so much you can put less water in. However, percolators work best with a high water level, and if the water level is really low, the percolator may not percolate at all.
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I can add 9 /8oz cups to the pot and have it come UNDER the hole in the spout INSIDE the pot.That is equivalent to their so called 12 cups. The 12 cups they speak of are most likely 12 /6oz cups as in the coffee/tea cup they once used in percolators of old. I use a thimble over the stem opening to keep the grounds from going in. My mother did this. Just tap off excess before taking off the thimble.
596872
Fill it with a hose. It has a hidden drain connection also that you hook a garden hose to. It fills in 20 minutes
1961229
I fill it from the ground, about 6ft. It come with legs to make it about 8ft
130527
hi it should be like 5 in from the top fill it to the top line on the filter
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You may want to go bigger. I currently have mine going up four feet with a " return line, a 13-piece section of loc line, and a tee to a small DIY reactor. It's just powerful enough, in my opinion, and I have a 90-gallon tank (with two power heads).
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After 48hrs, mine is still at 15" with hallow and saggy corners and loose outer covering on 4 sides. I desperately want to sleep on it minus that 1 inch but i'm giving it another 24 hrs to fill up some more. The hallow corners makes me sad coz i don't know how it can fill up unless it rises another 2inches more at least.
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Agree, filling from the bottom is a pain. I just tried drilling a hole in the top and the water just runs out. Based on other responses it looks like I ruined it.
438318
There is no written material. Replace and set the max gap was what worked for me.
8501
Just add more water to the fill line. The gel inside lasts a really long time.
854281
If you fill it so there is no air in it, then it can't be a problem. Liquid water doesn't expand enough to be an issue.
1873458
Make sure the weight is secured high enough and the line is not too long where the weight is not being utilized. You could always buy another weight and add it to the line to provide more pull back.
17581
I've never experienced this problem with mine. I just make sure I don't exceed the "MAX FILL" line.
49925
Not at all practical for what your suggesting... While if folds up nicely, it takes a couple of hours to fill, assuming you had access to a garden house...+draining, drying etc...
193504
Try filling it less. My epica does not overflow, but I nevervfill it to the line
838646
Fill the perimeter with mortar bed. Just be sure the get a slope from the perimeter to the kerdi tray
1121198
It fills from the bottom. There is another question/answer on how to remove bottom.
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You might not have filled it enough. It won't work if there's not enough water