I attached a plastic bottle to the adaptor, tipped it into the inserted stake, and it emptied completely right away — why?
Unfortunately the threads on all plastic water and soda bottles are not the same. Even though most will screw on, some do not create a complete seal. Without a complete seal, the water simply pours out (you will see bubbles going up in the bottle as this occurs) . If you want to check a bottle first, attach the adaptor, fill the bottle, put your finger over the hole in the adaptor so that no water will escape, and tilt the bottle over a sink at a strong angle — and wait. If any water, even one drop, escapes between the bottle and the adaptor, this bottle will not work. If you try this, be patient, it might take a minute or so for the drop to appear. There has been strong growth over the last few years in bottled water so we are running into this problem more frequently. From talking with customers and from recent testing we do know that the following bottles work: Water bottles — Dasani, Deja Blue, AquaFina, SmartWater, and Sam’s Choice flavored water (1-liter); Soda Bottles — Pepsi®
