Does rainwater get into it easily? I am having this problem with the feeder that I have now.
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No. I have used this design of bird feeder for over 10 years and have never had anything get into the bird seed bin (neither squirrel nor water). The feeder has an overhang where the birds stand and feed that keeps out wind, rain, snow, etc. It is a very good design.
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Greg, that sounds like the problem we had. Something may have fallen into your paper feeder. I unplugged ours and gently shook it back and forth. It dislodged what was in it. Now it works great! Good luck!
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Don't have that problem, but it does take birds a few days or a week before they use a new feeder. Perhaps if u r sitting on the porch it scares them away. First put feeder on a branch and slowly bring to porch. They don't like traffic. I have it hanging outside my kit window when I do dishes. They seem to like it under the overhang. Be patient. Parent birds r nesting Good luck. Oh and make sure the see isn't moldy. I opened up a new bag and it was all moldy. The whole shipment was
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I have not had the feeder long enough to give you an honest answer. My best suggestion would be to call the manufacturer.
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You need to double check to make sure you installed it properly. If you installed it hanging at and angle instead of level, rain water could drizzle inside. Water will also get inside if you forgot to mount it right-side-up after you've finished programming it.I normally just seal around the edges with a bead of silicone to prevent any water / insects from getting inside.You could try that and see if it helps.Cheers, Maurice
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I got this feeder, and I have NO NO Problem with the this feeder getting any kind of bugs what so ever. When I do change out the the food I make sure that the feeder is cleaned up real good, and around the holes. Refill and put the feeder back up, and it is put up high in front of my Bay window. When it is real hot I change out the food every week. When it is cooler weather every other week. The best feeder I have ever had, and believe me I have had a lot of different feeders. Good Luck
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Check feeder for food clogging. You can also email the company, they are very helpful.
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I do not have problems. Put water in the small middle cup, this should help with ants. To prevent bees, make sure the feeder lid does not have any spilled sugar on it at all.
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yes. It got so messy I actually moved the feeder from the eaves and now have it hanging off of a fence so whatever falls, falls on the dirt now away from the cement porch.
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Not sure what the question is, but if it has to do with the feeder withstanding rain then the answer is that it works well in the rain (it has drain holes in the bottom for the rain, although the holes will get clogged after a period of time and require cleaning).
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This has not appeared to have been any problem with the feeder that I got. The feeder is emptied completely by the birds, so there is no bad seed remaining on the bottom. I am certain some wet does get in though, as it would on the open bottom areas. The seed flows freely, that is a plus.
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THE rain bird has a 1/2 in taper pipe thread, if it goes all the way down and hits bottom it will not seal so try a hose washer in the Orbit spike base, I hope the base is not cracked and as you tighten the head it opens up.
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It is very common for tube feeders to leak. They need to be placed in an area like grass so it doesn't make a mess.
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Mine has never had water get inside. It may help that it's up against my shed, but it stays dry.
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Believe it or not, my seed stays very dry.....the only seed that can get wet is the small amount in the inner tray but due to a great design, it is very minimal. After rain, I usually use a large nail or some small item to scoop any wet seed out just so it doesn't clump. We are having below freezing temps right now and my feeder is fine and I've experienced no problems whatever!
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The seed inside stays dry, but if there is blowing rain or snow the seed in the tray will get wet. I usually scrap it out onto the ground for the squirrels, give the feeder a shake to bring new food down and it's good to go. This is my second Triple Bin feeder and I would buy a third.
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I have 3 feeders and none of mine leak. I've only had them for about a month.