Perky-Pet® Top-Fill Pinch-Waist Glass Hummingbird Feeder - 12 oz

We have several of these. They are a favorite of the birds plus the shape allows air to travel upwards so no need for periodic burping as with others.

Bought one it leaked the food out of 3 of the ports which landed on my deck. That in turn attracted ants. As far as I'm concerned it is a piece of junk and not worth the cost.

The pinch waist feeders I have

I. too had problems with leaks that were messy and wasteful. I began to investigate and found a video on YouTube showing how to clean a Perky Pet hummingbird feeder. It was an older model, but had the same design as my Pinch-Waist feeders. The first time I cleaned the feeder I was not aware the float device could be separated for cleaning. Yesterday, I saw a video of how to do that. So I did. I did not pay attention to the placement of the float. When I put it together, it leaked like a sieve. I took it apart again, but did not look at the float. And got the same results. According to the video, the float has a flat piece in the center on one side and a very small button-like piece on the other. The video explained that the flat piece is designed to face the top of the feeder and acts as a valve to regulate the water flow as the birds drink. I had the button side facing up and it was not big enough to cover the access from the reservoir. Ergo, lots of leaking. When I took the leaking feeder apart, I saw the float facing the wrong direction. I turned it around, put it all back together, filled it and put it outside along with a second feeder that I put together correctly. And not a drop came out of either feeder. I had much frustration thinking I was going to have to buy more feeders in order to supply the growing numbers of Hummers gathering everyday near the season's end. The YouTube video is listed as - Perky Pet 9109 ISR Crystal Top-Fill Glass hummingbird Feeder Review.

The hummingbirds seem to love this feeder however, I do not. I have purchased this feeder 5 times and every time the bottom splits. It’s such a shame too!

I bought 2 last year ,excited about the top fill. Unfortunately, they both leak like sieves! I just rehung them this year, hoping maybe I could get the coneections tighter but still leaking.. I have no idea what the foam float is that others are talking about.

It leaks. I lose all the nectar in about 5 days. I have tried tightening and finding the source of the leak.

I have two small pinch waist top filling hummingbird feeders. It took me a while to realise that you really have to screw the bottom of the bottle into the base, ensuring you've done it tightly. This ensures the base is secure to the bottle. As for the ant moat, don't use it. I put olive oil on the hanging hook and it's never failed me.

Leaks bad through the feeding holes. I dont know what the science is that should be keeping the water from leaking out those holes but it is not working. Full feeder drains in 24 hours. It is a slow drip but i have caught it doing it. Several responses to dripping problems talk about a foam float. I have not seen one in my unit.

I loved this feeder until it started to leak from the little flowers. Very disappointed.