OXO Good Grips LiquiSeal Travel Mug, Stainless Steel
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips LiquiSeal Travel Mug, Stainless Steel
Customer Review: How to dissassemble and clean the lid
Summary: 5 Stars
As reported in many reviews, the interior area of the lid will become very dirty after a couple of months of use. The lid can be easily taken apart for cleaning. The round sealing disk on the underside of the lid is attached to the push button by a small screw. If this screw stays locked, you can just unscrew the sealing disk while holding the lid. If this does not work, you will have to do the following:
The push button in the top lid is a hard plastic part that has a thin layer of rubber glued on top of it. You can not remove this rubber without destroying it. Cut a very small round hole (1/8" diameter) through the rubber in the exact center of the push button. There is actually a 1/8" hole in the plastic part beneath the rubber, which is very thin. If you have an X-acto knife, you can poke through the rubber and find the hole and use it as a guide when you cut through the rubber. You will have to dig out the rubber with a small sharp tool and tweezers. Once you have removed the rubber, you will see a very small phillips screw head in the bottom of the hole. Unscrew this screw while holding the round sealing disk located on the underside of the lid and the push button will separate from it.
There are several small parts (a black plastic piece, a spring, a black plastic washer and a white sealing washer) under the push button. If you leave the button depressed, these parts should all stay in place. You can also remove these parts, noting the order and direction, so you can put them back in after cleaning. Now you can access and thoroughly clean the inside of the lid and the round sealing disk. Reassemble the lid. The next time you clean the lid, it will be much easier.
This is a very nice cup, so to me it's worth the effort of cleaning it every few months.
Customer Review: Very good Cup. Really is leakproof
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all the cup works great and I fill it up and drink for about 2 hours and it is still very hot. I carry it in my ski jacket pocket and let it flop around in it without ONE drop being spilled. it works as intended and really this is what most people what to know about, not how very few people can't figure out how to clean a really simple cup.
Now on to my rant about the people that almost made me pass up a really great cup.
I bought this item even though I was afraid of the reviews that complained about the top getting gross. While I have only had this cup a short while I see what the problem could be with this cup and any problem can be handled by SIMPLY rising out the cup ASAP after using. Some of these people make it seem like the top is a super complicated mechanism when it really isn't!!
After using, empty remaining contents, click open top, rinse cup, rinse top while open, fill cup and put top on and shake out any leftover drink. Wash with soap at home. I have always done this with all my coffee cups and none of them are nasty before using the next time.
It is not that hard NOR rocket science.
I have to admit I take some people's reviews too seriously sometimes and have to wonder how some of these people get around in life.
Please don't think I am a neat freak, I am most certainly not. I just have the common sense to understand that leaving any flavored drink in a cup or dried in a top will leave you with a nasty mess to deal with later.
It is the same mentality of someone leaving milk to sour in a plastic cup, then lightly rising it and complaining the CUP is at fault for absorbing the rotten milk smell instead of the goof that left in there in the first place.
Customer Review: Outstanding travel mug never leaks a drop
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this mug for almost a year, and I use it a few times a week. This mug holds a LARGE coffee, I don't know exactly how many ounces but it seems to hold more than most. The top of the mug can be screwed on when the mug is filled fairly close to the rim, so overfilling is easily avoided. The mug never leaks. It can be inverted, shaken and carried upside-down without leaking a drop. The click button on the top of the mug acts like a ball-point pen click mechanism, opening and closing the mug on successive clicks. When the push button is in the closed position, the mug is air-tight and will not leak. I don't wash the mug in the dishwasher, which I suspect is detrimental to the seals. The primary silicone rubber o-ring seal, plainly visible on the bottom of the mug's screw-top, has no visible signs of wear after a year. The o-ring still has a flexible rubbery feel and shows no sign of becoming brittle. The mug's heat retention is very impressive, keeping coffee hot for hours. I haven't used it with cold beverages. The mug's screw-top houses the sealing mechanism through which liquid flows when the seal is in the open position. The inside of the mug top cannot really be thoroughly cleaned; I normally just flush hot water through the mug top to clean it. A red ring is plainly visible when the click button is in the open position. This mug is very convenient because it does not have to be carried upright once it's filled. As long as the click button is in the closed position, even after you start drinking from it, the mug will not leak on its side or inverted. The mug uses a high-quality stainless steel as there are absolutely no pits or stains in it after about a year's use.Customer Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought one of these stainless steel varities a year ago from a Longs store here locally. I used it in the morning in my car while driving to work. I loved the fact that you can pick it up with one hand, click the button to open it, drink from it, click again, with one hand to close it, and throw it on the seat with no worry that it will leak, not one drop.
And it will keep coffe hot for about 4 hours. I recently found a new use for it.. I bought a bike to commute back and forth to work and bought a handle bar mounted coffe cup ring and this fits the righ exacly. I can ride, reach with one hand, open it, drink, close it and put it back in the ring with no spills or coffee splashing out when going over bumps.
I disagree with the complaints about washing it. I simply put a few drops of dish washer liquid in it with some hot water, shake it for 15 seconds, empty it through the spout then by unscrewing it, rinse it out with clear water with the same technique and set it aside to dry with the spout open. It's good to go the next morning, completely clean. Why is that so difficult?
I'm buying a new one after about two years of use because it has clogged up with coffee oils after daily use, but it only started slowing down the flow over this last month. I bought a different push button brand at a store the other day and it leaks, unlike the OXO brand. Two years use for $20 isn't bad, but I too wish it could be disassembled for thorough cleaning.
Customer Review: Instructional review-how to clean this mug
Summary: 5 Stars
ok, after reading some reviews with 1-2 stars due to design flaws I figured I'd sacrifice my mug for the greater good. in reality this mug can be taken apart, cleaned, and then put back together (and maintain its spill proof abilities).
Here's the quick run down (from memory): the push button on top is held in place by two small nubs, one on each side. if you pry it off you can do so without breaking the tabs. Doing this will reveal a small Philips head screw. Remove this screw and then the lower suction cup will come out. Pay attention to the parts since you have to reverse this process to put it together. Under the button are several parts that lead down to the spring. you can safely take all of them and give the entire mug a good scrubbing and/or soaking. I was quite disgusted by the amount of gunk buildup existed in my mug (granted I use it daily). When I first put the parts back together the button no longer clicked into place because I put one of the pieces in upside down (just wanted to note this in case anyone thinks they broke their mug in the process). I will say that I broke my button when I pried it off but I used a lot of force. My coworker got his off easily and is drilling a hole in the middle of the button to allow access to the screw so that in the future it will be easier to take apart and clean. Hope this helps everyone and please realize that I won't be held responsible if you break your mug!