# Huel container leaks
**URL:** https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947
**Category:** Feedback
**Created:** [June 1, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947 "2023-06-01T13:48:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@steviepd](https://discuss.huel.com/u/steviepd)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/1 "2023-06-01T13:48:35Z")
New to Huel - read somewhere to add the water and shake to make it less sloppy. Just trying the Tomato and Herb one and it’s really liquid with just 200mls of water. But the container leaks - is it supposed to?
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### Author:  [@Phil\_C](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil_C)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/2 "2023-06-01T14:00:46Z")
> [@steviepd](#):
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> read somewhere to add the water and shake to make it less sloppy
100% you should not shake the hot & savoury pot with boiling water in it.
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### Author:  [@Charlotte\_Huel](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Charlotte_Huel)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/3 "2023-06-01T14:47:00Z")
❌ PLEASE do not shake your Huel in the pot! ❌ This can be very dangerous with boiling water inside and we would not recommend it.
I would suggest either mixing halfway through the 5 mins to see if this makes a difference and catches any powder that’s not properly mixed, or adding less water to find your perfect consistency.
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### Author:  [@Martyn78](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Martyn78)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/4 "2023-06-01T14:47:51Z")
This! what happened to a good stir with a spoon!
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### Author:  [@steviepd](https://discuss.huel.com/u/steviepd)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/5 "2023-06-01T15:00:50Z")
thanks Martyn but I read somewhere on here that to mix properly give it a shake! Won’t be doing that again.
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### Author:  [@Martyn78](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Martyn78)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/6 "2023-06-01T15:03:21Z")
I tend to use two spoons, one to stir which usually ends up with some of the powder on it and another to eat with. Just give it a good stir making sure you have all the powder at the base and you will be fine.
Leave for 5-8 minutes but 10+ for the pasta meals so the pasta isn’t hard.
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### Author:  [@Charlotte\_Huel](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Charlotte_Huel)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/7 "2023-06-01T16:08:55Z")
> [@steviepd](#):
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> But the container leaks - is it supposed to?
Sorry for not addressing this! No, the container should not be leaking. If you could please send an email to [team@huel.com](mailto:team@huel.com) with photos of the leak (if possible) and we will be able to help you with this.
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### Author:  [@epicure](https://discuss.huel.com/u/epicure)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/8 "2023-06-01T17:03:12Z")
Shaking H&S to ensure thorough mixing is a good idea - but it’s the dry ingredients which should be shaken, maybe that’s the confusion.
btw I don’t think the H&S beaker and screw-on lid is supposed to be watertight. Mine isn’t.
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### Author:  [@Martyn78](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Martyn78)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/9 "2023-06-02T08:30:33Z")
Agree with this!
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### Author:  [@David](https://discuss.huel.com/u/David)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/10 "2023-06-02T16:39:33Z")
> [@epicure](#):
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> btw I don’t think the H&S beaker and screw-on lid is supposed to be watertight. Mine isn’t.
It definitely isn’t supposed to be a perfect seal. The boiling water causes the air inside to expand. It needs to be able to escape, or the forum would be full of posts like “mi Hul H£A pto epxlided snd nwo i an bilnd!!”
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### Author:  [@Phil\_C](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil_C)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/11 "2023-06-03T10:05:24Z")
> [@David](#):
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> forum would be full of posts like “mi Hul H£A pto epxlided snd nwo i an bilnd!!”
Hot Pot v2.0
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### Author:  [@Darrenbryan10](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Darrenbryan10)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/12 "2023-06-03T13:14:55Z")
> [@David](#):
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> It definitely isn’t supposed to be a perfect seal. The boiling water causes the air inside to expand. It needs to be able to escape, or the forum would be full of posts like “mi Hul H£A pto epxlided snd nwo i an bilnd!!”
Not very often I laugh out loud when reading forum posts, but that has really tickled me. 🤣
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### Author:  [@Bee](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bee)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/13 "2023-06-03T13:46:00Z")
Me too @Darrenbryan10 🤣 🤣
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.huel.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-container-leaks/24947/14 "2024-06-02T13:46:30Z")
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