# How does the water flow?

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-does-the-water-flow/12836>\
**Category:** Anova Support\
**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-does-the-water-flow/12836 "2018-01-30T00:01:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Danny\_Gelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/danny_gelman/32/2771_2.png) [@Danny\_Gelman](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Danny_Gelman)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-does-the-water-flow/12836/1 "2018-01-30T00:01:13Z")

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I had a disaster occur today. There was a leak in the bag and a lot of grime and disgusting material from the steak flowed on top of the bath and I came home to a bubble bath.

After cleaning it all up and testing to make sure the Anova isn’t busted, I noticed that the Anova only expels water from it’s rear and not it’s front. Is this normal behavior? If so, I might have just not noticed earlier.

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**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-does-the-water-flow/12836/2 "2018-01-30T02:02:15Z")

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The impeller revolves creating a current in the water in the direction of rotation.

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**Author:** ![kl005](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/258eb7/32.png) [@kl005](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/kl005)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-does-the-water-flow/12836/3 "2018-01-30T02:11:57Z")

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Take a look at the plastic cap at the end of the anova. There should be a large hole. That’s where water is pushed out by the impeller after it’s been heated. You can position the hole in any of 3 ways by the fitting of the cap to the metal skirt. I usually have it off to the side to promote circulation, instead of directly hitting the back of the container.

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**Author:** ![Danny\_Gelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/danny_gelman/32/2771_2.png) [@Danny\_Gelman](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Danny_Gelman)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-does-the-water-flow/12836/4 "2018-01-30T03:38:55Z")

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Thanks!