Oh I know whats going on, is the water on a slight slope that you can see, it doesnt take much and if you put the hole on the up hill side the water will run out so put it on the down hill side of the slope. What you need to do is watch the water thing after you put it down and see if the water will stop. I hope this helps we had one that did the same thing and my hubby fig it out..I love that guyyep the lil red bottom trough with the big 1 gallon white dome/bowl/pitcher/thing-a-ma-jig