1. There are tons of powder and liquid dye-free options out there. Commenting that dyes are unhealthy is lazy, do 3 seconds of research. Even WalMart sells dye free options. All of the options are sugar-free. They all use sucralose, stevia, aspartame, etc to sweeten. None of them use sugar. Stur brand has no artificial flavors as well as some others on Amazon. I challenge you to fine ONE SINGLE liquid water enhancer that contains actual sugar. One. Furthermore LifeSip, FitSip, GoSip, Gateway, Sabrocita, InFlow, Flyte, Squeeze Lemonade, Fission, Frosted Refreshers, and Frosted contain Sucralose as a sweetener. Only WildSplash, Versa, and Stage Hydration are stevia sweetened (again, you can find dye-free and stevia or monk fruit sweetened liquid water enhancers in stores and online, I even list brands above for you). PureEssence is the only unsweetened cartridge they offer. 2. Commenting that this is just as full of plastic waste is besides the point. This hack is to free users from waiting for a delivery of sips and to allow them to have more flavor choices. 3. Commenting "wHy DoNt YoU jUsT pUt ThE fLaVoR iN tHe WaTeR?" makes you look really dumb. If you know anything about Cirkul the whole point is to be able to adjust the flavor intensity at will throughout the use of it, to include drinking just plain water. 4. Cost: Mio liquid 96ml is $5.94 Mio liquid 48ml is $3.18 Cirkul Sips 20ml is $3.75 Sounds like about 75% off 5. According to Cirkul's website you should be able to get six refills per flavor cartridge when set to a level 4 flavoring 6. If you dial the top to "x" you can pop the top off and unscrew the nipple. This allows easy access for cleaning/sanitizing with bleach water -thanks @kevinwilliams9661 7. @MrDarkDragone had hit or miss success with powder drink enhancers, check out his comment for his feedback on it! 8. Massive_Flower_9844 on Reddit commented this hack: "I figured out a better flavor hack. Take a pack of flavor sticks, put one stick in 2 ounces of hot water to dissolve. After it dissolves fill the foil pack snap back together put on bottle and enjoy. 2 ounces will do 2 bottle packs".
Ty ty so much. I've only been getting like 1 use out of these things & was floored. Never even made it to a refill. Wasn't sure if it was the Walmart brands or a glitch in mine.
@Jennifer.Ridgeway I am able to get 6 refills out of my Cirkul Sips. It depends on how high set the flow of flavor. I also go up a number on each refill and I still get 6 refills. If I had to guess I would say it is the refill Sip and not the bottle that is the problem. Try a different Sip. I hope that helps. Also the company claims to have over 100+ flavors now. I haven't counted them but they seem to have a lot on their website.
@@Jennifer.RidgewayI just bought six cartridges and my daughter got one bottle out of one cartridge that was set to 4. I am only getting three fill ups when mine is set to three. I am so glad I found this!
Thx. Very helpful. I’ve seen soda stream flavoring used before but it’s nice to see the crystal light opening fits perfect. Also nice tip about full bag back in cartridge. Not squeeze too much or fill too much so it fits inside and making sure it clicks in place properly. Great video. I’ll be using on a 20oz hydro flask bottle
Thank you! It's my first and only video. I just figured so many people have helped me in the past on TH-cam with tutorials and when I figured this trick out and realized that no one had publicized it I figured I kind of owed it to everyone who's helped me along the way. I tried to make it in a manner that was helpful, thorough, but direct.
This is why I love You Tube! I just bought a kit, an I'm almost out of flavoring cartridge. Now I can save alot of cash not buying their cartridges! Thanks girl!! Your awesome!😊
You'll still want to buy 1 or 2 of there flavors a month, bacteria will build up in the bags the flavorings in even if you wash them, id only keep refilling it 2 to 3 weeks with consistent cleaning of the bag each time before you fill it
@@phuneymunkey i mean if you can clean it really good, im sure it would be fine, but even so the plastic wears down and starts leaking, i like the cirkul flavors better anyway, but when i do refill, i use the liquid crystal light, i haven't really found other brands i like yet
I was debating on trying the Cirkul water bottle but I stumbled on your video and knowing I can refill the packets has convinced me to try it! Thank you!!!
THANK YOU! The sip cartridges are so expensive! I actually started drinking more water and worried the cost would get in the way. No anymore! Thanks again. Great tip!!!
I mean one cartridge is equivalent to about 6 bottles which is about 6pack of Gatorade, wich is about the same price only difference is these are healthier and comes from water with no added artificial stuff. Like mio and stuff. Tho ima be doing this too 🤣 when i run out between orders lmfao might even see if its possible to clean the bags so the dont get moldy.
I'm impressed at how thoroughly you explained this. You have definitely saved some people the trouble of a broken sip or a big mess while attempting this
Yeah, I really don’t know what Cirkul was thinking where they develop a pretty good idea that is too eliminate using plastic bottles to turn around and have to throw out good nozzles and tops every 3-5 refills. I believe the purpose is to eliminate plastic, this just causes us to throw out the tops instead. They should have built the plastic insert that covers the bag to screw into the top and have a rubber seal like we have for water filters in a fridge or make those screw in as well. This way, the only waste is the bag itself which they could sell in packs of 10-20 at a cheaper cost and not 3.50 per top that contains 1 bag, which barely gets me 3 refills. Over time, they would make more profit with occasional sales of tops (like every 100 refills) and their flavors. They also need a bit narrower & longer bag to hold a bit more flavoring. I think there have been many who have bought these then stopped using them because of their cost & waste…changing the bag/cover would solve that issue. And make the main cost just purchasing their flavorings; which more can afford.
Purchased a starter set from my spouse and I, and boy the $ for the cartridges add up! Walmart only had a few flavors, so I'm on cirkuls website looking for additional flavors when I came across your video (not on their site) and this is definitely going to save me money!
@@loveablelilblonde i just tried it and it worked! One question no one seems to be asking tho is how do we clean the cartridge to keep them from being moldy.... can they go in the dish washer?
@@angelicawalley they are extremely difficult to disassemble/reassemble in order to clean. My suggestion is to use it daily to prevent mold from forming. If you go a while without using it just start with the new fresh one. The problem is in order to pass something like bleach water through the tip to clean it you would literally need to suck it through. I'm a dental hygienist and we do use medical grade bleach-based oral rinses, so getting some bleach into your mouth- as much as your body's going to scream at you that you're doing something terrible- is not going to cause you harm if you do not swallow it. So I guess my other suggestion would be to put bleach water in your cup and suck and spit several times. Then trade out for clean fresh water and suck and spit several times. Certainly not ideal. You can attempt to disassemble one yourself, which I've done, but it really isn't fun.
The way the flavor works it requires suction inside the bottle however, after about three sips, you can no longer get water out so you have to open the lid to let air in this is true to every bottle they have if they could fix that it would be a great product
There's a little hole in the cap and on the bottom There's a silicone piece I stuck a guitar string through there and wiggled it around and that fixed it
THANK YOU! I WAS SO UPSET that these flavour packs contained cartidges!! What a WASTE OF PLASTIC each time you throw them away! I was like..great for health but HORRIBLE for the ecosystem! I'm SO doing this, thank you! I feel bad for the company but they should create a version where you buy flavoring to POUR in these cartridges..
@@gamerhamster2555 I would love to see this, Imagine all the material they would be saving too if you could just get the little mylar bag of flavoring to snap in. I like the idea they had but although the startup pack isnt a bad price it gets sorta expensive if you keep going after. Dollar stores or Pop Shelf often have the little squirt bottle flavors for a buck and you can get like 2 refills from them.
This isn't technically reusable for long term. That foil baggie will eventually wear out. It might be a year, 2 or 3 but it will eventually deteriorate enough it would begin leaking.
Ok, I tried this and it works. I used Welch's Cherry Pomegranate drink mix. I cut the corner off the packet and poured the powder into the bag, then I topped it off with water. (I used two packets in the bag). Once the water was full I put my finger over the top so it wouldn't leak out and shook it up to make sure the powder mixed with the water, then I put the cartridge back together. The first couple drinks I got no flavoring but after that it worked fine. I also have hawaiian punch drink packets I'm going to use in it. Much cheaper to do it this way. I paid less than $2 for a package of 6 drink sticks for the welch's, and 2.83 for a package of 20 hawaiian punch.
Massive_Flower_9844 on Reddit commented this similar hack: "I figured out a better flavor hack. Take a pack of flavor sticks, put one stick in 2 ounces of hot water to dissolve. After it dissolves fill the foil pack snap back together put on bottle and enjoy. 2 ounces will do 2 bottle packs".
Honestly. I've been doing this for a while. My tip is to refill about 4 times. This is equal to 16 bottle water refills. Then toss the cartridge. Like everything these things do get worn out and nasty. After a while mold could grow because of the bacteria. Just use this to get a bang out your buck but don't make it a permanent thing or else you'll make yourself sick.
If you dial the top to “x” you can pop the top off and unscrew the nipple… use a syringe (preferably with a plastic tip so as not to puncture the bag) and refill that way… no muss, no fuss. I have yet to try it, but it’s almost the exact same method while eliminating the likelihood of a mess putting it back together.
Genius! This works FANTASTIC for cleaning but the hole for refill is far too tiny and probably has a larger likelihood of making a mess because the same small hole that you would have to feed the refill into would also need to displace air during filling, so like you said a syringe would be absolutely necessary to accomplish this. Heads up to anyone reading: once you pop off the top (using the same butter knife technique you see in the video) beware that the nipple that needs to be unscrewed is reverse threaded. Using Kevin's method will allow you to thoroughly clean the entire assembly keeping it mold free!
Since posting this, I have tried both methods... the method in the video is by FAR easier and less hassle... just be aware of the two prongs on either side that clip into the slots... I ruined my first flavor pod due to this.
@@kevinwilliams9661 My way is by far easier to fill the flavor reservoir but your way is seemingly the only way to take the canister completely apart (without losing your mind) in order to use bleach to clean it between uses or when being stored.
Where do you get the plastic syringe or needle to fill it? Could you possibly do a video to show us what to do thank you just got my Cirkul for Christmas I absolutely love it!
A great tutorial! I refilled with this hack and yea it works! I also put my circulation top on my takeya and thermoflask water bottles because o wanted my water cold and insulated!
I love circul but can't afford sipps, i get at best almost 2 32oz. 64 oz at 3.75 is just to high, to make it work id need to get 4 32oz bottles per sipp, I run around 5 on the dial.
I bought mine last wk thinking some new product, and can I hack it. I did and now all these videos are flooding my “new to you”. I’m using the mio to refill.
Eventually the bag, connector, etc will wear down from taking it apart all the time, though. I ordered my bottle, and 2 sets of refills in the 3 flavors that I like, then stopped- not so much because of this hack but because Cirkul was running weeks and more behind with refilling orders and I didn't want the risk of them going under or having multiple orders shows up at one time while still getting charged from over a month prior. So, now I have several new cartridge assemblies for when they finally don't snap together anymore. This is a great way to recycle- something Cirkul should have thought about with this model. Sure, save on using plastic bottles and creating waste that way but every cartridge is still plastic. *smh*
I just opened 5 separate pure sips, and was so disappointed, I am not picky at all and none of them tasted like what they where suppose to. I tried pure sip lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, tangerine. I get they have no sweetener but peach and pear tasted like potpourri. I liked the peach mango in reg, and the orange tangerine in fit sip and the white cherry in fit sip was ok. I love infused water with lemon, but the pure sip tasted nothing like lemon. So now I guess I have alot of them that I can refill. Thank you for this video. Bc I really thought I wasted 20.00.
It gives users the option of refilling their Sips on the go (locally), more flavor options (though I see that Cirkul has a ton of options now), and saving a lot per ounce for those that rip through them 😊
I’ve been using these for a few months now and can’t believe how fast they run out. I have the 42oz bottle and I can barely make it through one bottle. That makes it way to expensive. I’m going to try this hack and see if it works. I can’t afford $3.75 plus tax per bottle.
I don’t get the point? The flavors that you can buy from Cirkul are way better and they have way more flavors then you can buy at a store. Also why would you put that flavor in the Cirkul cartage when you could just put the flavoring in a water bottle like your supposed to. Finally one of the selling points of Cirkul is that it has no coloring or sugar and adding that kind of defeats the point.
That's a simple fix: just buy cartridges from Cirkul then. The point would be the ability to change the level of flavoring you have (vs flavoring an entire bottle of water) or just drink plain water like you can with unmodified Cirkul cartridges. Liquid water enhancers at the store are also all sugar free and some have caffeine. My Walmart has 24 enhancer options, 19 of them being different flavors so I'm really not sure what part you don't get. 🤷
@@graciepuppy7368 Well this video is not for you. I bought 5 pure sips over 20.00 with shipping and they tasted nothing like they are supposed to. I am not picky, but they tasted like burnt potpourri. So I refilled with a sugar free, no coloring liquid drink mix, at least I won't just throw those away, and I still can drink straight water if I want from the bottle. I was really dissappointed with the pure sips and would not recommend them, the others I have tried was fine, but those where awful.
For $58 and a spare lid for $32 (from their site, $43/$35 from Amazon). It's really cool that something like Infuze exists but I think the point of this hack is for people to save money
@@loveablelilblondeyer paying an upfront cost with that one instead of eventually getting there with the cartridges that will eventually need replaced.
Tried cirkul years ago but wasnt a fan of having to toss nozzle after nozzle. Wish I found this video back then. Was there any residual flavor or flavor crossing the first time you refilled it despite giving it a rinse?
Great question! The little bag is made of foil I think, and no taste remains if you drizzle a little water in the empty bag, plug it with your thumb, shake, and drain it (repeat until it runs clear, 2x normally does the trick).
this is a interesting hack, but i'm not seeing the point. Why not just use the the flavor syrup you refilled the cartridge with to just mix it into your water? to wash the bottle less?
I tried 5 different pure sips and they was horrible. My husband was like they don't even taste like they are suppose to, and I am not picky at all, so disappointed.
WOW! I wish companies weren’t so greedy. Don’t they realize that their inventions are polluting the environment. All this one thinking about was making more money on selling cartridges. Thank you for the hack.
yea but dont the cartridges themselves have a bit of a tendency to get moldy if you re-use it for an extended period of time beyond the 5-10 days they recommend? I'm all for saving money and not having to buy tons of cartridges (expensive, bad for the environment, etc...) but how would one keep mold from growing considering the cartridge is pretty much wet all the time? I would assume cleaning it with soap/water wouldn't be the best thing to do considering you'd have a hard time getting all of the soap out of it before re-using it to drink.
I love this hack so much I shared it I bought my bottle today it is my Christmas present for myself and I'm super excited to open it up on Christmas Day and I am looking forward to using it that day
Why even refill the cirkul with new flavoring if you can just take these liquid flavor pouches your using to refill the thing in the first place, and a regular reusable water bottle?
Try rinsing out the foil bag that you fill with CrystalLight, shake all the water out of it, then blow into it to expand it as much as possible. Then fill it OVER THE SINK, careful not too squeeze it at all, and install it OVER THE SINK also being careful not to squeeze it on install and make the staining liquid go everywhere (ask me how I know 😞)
while its an interesting thought its not like your really saving money or time you are still buying a product but i will say you can add verity to your flavors than just the cirkul flavors cause those flavors they have are not the best so i see your hack in the light that it gives you more flavor options
Considering 1 bottle of Crystal light or whatever will refill a sip cartridge two or 3 times maybe even 4 that's easily a savings of at least 8 dollars if not 12-16.
Don't forget there is a reason as to why their cartridges are good for only 10 days. I hope you make a hack to wash the inside of the bag from any mold or bacteria build up!!
Coworker mentioned this yesterday to me and thought he was crazy. Nice little hack! I know the cartridges are just a tad bit more in cost and feel guilty because it is more trash than the liquid bottles. I love the flavors of Cirkul but I don't think they hydrate as well.
The point of this water bottle is to be able to control the LEVEL of flavor. You can make it light, intense, or turn it off to have just plain water. If you add flavoring directly to your water then you're stuck with that level of flavoring for the day.
Why not instead of doing all of that, just put the flavoring in the bottle instead of the cartridge. It’s so much easier and you don’t even need a circular water bottle.
genuinely curious, as I guess there's some use-case I'm not understanding - what's the advantage of squeezing this into this Cirkul container rather than just putting some directly in water?
Pinned comment, specially point 3, has a lot of extra detailed info that wasn't included in the video as I wanted to keep it as to-the-point as possible
Not bad. They kinda knew what the complaint would be and figured that making these cartridges somewhat reusable for a period of time was a good thing. I wonder how long this can be done with each cartridge. Will have to test it out. I'm not betting on longer than 8 months to a year if you only have 1 maybe 2 cartridges.
Cirkul Life, Go, Gateway, Frosted, Fission, Flyte, Squeeze Lemonade, and Fit Sips are sweetened with Sucralose. Stage and Verda are Stevia sweetened only. Stur liquid water enhancers (stevia sweetened, available at Walmart) are $3.28 for 1.62oz. ($2.02/oz). Cirkul is $3.75 for 0.68oz ($5.51/oz). So sorry, you are incorrect on all points.
1. There are tons of powder and liquid dye-free options out there. Commenting that dyes are unhealthy is lazy, do 3 seconds of research. Even WalMart sells dye free options. All of the options are sugar-free. They all use sucralose, stevia, aspartame, etc to sweeten. None of them use sugar. Stur brand has no artificial flavors as well as some others on Amazon. I challenge you to fine ONE SINGLE liquid water enhancer that contains actual sugar. One.
Furthermore LifeSip, FitSip, GoSip, Gateway, Sabrocita, InFlow, Flyte, Squeeze Lemonade, Fission, Frosted Refreshers, and Frosted contain Sucralose as a sweetener. Only WildSplash, Versa, and Stage Hydration are stevia sweetened (again, you can find dye-free and stevia or monk fruit sweetened liquid water enhancers in stores and online, I even list brands above for you). PureEssence is the only unsweetened cartridge they offer.
2. Commenting that this is just as full of plastic waste is besides the point. This hack is to free users from waiting for a delivery of sips and to allow them to have more flavor choices.
3. Commenting "wHy DoNt YoU jUsT pUt ThE fLaVoR iN tHe WaTeR?" makes you look really dumb. If you know anything about Cirkul the whole point is to be able to adjust the flavor intensity at will throughout the use of it, to include drinking just plain water.
4. Cost:
Mio liquid 96ml is $5.94
Mio liquid 48ml is $3.18
Cirkul Sips 20ml is $3.75
Sounds like about 75% off
5. According to Cirkul's website you should be able to get six refills per flavor cartridge when set to a level 4 flavoring
6. If you dial the top to "x" you can pop the top off and unscrew the nipple. This allows easy access for cleaning/sanitizing with bleach water -thanks @kevinwilliams9661
7. @MrDarkDragone had hit or miss success with powder drink enhancers, check out his comment for his feedback on it!
8. Massive_Flower_9844 on Reddit commented this hack: "I figured out a better flavor hack. Take a pack of flavor sticks, put one stick in 2 ounces of hot water to dissolve. After it dissolves fill the foil pack snap back together put on bottle and enjoy. 2 ounces will do 2 bottle packs".
Ty ty so much. I've only been getting like 1 use out of these things & was floored. Never even made it to a refill. Wasn't sure if it was the Walmart brands or a glitch in mine.
@@Jennifer.Ridgewaydepends on how high you use it I’ve gotten at least 6 refills with a level 4 intensity.
@Jennifer.Ridgeway I am able to get 6 refills out of my Cirkul Sips. It depends on how high set the flow of flavor. I also go up a number on each refill and I still get 6 refills. If I had to guess I would say it is the refill Sip and not the bottle that is the problem. Try a different Sip. I hope that helps. Also the company claims to have over 100+ flavors now. I haven't counted them but they seem to have a lot on their website.
@@conniec.puckett207 also sip flavor availability will depend on country to country depending on their laws and such
@@Jennifer.RidgewayI just bought six cartridges and my daughter got one bottle out of one cartridge that was set to 4. I am only getting three fill ups when mine is set to three. I am so glad I found this!
Not only is this a great idea I also love how clear and specific the directions you gave are! It makes it so much easier to not mess it up! Thanks!!
Thank you!
imagine only having 568 subscribers
@@landon-pc4oh at least she has subscribers.
@@landon-pc4oh image having 0 subs😮
Wow this is actually a really good tutorial. I wish all videos were like this
Agreed... straight, quick & to the point without repeating the same sentence over & over like most 30min tutorials for a 30sec job! Great video!!!
I just tried this hack and it works,no more flavor cartridges for me. The video and steps was easy to follow.
Thx. Very helpful. I’ve seen soda stream flavoring used before but it’s nice to see the crystal light opening fits perfect. Also nice tip about full bag back in cartridge. Not squeeze too much or fill too much so it fits inside and making sure it clicks in place properly. Great video. I’ll be using on a 20oz hydro flask bottle
Thank you! It's my first and only video. I just figured so many people have helped me in the past on TH-cam with tutorials and when I figured this trick out and realized that no one had publicized it I figured I kind of owed it to everyone who's helped me along the way. I tried to make it in a manner that was helpful, thorough, but direct.
This is why I love You Tube! I just bought a kit, an I'm almost out of flavoring cartridge. Now I can save alot of cash not buying their cartridges! Thanks girl!! Your awesome!😊
You'll still want to buy 1 or 2 of there flavors a month, bacteria will build up in the bags the flavorings in even if you wash them, id only keep refilling it 2 to 3 weeks with consistent cleaning of the bag each time before you fill it
@@afrolintin how would bacteria build up even if you wash it?
@@phuneymunkey i mean if you can clean it really good, im sure it would be fine, but even so the plastic wears down and starts leaking, i like the cirkul flavors better anyway, but when i do refill, i use the liquid crystal light, i haven't really found other brands i like yet
But this just begs this question why would you buy a cirkul in the first place if you could just buy the liquid flavoring by itself
Convience / adjustability / fancy@@Trelawnyswag
I was debating on trying the Cirkul water bottle but I stumbled on your video and knowing I can refill the packets has convinced me to try it! Thank you!!!
Saaaame! I'm pumped!
Thank you! This worked. Other people showing how to do this was a total fail
I finally bought a bottle and 6 refills. This looks like an amazing hack. I’ll definitely try this out when I finish the first cartridge
Please let us know if they've changed the design so I can ensure that the video stays accurate
@@loveablelilblonde Will do👌🏾 Thanks a lot for this
@@loveablelilblonde it’s finally arrived and I’ve dismantled the sip. The design has not changed, so the hack is still good to go 👍🏾
@@bobcat420 thank you so much!
@@loveablelilblondeI think they changed the design
THANK YOU! The sip cartridges are so expensive! I actually started drinking more water and worried the cost would get in the way. No anymore! Thanks again. Great tip!!!
I mean one cartridge is equivalent to about 6 bottles which is about 6pack of Gatorade, wich is about the same price only difference is these are healthier and comes from water with no added artificial stuff. Like mio and stuff. Tho ima be doing this too 🤣 when i run out between orders lmfao might even see if its possible to clean the bags so the dont get moldy.
They are 4 bucks a pop that isn’t bad
I'm impressed at how thoroughly you explained this. You have definitely saved some people the trouble of a broken sip or a big mess while attempting this
Thanks!
This is great! I just ordered my cirkul bottle a couple of days ago and was worried about what I'd do when I ran out of flavors. Thank you!
How long did it take to get too you
18 days to be delivered 😣
@@jolisee7821 I just mine on Tuesday, June 22nd and I ordered it on the website June 1st. 😐
@@andreafarrar2350 That's really weird, I ordered mine on June 20th, and I'm expecting its delivery in a few hours, so basically a week?
@@JuanR4140 that’s lucky. I didn’t have that same experience. I hope you love your bottle!
Super helpful video, just learned that the lids will fit on my existing bottle and now I can refill my own sips!
I was so excited to happen across your video and even more EXCITED that it actually worked!! Thank you!
Gave me the idea to use a funnel. I inserted the lid on an icing bottle into the hole in the tube top. Worked great, thanks for the suggestion.
Yeah, I really don’t know what Cirkul was thinking where they develop a pretty good idea that is too eliminate using plastic bottles to turn around and have to throw out good nozzles and tops every 3-5 refills. I believe the purpose is to eliminate plastic, this just causes us to throw out the tops instead. They should have built the plastic insert that covers the bag to screw into the top and have a rubber seal like we have for water filters in a fridge or make those screw in as well. This way, the only waste is the bag itself which they could sell in packs of 10-20 at a cheaper cost and not 3.50 per top that contains 1 bag, which barely gets me 3 refills. Over time, they would make more profit with occasional sales of tops (like every 100 refills) and their flavors. They also need a bit narrower & longer bag to hold a bit more flavoring. I think there have been many who have bought these then stopped using them because of their cost & waste…changing the bag/cover would solve that issue. And make the main cost just purchasing their flavorings; which more can afford.
I couldn't have said it better and and couldn't agree more!
You’re actually supposed to recycle the cartridges… it says it on the box.
I wonder if they did it this way due to the mold issue after so long.
Purchased a starter set from my spouse and I, and boy the $ for the cartridges add up! Walmart only had a few flavors, so I'm on cirkuls website looking for additional flavors when I came across your video (not on their site) and this is definitely going to save me money!
Really glad it can be a help!
@@loveablelilblonde i just tried it and it worked! One question no one seems to be asking tho is how do we clean the cartridge to keep them from being moldy.... can they go in the dish washer?
@@angelicawalley they are extremely difficult to disassemble/reassemble in order to clean. My suggestion is to use it daily to prevent mold from forming. If you go a while without using it just start with the new fresh one. The problem is in order to pass something like bleach water through the tip to clean it you would literally need to suck it through. I'm a dental hygienist and we do use medical grade bleach-based oral rinses, so getting some bleach into your mouth- as much as your body's going to scream at you that you're doing something terrible- is not going to cause you harm if you do not swallow it. So I guess my other suggestion would be to put bleach water in your cup and suck and spit several times. Then trade out for clean fresh water and suck and spit several times. Certainly not ideal. You can attempt to disassemble one yourself, which I've done, but it really isn't fun.
No it won’t save money wow
Not even environmental friendly with all that plastic that you waist
@@angelicawalley please see the pinned post for how to disassemble to clean!
The way the flavor works it requires suction inside the bottle however, after about three sips, you can no longer get water out so you have to open the lid to let air in this is true to every bottle they have if they could fix that it would be a great product
There's a little hole in the cap and on the bottom There's a silicone piece
I stuck a guitar string through there and wiggled it around and that fixed it
If you cut a small slit into the rubber air hole gasket, a very small slit, it will work without having to unscrew it to let air through.
So.. I wasn't the only one with this issue. Good to know.
Genius! This helps drastically reduce waste. Thank you!
You're welcome!
THANK YOU! I WAS SO UPSET that these flavour packs contained cartidges!! What a WASTE OF PLASTIC each time you throw them away! I was like..great for health but HORRIBLE for the ecosystem! I'm SO doing this, thank you! I feel bad for the company but they should create a version where you buy flavoring to POUR in these cartridges..
Take it apart. Throw away the bag. You can recycle the cartridge
Well, if they make something to pour in the cartridge, it will still waste plastic, so...... go ahead and have your thoughts
You don't make sense dum dum
True unless they use recycled plastic to make it
Same!!!!! 🥰😘😘😘
Thanks! 🙏 The more use and customizability I can get for my Cirkul, the better.
Found your hack from Freakin' Reviews, great hack! I'm absolutely going to pick this up as gifts!!
I had no idea that they featured my hack! Thank you for sharing!
Love this hack. Now that you showed the world how to do this.
Cirkul is going to change their design so you can't do that. 🤣
But if you have the bottle already you don’t have to worry about it a year later still the same lol
Imagine cirkul selling small boxing’s of flavors
@@gamerhamster2555 I would love to see this, Imagine all the material they would be saving too if you could just get the little mylar bag of flavoring to snap in. I like the idea they had but although the startup pack isnt a bad price it gets sorta expensive if you keep going after. Dollar stores or Pop Shelf often have the little squirt bottle flavors for a buck and you can get like 2 refills from them.
This isn't technically reusable for long term. That foil baggie will eventually wear out. It might be a year, 2 or 3 but it will eventually deteriorate enough it would begin leaking.
@@mallorikerr4092 i don't think the bag is what would deteriorate, i think the plastic that you pop off would wear out long before the foil baggie
Ok, I tried this and it works. I used Welch's Cherry Pomegranate drink mix. I cut the corner off the packet and poured the powder into the bag, then I topped it off with water. (I used two packets in the bag). Once the water was full I put my finger over the top so it wouldn't leak out and shook it up to make sure the powder mixed with the water, then I put the cartridge back together. The first couple drinks I got no flavoring but after that it worked fine. I also have hawaiian punch drink packets I'm going to use in it. Much cheaper to do it this way. I paid less than $2 for a package of 6 drink sticks for the welch's, and 2.83 for a package of 20 hawaiian punch.
Massive_Flower_9844 on Reddit commented this similar hack: "I figured out a better flavor hack. Take a pack of flavor sticks, put one stick in 2 ounces of hot water to dissolve. After it dissolves fill the foil pack snap back together put on bottle and enjoy. 2 ounces will do 2 bottle packs".
Honestly. I've been doing this for a while.
My tip is to refill about 4 times. This is equal to 16 bottle water refills. Then toss the cartridge.
Like everything these things do get worn out and nasty. After a while mold could grow because of the bacteria. Just use this to get a bang out your buck but don't make it a permanent thing or else you'll make yourself sick.
@@Laqota totally. And there is a way to clean/sanitize them in the pinned comment
I know im late, but thank you. Just tried and its perfect. Thanks again.
This is great! Now you can the different levels of how much of the flavor you want!
If you dial the top to “x” you can pop the top off and unscrew the nipple… use a syringe (preferably with a plastic tip so as not to puncture the bag) and refill that way… no muss, no fuss. I have yet to try it, but it’s almost the exact same method while eliminating the likelihood of a mess putting it back together.
Genius! This works FANTASTIC for cleaning but the hole for refill is far too tiny and probably has a larger likelihood of making a mess because the same small hole that you would have to feed the refill into would also need to displace air during filling, so like you said a syringe would be absolutely necessary to accomplish this. Heads up to anyone reading: once you pop off the top (using the same butter knife technique you see in the video) beware that the nipple that needs to be unscrewed is reverse threaded. Using Kevin's method will allow you to thoroughly clean the entire assembly keeping it mold free!
Since posting this, I have tried both methods... the method in the video is by FAR easier and less hassle... just be aware of the two prongs on either side that clip into the slots... I ruined my first flavor pod due to this.
@@kevinwilliams9661 My way is by far easier to fill the flavor reservoir but your way is seemingly the only way to take the canister completely apart (without losing your mind) in order to use bleach to clean it between uses or when being stored.
Where do you get the plastic syringe or needle to fill it? Could you possibly do a video to show us what to do thank you just got my Cirkul for Christmas I absolutely love it!
A great tutorial! I refilled with this hack and yea it works! I also put my circulation top on my takeya and thermoflask water bottles because o wanted my water cold and insulated!
Thank you so much i wish all videos were in depth like this so easy to follow
I love circul but can't afford sipps, i get at best almost 2 32oz. 64 oz at 3.75 is just to high, to make it work id need to get 4 32oz bottles per sipp, I run around 5 on the dial.
Great video! Just followed along and was able to recreate perfectly!!
I bought mine last wk thinking some new product, and can I hack it. I did and now all these videos are flooding my “new to you”. I’m using the mio to refill.
Eventually the bag, connector, etc will wear down from taking it apart all the time, though. I ordered my bottle, and 2 sets of refills in the 3 flavors that I like, then stopped- not so much because of this hack but because Cirkul was running weeks and more behind with refilling orders and I didn't want the risk of them going under or having multiple orders shows up at one time while still getting charged from over a month prior. So, now I have several new cartridge assemblies for when they finally don't snap together anymore. This is a great way to recycle- something Cirkul should have thought about with this model. Sure, save on using plastic bottles and creating waste that way but every cartridge is still plastic. *smh*
@@xxterpzxx581 *tear falling.....
Dude everything you just said made no sense. you're crying over plastic but you go out and you buy more plastic make up your mind.
I have a ton of empty cartridges so once those are worn down I'll order more. Yea a lot of orders are on back log. They are overwhelmed.
Thank you! I got the starter kit for $8 and I DO NOT want to buy more sips lol. I will definitely be trying this!
Are the sips bad?
@@kaylamiller4070 Nope, but they can become expensive over time. Especially if you go through them fast.
This makes it worth using all the more. Thank you!
Anotheer hack is removing the pouch inside the cartridge and just be sipping water after pouch is empty since i am drinking more water less flavor
I just opened 5 separate pure sips, and was so disappointed, I am not picky at all and none of them tasted like what they where suppose to. I tried pure sip lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, tangerine. I get they have no sweetener but peach and pear tasted like potpourri. I liked the peach mango in reg, and the orange tangerine in fit sip and the white cherry in fit sip was ok. I love infused water with lemon, but the pure sip tasted nothing like lemon. So now I guess I have alot of them that I can refill. Thank you for this video. Bc I really thought I wasted 20.00.
I used the bubly lemon drops when I refilled.
I’m definitely saving this video I just invested in my first Cirkul!!!
I’m not trying to hate on this, but why not just use the refill pod like normal instead of having to go through all that work?
It gives users the option of refilling their Sips on the go (locally), more flavor options (though I see that Cirkul has a ton of options now), and saving a lot per ounce for those that rip through them 😊
To save 4 bucks every 4 bottle fills. That adds up fast if you drink 3-4 22oz bottles a day like I often do.
Thanks so much! I found I don’t really like the flavors they offer.
Now you can have whatever you want!!
I’ve been using these for a few months now and can’t believe how fast they run out. I have the 42oz bottle and I can barely make it through one bottle. That makes it way to expensive. I’m going to try this hack and see if it works. I can’t afford $3.75 plus tax per bottle.
I'd love to hear how it works out for you!
How is this any different from using a normal bottle and just mix the add in
It allows you to adjust the strength of the flavoring at will throughout the use of the bottle or drink just plain water.
I used powdered in mine as well...I just put the powder in then added a little bit of water....works great
Good to know!!
I’m 2years late but thanks I’m going to try this I love product but cartridges are expensive
I don’t get the point? The flavors that you can buy from Cirkul are way better and they have way more flavors then you can buy at a store. Also why would you put that flavor in the Cirkul cartage when you could just put the flavoring in a water bottle like your supposed to. Finally one of the selling points of Cirkul is that it has no coloring or sugar and adding that kind of defeats the point.
That's a simple fix: just buy cartridges from Cirkul then. The point would be the ability to change the level of flavoring you have (vs flavoring an entire bottle of water) or just drink plain water like you can with unmodified Cirkul cartridges.
Liquid water enhancers at the store are also all sugar free and some have caffeine. My Walmart has 24 enhancer options, 19 of them being different flavors so I'm really not sure what part you don't get. 🤷
I don't get it either. Find it rather pointless.
@@graciepuppy7368 Well this video is not for you. I bought 5 pure sips over 20.00 with shipping and they tasted nothing like they are supposed to. I am not picky, but they tasted like burnt potpourri. So I refilled with a sugar free, no coloring liquid drink mix, at least I won't just throw those away, and I still can drink straight water if I want from the bottle. I was really dissappointed with the pure sips and would not recommend them, the others I have tried was fine, but those where awful.
@@cristenbowman how long did it last before you had to refill again
It worked!
I bought several cartridges, not realizing some of the flavors contained caffeine. I like this idea. I will try it.
You have saved me a lot of money on my work nights and workout refils ty! Subbed!
Or just get the infused bottle which allows you to use your own mio or whatever anyways and you can dial it upper down
For $58 and a spare lid for $32 (from their site, $43/$35 from Amazon). It's really cool that something like Infuze exists but I think the point of this hack is for people to save money
@@loveablelilblondeyer paying an upfront cost with that one instead of eventually getting there with the cartridges that will eventually need replaced.
Tried cirkul years ago but wasnt a fan of having to toss nozzle after nozzle. Wish I found this video back then. Was there any residual flavor or flavor crossing the first time you refilled it despite giving it a rinse?
Great question! The little bag is made of foil I think, and no taste remains if you drizzle a little water in the empty bag, plug it with your thumb, shake, and drain it (repeat until it runs clear, 2x normally does the trick).
You can also throw that pouch out and still use the nozzle and put the drink mix in your bottle- alternate options
this is a interesting hack, but i'm not seeing the point. Why not just use the the flavor syrup you refilled the cartridge with to just mix it into your water? to wash the bottle less?
So you're not understanding the point of Cirkul? It's covered under bullet point 3 of the pinned comment.
Thank you!!! Because I just bought the cirkul and I hate the flavors.
I tried 5 different pure sips and they was horrible. My husband was like they don't even taste like they are suppose to, and I am not picky at all, so disappointed.
@@cristenbowman To me they taste like medicine. 🤢
I don’t know if this was asked before but a sip contains enough flavoring for 6 20oz refills. How many refills does this hack give you?
In my experience it seems equal. It's all dependent on what you have the flavor dial set to.
WOW! I wish companies weren’t so greedy. Don’t they realize that their inventions are polluting the environment. All this one thinking about was making more money on selling cartridges. Thank you for the hack.
Bruh I've been doing this for months I'm just happy I'm not the only one to do it
You just saves me a ton of money. Im addicted to the flavors its good i have more options. Thank you!
Can I use the powered ones or just the liquid flavoring
I haven't personally tried powdered ones but other commenters have and they said it worked, and that's how Cirkul comes originally!
yea but dont the cartridges themselves have a bit of a tendency to get moldy if you re-use it for an extended period of time beyond the 5-10 days they recommend? I'm all for saving money and not having to buy tons of cartridges (expensive, bad for the environment, etc...) but how would one keep mold from growing considering the cartridge is pretty much wet all the time? I would assume cleaning it with soap/water wouldn't be the best thing to do considering you'd have a hard time getting all of the soap out of it before re-using it to drink.
Another commenter posted a really simple way to clean it! If you can't find it I'll look for it.
I love this hack so much I shared it I bought my bottle today it is my Christmas present for myself and I'm super excited to open it up on Christmas Day and I am looking forward to using it that day
I’m really loving this idea thank you so much for this hack!
Why even refill the cirkul with new flavoring if you can just take these liquid flavor pouches your using to refill the thing in the first place, and a regular reusable water bottle?
You're asking why not put the water enhancer liquid right in the water?...
Pinned comment, bullet point #3
@@loveablelilblonde exactly that
@@loveablelilblonde and the just carry the flavor juice thing itself with you as well, so it costs you less money than it already took to spend
@@Your-Local-Animator advice from a 10yo
Refilling only works for a bit then plastic bag breaks down from the inside so be careful
HEEEEEEE Thinking like a true Engineer Kudos to Lynee
OMG! I kept looking at the cartridges and thinking "can I refill these"? I've been searching. Thank you!
Wow such a simple design. Thanks I will refill my own now
Wow thanks!
Awesome!! Thank you. ❤❤❤
Fantastic tutorial, but is there a reason my CrystalLight refills only last a day? I keep my bottle dialed between 4-6
Try rinsing out the foil bag that you fill with CrystalLight, shake all the water out of it, then blow into it to expand it as much as possible. Then fill it OVER THE SINK, careful not too squeeze it at all, and install it OVER THE SINK also being careful not to squeeze it on install and make the staining liquid go everywhere (ask me how I know 😞)
I’ve done all that, but it seems to die out a lot quicker than the original mix.
@@dulcimerjunkie8516 hmmm I'm at a loss then. Sorry.
while its an interesting thought its not like your really saving money or time you are still buying a product but i will say you can add verity to your flavors than just the cirkul flavors cause those flavors they have are not the best so i see your hack in the light that it gives you more flavor options
Considering 1 bottle of Crystal light or whatever will refill a sip cartridge two or 3 times maybe even 4 that's easily a savings of at least 8 dollars if not 12-16.
Im sorry but the whole reason for the cups is that its healthier than this thats why it was made❤
@@JustCrystal13 see the extremely detailed bullet point #1 of the pinned comment before you make that uninformed judgement
Thank you. My 1st order should be coming in any day. 😀
Don't forget there is a reason as to why their cartridges are good for only 10 days. I hope you make a hack to wash the inside of the bag from any mold or bacteria build up!!
Yup. It's the pinned comments that's at the very top of the comments.
You can rinse them really well between uses and let dry completely and they should be fine.
What did you use to refill im thinking of getting one just wanted to know please get back to me :D
@@Tanax720 that one was Krystal Lite
Coworker mentioned this yesterday to me and thought he was crazy. Nice little hack! I know the cartridges are just a tad bit more in cost and feel guilty because it is more trash than the liquid bottles. I love the flavors of Cirkul but I don't think they hydrate as well.
Glad you like the hack! I did the math and it's about 75% cheaper. Check out point 4 of the pinned comment 😊
Great hack! Thank you so much.
I wish cirkul would make the cartidges to be reusable and sell some of the flavors in a bulk bottle to replace. Would be a good marketing strategy
@@andreaharris5622 totally agree!!
Why wouldn't we just put the flavor in the water? What's the difference?
The point of this water bottle is to be able to control the LEVEL of flavor. You can make it light, intense, or turn it off to have just plain water.
If you add flavoring directly to your water then you're stuck with that level of flavoring for the day.
Why not instead of doing all of that, just put the flavoring in the bottle instead of the cartridge. It’s so much easier and you don’t even need a circular water bottle.
Please see bullet point 3 of the pinned comment!
Thank you ❤❤❤❤
It doesn't work. The bag fills up with water, and the flavor is just all diluted. Over tried it several times. What am I doing wrong?
Have you clicked the bag back onto the nipple assembly really firmly?
Does it matter what kind of flavoring you buy to get in it?
Not at all, as long as it is a liquid concentrate
Alright, you have convinced me to buy the $5 ad they’re promoting
genuinely curious, as I guess there's some use-case I'm not understanding - what's the advantage of squeezing this into this Cirkul container rather than just putting some directly in water?
Pinned comment, specially point 3, has a lot of extra detailed info that wasn't included in the video as I wanted to keep it as to-the-point as possible
Thanks for your help
Thank you I will never buy a new Again I reuse it
It worked and it was so easy. Thank you soo much
Not bad. They kinda knew what the complaint would be and figured that making these cartridges somewhat reusable for a period of time was a good thing. I wonder how long this can be done with each cartridge. Will have to test it out. I'm not betting on longer than 8 months to a year if you only have 1 maybe 2 cartridges.
Yeah the parts definitely wear out over time. Another user, the pinned comment, had the trick for how to clean the assembly.
Looks like air up 😊
Awesome omg. I’m still waiting for my bottle it’s been almost a week and they haven’t shipped it yet
Took a week to process then a week to supposedly ship it Expedited but take a week to show up.
Mine took 3.5 weeks to show up. I was very sad
Why not just mix the crystal light into a bottle and skip all the work? What’s the advantage?
@@LuckyDogGaming bullet point 3 of the pinned comment (though it's said in a snarky manner, ignore that)
@@loveablelilblonde I was asking legitimately. I was considering buying one but couldn’t you just add Crystal light to desired flavor and be done?
@@LuckyDogGaming I know you were asking legitimately. Did the info in the pinned comment answer it for you?
Thank you!!!! You’re a genius!!!!
Omg thank you so much
Help me so much because I lost all my other circle caps
That's amazing. I'm gonna try it.
thank you so much! i love this!
Thank you for this!
I just bought my first bottle with the flavor pockets this would be so helpful
I appreciate this tutorial, but a bottle of mio costs more than a cirkul sip and contains Nutrasweet instead of stevia. J/S
Cirkul Life, Go, Gateway, Frosted, Fission, Flyte, Squeeze Lemonade, and Fit Sips are sweetened with Sucralose. Stage and Verda are Stevia sweetened only.
Stur liquid water enhancers (stevia sweetened, available at Walmart) are $3.28 for 1.62oz. ($2.02/oz). Cirkul is $3.75 for 0.68oz ($5.51/oz).
So sorry, you are incorrect on all points.