Formerly, I used a different make bowl and after several years, the motor died. When I went to replace it, all I could find were inexpensive replacement motors for THIS particular bowl. Thus, I bought a Petmate FreshFlow bowl since I know that when the motor dies, as it eventually will, I'll have an easy time of replacing it. P.S. And my two cats, Harry and Hermione, love it.
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I researched a variety of pet water fountains but discovered the reviews that were available, were uninformative and lacking specific details that would help future buyers. I'll try to do better so that I can save any would-be-buyers that hassle I went through. I decided on this product after reading the manufacturer's claims for its performance, comparing the price and amount of sales against similar products, and looking at the specs for the motor and functionality. The worst issue I had was the increased capacity. In fact the sheer size of the product is the root problem with this fountain. Initially I was impressed with the volume of water it held, but later I suspected that it might be a problem. I was right. All pet watering fountains should be cleaned at least once a week, this one included. What that meant was picking up an awkward container full of water and trying (usually unsuccessfully) to not spill it as I carried it to a sink. Then after cleaning the different large pieces of plastic that make up the fountain, I needed to refill it and carefully carry it back. Perhaps spills wouldn't be such a problem if the level of water had reduced over the week of being used, but that can't happen with this fountain because it must be refilled daily to maintain the max level of water or the pump (that hardly works to start with) stops functioning completely! I recorded video of several pieces of colored paper that I dropped into the bowl. The recording showed that the pump was incapable of moving the water enough to move the pieces thus the water was not being cleaned or filtered correctly. I didn't need to test that theory for myself, my cats refused the water after a days time. The output for the fountain was pathetic. I attempted to disassemble, clean, reassemble, with no improvement several times hoping my investment wasn't a waste. Ultimately, I was able to return it at no cost to me because I'm picky with whom I purchase from. I returned the product after 3 full weeks of trying to make it work. I went to my local Walmart and bought the Aqua Cube Pet Fountain by Aqua Fountain and couldn't be happier. Save yourself the time and frustration and avoid this worthless hunk of garbage.Read full review
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Fast shipping; good quality. I do wish that more water came out of the spout at a time instead of the tiny trickle of water that does come out. I also wish that the filter worked better so that I wouldn't have to clean out the fountain every single day. The water always has dust & pollen or cat hair or tiny gnats floating around in it that I thought the filter would catch.
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This is very economical and small, but the purpose of buying a cat fountain is when your cats hear the sound of the trickling water, they gravitate towards it and tend to drink more, thus you have less health issues. The sound of the water is pretty nice for us humans, too! Unfortunately, after trying not one but two different motors, this fountain makes absolutely no noise. Like...none! There is an extremely small stream to keep the water fresh, but nothing discernible or auditory to the human senses. Will not purchase again. Really cheap motor.
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I set it up and plugged it in, and all the cats were curious. I have 4 cats and all but one of them will drink from this fountain (she's pretty picky and will only drink from a dripping faucet, was hoping this would fix it but she won't go near the fountain). Overall it's great and encourages more water intake. A little noisy, but I've gotten used to the constant low hum of the motor.
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