Stainless Steel Fountain Raindrop Design , 60oz

You'll see alot of back and forth on this in the reviews, but it's overall a pretty darn good product. And the price can't be beat. One thing that many of the negative reviews seem to revolve around is insufficient cleaning. This is an open pool of water. It gets bugs, cat hair, saliva, dust, and other household things in it. It needs to be cleaned out regularly. Fortunately, their design is _very_ easy to clean. Even taking apart the electric motor and cleaning it is much, much simpler than it sounds (mostly because you dont really take it apart, the motor is sealed, you just remove and clean the impeller/propeller). Based on my experience, with the necessary maintenance, this thing runs really well. And I find my cat drinks much more water because of it. Things to watch out for: - Dump the water, take it apart, and clean it weekly. This takes no more than 10 minutes. - Pioneer Pet has solid videos on how to clean the main unit, and how to take apart and clean the motor. It's really much easier than you will expect. Pump Maintenance 101 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYyTFv_u3Sw - I don't find that I need to take the motor apart and clean the impeller every week, it can be done once or twice a month, in my experience. - Change the filters monthly. This is about a $3/month expense. They may be good for longer, I'm not sure how to tell. - Use the cleanest water you can. Bottled, purified, reverse-osmosis, soft, whatever you have available. The cleaner the water, the longer the thing will go between cleanings. One thing to watch out for: I had the motor stop working after about 2 months. I was frustrated thinking it was not very high quality, etc. Turns out that a cat hair had gotten down in and wound around the impeller. Once I took it apart and wiped down the impeller, it worked like a charm. Lastly, and this has nothing to do with the product itself, but if you're getting one of these to try to get your cats to drink more water, placement is very important. Put this in a high traffic area, where your cat hangs around near it, or passes by it many times a day. That will hugely improve the likelihood of it being drank from often. EDIT To add two more notes: 1. In my house, I find that I add a coffee-cup amount of water most days. You don't have to, it'll go a few days before getting low enough that the water flow suffers, but I find it easy to just fill up a coffee cup with water and dump it in. I live in the desert, so very low humidity, but also only have one cat. YMMV. 2. The top piece will occasionally rattle a little bit. This is the only noise making part of the fountain. The majority of the time, this is resolved just by tapping the top pieces, which moves it enough that it stops rattling. I'll probably go get a small tube of food-safe silicon caulking and just put a couple tiny dabs on the lip where the lid sits on, to buffer the metal on metal contact. In any case, the noise is usually very minor.

I purchased this modern stainless steel fountain for my 10 year old DMH Calico cat nine days ago (1/6/2015). Initially, my cat walked around this fountain wondering if a CAT UFO had landed in her feeding area. She observed the top of the fountain with the water bubbling and streaming down like a river into the stainless steel pond like bowl . After a week using my Sherlock Holmes tactics, I finally caught her drinking the water from the bowl. I was so happy and relieved. Fountain Versions: The Pioneer Pet Stainless Steel Raindrop Design fountain is available in both black ceramic and stainless steel. I purchased the stainless steel version due to less bacterial infection on stainless steel. The ceramic version can break or chip causing it to be more susceptible to bacteria build up. It is difficult to identify/clean the dirt, grimes and/or potential charcoal dust on black ceramic. I rinse the charcoal filters thoroughly before placing them in the fountain; however, I am not perfect. If I miss a small residue from the charcoal filter, I can see it on stainless steel and rinse the filter again so my cat stays healthy. Pros: A. Construction - The package includes the fountain, one charcoal filter and the fountain cord. It has four parts... the stainless steel bowl, the stainless steel top lid, the cords and the plastic motor house. The motor house is made of white plastic which can be tightly closed. This is where your pump and filter is placed. Safe Practice - Wear gloves when handling the charcoal filter to ensure charcoal dust does not get on your hand and other household items. Charcoal dust is toxic to both cats and humans. B. Design Advantages * Three ways to drink water - from the area where water is bubbling, the river like ramp and the bowl. I was concerned that my cat would not use this fountain so I thought at least I could use the stainless steel bowl if she does not use the water fountain. * Insects will not lay their eggs - What I love about this design is that the flow of water makes little water movement in the bowl discouraging insects and flies laying their eggs in the water. In addition, if your pet drops food in the water in the bowl and you are not around to clean it, she can still drink fresh water from the other two water sources. * Weight - The stainless steel is not too light or too heavy. This is helpful for seniors challenged with joint pain, arthritis or heavy lifting. This fountain prevents cat acne unlike 100% plastic water fountains. The small motor house is made of plastic but the rest of the fountain is stainless steel. * Fast and easy to clean and set up - It is as easy as 1,2,3. It does not take much time to clean stainless steel or set it up. This pet fountain does not have too many nooks and crannies to clean to the point where you regret adopting a pet! This would be a fantastic choice for multi-pet homes or shelters challenged with lack of enough volunteers. * Adjustable Pump - The pump has three speed levels so you can determine the speed of the water flow. If I am in a Zen mood and my cat approves, I will set it on level 3 to get the sound of a water fountain. If I want it to run silently, I will set in on level 2. C. Fountain set up, and Instructions- The instructions have pictures and are easy to follow. Take the motor house, insert the pump (adjust to second level speed) and the charcoal filter after you have rinsed the filter thoroughly and close the motor house lid. The motor house has three suction cups on the bottom which is attached to the bowl preventing it from moving around. Run the cord through the opening of the motor house and fountain (be sure your hands are not wet), put the stainless steel lid on the bowl. Safe Practice - Before plugging it in, place the empty fountain in the feeding area, then fill the fountain with water up to ½ inch from the top of the bowl. Dry your hands before plugging in and turning it on. D. Pump, Water Splash, Pump Noise and Movement - Make sure the pump is placed in the motor house properly otherwise the motor will not run. The pump's black tube should line up with the white hole in the fountain lid. The motor house has a tiny area where the cord could be secured thus preventing it from moving, water splash or pump noise. If the cord is not secured, overtime you will see wear and tear in your cord which is not good. The pump has three settings. I set the pump on level two setting and it runs with no noise or rattle. The higher you set the flow of water, the higher water fountain effect you would achieve. You will not have any pump noise if ... * The water is poured up to ½ inch from the top of the bowl * The pump is cleaned weekly and free of residues and grimes * The pump is set on level two * The pump cord is secured where it needs to be inside the motor house * The pump's black tube lines up with the lid's hole, and * The motor house suction cups are attached to the bowl firmly Tips * Wash/rinse the fountain and charcoal filter thoroughly prior to use to get rid of the plastic odor from the plastic parts and the charcoal dust, etc. * The first time you set up the fountain, fill the fountain with water, let it run for 10 minutes, dump the water, rinse, fill up with water again and let it run for another 3-5 hours prior to filling up with clean water again. * I use three bottled water (16.9 OZ X 3= 51 OZ) to prolong the life of the filter and set the pump on level 2. Tap water leaves a lot of residue. * I wash the fountain by hand to prevent dishwasher residues on the fountain. In addition, the smell of dishwasher soap discourages my cat from using the fountain. In addition, the motor house is plastic. Pioneer Pet states that their fountain is dishwasher safe. I would hesitate washing the plastic motor house in the dishwasher. Overtime, the heat may affect its form. * Clean the fountain at least weekly or sooner, if needed. * Initially, place the water fountain near your cat's water bowl filled with water to ensure she stays hydrated. Once she gets used to it, remove the water bowl. * Put the fountain on your cat's floor mat used for her other bowls. The smell of the floor mat signals that the water fountain is hers to keep!! * Put other water bowls around the house to encourage your pet to drink water. Your cat will find out quickly which bowl contains the freshest water. This promotes exercise for your pet as she would keep running back to the water fountain for drinking fresh water. * Some of the pet retail chain stores do not carry this fountain. After much research, I found Amazon's price to be the lowest (as of 1/2015). * Buy the awesome Pioneer Pet Fountain Cleaning Kit Blue (read my review) and one pack of filter containing three filters. If your pet adapts to this fountain, you can order more filters. Cons: None I would highly recommend the stainless steel version of this water fountain.

Il est vrai que si, à la base, le prix m'avait fait hésiter, je suis ravie d'avoir choisi cette fontaine à eau pour mes deux chats. Très esthétique, d'une forme sobre, elle est surtout d'une facilité incroyable pour le nettoyage, facile à rincer, le remplacement de la cartouche se fait aussi très facilement, elle n'est pas bruyante du tout. Très stable, entièrement démontable, vous pouvez passer le récipient au lave vaisselle. Rien à voir avec les précédentes fontaines que j'avais achetées, toutes en plastique, difficilement démontable, fragiles, et d'un entretien fastidieux, avec brosses, etc. Là, rien de tout cela, en quelques minutes, vous avez une fontaine impeccable, solide (tout est en inox), très fonctionnelle. Je recommande vivement ce produit pour sa qualité, sa solidité et sa fonctionnalité.

aunque hay que tener cuidado con la disposición del cable eléctrico, tiene la gran ventaja de ser metálico y de tener una espacio donde repose el agua en caso de corte eléctrico, para que sirva al menos de bebedero clásico. los filtros son un poco particulares por otro lado, habrá que ver que continuidad tienen.

Just to clarify, only top part is stainless steel. Bottom part (pot) in the model we received was plastic. The other comment is that fountain is splashing a lot if you put the pump on higher speed. Our cats use fountain much more when is higher stream, unfortunately in that case fountain is loud and it splash.

This is a great little fountain. However after many years of reliable service the pump failed. Unfortunately, while the bowl is in great order finding a replacement pump is proving difficult.

but the only problem is that we need to purchase a transformer to bring the voltage down to 110V