"Give Your Pets Clean, Fresh Water with the PetSafe Drinkwell Original 50 oz Pet Fountain"

laurence chamberland: Parfaite pour mon chat qui aimais boire l'eau du robinet

Canada on Nov 25, 2023

Dad: Quick overview: Easy to clean, assemble, disassemble, but the filter is pretty much worthless.

We discovered that our 1-year old cat likes drinking running water when he came running into the bathroom every time we'd turn the water on. We had a pet drinking fountain many years ago for a previous pet and knew our new guy would appreciate one as well.

He really likes it and we see him using it all the time. A big plus there. I also really like the size of the bowl/basin area. It keeps the water contained very well and we've had no issues with splashes.

The noise is acceptable. When you first get it, you'll notice it, but like everything else, you get used to it.

On to the human side of the operation. Assembly is very easy and the instructions surprisingly easy to understand. Assembling the unit took less than 2 minutes. Disassembly for when we run it through the dishwasher takes less than 5 minutes, and I'm particularly pleased at how many of the parts can be run through the dishwasher, including the impeller which sits inside the motor. That would be a huge source of nasty stuff, and being able to remove it and clean it so well is a huge plus. In short,...

United States on Jul 26, 2023

RGH: Everything works fine. Only real issue was the filter. You REALLY need to rinse the filter well, or it will bleed black granules. Also read the instructions, it is important to pay attention to the water level and to clean this unit on a regular basis.

Canada on Apr 28, 2023

M. Lee: so as the water runs out of the spout, it hits the plastic nub, which is rather loud. It doesnt have the tranquil sound of water splashing out of a fountain. The flow is adjustable but not enough to offset the sound and there really isnt a need to turn it up all the way. I have cats that will only drink from the bathroom tap so I am hoping this will work, if not, the noise is totally not worth it.

It seems it isnt indicated but you cannot return this product.

Canada on Feb 12, 2023

June: I have used this type of fountain for my cats for at least 10 years. This fits the bill in my household, as I have one cat who likes lapping from the spout and another who likes Drinking from the bowl. With proper maintenance, the fountain lasts for about 2-3 years here, where we have very hard water. The only tiny drawback is that the motor sometimes has a faint hum, or the water dripping into the bowl might be annoying. I became aware of the noise level only because I put it in my bedroom for a while. Moved it to another spot, problem solved.

Canada on Sep 03, 2020

Catperson: This was a replacement for my last fountain, same make and model, which I had for 10 years. My cats love the fountain and it has never given me any problems. I use bottled water in it so have had no problems with any build up from City water.

Definitely an excellent product!

I feel I must add that I reduced my rating because of product support by the company, PetSafe. I was unable to register my product for warranty purposes as that part of their site is not operating at the moment. I also sent them an email and after a week they had not responded. Very disappointing!

PetSafe did get back to me and handled my problem extremely well, so I felt this should be added to my comments in all fairness.

Canada on Jul 02, 2020

CY: I have been very happy with this fountain overall. I really only have one con so I'll start there, the adjustable flow is not that much different between low and high. This was a disappointment as of my animals my main reason for purchasing this was that one prefers a slow stream out if the faucet to water bowls to the point of waking us at 3 to turn on the sink.

Now the pros. On my pros I will note some things where I have read complaints from people on this fountain regarding this that were just common sense to expect and therefore not cons.

I've had the PetMate fountain in the past and only one of my cats would use it as it was very loud, that is very much an improvement with the Drinkwell, if kept full and the motor maintained it is very quiet, my fish tank motors are louder. But for those who expect completely silent I add by quiet, yes you can hear water running, but that should be expected when you order this trickle style design verses a flow design. Any motorized fountain will make some noise, what impresses me is that the motor is very silent.

For a fountain the maintenance is rather easy. Yes it's weekly but if wanted main range free pet care we'd...

United States on Jun 24, 2014