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(More customer reviews)I bought the Catit Dome Waterer thinking that, with multiple cats, it would be easier than refilling a small water dish a couple of times a day.The notion of fresh, filtered water also appealed to me. I was so wrong.
The fountain is supposed to work like this:a dome-shaped reservoir holds fresh water.It releases the water into the base as necessary, whereupon an electric pump will pump said water over the top of the dome for your cats to lick.You'll know when the water level is low because the pump begins to gurgle and sputter (and if you let it gurgle too long the pump burns out).The water is kept fresh by a replacable charcoal filter in the base.
Here is why I strongly suggest that you not waste your money like I did:
First, I'm not convinced the cats love it.I say this because mine still prefer the toilet (if the lid is up) even when this fountain running.
Second, the charcoal filter is supposed to be replaced every 2 weeks ($3 each).There's nothing economical about that.
Furthermore, even though there is a charcoal filter, the base still gets slimy. So you have to unplug it and wipe down the surface of the base (every nook and cranny) weekly if you want your cat to have fresh water.
Also, despite the filter, fur still gets into the base.It collects on the pump intake and prevents it from pumping water, so the unit effectively stops working.However, when the unit is running properly it's silent, and when it clogs w/fur it's also silent, so unless you're looking carefully, you may not realize that it's not pumping water.Dehydrated cats = not good.It's an easy fix (unplug it, remove the dome, and wipe the fur off the side of the pump), but it's another not-so-pleasant "feature" of the fountain.
And finally, the reason this product drives me positively bonkers: it works more in theory than in practice.
My reservoir will only drain into the base if the base is bone-dry.If there's any water in it, the reservoir won't drain (and yes, it's assembled properly).However, the pump gurgles when the base is 1/2 full.So when my pump gurgles, and the reservoir is virtually full, I pour a glass of water over the dome and it runs into the base and solves the problem.The issue is that 1) it gurgles *loudly*, and 2)I have to do this FOUR TIMES A DAY.Last night it woke me up, and I stumbled into the kitchen at 3am to pour a glass of water over the stupid thing to get it to stop making noise so I could go back to sleep.Lovely - interrupted sleep from a *cat fountain.*
I feel like I'm at war with a noisy plastic piece of garbage in my kitchen - and I'm clearly losing.
Yes - all fountains get slimy despite the charcoal filter, and all fountains make noise when the water runs low.But I've never had one that won't drain properly, that gurgles so frequently, and that gurgles so loudly that it's audible across the house.
This is not an inexpensive unit.There are better products out there on which you can spend your money.Choose an alternative -- don't choose this one!
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