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Petmate Deluxe Fresh Flow Pet Fountain Jumbo, White | 
 enlarge | Brand: Petmate
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $54.99
Buy New: $32.98
You Save: $22.01 (40%)
New (13) from $32.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 737
Media: Misc.
Size: 17'' x 11'' x 9''
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 17.4 x 14.4 x 8
Legal Disclaimer: New York State residents are responsible for state sales tax not added by Amazon.
MPN: 24880
Model: 24880
UPC: 029695248801
EAN: 0029695248801
ASIN: B0002DI3UY
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ultra-quiet | | • | Purifying pet fountain | | • | Pets love fresh flowing water | | • | Naturally cool | | • | Oxygenates Water |
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Product Description
Jumbo Purifying Pet Fountain - features translucent reservoir for water monitoring, capacity of 216 ounce reservoir automatically adds water as needed. Includes 2 replaceable charcoal filters for removing contaminants. Has flow control lever, non-skid rubber feet, on/off switch with low voltage safety system. This unit is Ultra quiet. Provides fresh flowing water, adds oxygen to the water, filters the water, cools it naturally, reduces odors and improves taste.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 Worked for 6 months and died August 6, 2008
The fountain worked for 6 months and the poor quality of the pump I noticed when I put it together came through and died on me this week. After reading another negative review, I will try the drinkwell.
Animals like it, not sure if I do August 5, 2008
We adopted two kitties within the last year in addition to our two dogs, and I was concerned that the kitties weren't drinking enough. One was overly fascinated with the toilet, another wanted to drink out of the faucet at every opportunity (the dogs have no trouble drinking enough). I decided to give this a shot. After a brief period of "what's this?" the animals have all really taken a liking to it.
So far I have not had too much trouble cleaning it. I know it needs to be cleaned when it starts getting noisy. I just dump it out and clean everything with very hot water and a little scrubbing. A slime builds up around the pump and when it's cleaned away it becomes quiet again (about once a week).
I was hoping the reservoir on the jumbo sized model and the larger size meant it would last more than one day, but I find myself having to refill the reservoir *at least* once a day. If the water level goes below a certain point in the bowl, it starts making a grating sound. So, the true capacity is actually the amount in the reservoir (not much) because the rest of the water is in the right chamber circulating.
I quickly ditched the filters, as these seemed to block the water flow, causing it to make a loud trickling sound in the circulating chamber. The animals don't seem to mind. The benefit for them, I think, is just the cooler and aerated water.
So, the animals like it, but it is certainly not maintenance free. I considered sending it back, but they do seem to like it and my husband and I are forever ruled by our animals, it seems, so we decided to keep it. It performs its function (keeping fur friends happy) but with the caveat of creating more work for the pet owner...well, usually the case isn't it?
 quiet, works great August 1, 2008
We've had this product for several years for our three cats. It needs occasional cleaning -- at first I couldn't figure out why the pump quit, then I realized I needed to pull a glob of cat hair off the pump during cleaning-- but aside from that, it has had no problems at all. The cats drink from it and it means we do not have to refill the water all the time.
Two possible improvements on some future model-- a filter before the water gets to the pump (to remove hair), and a model with a significantly larger reservoir of water. (We'd love to let this go when we go on vacation for a week, but there's no way the water'd last that long. Wish I could somehow connect it to a 5-gallon jug of clean water!)
Overall, a great product that has worked for a long time. I'm buying another one so we have one upstairs and one downstairs, for our oldest cat's convenience.
Very Cumbersome! July 28, 2008
This product is VERY jumbo! I bought this for my kittens, because they love to gather together at feeding time so I thought they'd enjoy having room to drink at the same time. The main problem with this is that sediment gathers at the bottom of the well very easily and the filter isn't strong enough to get it out. So basically every day you have to unplug it, drag the power cord to the nearest sink, and get the whole thing in the sink to rinse it out without spilling water all over the place. I was unhappy with this product and I really couldn't see myself going through all that hassle every day to rinse out the well, so I returned the product.
My cats LOVE this! July 11, 2008
I bought this fountain for my eighteen cats about a month ago. They absolutely love it! All of them are drinking more, which is definite plus in Arizona in July. I tend to add water to the bowl during the day and make sure the reserve is filled for the night so the pump doesn't run dry.
The only possible downside is that I have to clean it 2-3 times a week, but that takes about 15 minutes, start to finish, washing with soap, and much feline help. There isn't a filter before the pump, so with long-haired cats you need to check it more often (15 of my 18 are long-haired.) For someone with fewer cats, I could easily see the need to clean it drop to no more than once a week.
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