Pet Mate Replacement Pump for Pets Drinking Fountains (354) - Ensures Continuous Water Flow, Compatible with Cat and Dog Mate Pet Fountains

We had two issues. Firstly, my cat hated the taste of water from metal bowls. I initially did not realise this was the reason she drank from puddles and pots that she found in the garden. One day I decided to change the bowl to a china bowl. Problem solved...she began drinking from the china bowl. This was successful until we took on a little stray cat. The second issue was he had been used to drinking out of a small stream. Consequently, when presented with a china water bowl, containing still water, he proceeded to tap the water with his paw to make it move like the stream. This made the water in the bowl dirty, a wet floor and my cat not wanting to go anywhere near it! I was spending alot of my time changing dirty water and mopping up the mess! I am delighted to say my problems have been resolved by this Cat Mate water fountain. It’s brilliant. I set it up, remembering to remove the plastic covering from the filter before assembling. (The filters should be replaced monthly. Amazon sell them.) I placed the fountain in the utility room where we have a stone floor. A good test for the motor noise. I filled it with water to the max line and plugged it in. The cord is long, so no worries there. Inside the unit is a dial for the motor speed. Our’s came set to half way. We left it set there. I switched the unit on in the presence of both cats. They sat starring at it as though a mouse might come running out from the top! The motor really is very quiet. I have good hearing and if I bend down and get close enough to the motor, I can just hear a very faint hum. Make sure it does not touch other objects because they will carry the sound. I left the china water bowl in the utility room next to the Cat Mate water fountain. After about 2 hours, both cats were drinking from their new fountain, ignoring their old bowl. It has been a complete success. No more splashing about in the water to make it move, no more wet floor and no more dirty water. Just fresh, clean water all the time. I just need to top up the water every day, wash the plastic parts once a week and replace the filter monthly. Easy! 😃 The cats love it and I’m happy! Since writing this review I have made a useful discovery with the filters. I went on eBay and bought 500g of loose charcoal pellets that are identical to the 20g of wet charcoal in the filters. If you prize open the lid, wash the filter fabric, replace the 20g of wet charcoal and carefully replace the filter lid, you will have an all singing and dancing filter for the cost of about 15p in total. I wondered how necessary it is to change the filter every 4 weeks, so did a bit of research. I learnt that carbon is a medium for bacteria as well as removing chlorine. The carbon breaks down the bacteria and removes it. After 4 weeks the carbon no longer works and can hold onto the bacteria. Having discovered this and not wanting to risk my cats' health, I have decided to keep changing the carbon every 4 weeks. Just to be on the safe side. Nothing lost but a bit of time and 15p with my eBay purchased charcoal! Remember also that the pump cannot function properly with a dirty, clogged filter. The filter will restrict water flow towards the pump and you may be under the false impression that your pump is packing up - when actually all is needed is a new/clean filter. Some reviewers have commented on the unit becoming noisey. I have noticed this happens when cat hair gets stuck against the inlet part of the pump. Just remove it and it will be virtually silent again. In August 2019 the unit suddenly stopped working! I removed the end cover of the pump where the propeller is located. The propeller was motionless. I turned it ever so slightly and it fired into action! Not sure why it stopped, everything was clean inside the pump. Needless to say, all good again now. If your pump does pack up, you can purchase another one separately from Amazon. They cost about £10. It's January 2026 and with the afore mentioned maintenance, the unit is still as good as new. Hope this helps. It is a great product. 👍🏻

Update after almost 2 years, original review and update below: It's still going. All the original parts, original pump etc. Still great. Still 5 stars. The scratches are a little worse now. We might consider re-ordering, but as long as it's clean the kitties don't care that they've scratched the edges after 2 years of constant use. I'm suprised the pump is still going. We make sure to clean the pump out every few months, maybe that's helped keep the stress on it down. We've noticed no change in performance really and the filters are changed not quite as frequently as recommended but they aren't too expensive for the official ones either. ----Update after 12 months: original review below So I updated my review of the filters we buy to go in this and I thought I'd update to reflect my opinion one year on. The plastic has become scratched a fair bit around the edges; where our cats like to play with the water edge; unless made from metal this was bound to happen. But no functionality has been lost. We perform less than regular cleaning and maintenance and have encountered no issues. The pump is still going. The cats find it a bit too easy to unplug the fountain by pulling cables but the resolution was to tape the cables to the underside in the copious amounts of space in the gaps. All in all; considering the price paid; I'd say this is still a really amazing purchase and don't regret it one bit. Still happy with function, appearance, noise, capacity and the cats are too; which is the important thing! 5 stars remains in place for me. The refill cartridges we use are: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Replacement-Cartridges-Mate-Pet-Fountain/dp/B0025YT83E ---Original review--- This was a purchase we made after the kittens insisted on flipping over their water bowl and splashing it everywhere. We thought, perhaps, they couldn't see the water level too well. So we investigated water fountains. After research; this fountain came out on top for value, size, and most importantly noise. Soon after setting up, the kitties rushed over to investigate. After 24 hours of getting used to it, where they splashed a little and investigated, we noticed they were drinking from it too. Now they still splash some, but I'd say they splash less and the capacity is so high (2L) that we don't worry so much about that now. The power is 2.8VA so on medium power I'd guess 2W usage. The pump runs with a low hum that doesn't bother the cats. Customisable pump power is quite useful. Min Max fill markers on unobtrusive and don't attract the kittens attention (sometimes they like to play with small markers on things to see what they are) We've been impressed so far. for the money it's very nice and quiet. And if the power goes; the water is available at the bottom still for them!

Günstig und gut

I recommend these. It is best to get the proper filter..They offer more filtration than generic ones I saw.

Quality product ,delivered very quickly

Funkar bra

Unsere 3 Katzen haben den Trinkbrunnen alle angenommen und trinken (gefühlt) mehr als vorher aus dem Wassernapf. Da 2 unserer 3 Katzen vorher lieber aus dem fließenden Wasserhahn getrunken hatten, entschlossen wir uns zu diesem Trinkbrunnen. Seit dem brauchen sie den Wasserhan nicht mehr, sonder stillen ihre Durst am Brunnen. Nur die Reinigung ist etwas fummelig, da der Brunnen auf der Innenseite ein paar verwinkelte Stellen aufweist. Aber mit einer Bürste ist auch die Reinigung kein Problem (normale Geschirrbürste + Flaschenbürste). Bisher ( ca. 3 Monate) läuft der Brunnen auch ohne Probleme. Da es die Filter und sogar die Pumpe als Ersatzteil einzeln und zu einem erschwinglichen Preis nachzukaufen gibt, dürfe der Brunnen bei uns noch ein paar Jahre in Betrieb bleiben. Der Filter sollte aber regelmäßig gewechselt werden (alle 6-8 Wochen) bei wöchentlicher Reinigung des gesamten Brunnens, da sich Algen als schmieriger Belag bilden. Wir verwenden übrigens auch nur gefiltertes Wasser aus dem Bri...-Filter und nicht direkt aus der Leitung.