Our girl loves her new water source. We put it by the window where she watches the bird feeder and she goes over constantly now.
The problem
That's What Your Cat Is Drinking.
It is called Serratia marcescens. It lives behind the pump, inside the filter housing and in the crevices the little brush cannot reach. Wiping the bowl does not touch it.
PetLibro, Catit, Drinkwell and PetSafe all move one body of water in a loop. Hair and saliva re-enter within seconds. Carbon filters do not reduce bacteria. They give it somewhere to live.
The pump sits inside the sealed 3L source and only ever touches fresh water. The tray drains itself every 24 or 48 hours. The slime never starts.
How it works
Every other fountain moves one body of water in a circle. Bowl, pump, filter, back to the bowl.
It looks like it is moving. It is not getting cleaner.
3L
Sealed clean source
The pump lives inside it. It never touches the water your cat has already drunk from.
1.5L
Separate waste tank
Lift it out and you can see exactly what came off your cat. Hair, saliva, grit.
24h / 48h
Auto drain and refill
You choose the cycle. The tray empties itself and refills from the sealed side.
Fresh water from a sealed source on a schedule, so the water she drinks has never been contaminated.
We get it
PetLibro. Catit. Drinkwell. Same three flaws built in.
Submerged in exactly what she has been drinking. That is why it clogs, and why it dies.
Carbon kills nothing. You pay $60 to $96 a year to replace its housing.
Hair and saliva re-enter seconds after she drinks. Ours drains it away instead.
What others cannot do
Water level, waste level, schedule and battery. All of it over Wi-Fi.
It tells you before she notices
Low water and low battery push to your phone. You refill because you were told, not because the cat is sitting on your chest at 6am.
Two flow modes
Continuous, or sensor activated within about 8 inches so it only runs when she is actually standing there.
How to use it
No daily lifting. No scrubbing. No little brush.
Nothing. It runs itself, silently, under 25 decibels.
It drains the tray and refills from the sealed source. You choose the cycle.
Rinse the tray and tank, wipe the unit. Under five minutes.
A vinegar and water rinse to descale. That is the whole schedule.
For the faucet cat
She yowls at the sink until you turn it on. She refuses bowls on principle.
Fresh water from a stainless surface, waiting for her, on a schedule. Most faucet cats come around in the first week.
More than one cat
The 3L source runs 10 to 13 days for one cat, 4 to 7 for two.
Cats drink where they already are
They will not walk downstairs for water. One on each floor and they drink more, which is the entire point.
One fountain turns territorial
The confident one parks near it. The nervous one waits, then quietly stops bothering.
If your vet has asked
Maybe she is getting on. Maybe it was a UTI, or the word kidneys came up.
You want her water clean and there when she goes to it, without it being one more thing you have to stay on top of.
She always has water in front of her
3L sealed source, refilled on a schedule, not when you remember.
You can see that she is drinking
The wastewater level tells you she used it. That is the reassurance a vet visit does not give you.
Upkeep
Rinse the tray. Tip the waste tank. Wipe the head unit.
No 25 minute disassembly. No filter to buy, ever.
The main unit is not water washable
Wipe it, do not submerge it. The tray and tanks go under the tap freely.
Us vs others
The fountains people cross-shop us against. PetLibro and Catit are the cheap recirculating units. The third column is any filtered stainless fountain in the same price bracket as us.
| AquaPure | PetLibro / Catit | Filtered fountains | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No filters to buy, ever | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Clean and used water physically separated | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Pump never sits in the water she drinks | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Stays free of pink slime | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Stainless steel drinking surface | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cleaning under 5 minutes a week | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Runs on battery, goes where she drinks | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Water level alerts on your phone | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Sensor mode, runs only when she is there | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Under 25 decibels | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
The math
The sticker price is one number. The ownership cost is another.
$0
Filters per year
A PetLibro Capsule runs about $96 a year in filters. A Catit Flower about $60. Ours has none to buy.
$350 to $1,080
What a cheap fountain really costs
Over five years, once you add filters and the 5 to 10 replacement units a submerged pump forces on you.
0
Replacement units
The pump only ever touches clean water, which is the single thing that kills every other fountain.
Our girl loves her new water source. We put it by the window where she watches the bird feeder and she goes over constantly now.
At first I was sceptical but this has actually been really great. It did take my old man about 2 weeks to get used to it. He scares easily and the refill noise put him off at first. He has come around though and I think he likes that he can drink with his head up instead of crouching.
Freddy likes that he always has fresh water now.
Setup was easy and after a couple of days my cat had no issues with it. I feel much better knowing she has a consistently cleaner supply than her old fountain. Only wish I had known about this sooner.
Shortly after setting it up my cat was drinking from it. Works as advertised and it is easy to clean. With one cat it goes about 6 days before needing a refill.
I feel good knowing my kitties are getting fresh water. Super easy to clean, I take it to the sink, wash the steel plate in warm soapy water, rinse the tanks and fill it again. They know the sound of it refilling and come running.
Works perfect. Sensor picks up my cat every time and it only runs when she is actually there.
The dual tank design is honestly genius. When I emptied the wastewater side for the first time I was shocked at how much stuff was in there. That was my old fountain water, every day.
I was skeptical but my cat started using it right away. I like that the clean water stays separate because my old one would get gross so fast. Easy to set up too.
My cat Milo is picky and usually prefers the bathroom sink. Since this arrived I have caught him drinking from it several times a day.
Battery life has been good so far and I like not having another cord running across the floor.
The fact that I can see the dirty water collecting separately is what sold me. Makes me feel better about what she is actually drinking.
Nice size reservoir. We went away for a long weekend and there was still plenty of water when we got back.
I have three cats and they all use it. I was worried they would not share but it has been fine.
Very impressed. The clean side stays fresh and I do not have to think about ordering filters any more.
Took maybe five minutes from opening the box to having it running.
How quiet it is might be my favourite part. It is in my bedroom and I barely notice it.
I love the concept and one of my cats loves it. The problem is I have 3 and one will not drink from it because the water is not moving. The second only occasionally uses it and still asks at the tap. The third one is obsessed with it. So it depends on the cat.
My dog keeps splashing water everywhere with normal bowls. This has cut the mess down a lot and he seems to drink more.
I got this because my vet told me my senior girl needed to drink more. Two months in and her checkup numbers were better. Cannot say it was only this but I am keeping it.
No pink slime. That was the whole reason I bought it and it has stayed clean for six weeks now.
Works great, my only note is I wish the clean tank was even bigger for three cats. I refill about every 5 days.
My old PetLibro pump died after about eight months. This one has the pump in the clean side so hopefully that does not happen again.
The app is the part I did not expect to care about. I get a low water alert and just deal with it instead of finding an empty tray.
Cleaning genuinely takes a couple of minutes. Rinse the tray, tip the waste tank, done. No little brush, no filter.
Bought a second one for upstairs. My shy cat was getting bullied off the first one and now she has her own.
Good product. It took my cat about four days rather than the two days they suggest, but she uses it fine now.
I am 71 and lifting a full fountain to clean it every few days was getting hard. This one I only have to deal with once a week and the parts are light.
Quiet, clean, and I stopped buying filters. Not much else to say.
My cat had a UTI last year and the vet said hydration was the main thing. She drinks noticeably more from this than the old bowl.
Most start within 24 to 48 hours. Put it beside her current bowl for three days, then take the old one away. Faucet cats usually take about a week.
If she specifically needs to watch water move to drink, this is not the right fountain for her. Between cycles the water sits still. That is the whole design. The 30 day guarantee covers exactly that.
No, and that is the point.
It fills the stainless tray from the sealed 3L tank, then completely empties and refills it every 24 or 48 hours, whichever you pick. Between cycles the water is still.
A recirculating fountain keeps the same water moving in a loop. Your cat drinks, saliva and hair go into the bowl, through the pump, into the filter and back out. It looks like it is moving. It is not getting cleaner.
All three recirculate the same water through a submerged pump 24 hours a day. That pump builds biofilm within days, contaminates the water, and is the number one reason fountains die.
Here the pump is sealed inside the clean tank. No biofilm, no constant hum, no filters.
No. There are none. Owners of filtered fountains spend $60 to $96 a year replacing them, and the filter is where the bacteria lives anyway.
Under 25 decibels. A whisper is 30. Moderate rainfall is 50.
Most fountains run a pump constantly, which is the background hum that quietly drives everyone in the house mad. This one only runs during the dispense cycle, then goes silent.
Refill the 3L tank every 10 to 13 days for one cat, every 4 to 7 days for two.
Clean it once a week, under five minutes. Rinse the stainless tray, tip and rinse the waste tank, wipe the head unit. Every three months run a vinegar and water rinse to descale.
No. The 5000mAh battery lasts around two weeks because the pump only runs on the dispense cycle. So it goes where your cat actually drinks rather than wherever the outlet happens to be.
Leave it plugged in if you prefer. The Wi-Fi features need AC power to stay connected.
The drinking surface, the only part her chin and whiskers touch, is stainless steel. No plastic contact, which removes the chin acne pathway plastic bowls are known for.
The reservoir is BPA free and stays sealed. Water only meets the tray when it is dispensed.
Yes. One unit handles one to two cats comfortably on the 3L tank.
For three or more, or cats on different floors, most owners do better with two. Cats will not walk downstairs for water, and a single fountain tends to get guarded by the confident one.
30 days, money back. If she will not drink from it, or you are unhappy for any reason, contact us and we will make it right.
If anything is faulty we replace it free and you keep the original. If it simply is not for you, we agree a refund. A used fountain cannot be hygienically resold, so it stays with you either way.
Plus a 1 year warranty on the unit.
Our guarantee
If your cat will not drink from it, or you are unhappy for any reason, contact us within 30 days.
Faulty units get replaced free and you keep the original. If it simply is not for her, we agree a refund. A used fountain cannot be hygienically resold, so whatever we agree, it stays with you.
Plus a 1 year warranty. We engineered out the number one cause of fountain failure, so we are comfortable standing behind it.