Works well, but my cat is more interested in it without the filter. So we use it just like that, and he is bugging me a lot less to drink from the bathroom tap (I had created a needy monster). Sleek and modern design, blends in nicely with my aesthetic. I actually enjoy the sound of the trickling water, but that may be a deal breaker for some. Overall pretty happy with this purchase.

I have had this ceramic pagoda fountain for my 2 cats for almost 8 years now, and it is still functioning like brand new with regular maintenance!The motor, wiring, little rubber gasket, and plastic filter holder have all held up well and have no issues. The ceramic base and fountain also doing great - we have hard water, so it does get calcium build up which sometimes stains black from the charcoal dust (from the filter cartridges).... when that happens I disassemble the fountain and soak the ceramic base/fountain in a diluted CLR mixture for a few hours to remove the hard water deposits.... then it becomes good as new! When doing regular maintenance of the ceramic base/fountain I will often just put this in the dishwasher.Replacement cartridges and foam are easy to purchase on amazon and aren't expensive. Make sure to soak the charcoal cartridges prior to use, then rinse them very well under the running tap to remove as much charcoal dust as possible.It *is* a fountain, so it does have a fountain noise of water - I don't find the sound disruptive at all. Every now and then the motor will make a vibrating sound, and just by nudging the ceramic fountain around in the base a bit, or moving the base to make sure it is stable on the counter the vibration goes away.I would buy this again. Prior to this one, we had a plastic fountain which was functional (but not very nice looking).. the ceramic fountain is nice because it is both useful and beautiful to look at.UPDATE: It is now almost a year and a half since my first review... only now did I need to order a replacement pump for $20. The pump is still working great... but the cord has just become a bit worn in the spot where it comes through the center hole into the fountain and is "clamped" over with a silicone tube to keep it dry. This was a great buy, still functioning perfectly and in great shape with regular cleaning. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Es de buena calidad y acabados.La base trae espacios para que pase el cable eléctrico sin que se aplaste y se puede separar la sección donde viene el contacto para poder manipularla más fácilmente al lavarla.Curiosamente, a ninguno de mis gatos les gustó beber el agua de la parte superior ni de la caída de la torre, sino de la parte inferior de la fuente. Y, para que tuvieran más espacio para beber de ahí, giré la torre interna.Como los gatitos son peculiares, si pongo la fuente a competir con una cubeta llena de agua, se decantan por la cubeta, pero definitivamente la fuente se ve mejor y hace que circule el agua.Llevo dos años con la fuente, más o menos, y no ha fallado ni tenido problemas. Simplemente con cambiar las partes reemplazables (filtro y esponja) en buen tiempo es más que suficiente.

Perfect for my cats, easy to clean and maintain. Some mineral build up may happen so suggest to use filtered or distilled water.

I did a lot of research into the best fountain for my cat. This fountain is porcelain and comes apart so that you can wash it in the dish washer.Its not silent since there is always falling water, but I enjoy the sound and my cat loves drinking from falling water. The pump is silent though so shes never hesitated or been scared to use it.It holds a lot of water and it is very easy to see how much water is left in the bowl. I usually top it up one or two times per week.I had no issues putting it together. Was quick and easy and the instruction were clearExcellent fountain, would highly recommend. (Especially for the 64.99 price tag.)

This product is very nice looking and well made. The size is perfect and you dont hear the motor. My chihuahua loves it. She was using another fountain but was cheap looking,cheaply made, and motor very loud. This one is not that. The only issue i have is the waterfall is loud. If the fountain were in a pet room or a room further away from your main areas it wouldnt be a problem. Im in an apartment and hear it running all the time. I will get used to it i suppose but when reading reviews and peoples complaints about loudness of waterfall i didnt really take it to heart....until now. I feel it is much healthier for my chihuahua though. Its easy to clean as its ceramic and not plastic. She gives this fountain 5 stars....i give it 4 only because of the loud waterfall sound.

My 3 cats have always wanted to drink directly from the faucet. One of our cats cannot stand for even a single cat hair to be in the water bowl. And, of course, that's a challenge to keep them out when you have 3 cats! She would go over to the bowl and meow and look at us as if saying, "Would you please give me a fresh bowl of water, now!". Yes, cats need a fresh bowl of water. But, it's insane to have to empty out the bowl and clean it several times a day! And, like most cats, my cats all enjoy to drink from the faucet. So, I went on a search to find an automatic water bowl that would provide my cats with fresh water and satisfy their need to drink from falling water.We have had the Drinkwell Pagoda Fountain for 6 months now. And, although, it's a pretty expensive solution, overall, it has been worth every penny. My cats are drinking more water, the water maintains a fresh, clean look, and they love to drink the falling water from the elevated section. One of my cats puts her paw under the falling water over and over and licks the water off her paw. They all seem fascinated with it.I purchased a product on Amazon titled "SensorPlug - Motion Activated Electrical Outlet" to combine with it so that the fountain would only run when the cats entered the room. (We placed the fountain in a guest bathroom.) The fountain turns on when it senses the cats entering the room and turns off 2 minutes after they leave the room. Works great. Cats were so fascinated that the water fountain turned on when they entered the room that it seemed like they conspired for the first few days to keep the fountain running all the time. When one of them would hear the fountain go off, they would enter the room again to turn it back on!Of course, with falling water, you do hear the falling water a bit. But, I do not hear the pump running at all. And, if you keep the fountain full (I top ours off daily), the sound of falling water is very faint and I can't easily hear it in the adjacent room even. And, of course, since we put ours on a motion sensor it doesn't run unless a cat is actually drinking from it, which is nice.The fountain is very easy to take apart and clean. And, after 6 months of use, the porcelain surfaces are all still as white and clean looking as the first day we used it. I also like using the charcoal filters. (You do need to rinse them out well before installing them to remove the charcoal dust.) They last 4 weeks for us. And, the pre-fliter catches any cat hair that enters the system, preventing it from entering the pump. The pre-filter is beneath the elevated section, so any stray cat hairs are pulled into that section and "hidden from view" until you clean it. And, because the water is always prestine looking now, my fussy cat hasn't complained at all for me to clean it each day, although, of course, I do clean it regularly. But, on my schedule now, not at my cat's demand! lol...The pump seems to work very well and we've had no problems with it. But, with the fountain being expensive and the pump having a hole that is in a very specific location to feed the elevated platform, we decided to go ahead and purchase 2 extra pumps for it, so we can, hopefully, continue using it for a very long time. The pumps are available from the PetSafe site, part #PAC00-13206.I would highly recommend the fountain to pet owners that love their pets and want the best for their health. This was a very good purchase for us and well worth the money. We love it!

This is a great fountain. I'd had the old Drinkwell kind before with the plastic container you had to remove, turn upside down, take off the lid, and fill, if you wanted to add some water. It was plastic, we have hard (super hard) water and it of course started to leave a rough feel to the plastic. It was a pain to clean and I got sick of it. So I started using just bowls. That worked OK, but I wanted to go back to a fountain. After much research I decided on this one and could not be happier! Others were saying how easy it was to clean and put together. They were right! I have 3 grown cats and this thing is great - you don't have to fill it all the time like some elude to - BUT the great part is you simply pour new water (I use filtered) into it and you're done. You don't have to remove anything or put the new water in a special place - just pour it in! Could not be easier. And I am not really "mechanically inclined" but the instructions (read them!) were clear after I re-read a couple times and understood everything. It is SO easy to clean and put back together. The main hint I can give is the filter sticks to the bottom with suction cups, but still can be slid around a bit so the part that goes on top of the filter, you can manipulate it to exactly the right position. Sometimes I put the tower on and it does not sit flat, so I put it aside and move the filter closer to the post next to it and try again - after a couple times it is in the right place and the tower sits perfectly. I then sit it in position on the floor and add the water (add the water BEFORE you plug back in) and it is good to go. I could not recommend this enough! So simple, easy, and a nice looking fountain as well. AND it's not made of plastic! Huge plus!!!