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Drinkwell Big Dog Starter | 
| Brand: Drinkwell
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $67.00 (On sale from $120.60)
as of 9/3/2010 11:02 EDT details
New (5) from $67.00
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 159387
Media: Misc.
MPN: Big Combo
ASIN: B000F1R8FO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 144 oz Reservoir | | • | Drinkwell Cleaning Brushes - NEW Plastic Handles | | • | 4 Drinkwell Charcoal Filters | | • | 1 yr manufactures warranty |
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Product Description
THIS IS A STARTER KIT! It contains 1 Drinkwell LARGE pet fountain, 1 144oz reservoir, 1 filter, a 3 pack of Drinkwell replacement filters (that is 4 filters total) and the official Drinkwell cleaning brush kit!
The Drinkwell Pet Fountain filters and aerates continuously moving water to keep it much fresher than standing bowl water. Treat your dog to fresher, better tasting water with the Drinkwell Fresh Water Fountain. The Drinkwell Big Dog Fountain was developed by a veterinarian specifically for animals who jump on counters or love to drink from the toilet bowl in search of fresh clean moving water. Electric pump circulates water and sends it through an activated carbon filter to eliminate impurities and contaminants for water that tastes cleaner and fresher. Dogs are known to enjoy drinking water that is flowing, so this will encourage them to drink more frequently. It's great for all pets, and especially beneficial for dogs who are experiencing bladder or urinary tract problems.
Holds over 2 gallons and has a replaceable charcoal filter. Features big 5" bowl walls to keep water in the bowl and rubber feet to prevent sliding. Great for dogs over 50 lbs. All of our Products are Brand New - Not Manufacture Seconds or Refurbished. Being that we are an Internet Retailer many products will ship in "Plain Box" version, since a display box is not needed and adds the overall shipping cost, if you have questions about a certain product - please ask.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Don't let the noise scare you... May 20, 2009
Monomer (USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Though this isn't a must have item by any means, we do have a big Golden Retriever (we actually own two Goldens) that has always preferred drinking from a stream of running water (like a faucet or the water pouring from a bottle, etc.) and we do spoil our dogs sometimes... So out of curiosity I ordered this thing. Well when it arrived, I disassembled it and washed everything and then re-assembled... I figured this would be good practice and allowed me to evaluate the design and fit. Filled it with water and turned it on... HUMMMMMM!!! ...LOUD!!! LOUD!!! LOUD!!! this thing hummed sooo loud it could be heard two rooms away and even faintly from another floor. It was Friday evening so I had the weekend to play around with the thing. Everything I tried did nothing to quiet the loud humming of the little aquarium pump motor. I figured this canNOT possibly be right... they've probably sold tens of thousands of these things by now and no way would they have been able to do that if they all sounded this loud. So first thing on Monday I called the seller, who immediately agreed with me that something was not right, it should be very quiet. I was given the phone number of the manufacturer's customer service. After a nice conversation in which they also agreed something was not right with my unit, they sent me out a new motor/impeller at no charge. It took a week and a day to get to me. After I installed the new motor/impellor... TADA!!! no more hum. This thing is very quiet... now all I hear anymore is the gentle trickling of the water stream, hooray! ...its actually a kinda relaxing sound. The moral of the story here is... its not suppose to be loud and if you have a unit that is, just complain and ask for a new motor/impeller.
Bottomline is this is a great product... excellent design and fit. And this Big Dog fountain really is big and holds a lot of water... enough for days without having to refill it. One trick to keeping it cleaner longer is we have a separate SS water bowl next to the food dishes at dinner time so they drink out of that bowl immediately following dinner, that way all the food/kibble junk falls into the stainless bowl which we pick up soon after dinner and dump out. This keeps the Big Dog fountain from fouling up and so we don't need to wash it very often... in fact, we only wash it once every couple of weeks.
I had to rate it at only 4 stars because of the original motor's noise... and thus all totaled, it did take more than a week to get it working properly as it should have... and that inconvenience alone has got to cost it a star rating.
Perfect for Picky Pups October 7, 2008
Teresa Chambers (Washington State, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of my dogs is SO picky about the water she drinks, that she normally refuses to drink anything except toilet water (bleh!) or rain water. She likes it fresh and ice cold. So we gave in and bought this and it's great for my other dog, too. I find it fairly easy to clean, easier than I thought it would be, with hot water and a little vinegar. The cleaning brushes are very useful, glad I got them. I was also surprised at how quiet it is. It's still not as ice cold as my dog likes it, but I fill the reservoir with ice once in a while and dump them in the bowl as a treat.
 Amazing product March 28, 2008
Kagomi Texas (Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great item to for your dogs or if you have a lot of cats. I bought this due to my busy schedule. I first bought a petmate which leaked after 3 months and needed to be refilled every 2 days. I have 2 small shi tzu and I refill and clean this once a week. The water is always clean. I also put it on a timer do reduce on the electrical cost. It only runs 3 times a day for 2 hrs and it still looks fresh and clean.
Drinkwell Big Dog Fountain Starter Kit (Fountain, Cleaning Brushes, 4 Filters) March 23, 2008
B. Botka
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great fountain and all my animals love it! I had another type drinking fountain but it was too small and the daily refilling was getting on our nerves. We might as well just have had a basic water dish.
This new jumbo system is excellent. We have to refill the tank every 3-4 days. It doesn't get dirty fast and the brushes are great to get into all the smaller areas that might be difficult to get to by hand.
The animals love to drink from it, especially the cats who drink from the flowing stream itself.
Great purchase, would recommend to everyone.
Great for Playful Cats January 27, 2008
Earle J. Flemion (Stateside, Finally)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Our cat always wanted to drink from the bathroom sink while I was brushing my teeth, washing my hands, or what not. I can do that in peace, now that he has his own fountain. Great product! My dog is a bit skidish around it but she is scared of everything.
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