I went to Petsmart today for some cans of food, and came out with the food, some catnip spray, a 12 pack of fur mice, and the drinkwell fountain! I'm a sucker!
In any case, I set the fountain up and it seems to be a big hit with Belle and Delilah. As a toy at very least.
There's water all over the bathroom floor, but that's no surprise.
I had the Petmate Freshflow previously, and it was silent (but of course, the cats had no interest!). The Drinkwell is NOISY. It's not so much the motor (which does seem slightly louder than the Freshflow, but I can't hear it outside of the bathroom, so it's no big deal), as it is the water falling and hitting the water already in the bowl. I filled it right to the brim and reduced the flow a bit, which seems to have lessened the noise somewhat. However, it still sounds as if there is a tap constantly running.
Does anyone have the drinkwell and NOT notice this noise? Or is it something I'm going to have to learn to live with (something tells me there's no way to silence falling water!)? Does the platinum version reduce this noise at all?
Also, does everyone use the filters with there Drinkwell fountains, or do people out there run them without? Right now, I'm using bottled water from our water cooler and haven't put the filter in (in case I want to return the fountain).
In any case, I set the fountain up and it seems to be a big hit with Belle and Delilah. As a toy at very least.
I had the Petmate Freshflow previously, and it was silent (but of course, the cats had no interest!). The Drinkwell is NOISY. It's not so much the motor (which does seem slightly louder than the Freshflow, but I can't hear it outside of the bathroom, so it's no big deal), as it is the water falling and hitting the water already in the bowl. I filled it right to the brim and reduced the flow a bit, which seems to have lessened the noise somewhat. However, it still sounds as if there is a tap constantly running.
Does anyone have the drinkwell and NOT notice this noise? Or is it something I'm going to have to learn to live with (something tells me there's no way to silence falling water!)? Does the platinum version reduce this noise at all?
Also, does everyone use the filters with there Drinkwell fountains, or do people out there run them without? Right now, I'm using bottled water from our water cooler and haven't put the filter in (in case I want to return the fountain).