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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2016, 00:22:01 AM »
Seriously, our have been running 24/7 for about 5 years. The cleaning really does work. We used to have 3 running but I broke one of the motors - my own fault. I know the descaler works faster if it is hot - I had one soaking in a glass of descaler and after it cooled, I putit in the microwave to heat the water up again - nly I did it for too long and the plastic melted. Now we have 2 running and a spare fountain, minus the pump. I run them through the dishwasher in rotation, so handy to have a spare :) - we didn't need a third anyway after Laz moved down to the basement from the bedroom.
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2016, 22:04:15 PM »
I have just bought 2 of the Torus bowls off Amazon to try for a,change, no plug , but have filters .
They still have a cat it water fountain and a feng shui one running at the moment .
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2016, 15:39:23 PM »
I found our catmate fountain pump didbn't last that long. I never thought of just getting a pump  :Crazy:

The drinkwell one we have now has been fantastic though.
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2016, 12:46:20 PM »
I've ordered one but might give the cleaning a try no harm in having a spare!
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2016, 12:36:12 PM »
We have had ours for years. Now and then I take the pumps apart, including pulling the blue paddle out that is attached to a magnetic pole (I find a teaspoon works best) and soak it in limescale remover (I use Astonish from the £1 shop as it is just citric acid) it usually works fine again. Also I have noticed that the dial sometimes works its way back round and needs turning clockwise to get the max water flow. You can buy replacement pumps for about £12 if need be.
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2016, 11:55:43 AM »
OH took our pump apart a couple of times and cleaned it and it worked fine for a bit, but I think when you need to do that it's on the road out anyway
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2016, 10:48:12 AM »
thanks its not a big deal the cats love them so worth every penny - did find some scary stuff on line about dismantling cleaning but I'll leave that to other people I think!!
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Re: catmate fountains
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2016, 10:44:21 AM »
That's what happened with mine and I had to replace the pump Dawn
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catmate fountains
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2016, 10:09:06 AM »
the water is running very slowly on one of mine, does it mean the pump is on the way out?
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