The cat water station
A fountain that's still clean at month six — because the pump opens with a fingernail.
In most fountains, the pump is where the slime starts. In this one, the pump comes apart. Cover off, impeller out, brush it, done.
- The weekly clean stops being the job you avoid
- You stop wondering whether she's drinking
- Cover, stator, impeller — the pump comes apart by hand
- She picks how she drinks, not you
About 2 months of changes €81,95
About 4 months of changes €84,95
Two cats or two floors · €68,47 each €136,95
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CleanSip™ - Cat Water Station
Before you buy
What if my cat just doesn't use it?
Full refund within 90 nights, used or not. Before that: leave her old bowl beside it for the first week and let her choose. Cats that hesitate usually come round in a few days — pressure sets it back.
I've owned a fountain before. It got gross.
It got gross inside the pump. That's where it always starts, and on most fountains you can't get in there. This one's pump comes apart in four steps: cover off, stator up by the tab, impeller out with the brush hook, wash. The instructions are printed in the manual and the brush is in the box.
Will the pump die like my last one?
Pumps are the most common thing to fail on any fountain. We won't pretend ours can't. Two things help. A sponge sits over the pump intake — the maker's own diagram says its job is stopping hair and debris before they reach the pump. And you can clean the impeller, which is what usually kills a pump.
If it fails inside the first year we don't send a spare part — we send a whole new fountain.
What do the filters really cost?
$2.50 each. We suggest to change it every 2 weeks, and rinse it every 5–7 days in between.
How often do I really have to clean it?
Rinse the filter weekly. Strip the pump every few weeks. Full wash when it needs one. It isn't maintenance-free. It's a machine with water in it. The claim is narrower than that: nothing is sealed away from you.
FROM PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD IT FOR A WHILE
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Day-one reviews tell you a fountain arrived.
Start here
Has your cat ever ignored a full bowl — then come running when you turn on the tap?
Cats have preferences about water. A bowl offers one. Most people who buy a fountain noticed something small first:
- She stares at you until you turn the tap on.
- She taps the water with a paw — or instead of drinking.
- Bowl still full at bedtime, but the bathtub is interesting.
- Litter or fur floating in it by lunchtime.
None of that means she's sick. It means the setup isn't the one she'd choose. So people buy a fountain. Then this happens.
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Almost none of them say “my cat wouldn't drink from it.” The cat was fine. They couldn't live with the thing.
A fountain can succeed with the cat and still fail with the buyer.
CleanSip™ VS Plastic Cat Fountains
Discover why cats prefer CleanSip™ over regular fountains
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| No Splashing | ||
| 304-Food Grade Stainless Steel | ||
| Ultra-quiet Pump | ||
| Built-In Filtration | ||
| 74oz/2.2L Capacity | ||
| Easy Cleaning & Assembling |
The real problem
Every fountain gets dirty in the same place first.
Not the bowl. The bowl wipes clean in seconds. It's the pump. Hair and grit get pulled into the impeller housing. On most fountains that housing is a sealed grey box you are never getting into. That's where the slime starts. That's what kills the motor. And that's why people give up and go back to a dish.
So here are five questions worth asking before you buy any fountain, ours included:
Works For Any Cat
She picks how she drinks, not you.
The Pump Opens
Cover off, impeller out. No tools.
Still Clean At Month Six
The place slime starts is the place you can reach.
90 Nights To Decide
She won't touch it? Send it back used.
THE MECHANISM
The pump comes apart. That's the whole product.
Four steps, straight out of the manual. No tools and no special kit. The service card says the impeller cap comes off with a fingernail.
Quoted from the printed manual. We didn't write it. It came in the box.
Comes apart by hand
- Stainless bowl
- Stainless lid
- Faucet spout — lifts straight out
- Filter tray cover — spring buckle, no tools
- Filter cartridge
- Pump cover, stator and impeller
- Sponge over the pump intake
- Inlet strainer
Doesn't
- The motor, sealed inside the pump. It's the electrical part — you clean around it, never into it.
A filter is not a cleaning system. It catches hair and debris so they stop circulating. It doesn't wash the fountain for you. Any brand that suggests otherwise is setting you up to be annoyed in six weeks.
And stainless isn't self-cleaning. It's smooth, tough and nice to own. But bacteria stick to steel just fine. What keeps a fountain clean is being able to get at it.
Keep it out of the dishwasher. The maker rates it for water up to 40°C. A dishwasher runs far hotter. Warm water and the brush, by hand.
Have a look for yourself
Three things worth seeing before you read another word.
The pump opens with a fingernail.
Cover off, stator up by the tab, impeller out with the brush hook. No tools. This is the part other fountains seal shut.
A sponge sits between the water and the pump.
The maker's own diagram says it's there to stop hair and debris before they reach the pump. It slides off and rinses under the tap.
The spout lifts off too.
Bowl, lid, spout, filter, sponge, pump cover, impeller. They all come apart by hand. The only thing that stays shut is the motor, and that's the electrical part.
A sponge sits between the water and the pump.
The maker's own diagram says it's there to stop hair and debris before they reach the pump. It slides off and rinses under the tap.
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Before you buy
Three things we could say, and won't.
What's left is smaller and more useful. She gets another way to drink. And the part that always gets filthy is the part you can open.
That's everything
You've read the awkward parts. Here's the price.
Nothing new below this line. Same fountain, same numbers as the top of the page.
About 2 months of changes €81,95
About 4 months of changes €84,95
Two cats or two floors · €68,47 each €136,95
90-NIGHTS GUARANTEE.
Use it for 90 nights. Fill it, run it, strip the pump, put it back together. If your cat won't touch it, or it isn't what this page says it is, we refund the kit in full. Used, opened, filters gone. Plus a 1-year warranty: if the pump fails, we don't ship you a spare part to fit. We send a whole new fountain.
Straight answers
Everything else.
Black bits came out of the filter. Is that a fault?
No, and we'd rather you heard it here than at the sink. Soak a new filter in clean water for 5–10 minutes before you fit it. A few bits of black carbon come away. That's normal, and it stops after the first rinse. It's in the manual too.
What's actually in the filter?
Four layers, in this order: high-density PP cotton, activated carbon, PP cotton again, then a sponge that sits over the pump intake. The cotton catches grit and hair, the carbon works on taste and smell, and the sponge is there to keep hair out of the pump.
That last one matters most. Hair in the impeller is what kills fountains — the sponge is the cheapest part in the box and the one doing the most work.
Can it go in the dishwasher?
No. The unit is rated for water up to 40°C. A dishwasher runs far hotter. A cycle can warp the plastic parts and shorten the pump's life.
Warm water and the brush, by hand. We could have called it dishwasher-safe, like half this category does. But you'd be the one with a warped filter tray.
How do I get the lid off?
Faucet out first, then tilt the bowl to drain, then lift the lid. That order stops you sloshing water down the counter. It's fiddly the first time and automatic by the third.
It says stainless. Are the inside parts plastic?
Partly, and here's the honest split. Bowl, lid and faucet are stainless. The filter tray, pump body, impeller and inlet strainer are plastic, and the intake block is a foam sponge.
A fountain with zero plastic in the water path doesn't exist yet. What matters is that all of it comes out.
There's a light. Will it bother me at night?
There's a small LED behind the water window. It faces forward when the pump is fitted right. It's a soft glow, not a lamp. But if the fountain lives in a bedroom or a dark hallway, better to know now than at 2am.
Will it work for more than one cat?
Yes, and the tray is wide enough for two to drink at once. With three cats you'll be refilling every couple of days rather than weekly.
Vets' guidelines say multi-cat homes should have water in more than one spot. Two smaller fountains in different rooms tend to beat one big one. That's why the 2-pack exists.
Is 2.2L the real usable capacity?
2.2L to the MAX line stamped inside the bowl; usable before the pump starts running dry is a bit under that. One cat is roughly a week. Three cats is two to three days.
Note that “one fill lasts a week” and “no maintenance for a week” are different promises. The first one is true.
How is it powered? How long is the cable?
USB, with a mains adapter in the box. So you can run it from a wall socket or any USB source. The cable comes off at the pump, which is what lets you carry the pump to the sink on its own.