Cat Mate Water Fountain Pump Not Working

This is most likely a sign that there is not enough water in your fountain.

Cat mate water fountain pump not working.

A wooden floor will naturally be noisier than a concrete floor or tiles. And swill it out or give it a quick wash every 2 or 3 days then about once every 6 8 weeks a descale and run the fountain minus the pump. Maintain cleanliness with once monthly 10 minute vinegar cleaning. Depending on the humidity level in the air your fountain may need to be filled as often as every day or as little as once a week.

Use softened or bottled water if possible. We have been using a cat mate fountain for our 3 cats for at least 2 years when it finally stopped working. Place your fountain on the floor not on a table or a countertop. Also fill your fountain all the way up to the wavy line in the plastic rim and clean your pump each month.

The hard bristle brush has a small tip for accessing small areas while the flower shaped cleaning sponge has various textures for optimal cleaning. Wet vac crud from water holding area. It s hot out and i have one thirsty kitty as she refuses to drink from an ordinary bowl. This will take some time.

Last summer we bought a cat mate pet fountain for our cats. One of them ignores it and drinks from the old ceramic bowl but the other is crazy about it. If you live with a cat or a dog you might own a petmate drinking fountain. Fresh flow pump makes gurgling sounds.

I guess vinegar would work but will take longer. It s stopped working a couple of times you can hear the motor running but water does not move but cleaning the parts has fixed it before. I agree with 21boat. Clean the inside of the pump below.

I bought the cat mate water fountain a couple of weeks ago on zooplus as it had great reviews but me being a little scatty once i had assembled it i put the instructions away for safe keeping now i can t find them and i cant get the fountain to work. If you notice the water isn t cascading down the front like it s supposed to try cleaning the water pump before spending the us 20 for a replacement pump. Unplug the pump and disassemble to clean. I figured it was worth a shot to spend half the amount of money and just fix our existing fountain.

Repeat until holding area water is clean. Be sure your indoor and outdoor fountains have enough water to cover the entire pump best to even be sure there is 2 inches of water over the fountain s pump. I went to buy a new one and my search also turned up this replacement pump. Also fill your fountain all the way up to the wavy line in the plastic rim and clean your pump each month.

For the cleaning of your pump and fountain you can use the catit fountain cleaning set. Fresh flow pump stops working. For the cleaning of your pump and fountain you can use the catit fountain cleaning set. The pump is likely clogged from hair food or dirt.

If this does not work will have to dismantle.