| | |  | Bowls & Dishes | Home » » » Ergo Auto Pet Waterer, Medium | | | | | | | Description: | | The Auto Pet Waterer provides filtered clean sparkling water so pets drink more fresh water. Auto Pet Waterer has high capacity storage unlike other units in the market. The medium Pet waterer/water fountain is available in a 3 gallon size. The unit consists of a storage container and pet bowl with a recalculating pump. The pump re-circulates the water from the bowl through a disposable 8 layer filter. A patented forced aeration (forced induction of air into water) system within the recirculation system reduces pet saliva contamination and aerates the water continuously. Hence, the waterer does not rely on water splatter to induce oxygen in the water. This in conjunction with the 8 layer filter provides for a sparkling crystal clear fresh flow of oxygenated running water to the bowl/fountain which eliminates algae formation in the bowl. This results in reduce urinary tract infection for the pets and keeps the pet hydrated. The Pet waterer is also designed with an anti-splash system to prevent water from splashing on the floor or carpet. The ergonomically designed storage bottle of the Pet waterer comes with dual handles and a check valve. One handle provides for filling up the bottle and the other for carrying it and placing it in the waterer. The check valve in the system prevents water from spillage when you carry the bottle. The Pet waterer is also provided with a bottle centering device that helps users place the bottle in the unit with ease repeatedly. For more information please call 1-888-ERGOSYS. | | | Features: | |
• Reduces the chance of your pet getting Urinary Tract Diseases
• Keeps pets with Chronic Renal Failure hydrated
• Unique 8 layed filter & automatic aeration sustem guarantees algae free water
• Reduces Kidney and Lever problems
• No spill check valve makes no mess when refilling and transporting
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 23.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 6.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 21.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 9.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 6.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 GOOD PRODUCT GONE BADDec 11, 2010
By T. Fogerty
I purchased this product a few of years ago. Initially it seemed to be a good product. It lasted for several months, and then the problems set in.
1) The dispensing bowl is attached to the reservoir bowl by two plastic nuts that thread onto two threaded plastic shafts extending from the dispensing bowl. There is also a small plastic tube that extends from the dispensing bowl, and fits into a receptacle in the reservoir bowl body. The tube is sealed to the receptacle by two small recessed O-rings. These O-rings are junk. During assembly the O-rings will twist and bind against each other preventing a good seal. Which in turn, will result in an empty waterer and a flooded floor? - My fix, use a food grade silicone to seal the tube to the receptacle. Problem solved; no big deal.
2) The filters that are used with this unit are also complete junk. They are a multi-layered filter, with each layer of filtration "supposedly" providing a beneficial purpose. However, this filter frequently becomes clogged. The first layer of filtration is a particulate screen; good in concept - bad in implementation. The useable surface area of this screen is less than an inch in diameter, so any debris (usually food particles and hair) that falls into the reservoir bowl will clog this filter fairly quickly. It usually takes about a week to clog it up. Once it becomes clogged, the water no longer flows. Well, so much for filtered water.
3) An easy way to unclog the filter is to back-flush it. Weekly back-flushing will extend the filter life for about a month before it has to be replaced. The filters originally came four to a pack, then three to a pack, now only two to a pack, but the price has never decreased. Ok, blame it on inflation. (Greed?)
4) The pump actually seems to be quite hardy. It has never had a problem. However, the water flows into the pump before it passes through the filter. This arrangement causes debris to get caught around the impeller of the pump (mainly hair), and the water flow slows down to a crawl. - My fix, remove the pump from the reservoir bowl, dissemble the pump, remove and clean the impeller, and reassemble. Well, so much for unattended watering.
5) The original reservoir bottle was made from a fairly durable plastic, and it lasted about two years; then once again my floor began to flood repeatedly. This time the problem was problem much harder to diagnose. The reservoir bottle developed a small crack underneath the screw-on lifting handle. The cracked reservoir bottle could no longer sustain a vacuum, and would empty its contents as fast as the air can flow in through the crack. I tried to seal the crack using the food grade silicone, but unfortunately the silicone would begin to leak as well. So, I ordered a replacement reservoir bottle.
6) The replacement reservoir bottle was made from a thin flexible plastic. I initially assumed the thin flexible plastic was an upgrade to make the bottle more resistant to cracking. Wrong. About 2 months after I replaced the bottle, my floor began to flood once again. This time the flooding was very infrequent, and I thought perhaps my pets were just being messy. I didn't even suspect the new bottle was cracked until my floor was once again flooded regularly. Once I discovered the crack under the screw-on lifting handle I called Ergosys, and requested a warranty replacement for the bottle. I was told even though the product was clearly defective and that it shouldn't have cracked, I would have to purchase a new bottle because, the 1 year warranty had expired yesterday. (Yes, that was the final straw and impetus for this review)
7) There is a removable centering device for the bottle. It resides in the reservoir bowl, and helps guide and support the bottle into place during bottle installation. This centering device is another piece of junk. It cracks more frequently than the bottle. The cracks seem to have little effect on the performance of the waterer, but why is it cracking in the first place?
Despite the good rating from other reviewers, I would caution against relying on this unit to provide prolonged unattended watering for your pets (a week if your lucky). Furthermore, I definitely would NOT recommend using this unit near a wooden floor or carpeting; it is simply too prone to flooding the floor.
I do not own the large pet waterer, but it stands to reason the large and medium pet waterers may also be prone to these same problems.
Buyer beware!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Pet WatererFeb 14, 2010
By Patti J. Morris
The drinkinbg bowl does not hold enough water and the filter gets clogged alot requiring complete disassembly to clear.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Could be much betterSep 14, 2010
By Laura Ebel
I bought this for my 2 cats about 5 years ago. Put it together and loved it. That is until it started leaking and I came home to find my room with water all over the floor. Fortunately it was in the basement on vinyl flooring. We cleaned it up and took it apart and put it back together.
I started putting it in a tray in case it leaks but that doesn't work since the tray will just fill up and then overflow. I've replaced the "O" rings many times but the problem is they move when you put the tray on to the body. I can get it to stop but then when you take it to clean it, things move and leaks start again. At one time, I even tried to silicone them together. Right now it's in the bathroom apart because I don't trust it.
I know they have the tray separate from the body so it's easier to clean but it would be a much better design to have those pieces as 1 complete unit. Then there would be no chance of leaking. They also say they do it for shipping but it wouldn't be that big if they were together.
I was hoping they had changed the design in 5 years but no luck. Now I need to look for another way to automate my cats water. The first thing I will look for is that the body and tray are 1 complete unit.
Owned for 8 yearsSep 17, 2011
By JKLineberry
I purchased the Medium Pet Feeder and the Ergo Pet Waterer in 2003 from the Ergo website.
First off, the timer that comes with the food is horrible. It has great functions and is easily programmable, but over the course of 5 years I had 3 and they would just stop working. I didn't realize I could use any appliance timer so I kept buying replacements from Ergo at $25 a pop. When I finally found out any appliance timer would work, I went with Woods 59377 Digital 7-Day Lamp/Appliance Timer with 2 Outlets, Up to 8 On/Off Settings per day and Battery Back Up, it has all the same functions and is a sleeker design. Not to mention it was over $10 cheaper.
Other than the timer issue, I couldn't be happier with the feeder 8 years later. I use either Science Diet or Purina Beneful. The Beneful is dispensed with no problem, but any food that is "Large Bites" will not. If you change the size of the kernels, you may need to adjust the time duration it feeds. Larger kernels I find need to be set longer, but if I use smaller kernels and don't decrease the fall time, it overfeeds them.
I received the waterer at the same time an was initially satisfied. Everything assembled well, but if you've used smaller auto wateres in the past, you know the warning sound it makes when it's low, this one doesn't and we burned out several pumps. We eventually just got rid of all the filters and electronics and just use it a a gravity waterer. This works well for us because we add teeth cleaners and Good Dog! to the water and our dogs finish the water pretty quickly so it doesn't have time to get slimy or stale.
If you stay on top of the water level so you don't burn out the pump, it is a great machine. However if you burn out the pump you have to buy a replacement from Ergo because they are a special size and you can't connect one externally due to the products design, it has a hole on the side that prevents use of another pump.
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