Is there a way to control how fast the water rotates through the filter...so as not to cause a whirlpool in the water dish?
1890776
Not that I am aware of. I believe it's just one speed, but the whirlpool isn't very strong (you can see how fast it is if you put an ice cube in it). It mostly just keeps the water moving. The motor is removable though, so you can take it out if you'd like.
1890777
no unfortunately you can not control that. There is speed settings but the settings on mine are all the same. It may just be a defect on mine however, I enjoy mine a lot and it doesn't create too much of a 'whirlwind'.
1890778
If you are talking about the bowl overflowing, I had that problem once after refilling the jug. I find that if you keep the filter clean and do not let the water bowl itself get too empty before refilling the jug it does not get so high in the bowl that it overflows.
1890779
There is a bubble in the middle of the dish that keeps it rotating in the bowl. There really isn't a whirlpool. The main issue I have is how high the water level gets inside the bowl.
1890780
There's no way to control how fast the water rotates; however, my cats love it because the water is constantly moving which cats love. This was a great buy for us. Warning my cats were afraid of it at first but now love it.
1890781
The flow is preset as far as I know, I don't really notice any whirlpool effect. I do notice that my cats are drinking morewater with this verses just a dish of water
1890782
No there is not. It flows pretty fast and the bowl fills up to the rim with water which may be why it spills over. The company is going to replace it for me, I hope its that I simply got a bad one. I will update the review when I get it all switched out. ☺
1921967
If you're putting clean water in there's no need for a filter. The bigger problem is that the weight of the water from the upside down water container deforms the "lid" where the filter is and that keeps water from freely flowing into the dish (with filter or without. You actually have to tilt the whole unit to get the water to flow. It's a horribly designed product.
2215190
Yes. The black tab on the right of the unit pictured flips from vertical to horizontal in order to switch filtered/not.
1129928
It moves in both directions. The filter section tilts up and down and the entire unit will turn under the faucet. It fit my standard kitchen faucet without using the included adapters.
211498
Mine goes for 3 rotations, then stops. But it is adjustable. It is the noise and surprise that scares them, so no need to waste water. I aimed mine at the fringes of the garden to scare them off BEFORE they got in! But remember to move it every few days, so they don' figure out the pattern.
550094
The housing for my water filter isn't Whirlpool. It says Aqua Pure on it. But, if the filter has worked fine in your water system in the past it should be ok. My filter system is also for the whole house. Also, if your installer used the AP817 filter when the installation was done it should be the right one. Hope this helps.
297645
Because the filter is just loose powder inside, it needs to have gravity on its side. If your filter housing has the removable bell housing part pointing down, try flipping the whole housing so it points up. That way, the cartridge has it's intake part pointing up and turning water on and off won't fluff the media but rather will pack it tight. Note that I'm NOT saying to simply flip the filter itself, that won't work... hope that helps.
1692562
Place the white filter head loosely in a vise or attach to the bracket that the assembly will mount to. This keep it from rotating. With your wrench turn the clear filter bowl counter clockwise (righty tighty, lefty loosy).
1043046
Fill the container and screw the top back on flip it once quickly to right it - some small amount of water will come out and I haven't found a way not to lose a bit of water when turning it, but it is only a little bit.
297644
After placing the filter with the arrow in the correct direction and having the water running for 2 minutes, it should be ok. If the filter is not installed correctly you may experience cloudy water.
609262
It may glog faster than normal but you can clean the filters if water is not passing through as fast.
879239
This model filter seems to handle flow rate from a portable container. If you pour too fast and against one side of filter, filter may tip over as it fills up and becomes top heavy.
212615
Two questions: what kind of filter are you using; and are you sure the selector is switched to allow water to flow through?
2059875
I couldn't find anywhere to adjust the water flow. It just smoothly flows at a steady pace. I hope this helps.
603683
I've drank water from the mixer after it has been "spun" from curious and amazed friends. I've noticed zero taste difference, alas i dont think it spins fast enough to change or alter the taste in any way.
816683
If hair gets wound around the motor or the filter is really dirty, it will slow down the water flow. The flipper to the left is a small stream and all the way to the right gives a pretty heavy stream. We have never had any problems with the flow unless there was hair wound around the motor or the filter was really dirty. We just replaced the fountain that we had for 10 years and it still works great. I put the water jug in the dishwasher and it melted it and it couldn't get a replacement water jug. So now I have a spare fountain when the other one needs cleaned, lol. We have three large dogs so it gets used a lot. If hair gets wound around the motor or the filter is really dirty, it will slow down the water flow. The flipper to the left is a small stream and all the way to the right gives a pretty heavy stream. We have never had any problems with the flow unless there was hair wound around the motor or the filter was really dirty. We just replaced the fountain that we had for 10 years and it still works great. I put the water jug in the dishwasher and it melted it and it couldn't get a replacement water jug. So now I have a spare fountain when the other one needs cleaned, lol. We have three large... » Read More If hair gets wound around the motor or the filter is really dirty, it will slow down the water flow. The flipper to the left is a small stream and all the way to the right gives a pretty heavy stream. We have never had any problems with the flow unless there was hair wound around the motor or the filter was really dirty. We just replaced the fountain that we had for 10 years and it still works great. I put the water jug in the dishwasher and it melted it and it couldn't get a replacement water jug. So now I have a spare fountain when the other one needs cleaned, lol. We have three large dogs so it gets used a lot. « Show Less
1669080
No, it does take long. But it is important to throw out that first filtering. We really like ours. We have had it for almost two years now. The only problem we experienced was the plastic movable part that one pushes to get the water to come out, broke. But I was able to buy a replacement quickly (I bought two, so if it happened again I'd be ready!).