LARGE - HEAVY - Excellent Fountain!
584632
HUGE and STATELY Fountain!  The fountain pump didn't work so Amazon immediately credited me the amount needed to purchase a new pump.  This is PERFECT for my backyard flower garden -- couldn't be happier with this fountain!  LED lights are the brighter so nice to have lit up at night too!
4976905
Much nicer than I thought it would be. The fountain is heavy and stable. When the water is trickling it makes a very light, pleasant sound, not splashing water at all. The only drawbacks (and they really aren't issues) are that the fountain really has to be completely level for the water to run down all sides properly. Also, if you shut it off and start it up again after it dries, you have to re-wet all four surfaces by hand or with a hose to get the water to run across the entire surface of each side. If you leave it running, that is not a problem. It is a great addition to my patio.
3818213
I am very pleased with this fountain. While landscaping our backyard, we thought about a water feature. After viewing a number of fountains we came across this one. I must say, it exceeded my expectations. Even better than the photos. The gurgling sound of the water is very relaxing.
2612078
This is a great fountain, I would highly recommend this to anyone. Very easy to set up, easy to fill with water and maintain. I think for the quality of the fountain that the pricing was spot on, and the packaging of the item was very good. see the attached picture of mine after it was set up.
3819247
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2201247
This fountain is so good not only did I buy one for myself, but also for a friend of mine when she got a cat.
Operation is super quiet, even when the pump is on full strength and I've never had a problem with it splashing out of the bowls even when full.
My cat absolutely loves the tiers and likes to drink out of all three (I also like the look of it better than a single chute).
The filters are reasonably priced and last a long time, though once they start wearing out they are easy to replace.
Cleaning is also easy. You can put them in the dishwasher but I have pretty hard water so I clean it by hand (especially the pump) with a tooth brush and thick pipe cleaner. The only area that deposits tend to collect for me is around the "max" water level indicator (not sure why since it's only wet when I top up the water).

The only bad thing I can say about this is that you have to be careful with the cord apparently.
I have had this for over a year and each time I clean it I unplug the middle of the cord then plug it back once I'm done.
However, I had to move the plug from the power strip it was plugged into last month and when I plugged it back in it didn't work.
Might have just been a fluke, but I'd suggest moving the main plug as little as possible.

Overall - buy it! Amazon has a great price on both the fountain and the filters!
2581439
I absolutely love my fountain! It works perfectly, smoothly. The sound is audible and waterflow is adjustable. The only drawback is no on/off switch. I put my own touches on it because I made it a focal point in my living room. Have had it about a month and still going strong. Cleaning it wasn't bad, but not my favorite thing to do. Highly recommend.
3164536
This is the second one I've bought (I broke the first one all by myself). If you're looking for a fountain that actually SOUNDS like a rippling brook, this is the one you want. Sturdy construction, easy to set up and clean. I just love it!
836243
I have had this fountain for over 4 months and I absolutely love it! Please take the less generous reviews with caution, as less educated people make less educated decisions and love to impart their lack of knowledge on the greater public. I love this fountain, and you will too if you keep a few things in mind:

1- this fountain is something your animal drinks out of, it should be cleaned at least once a week with a mild soap and warm water and that you refill it daily to ensure proper water levels are maintained... Otherwise, goodbye pump! Animal saliva thickens the viscosity of water thereby putting extra strain on the mechanics of the pump. Duh.

2- this is ceramic, not plastic - take care while cleaning, assembling and disassembling!  I, for one, disagree with the comments that it should be plastic in the center, as plastic is very toxic and comes with its own suite of issues.  Some of the components are already plastic.

3- it's a fountain, not a bowl. Trickling water produces sound.  If you don't like the sound, please find the review below from the person who found a great solution for it! I actually enjoy the sound, I find it very soothing, as I am also someone that listens to recorded rain and thunder when I go to sleep as a way of calming my mind.

Cleaning Tip: rinse pump and filter with very hot water, then fill the bowl with hot water before turning on. It will ensure you fully degunk the system.
4446207
I purchased this as an upgrade for my cat and I was not disappointed.  It's larger than the one she had previously and easier to clean.  I highly recommend this platinum fountain.
750515
Pleasantly surprised with this fountain.  Bigger than I thought (a good thing).  There is absolutely no splashing from any of the 7 falls.  Motor is sufficiently quiet and can hear the water trickling from across our house.  The lights are pretty bright and not something I was looking for, but it does make it look unique at night.  As long as the motor lasts, I highly recommend this.

Update August 2018 (2.5 years after purchase):  I still like this fountain.  The LED lights burned out one by one and now there are no lights at all.  While is not a deal breaker for me (I didn't buy it for the lights), it's disappointing that they burned out within the first year, and a warning to those who buy this because of the lights.  The motor is still running strong and very quiet.  I'm writing this sitting 4 feet away from it and only hear trickling water.  I don't run this every day, but when I do, it is the perfect fountain for our room.
4716568
Previously we had a plastic fountain & it broke within a year. It was also very noisy & it tended to get "gunky" pretty quickly because it was plastic. Our cat took to it very quickly & was drinking lots more water because of it. However, he likes to stick his paw in the waterfall & play so it tended to get moved around easily. This one is heavy and secure & he has already played in it & it didn't move an inch. He can drink from the top, the waterfall or the bottom. It stores lots of water & it was super easy to put together. Cleaning is a snap too.
4427255
This fountain was exactly what I was looking for! I was concerned about water pressure, but the flow is great. The pump works just fine. The color has a little more green to it than the picture, but that worked out in my favor. This looks great on my urban rooftop deck!
3777168
So glad I bought this! Really well-packaged, came with drain with gaskets, mounting ring and gaskets and gorgeous faucet. The faucet came with the 3/8" flexible stainless supply lines with cute red and blue stripes for hot and water connections. Though the faucet is not all metal, it is heavy weight especially in the connection parts - where it counts. I think it would be too heavy if it were indeed all metal and since it's so tall, might tip over. The gaskets - the faucet also comes with one built-in and for underneath - means no need for messy, yucky plumber's putty or tape! This means that I can swap out the faucet or the bowl on a weekly basis if I wanted! The bowl is gorgeous and thick-walled, about 13 pounds. The "foil" is on the outside but is glazed so it doesn't look easy to damage. Faucet works so smoothly - even at full blast no splashing whatsoever. Super happy about this purchase and strongly would consider Elite for my other bathrooms! Even when I rotate my image 90 degrees it appears sideways in the other direction - maybe I'll try to add it later.

I'd like to add that water droplets look extra sparkly in this bowl and when dry, I miraculously can't see any hard water traces! Photo still appears sideways, oh, well. Attached anyway.
571626
GREAT water fountain to buy. Holds enough for four animas to share with refills happening once a week or longer. Very sturdy, too. The cats like to use it as a platform and it's never fallen over.
The fountain comes with a charcoal filter, but its easily removable if you don't want to keep buying those. Don't forget to run some water through the it a few times before using the fountain.
The bowl itself is wide enough for large dogs to use, and the walls are low enough for cats to use comfortably.
Only issue I've had is it IS hard to tell how much water is left in the container, but the idea another reviewer had of using a fishing bobber works perfectly.
2936719
I love this fountain, and so do my animals. (2 cats & 1 pup) They certainly drink more now than they have in the past, which, for my cats is a good thing, because my female cat is prone to UTI's. Now that she's drinking more... that's not a problem anymore.
One thing to note though... when you unpack your fountain... don't throw away the foam that goes around the pump. It's a pre-filter. NOT PACKING MATERIAL!!!!.  Otherwise, you'll be buying some.  It does a good job of keeping food particles and such out of the pump.  Because it's all stainless, it's easy to keep clean.  The charcoal filter is nice, but you might want to spend a couple extra dollars and get one that you can re-use and change the filter media. In the long run, it's more economical than buying ones that you toss after a month or two. The pump is quiet, and you can adjust the water flow so it doesn't splash.
All in all, well worth the $$$. And my pets love it.
3812422
This is very likely to be exactly what you're hoping for for a pet water fountain--sized well for a variety of pets, easy to clean (far easier than the instruction manual makes it seem, it's a 2-3 minute process.  I clean the body of the fountain every week, the pump every 3, for two cats, clean apartment), as quiet as a fountain is going to realistically be, large reservoir, all of that.  It definitely improved the life of at least one of our cats, who was perpetually dehydrated and seeking water.  I looked at a lot of models before purchasing this and we've had it for a couple of months now, it's exactly what I expected, and that is a perfectly functioning fountain with no overt design flaws that severely hamper my or my cats' use of it.

One tip: skip the carbon filters.  They're completely unnecessary, just a way of keeping money flowing in.  Unless you have particularly hard water or some other reason to expect to need a carbon filter to keep your pump running, they're doing nothing for you.  The manual specifically notes they are not necessary for operation.