Pioneer Pet Pump Replacement for Smartcat Fountains

I have had the product before, so I knew what to expect. It arrived in a timely manner and worked perfectly when I installed it. My only complaint, and it is not a big one, is that the suction cups work well on my countertops, but not so well in the fountain.

Needed a new pump and worked perfectly fine!

I have a Pioneer Raindrop Pet Fountain (stainless steel) for over a decade. Only recently when the original pump became loud as the propeller wore out, even though the impressive little pump still spins and moves water. I am very glad I chose this new replacement for several reasons:1) The Raindrop fountain requires the cord to go through a small access port. This pump cord disconnects from the transformer that plugs into the wall, and the cord can be threaded through the access port. Other pump designs may not have worked.2) This pump is powerful for my small fountain (50 gallons per hour); I adjusted the flow limiter to the lowest power, and there is no pump noise at all, just the water burbling sound. A more powerful pump would likely be too loud.3) This pump has 3 suction cups and it sticks securely on the stainless steel surface. It is an improvement over the old pump that has 2 suction cups.4) The pump construction is the same as the original, so I know how to take it apart to clean. I do this deep-clean weekly in the summer, and every 2 weeks in the winter. I use a small bristle brush and an old toothbrush. I find it to be not too troublesome for my cats' clean drinking water.I kept this relatively frequent cleaning schedule with the old pump along with ensuring the pump is always fully submerged. It lasted for more than 10 years. The new pump has been performing very well for 2 months already. I hope it will last many years like the old one.

This is the right motor for my cats fountain. It works great. It has different levels of how high to make the water. And it has a piece on it to take off to assist in cleaning it. And if it has trouble working you can reset the motor to make the motor spin again by taking that piece off.

I purchased the Pioneer SmartCat Fountain at least 10 years ago and thought the pump had finally reached the end of its long life when I cleaned the fountain this weekend. It didn't come back on when I plugged it back in, so I hurriedly ordered a replacement pump. Fortunately, I inspected the existing one a final time before throwing it away and realized that the problem was me: I had inadvertently tugged on the cord at some point and pulled the barrel connector partially out of the adapter. I pushed it back in and it's working fine once again. I'm absolutely thrilled at how long this product has lasted so far and am interested to see exactly how long it continues to last before I have to open up the spare.It's extremely easy to pop the plastic guards off of the pump to clean it with a Q-Tip. It also still runs quietly after all this time. There was some definite degradation in the suction cup feet on the bottom of the pump after several years, but I can still get it to seat firmly in the fountain. If I occasionally notice that it's running slightly louder than usual, I just shift the top tier of the fountain that sits over the pump a little and it quiets down immediately to its normal level.