What do people recommend for a floor mat to go underneath this fountain? I want to use it in my kitchen, which has hardwood floors.
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I have a Waterhog mat from LLBean under our Drinkwell Zen, but I can tell you from my experience, no water has leaked out of it and our dog hasn't spilled any water. So I'm really not sure if a mat is necessary. But, if you are concerned about spillage, check out LLBean's waterhog. Its a great mat and we have it with our dog's name on it.
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I have hard wood floors as well. I have my fountain placed on a large rug with a rubberized bottom. It seems to be working as any water splashed by my dogs is caught by the rug but the rubber does not allow it to seep through to the wood floor.
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Hi Alexandria. Are you using this fountain for cats or dogs? I've had this fountain sitting on a wood cabinet in my dining room area for about two months. I have two very energetic 9 month old male cats and they love drinking out of this fountain. There doesn't seem to be any splashing outside of the bowl. But, I still would recommend putting a rubber mat under it to protect your hardwood flooring... just in case. My friend uses this fountain for her Boston Terrier dog and they splash a lot while drinking, but she has tile floors.
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Sometimes there is a vibration sound and a rug stops the sound. Also, you will need a rug to protect your floor from any small splashes when your animal drinks from the fountain. My critters love theirs and it is sitting on a rug, on tiles, in a bathroom. No regrets, right ?
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I use a rubber mat in my kitchen but it has a tile floor. Not sure how good that would be for hardwood floors.
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I put mine on a boot tray from Home Depot that has an inch-high outer lip, and I've had no trouble with water getting on the floor. I do have to say, though, that the issues I've had with cleaning the plastic hood and the submersible pump really have me regretting this purchase.
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I got a GrippMat from a local pet store. It has a small lip and grips to prevent movement. My cat doesn't make too much of a mess with the water is it works great with that plus we have hardwood floors to worry about.
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In my experience there is no floor mat needed. I havw two cats and the floir is always dry.
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I have cats so there is no splash and I have a plastic placemat under mine.
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hmmm. i'm no professional, but since it's hardwood, you might have to sand it out. I'm thinking it's pretty soaked in there. and to "unsoak' it with more liquid will probably trash it. Is the pee in a super visible place? I was thinking maybe you could spray some Fizzion on, then sprinkle it with baking soda or borax, maybe, to suck up the Fizzion and with luck, the cat pee also. But, I have NO IDEA if this will do something crazy to the floor. I'm curious now, I think I'll have to go online and see if someone has come up with a solution! Good luck!
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I just bought this unit in December and I have the exact same problem. I love the unit. It is on my bedroom carpet so I am going to try to put a mat underneath it to see if that helps and I will try to change the water level a bit as another person suggested. My guess is that the water sensor works well and the system needs to be level. Someone else told me to put it up at the highest setting and that may help. I really don't want to have to replace it and its too late to return. It really is an awesome unit. Looks great too
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Use a slipping mat. The stuff that usually goes under the rug to keep it from sliding. That should help
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I use this on my hardwood floors in my living room...I just put a square of drawer liner under it. As others have written, i wouldn't drag or slide it across.
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Mine's on carpet on a basement floor. If you are upstairs from others, whether they will hear you probably has more to do with floor/construction. There are heavy duty no skid rubber feet on all legs that I imagine will absorb most sound and should keep it from moving. If it's a floor that slips (hardwood/tile), I would think a small carpet under it would work as long as the carpet was also rubber backed. BTW, I still use this rebounder four - five days a week and am loving its sturdiness. It still appears brand new. (I mostly use it barefoot, but wear athletic shoes sometimes.)
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I have mine indoors on a tile floor in a section of my garage. It works well. I would recommend some kind of pad underneath. Because it does splash out when the spa is turned on. It uses a regular outlet.
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If your floor is concrete there shouldn't be a problem. I also think that floorboards with adequate covering would also work. It's a great way to work out- go ahead place the order.
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the Drinkwell fountain fits perfectly in the mat and would work well for larger animals like dogs. But for small animals like cats they need to get closer to the fountain to drink and the ridge on the mat prevents that. And there is barely enough room if they tried to step over the lip of the mat with their front paws to get close enough to drink. In theory it is great and because I have wood floors I really wanted some sort of protection for my floor but unfortunately, this just does not work for smaller animals like cats.
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kinda depends on type of flooring underneath. I started with it directly on hardwood, and it really wasn't too bad, but decided to add the big yoga mat for underlayment which made a top notch combo.
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I have this mat under my stationary bike. The mat is on hardwood flooring. There is not any problem when I pull the mat to re-position the bike even though the mat itself has indentations from the weight of the bike. I am glad I purchased this mat.
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You will definitely need padding underneath. The bottom of this is similar in thickness to a blanket, not very cushiony. We use this on our area rug in our living room with hardwood floors, which is ok. But if I were you I would put an extra thick blanket underneath.
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For Master Chef Daryl, I am wanting to do the same thing that you did, put a heating mat under a bathing pool but for a golden greek tortoise. they like to bath as well. Exactly how did you do it? And is your bathing pool rock, ceramic or plastic material? Did you put the heat mat directly under the bathing pool or under any fiber mat, bedding. I put in a coconut fiber carpet mat that fit perfectly in the entire 50 gal terrarium. Loose coconut fibers are in his log for him to burrow when he goes to sleep. A 100 watt heat lamp is situated over his basking rocks.
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Take the fountain apart and set the pump again at the bottom. Refill and see if it will work. A slanted floor can affect the area covered by water as well. I replaced one pump after about a year of use, but if yours is new, it should be working.
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I placed a rubber mat under mine. This keeps it from sliding around. My issue was it developed cracks overnight on one side after treating it with cutting board oil before my first use.
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I mainly use it on tile floors. When I do use on my hardwood floor (kitchen), I'm careful not to use an excess amount or have any pools of water. It is a wonderful product!
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Use a fiberglass floor. You won't have to worry about leaks and regrouting in the future. Also much easier to install the drain.