Frisco Gravity Refill Pet Waterer

I purchased two of the 3 gallon size for my outdoor kitties - one for the back porch, and one for the front. They work great, although I've found that 3 gallons of water is too heavy for me to lift, so I don't fill it more than 2/3 of the way. My only complaint is the opening. Being small boned, I have small hands, yet can barely fit a hand into the opening to clean it out; I have to put a cloth inside, and then reach my hand in. If you're a man or a larger boned woman, you probably wouldn't be able to get your hand inside to clean it at all, and you really do need to get inside the tank to wipe out the algae that forms on the sides. Another inch or so added to the width of the opening I purchased two of the 3 gallon size for my outdoor kitties - one for the back porch, and one for the front. They work great, although I've found that 3 gallons of water is too heavy for me to lift, so I don't fill it more than 2/3 of the way. My only complaint is the opening. Being small boned, I have small hands, yet can barely fit a hand into the opening to clean it out; I have to put a cloth inside, and then reach my hand in. If you're a man or a larger boned woman, you probably wouldn't be able to get your hand inside to clean it at all, and you really do need to get inside the tank to wipe out the algae that forms on the sides. Another inch or so added to the width of the opening would make this product perfect. As for sturdiness, after about 3 months they're holding up fine and still look like new despite being used by 7 cats, 1 dog, a raccoon, and a family of possums. :) … more

My dog’s (70# lab mix) current water bowl is a gallon ice cream bucket. It is great because It contains enough water to last her an entire day, however it doesn’t have the most appealing appearance in the house. She also likes to dunk her whole entire head in it and plays in the water, which creates a huge mess in the house. I was hoping this refillable bowl would solve all my problems. It would look nicer in the house than an ice cream bucket and it would hold plenty of water to last her an entire day. I was also hoping it would prevent her from playing in the water so I wouldn’t have to continuously clean up the floor throughout the day. However, the top of the bowl does not fit into the bottom My dog’s (70# lab mix) current water bowl is a gallon ice cream bucket. It is great because It contains enough water to last her an entire day, however it doesn’t have the most appealing appearance in the house. She also likes to dunk her whole entire head in it and plays in the water, which creates a huge mess in the house. I was hoping this refillable bowl would solve all my problems. It would look nicer in the house than an ice cream bucket and it would hold plenty of water to last her an entire day. I was also hoping it would prevent her from playing in the water so I wouldn’t have to continuously clean up the floor throughout the day. However, the top of the bowl does not fit into the bottom right and the water continuously overflows out of the bowl. So I was still having to continuous clean up the floor. I have since switched back to the bucket now bc if I’m going to have to clean up water regardless at least with the bucket I know it’s from her having fun. … more

I bought two of these, one for inside and one for outside. The inside one works perfectly. The outside one grows algae in the tank as the dogs drinking causes it to be dirty. Unless it is cleaned everyday (which the inside of the tank is VERY difficult to clean), I would suggest NOT putting it in the sun. I plan to buy another one to use in the garage in the shade.

Love this product! The water jug is huge and I no longer have to fill a tray daily. Since it is stagnant some hair & dust will accumulate but I just carry the whole thing to the sink and dump it out and let the jug refill the tray with clean water. I recommend and would buy again

Exactly what I expected. Plastic, light, great for camping with my 2 pups! ... if water in bowl gets a little yucky, you can remove the water bowl easily (it doesn’t leak once removed) toss what water is in the dish, put the water bowl back on the dish and presto, fresh water

Finding larger waterers in stores and even online can be a challenge! 1 gallons are common, but we have 5-20 dogs in our care on any given day. The 3 gallon is a perfect size, the price is UNBEATABLE, and it allows me to not be filling up waters every few hours! I just bought two and will be purchasing more.

This waterer works great and is super simple. It leaks a little when you fill it up but doesn’t leak at all once I set it down on the floor! I have a ~45lbs dog and this waterer needs to be refilled about every 5 days so it’s nice to not have to worry about constantly filling her small water bowl! There are definitely fancier ones out there but for this price it’s a great product.

I liked these types of bowls, but after a while the cap on ours deteriorated until we could no longer use this bowl. It also always got sticky and stinky before it was time to refill it and was sort of difficult to clean. Don't get this if you want it to last.

It’s a great price, and does get the job done. However, it’s super hard to fill it without getting water everywhere. Also, my dog is terrified of the “glug” sound it makes when refilling so he refuses to drink from it. Maybe one day lol

While the concept of this product is great, we've had to quit using it because it is very, very hard to clean. It has such a thin plastic tub that the water gets very warm during the day, as well. We've gone to a regular water bowl for our Theodore (Australian Shepherd) .