H2O Animal Hydration Tough Guy Automatic Waterer with Drain for pets, 1.5 gallons

9 Months a year and no issues. This unit allows you to drain it from the inside which is important to me. It also has a fitting for a hose which I use to drain dirty water to the ground from the deck area. I was researching this for a friend and came back to this unit. Most only have a drain from underneath with no way to attach a hose.

Ove theses I've got 5 in play. Yup they are cheaply made. However I really like the big plug for the drain and they're easy to hook up. I use them for my horses, I did have to get a little creative when useing them with some of my horses. They where a little to rough with them. But they work beautifully. Very happy all in all.

Tip: The plug doesn’t seal, so it drips when holding water. I initially added teflon tape, which helped, but it doesn’t survive multiple removals. I figured out a rubber water hose washer fits in the bottom of the plug and works perfectly to stop the dripping. Those washers are dirt cheap, and they should just include one in the box instead of the ineffective o-ring. Once I made that switch it was less frustrating to drain tree debris out of it, so we clean it more often to keep it nice.It’s made of flexible plastic with no reinforcement, and it isn’t designed with a simple bracing point down lower to hold it level against the wall. As a result, when it’s full of water it droops down in the front, doesn’t sit level. We have some smaller dogs, so ours is mounted low on the wall, and to keep it simple we have a rock underneath holding it up level. It could really use both a reinforced back where the mounting screws go and a small bit added to the plastic to reach back and hold against the wall so it stays level and doesn’t deform.Otherwise, generally speaking, it does what it’s supposed to do and hasn’t given us any problems. We have moderately hard water at about 18 grains per gallon, and over 4 months it has shown signs of minor scale accumulation at the water line, but that’s about right and doesn’t hurt it’s function.Another thing that’s nice is using standardized and replaceable fittings. It meant that when I wanted to adapt it to an existing garden hose thread hose that ended in a compression fitting like an ice maker, a trip to the hardware store was all I needed to make it work.We have an elderly chihuahua, and I was concerned it would be too tall for him to use, but because it’s mounted low on the wall, it’s worked out well.

This waterer works like a champ - if you’re having issues with water never turning off, it’s not sitting level! If you’ve got a water dog, attach it to something they can’t knock over. Seems like common sense info, but read some of the questions 🤣I have not had any issues with the plug - other than me cross threading it and I fixed that by uncrossing it.I did buy different screws to attach it to the pallet I have it sitting on.If you need a replacement float because you have a chewer that found a way to it, you’ll never get a hold of the seller to get one. Sifting through the questions, I found a guy that said to try GunDogSupply.com - they had them and at a reasonable price! They are good people to work with and small business owners!It doesn’t come with a hose & I purchased a short rv water hose to supply mine & that set up works great for us. Obviously the pallet doesn’t come with it either… picked mine up on the side of the road 🤷🏼‍♀️

I purchased this because my ducks were constantly bathing in water tubs and draining the chicken waterers by playing in them. I needed a way to keep fresh water available at all times when I couldn't check on them three times a day. This has fit the bill well for that. It was easy to assembly and install, it has different water level settings which I found helpful since I often have chicks running around that run the risk of drowning in deep water, it is easy to clean, and it's deep enough for the ducks to clear their nares in but not big enough for them to climb in and bathe in.The drain feature is nice and practically essential for rinsing out the waterer daily. You definitely want this feature if you are using it for farm animals or for a slobbery dog. BUT I have a tiny problem with the drain plug that has become very irritating to me, 19 out of 20 times I try to replace the screw-in plug into the drain, it screws in crooked and allows a slow leak (which means constant running water). I make a conscience effort to try and screw it in straight and everyday I spend ten minutes screwing and unscrewing the drain until it FINALLY goes in straight and seals properly. Maybe the threads are damaged somewhere? I can't see anything wrong. All I know is that I live in the woods, we've had a ton of rain lately and have been bombarded with mosquitoes. I just want to run outside, empty and rinse the waterer and put the drain back in and make a run for the house. Instead I've suffered through dozens upon dozens of mosquito bites all because this stupid drain plug won't screw in properly the first time.

Buen producto, yo lo use para perros por lo tanto lo dejaron mordido pero le puse una carcasa metálica y me evita estar cambiando el agua a cada rato

Easy to install and easy to clean. This means our dog had access to water whenever she needs it!

Works perfect for the 4 pets, I had to pick up a few parts to complete the install, but it all went very well. I would like to get another for outside this spring.

El concepto de un bebedero para mascota autorellenable, fácil de instalar y de limpiar, es muy bueno.Sin embargo, el producto ya instalado carece de componentes de alta calidad, en específico el contenedor principal del agua, está hecho de un plástico que no es rígido y además es un poco delgado, entonces al llenar el bebedero el peso le gana y se dobla un poco de donde está atornillado. Entonces se tiene que ajustar el nivel del flotador a que solamente llene aproximadamente la mitad del contenedor para que no se venza.Entonces de que sirve que tenga buena capacidad y tamaño si no lo puedes aprovechar?Lo tengo funcionando y funciona bien, pero la calidad deja mucho que desear, de ahí mi calificación de tres estrellas.

Great product. My dog loves it. Had to purchase an attachment so I could run it off my hose, but was an easy install.