Smart Water Dispensers for Pets: The XiaoWan Smart Pet Water Dispenser Experience

After the property management found a small orange cat inside the air conditioning pipeline, our office people automatically became a new occupational life—cat lovers, and after a series of messy preparations such as vaccinations, they finally solved it; after that, some details about cats that we had never paid attention to entered our field of vision, including the cat's drinking problem.

Adequate water intake is very important for the health of cats, but some cats don't like to drink water, and they mostly only like drinking flowing water. Therefore, there are many cat owners who complain online that their cats don't like the water in the basin, so to satisfy the master, the Xiaomi Mall's currently crowdfunding XiaoWan smart pet water dispenser has become the product we're going to experience.

Design: Simple + 'Harmless' + Detailed

Opening the package, besides the water dispenser itself, there are a power cord and two accessories with independent plastic sleeves, the accessories are filter and pump filter sponge, these are consumables, the official suggestion is to replace them every 30 days, as for the water dispenser and water tank, it's suggested to clean it at least once a week, because it uses a separated water and electricity design, the water tank can be taken out directly for cleaning, which is very convenient.

The host is divided into three layers, from top to bottom are the water top cover, water tank and the body shell, the water top cover and water tank use food-grade materials, ensuring the pet's drinking water safety, the water tank is transparent design, the maximum water capacity can reach 2L, according to the daily water intake of a cat, about 60ml per kilogram of weight, it can satisfy a 5kg cat for 6-7 days, the volume is suitable for cats and small dogs.

The top cover surface is a 7° inclined small groove design, the top has a 'small tongue', through the handle can be easily taken out the top cover, open the top cover the water dispenser will automatically cut off power. Its bottom is connected to the pump, responsible for pumping water from the water tank to the top outlet for supply, the water flow through the groove after passing through the filter outlet flows back into the bottom of the water tank, forming a circulating water system.

The pump has smart anti-stall design, the top small groove design can reserve a certain amount of temporary water when the water is temporarily cut off. The filter consists of four layers: micro-pore PP mesh, PET cotton, activated carbon granules and ion exchange resin, which can better filter the residual chlorine, calcium and magnesium ions in the pet's drinking water and the hair and fine particles that fall into the water circulation process. Please note that before first use, you need to soak the filter in water for 2 minutes.

XiaoWan smart pet water dispenser maintains the consistent simple design of Xiaomi ecological chain products, all white, the front transparent water level window can clearly show the remaining water in the water dispenser, when the water is insufficient, the red indicator light will light up to remind the user to add water, after connecting to Wi-Fi, it will push water adding reminders to the user's mobile phone through the Mi home APP.

As for the most overlooked part, XiaoWan's design is also thoughtful, the inner cavity is recessed to fix the power cord and hide it, considering the pet's mischievousness, the bottom is decorated with a large area of anti-slip pad, the power cord uses a nylon braided wire, which can withstand the master's pet's mouth.

Experience: Quiet + Convenient + Pets Like

XiaoWan smart pet water dispenser is very quiet when working, the water outlet height can make the water surface ripple obviously to attract the cat, but will not make splashing sound, the working noise of less than 30dB can be placed next to the cat's nest without affecting the cat's sleep, and because of the small noise, it will not easily cause pets to be stressed.

We have a shy little cat, so at first we were a little wary of the XiaoWan smart pet water dispenser, but when we put the water dispenser in the cat's usual drinking position in its cat bed, the flowing water is obviously attractive to the cat. After a 'sneaky' investigation, the cat understood that this is a place to drink water, and after taking it to another place, the cat knows that it's going to drink water.

One of the advantages of Xiaomi ecological chain smart products is integration. Through the XiaoWan smart pet water dispenser, you can directly grasp its operating status and control its output mode. The normal mode keeps the water tank uninterrupted, and the intelligent mode pauses output for 10 minutes every 10 minutes between 8:00-22:00, and pauses for 50 minutes during the rest of the time.

Of course, the user can switch between the two output modes by directly short pressing the function button on the front of the water dispenser. When the left indicator light is on, it indicates normal mode, and when the right indicator light is on, it indicates switching to intelligent mode. Long press the function button for 6 seconds, and the indicator light will flash blue, which means Wi-Fi reset is successful.

Summary: Cat Lover's Smart Assistant

XiaoWan smart pet water dispenser has indeed considered many details in its design, from its own operating status to cleaning and maintenance, it has achieved convenience, especially when integrated with smart connectivity, it can help users better manage pet's drinking water, compared to direct water bowl, the flowing water dispenser is more likely to attract pets, and the filtering design can ensure that pets drink clean and healthy water, which is a technological change in pet care experience, and has become a smart assistant for cat lovers.