Centrifugal pump pet water fountain

A pet water fountain for dispensing an aqueous drinking fluid, comprising:

• a bowl having an interior portion;
• a housing at least partially covering the interior portion;
• a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the bowl and disposed above the bowl, and
• a liquid pump in fluid communication with the bowl and the reservoir, the liquid pump being driven by an electric motor for rotation of at least a portion of the liquid pump, the liquid pump having a lower end in direct fluid communication with the bowl and an upper end in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir;
• a tube top portion having a bottom end in fluid communication with the liquid pump and a top end in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir;
• and
• a cap coupled to the housing positioned to overlay the top end of the tube top portion.

A pet water fountain comprising,

• a basin that has a sidewall for holding an aqueous drinking fluid;
• a housing comprising at least one port that is in fluid communication with the basin;
• a reservoir that is disposed above the basin and configured to hold a portion of the drinking fluid;
• a water pump disposed within the housing, the water pump having an inlet in direct fluid communication with the basin and an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir;
• an electric motor for rotational movement of at least a portion of the water pump, the electric motor being positioned outside the basin;
• a tube top portion, wherein a bottom end of the tube top portion is in direct fluid communication with the water pump and a top end of the tube top portion is in direct fluid communication with the fluid reservoir;
• and
• a cap coupled to the housing positioned to overlay the top end of the tube top portion.