Veken C1 Stainless Steel 108oz

By Veken · Pet Fountains · Home & Workspace

  • 108oz stainless steel fountain
  • 3 filters included
  • Silicone mat included

Lowest price seen
~$27.99 (approx.)
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Problems, parts and running costs

Summary

A corded stainless pet fountain with a 3.2 L reservoir, 304-stainless water-contact surfaces, a suspended pump and a starter bundle of three filters and three pre-filter sponges. The purchase price hides the real cost: Veken’s own instructions call for weekly cleaning and filter changes every two weeks.

Strengths

  • 304-stainless water-contact construction for a modest step above the plastic C1.
  • The 3.2 L reservoir reduces refills for multi-cat households.
  • Simple snap assembly and straightforward cleaning, with dishwasher-safe steel parts.
  • Quiet running is the recurring owner and reviewer theme, though the 25 dB figure is a claim.
  • Three filters, three sponges and a silicone mat avoid an immediate accessory order.
  • Consumables are widely stocked and the owner-review base is substantial.

Weaknesses

  • The maintenance schedule is aggressive: weekly cleaning and two-week filter changes, and over a year genuine filters at that cadence can cost more than the fountain.
  • The listing dates to September 2025, so multi-year reliability is not established.
  • At least one exact-model owner reports a pump failure in under two months; that is an isolated report, not a rate, and no separately confirmed exact PFC3V509 replacement pump or spout channel was found.
  • No battery backup.
  • The pump, filter housing and internal connector hose remain non-steel.
  • Hard water still leaves scale, so softened or filtered source water is recommended.

Verified specifications

Capacity108 fl oz (3.2 L).
ModelPFC3V509, the silver three-filter revision; UPC 810191341987.
Material304 stainless steel at water-contact parts, with BPA-free claims.
Dimensions8.3 × 8.3 × 4.9 in.
Weightabout 2.58–2.60 lb dry, from exact-ASIN catalog data.
Powercorded; an AC adapter and a DC pump with a 6 ft cord.
Pumpsuspended design, claimed 25 dB; no trustworthy instrumented measurement was found.
Filtrationmulti-stage media for debris and to reduce impurities and biofilm.
Water levellarge window with an optional blue LED.
Cleaningwater-contact parts are listed top-rack dishwasher safe, and the pump should be disassembled and its impeller cleaned weekly.
Filter intervalexact listing copy says filter and pre-filter sponge every 2 weeks.
Includedfountain, adapter, pump, silicone mat, cleaning brush, three filters and three pre-filter sponges.
Warrantyan exact-ASIN catalog mirror lists 2 years, but no first-party Veken warranty page for PFC3V509 was found.
Not cordlessthere is no battery backup.
Full research notes and sources

Ownership cost

The fountain is affordable up front and expensive to run. Exact listing copy says replace the filter and pre-filter sponge every two weeks, and Veken-derived guidance also calls for weekly cleaning of the fountain and pump. Genuine filters run about $11.99 for a four-pack and about $16.99 for an eight-pack, so the official cadence works out to roughly $55–78 a year before tax, more than the fountain itself. Stretching the interval to four weeks halves that, but it conflicts with the exact listing’s instruction.

A separately confirmed exact PFC3V509 replacement pump or spout channel was not found, which limits repairability confidence even though compatible pumps are sold for the wider Veken fountain family.

Pump noise and durability

Noise is the recurring caution signal, and it is mechanically explainable: pump noise rises when water is low or the pump and filter are dirty. The exact-model corpus also contains at least one pump failure under two months, a single report rather than evidence of a widespread defect. The listing only dates to September 2025, so multi-year reliability cannot yet be established. Some pets are initially afraid of the moving water, which is an adoption issue rather than a fault.

Is it worth it?

Walmart listed the exact 108oz fountain at $27.99 against a $34.19 reference price in September 2026, close to generic-stainless money. At $25–30 it is a strong buy: the stainless build, large reservoir and easy cleaning compete well, and filters are widely stocked. From $30–35 it is fair, and above $35 the case weakens unless extra media is bundled. The ongoing filter spend matters more over a year than a small difference in the purchase price. Check the store panel above for current pricing.

Which model this is

This page covers the silver three-filter Veken C1 Stainless 108oz, model PFC3V509. The US listing is ASIN B0FPFZ7XFJ. Do not merge it with the six-filter 108oz bundle or the older 95oz plastic C1, which are separate listings.

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