How to make ● DOG / CAT ● Large Self-filling Water Dispenser

[@chrisnotap]

Here's my Garage! You'll find all the tools + stuff I used to make this watering station here: www.amazon.com/shop/chrisnotap

[@cwmson8381]

Thank you for this video - I made a honeybee watering system using a 3-gallon water bottle with your principle. The bottle came with a screw-on cap with a poly-liner that seals the bottle air tight. I drilled a 3/8ths inch hole near the base and below the level of a large plant pot saucer. I use a rubber stopper in the hole when filling the the bottle - very simple. This watering station is for for honey bees in the area, as they were overwhelming our birdbath / keeping birds away. When placed in the sun, heat expands any air in the top of the bottle, which pushes water out continuously, so the system works better in the shade, and I actually used an old bucket hat to shade it further. (TIPs: use tape on the bottle when drilling the hole for a cleaner cut / bits with stepped hole starter tips will make a jagged hole - the top of your hole dictates the level of the dispensed water - a twisted piece of plastic bag or kitchen wrap could be used in place of a rubber stopper) (Regarding the bees - I had to empty our bird bath for a few days and had a saucer of water that was gradually moved from the area of the birdbath to the corner of the yard so the bees would follow it. For the bee watering system, I placed rocks in the saucer around the bottle - the rocks protrude above the water surface for the bees.)

[@TheRainHarvester]

Did mosquitoes in your area breed in water? I was thinking a little sand in the bowl might help. I'm currently testing my theory. I'll put up a video on it.

[@craiglandes754]

Thank You So Much! I'm on a limited budget, in North Carolina where it gets hot in the summer. I've tried various ways to help out the wildlife, but either a bowl spills or it runs out of water quickly. I''d thought I'd make one of those PVC pipe things, but in 2023 it's looking like at least $50+ for the pipes and couplings. And that's if I can find them. I came across your two videos (bucket and carry bottle), both of which would be less than about $20 I think. Brilliant ideas, and easy to do with basic home tools. Thank you again, and the little folks in the back yard thank you too. :-)

[@HannahsYT]

I can't wait to make this! Have been looking for a solution for my two large dogs--we refill their water constantly! I also appreciate the succinctness of your video 👍🏻

[@StaciaDaniel]

Love this. First thing I noticed was the use of "pop" bottle... which super delighted me. I'm from CA where we say "soda"... but my dad was from OK and hearing 'pop' made me smile.

[@therealflamelit]

we say POP up north ...Im from Detroit :).. all my southern friends say a CAN DRINK or COLD DRANK

[@missyschlarman5582]

I live in Ohio and we say pop but my friends in Pennsylvania say Soda and it cracks me up. Also Chris this is genius!

[@disruptah76]

I dont have any animals or a need for this. I just like Chris' videos. They are great.

[@dmaddalena]

Chris, Here's a tip: use a PVC flexible cap (1 1/2") to cap the 5G bottle. I have been using these to cap my bottles for years. Makes a leakproof seal and just snaps on & off. I remove the hose clamp before using.

[@nancyfahey7518]

I gave my chicken waterer away 2 years ago. Now I have more chickens and those things are expensive. This will make a great replacement. Thank you again. 😊

[@crudolph277]

This is a fabulous idea!!! I'm going out of town for 2 days and my cats don't do well in lockup AKA pet jail so we like to keep them home when we can in a familiar environment. But one of them is fascinated with the water bottle and knocks it over for the bubble mechanism. This will totally fix that! Thank you!!!

[@topherjoe1]

the simple things..leaving cats tomorrow so looked this up I.have a 2 gallon jug, poked a hole towards the bottom, duct taped over the hole, filled the bottle, capped it, took off the tape and put it in the tray. Great temp solution! Ur a genius! Thank you!

[@chrisnotap]

Remember that the top lid or cap you use needs to seal perfectly. If it doesn't it won't work and will slowly fill the tray and it will over flow. That is why in the video I go to the extent to put a good cap and bottle top on the big bottle to make sure it is a perfect seal and I use silicone to make a good sealed opening.

[@Merlin7]

This is excellent. I don't know why this hasn't been implemented in commercial water refillers. I would pay good money for this

[@alankearns5821]

Wal Mart sells them

[@beamsengineering9649]

I tried this and it works. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@chrisnotap]

Excellent!

[@rentechpad]

I found your video a couple of weeks ago and thought it would be a great idea for a water station for the back porch so my pets always had fresh water while outside. I followed your directions and it worked great. And the dogs seem to love it - maybe too much! They got it down to about 1/4 full and being big dogs I guess they noticed it wobbled when they bumped it and discovered it might make a good toy. I found them both in the backyard with one dragging the bottle around and the other chasing the water as it ran out when the bottle was twisted on its side. That sort of posed a problem because after I filled it back up - assuming the weight would deter them, they were smart enough to realize they could still tip it over to have fun. I got some more silicon - although its a bit more expensive I got the kind rated to be safe to use with food/water for human consumption and mounted the bottle into the tray with silicon so that they could not tip it over easily. I assume that for most pets this would suffice to make it non-tippable. The problem with my dogs is that while they are both large the mastiff is 165 pounds and can knock over large heavy furniture if he wants too. I ended up having to make a small set of mounting brackets (angles) screwed into the wood of the deck and then they can twist into place against the tray to hold the whole station in place. Now they can't ruin their station by knocking it over and draining it away in just a few minutes of playtime. This is a great idea and I think its a wonderful and economic way for shelters to make watering stations for each kennel in the shelter to alievate the need to water many bowls multiple times a day - freeing staff to do other things - or go to the expense of buying 5 gallon watering stations for each kennel. I know there are many other DYI waterers out there but this one ends up looking very nice which is important if you want it as an indoor waterer

[@chrisnotap]

+Pam Duncan That's a great story! I was laughing as I read it! You figured it out though, that's great! Glad it worked for you.

[@liraziyad5806]

Pam Duncan... Ahhhhhh! Girl I just laughed after reading your post! Glad you wrote it though. I have small dogs that will become big and I was just thinking about making this as a mounted water tower. After reading your response I most certainly will!

[@fatboylo96]

I've got an even better "hack"- buy a $12.00, 1 gallon gravity waterer from pet mountain, remove the 1 gallon bottle and save it for a bumper-dumper, put a 5 gallon bottle in its place. It sits there just fine. Now you've saved yourself 3 bottles of soda, 1 tube of silicone, a plastic tray, a mess, and an hour farting around making it. You're welcome.

[@mamoru-son4831]

Thank you, Pam Duncan. How wonderful that your dogs are creative. Sounds like love rules the relationship. I, like the others, enjoyed your sharing.

[@amandabruney3835]

chris, thank you. just rescued 7 6wk old black lab pups from flood waters in Shepard,TX. and this idea is perfect for this many dogs plus for my 11 other rescued animals. just have to upsize the watering bowl. thanks again

[@chrisnotap]

Wow! That's fantastic that you're stepping up to help those little pups and the others. That's great. Glad I could help.

[@amandabruney3835]

thank you. just doing what needs to get done. have 5 cats here too. i'm no hero just have land and room for the pups and cats to play freely. take care and thanks again

[@MohamadAliMasri]

Amanda Bruney hi

[@neelcyr9714]

Great Idea, I was looking around for a water dispenser for my hives, with some rocks and sticks to keep them from drowning, this will be perfect.

[@fludrbywest3886]

Very good idea, my dogs would play and chew the plastic up! I need something for outside and metal.

[@totaldownfall1641]

thanks for spiking that sand paper part, your a good person

[@AricVogel]

Cool idea, and good job with the editing; quick and to-the-point without skipping over anything important.

[@frankleepower2333]

I need something like this but for watering a garden that has no water source. A large water bottle that is attached to a soaker hose. You have given me some ideas, thanks!

[@sheholdsrainbows6884]

Smart way to get the job done! I totally am watching this years later and liked how clearly you explained the process of making a "DIY Dog Watering Bowl"!! I am also now subscribed to your channel! Can not wait to binge all your videos, as well to hopefully see more to come.

[@chrisnotap]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@pcm7315]

His explanation about sealing the top airtight described why my first attempt at a watering system failed. The water pressure overflowed my container. I didn't do well in physics. Great video.

[@sorayapessoa8571]

Espetacular !! Simples, reciclável, sustentável.....os animais, planeta e eu agradecemos. 🌹🌺🌻🌻

[@laholly323]

Sempre me emociono quando vejo comentários escritos em português...me dá muitas saudades do Brasil.....

[@Bratmonsta]

Of all others I’ve seen I love this build. I’ll do something similar soon using this concept as refilling water can sometimes be a drag an kitties love new stuff. Thank you

[@Mamaneko100]

I found a g.p. tea bottle top fits perfectly in the water bottle top. With silicone of course. Works great, thanks.

[@qianasiler8304]

I love that you say pop!!! Midwest baby 🎉

[@jules2713]

Definitely making one for neighborhood dogs. I saw another video that used a heat gun to melt the pop bottle plastic around the opening. Might try that for the top.

[@chrisnotap]

If you use that method it needs to be 100% sealed. A tiny leak of air and it will slowly empty into the pan.

[@jules2713]

@@chrisnotap I tried it and it worked perfectly! Used the top half of a 16 oz Coke bottle.

[@danielasal2783]

WHAAAAT! 👍🏻👍🏻 thats awesome. Unfortunately I probably won't ever build this thing but it's amazing. Thank you so much

[@TekaLopez]

I don't even have a pet but I enjoyed the video so much I subscribed! You sir are a GENIUS, I'm watching all your videos now :)

[@chrisnotap]

Thanks for that and welcome!!

[@alexa574]

This was a great idea! Thank you!

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

Thank you! I have 3 cats and a dog, I have 2 gallon size gravity water bowls but I have to refill them every 3 days or so (which is a pain because you have to fill it using the bottom)

[@ayatti26]

You rock Chris!!!

[@vanissa537]

I did this but a little different & easier instead of making another hole I used a 1 gallon bucket and made a small hole at the bottom front of the bucket (leaving the top of the bucket open do you can place the jug in upside down) you put the bucket in a container so the water pours downward and out of the bucket hole filling the container once the bucket fills to the 5 gallon bucket lid it will stop flowing. I cut a circle out of the bottom of a Halloween bucket so the 5 gallon top could fit through and placed it in the bucket before i flipped the 5 gallon down in the bucket so the opening wasn’t touching the bottom. All you need is a 1 gallon bucket, a 5 gallon stackable jug, a circle Halloween bucket and a carpenter knife. It might not look pretty but it works! And the walls of the bucket keep the 5 gallon from falling over.

[@Lodestoned]

I’m watching this during Covid 19 times and it’s extremely helpful since I guess this is sort of thing is considered non essential and there’s no premade refilling water dishes of this sort at any of my local stores , even this sort of water jug is sold out where I live 😕 Thankyou so much for this. I was starting to really worry about my dog while I was gone during the day and getting next level mad about not being able to find a self refilling water dish in any store (somebody stole my last one from my yard ,weird right?)

[@RealtraDesigns]

really useful when you own quite a few pets. thanks!

[@kentharris7427]

I purchased a 2 1/2 gallon self-filling water dispenser off Amazon and have had it for a while. The problem is after a year it gets moldy and is impossible to clean. With your design, I can throw it out after a year and get a new water bottle. I am going to make mine a little differently and send you the video! :-)

[@achilleas8217]

Awesome. Only 1 thing. I would use aquarium safe silicone, because that silicone is toxic. Although not very much, but not a chance I'm willing to take with my Fur Kids.

[@thevictorianedge5465]

I love this idea, we have a water cooler bottle just like this one. I'm gonna try it out.

[@-attemptingtherandom-2777]

New subscriber! Can't wait to salvage and make things i need instead of spending money. Keep them coming.

[@tarnold576]

Excellent! Love the cap storage! Thanks.

[@sgtbushtree]

Great idea! My only question is how do you clean this, as the container will certainly get foisty pretty fast?

[@joannabrown5577]

That...was super duper fantastic! I am ready for my DIY project!

[@bridgendesar]

The extra cap holder tickled me, very good idea. Should work well with a 5ltr/1 gallon bottle of water from the supermarket, and only the outlet to worry about, as the cap is already threaded.

[@shirleycardoza9559]

You are awesome. Muaaah. This will be great help to my street dogs as I have to keep refilling water manually 35 liters.

[@lamusiquefanatique]

Fancy!! DIY's are so cool.

[@elena-qu6xs]

Perfect structure! Really clever.

[@aishwariyaabhaskaran6625]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks I have 5 cats in 2 homes and 5 feral ones outside. This would solve a lot of bowl space

[@chrisnotap]

I'm in the midst of making a watering station that uses 4 - 2L pop bottles instead of one large one. Makes it easier to fill smaller bottles for people that can't lift a big one. Stay tuned.

[@Tanya-mh2hn]

this is brilliant...THANK YOU!

[@SethMethCS]

You could buy a 5 gallon bottle with a dispenser tap and a kitty litter tray and not have to drill a thing.

[@mrhappy1616]

Yep

[@nina793]

Yes yes

[@Lodestoned]

Yes but I feel the point of this is not really having to buy anything or spending more than you absolutely have to.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

Drilling a hole is a pretty simple process. Is it really that much of a challenge to some?

[@bevygerritsen1322]

What they are saying is when you drill the hole IS CAUSE THEY WANT TO BE LAZY AND NOT HAVE TO FILL IT UP THEMSELVES

[@thomaspigg306]

Hey Chris!, Hope you don't mind but I "downsized" your creation and made a bird bath/bird waterer. It works great! Thanks!

[@chrisnotap]

Did you use this size bottle?

[@thomaspigg306]

Chris Notap No Sir, I used a two liter bottle and a cake tin. But it works great!

[@chrisnotap]

Fantastic!!

[@thomaspigg306]

Chris Notap Sorry Sir, forgot to include that I didn't use the "bottom hole" attachment as you did, and I also only used a one eighth size drill bit to make the bottom hole with. When the cake tin is "full" there might be about a quarter to half inch of water in the bottom of the cake tin. Its not huge, its just enough for the "winged critters" to drink and splash about in. Its funny to watch them. I also made a feeder out of an old coffee can, plastic end covers, duct tape and string. Again, nothing great, but just enough to supply some food for them. Hope you have a great day!!!!!!

[@chrisnotap]

I get ya. That would work perfectly.

[@Squanto9]

Great idea but make sure you keep it from sunlight or it will get algae inside the bottle.

[@rogerc.roberts4705]

By chance saw your comment. Now I have a better understanding as to why I see algae in my cat's stainless steel bowl (outside) every morning. That is if the racoon does not use the bowl for cleansing during the night. I'm am concerned the cats won't have water when I am away. Thanks for the info.

[@ambersky2294]

Put some copper in it. Like pennies. Will help with the algae problem. Won't stop completely - but will slow things down.

[@marcushill9445]

This is perfect I'm buying a tray and making this tonight

[@blancaayala7134]

Me encanto!!! Pero en donde se puso la tapadera es para guardarla y no se pierda o es un tercer orificio del garrafón??? .....👍

[@Jimmy56566]

Awesome I'm going to try this thx for the videos 👍👌

[@blackdogblue2161]

Genius! Any suggestions for cleaning the bottle?

[@amonmusamvujnr7986]

Wow!!! I will make mine tomorrow.

[@bladozer]

Nothing better than a bottle of Silicon Water each mornings.

[@pershop4950]

I've had 2 5 gallon water jugs sitting in my alley for several days now, thinking someone will find it useful and pick it up. But now that I've seen this video, there is no reason I can't repurpose them for other use. Thanks!!

[@NAWAABJADA]

awesome dispencer.. for much better look attach that jar out side of the tray.. :)

[@gayleharrelson579]

that's a AWESOME Idea as I have 7 dogs I can do this with thank you

[@rithlim6016]

Great idea. Now I'm curious what's the hydrodynamic principle that allows this to work? I know there's a vacuum that's probably assisting in not letting excess water out but I'm guessing the external pressure of the water in the tray is applying equal force to equialize the water pressure in the water jug. I'm just guessing though.

[@chrisnotap]

That's correct.

[@Kaganda21Vlog]

this is amazing tutorial

[@chrisnotap]

Thanks!

[@joannperez5383]

I will definitely do this for my American Bulldog because he drinks a lot of water & I have to refill his water dispenser way too often!

[@thefrugalduchessoflakeside7108]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed!

[@schoolinJOO]

gonna make this for our ducks

[@skeyeubridges738]

I love this! Thank you so much! This is a great idea.

[@swilke3864]

Thank you for the best idea and instructions on KZbin, but you can skip gluing a cap on the top of the bottle, if you buy a bottle with a build in cap from Walmart for about $7.00.

[@chrisnotap]

Yes you could. It's just that these bottle are nice and big and will hold water for quite a few days. Good tip though.

[@sgt.tattoo9609]

Great video! Could you use a Gatorade bottle on the top for easier filling?🤔

[@chrisnotap]

What ever will fit, yes! And it must be a lid that seals 100%. Gatorade bottles have good seals on them so yes, go for it.

[@miaeverdeen7938]

Hey, great idea. I have a question: How would you wash it from the inside to clean it up before filling it again

[@duncanjames914]

Great idea!. I'm going to make one for my Bee yard.

[@jamesgatenby6019]

Great video.. thanks! I did something similar recently, however.. I think there needs to be a decent sized opening somewhere to clean the bottle every cpl months after mould/film build up.. that’s where I’m struggling.. any ideas?

[@GrandmaSezSo]

If you fill your bottle half water and add 1/2 cup bleach and a squirt or two of dish soap then slosh it around then rinse with clean water it cleans these bottles well. I do this for the bottles for my dispenser.

[@lianlight8447]

love it thank you!

[@chrisnotap]

You're so welcome!

[@ScreamingReel500]

Haha the cap holder confused me. Thanks a lot Chris for this great idea.

[@stardustxx278]

Ah man I'm subscribing

[@ThePianoMan1953]

Really like your idea. I'm going on a three week trip and want to make sure the neighborhood cat has enough water. I am building it but changing it slightly. Mine will be much more simple. Mine will be held upside down by a wooden "box", and will be resting on the neck or mouth of the bottle. And, the only holes drilled in the 5 gallon bottle will be 4- quarter inch holes in the neck about one inch from the opening as it is sitting (neck down) in a 2 1/2" glass Pyrex pan. Because it is outside with the sun on it, I didn't want to use a plastic tray, so I picked up a Pyrex or glass baking pan for only $3. I believe the 5 gallons of water will easily last 21 days, don't you?

[@chrisnotap]

+ThePianoMan1953. That sounds great. I would say 21 days for sure and more.

[@ThePianoMan1953]

Hi Chris. Just a quick update. I've had my cat water-er in my garage (where it sees no sunlight (which would help the water evaporate more quickly) The 5 Gal. bottle just ran out after exactly FIVE MONTHS. Amazing that it lasts that long... Very nice! Thanks again.

[@terrickarush3605]

This is perfect

[@morrismusika9678]

man,!!!!! this is great.

[@viveklesteruthup]

I just use a narrower 600 ml pop bottle cut a longer section and use a heat gun to heat shrink it on the neck with a bit of silicone on the outside of the neck, so that there is no silicone contamination on the inside, for the bottom just drill a tiny 5 or a larger 10mm hole and use a rubber stopper or silicone plug taken from a dried up silicone caulking gun nozzle, to be used only while filling it up.

[@mukasacharles6595]

Fantastic 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RibbonsPink]

Great video. I have a few small dogs and we keep a small version of this (store bought) in kitchen and a small regular bowl in the garage but my one pug is a very sloppy drinker. He probably drips as much as he drinks which means suddenly they can be out of water. I think this would be great for back up water in case I ever miss the water level for more than a couple hours. I would hate to be guilty of not having enough water out for my fur babies.

[@chrisnotap]

I just uploaded another one that you may like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4a9dGqcn7CJmbs

[@princearthur4946]

Great idea!

[@xraykadiddlehopper8067]

Great thinking 👍

[@imashish86]

Nice one. Won't silicon be harmful for the pets - since it is always submerged in water?

[@EvanDunn414]

Very good going to try it

[@chrisnotap]

Or try this one too...........kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4a9dGqcn7CJmbs or this one.............kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXibpJSvl7imfJo

[@reidsmith3002]

Definitely want to try this

[@Uno_slush]

Question so I wanna elevate the gallon so my dog doesn’t destroy it lol would I be able to do it with a tube going down from my porch as long as the tube is mid in the bucket where the water would sit you think it would work ?

[@chrisnotap]

Yes. Wherever you want the water level to be in the lower bucket, that is where the end of the hose should be attached.

[@mborg62106]

Been looking for away to water my chickens. No longer looking. Thank you

[@chrisnotap]

Yes or you could try this too.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4iuc6WOdrGEmbs

[@rcs0296]

look at a feed store

[@tagpopper4520]

Very nice

[@chrisnotap]

Thanks!

[@LANELLEHOLT40]

This is great! Thanks

[@ruby7376]

Love this🥰

[@birdy8406]

At 1:50 instead of using a silicon glue, you can cut the small bottle just a little bit extra so that the body of the bottle is larger than the neck of the bottle. Later on just use a lighter to shrink the small bottle which gets tightly wrapped around the neck and create a nice seal.

[@TheRainHarvester]

Have you done this? (It seems like it would melt the 5 gallon bottle on accident)

[@ayatti26]

Not a lighter, a heat gun. The thin pop bottle will shrink instantly. The water dispense bottle would need much longer to warm up.

[@davegoodridge8352]

Great idea

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Well done

[@chrisspitzman]

Brilliant!

[@kirascrogan3372]

Does it get slobbery still to where you have to clean it inbetween refills?

[@chrisnotap]

It comes down to how your pet interacts with it. Monitor it to see how often it needs a quick clean up.

[@texascop]

Really cool 😎

[@mnight207]

You are a freakin GENIUS. I wish I could hang with guys like you all day long!

[@ettacombs9463]

Chris, I have a question. I want to use something like this for the water fountain I plan on setting up for my four legged kids. How could I add that to the water fountain to do the same thing? Any ideas?

[@skipitydooda6019]

Thank you

[@ProLogic-dr9vv]

Great video and I did Subscribe.

[@lexluthor9617]

Very clever

[@mollypeters123]

You deserve more subs

[@EZoutAtSecond]

GREAT VIDEO...THANKS...!!!