Dog Water Bowl

Sliced bread sure had a good long run

the mission

	create a more efficient way to put water in the dog's bowl
	prevent unnecessary back pain
	stop the dog from drinking out of the pool

the materials

	leftover garden hose
	ginsu steak knife
	2 way water valve
	an above average brain cell count

the story

now as any of you who have pets will attest to, keeping a water bowl full can be quite a task. the constant bending over can be hard on ones back whether it is the heat of summer or the stiffness of winter. however, it is a task that cannot be ignored. if a water bowl is left unattended to, pets will devise other ways to refresh themselves that can be both annoying and potentially harmful.


Geddy refreshes herself from the pool... yes, that is the frog ramp next to her

armed with a very low tolerance for annoyance, i set out to solve my little problem by heading to the local hardware store. it is here that i find what is known in the plumbing world as a "2 way diverter".

it is this part that makes this edition of "incredible creations" possible. what this thing enables you to do is leave the water on and just use the switches for variable flow control.

in addition, this particular diverter gives the user two water flow options - thus limiting the ability of the dog watering device to monopolize the water flow from this particular spout.

anyway... after "installing" this diverter i, made some measurements, found some extra garden hose and put my ginsu steak knife to it.

the result was a 22'' piece of hose.

the above picture is of the finished product. the hose remnant is attached to "option B" of the diverter and reaches all the way down to the lip of the dog bowl. now, when one wishes to add water to the bowl they no longer have to bend down to pick the bowl up and turn the water on... they just turn the "option B" switch instead. <for further explanation please see video>

Before Install	After Install
1: bend down to pick up bowl	1: turn on "option B" switch
2: hold bowl under spout	2: turn off "option B" switch
3: turn on water
4: turn off water
5: bend down to put bowl back

as you can see, the "incredible creation" has enabled me to water the dog 60% faster! and... as an added bonus, this incredible creation is located only 3 feet away from the dog's HVAC enabled condo with wall to wall carpet. truly incredible.

jmfratesi

- 3/30/2007 1:44:36 PM
Have you patented this?

Dog Water Bowl

Sliced bread sure had a good long run

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