No matter how cold the water is when you pour it into a normal pet bowl, when it freezes it still turns to ice. With the Allied Precision Stainless Steel Heated Pet Bowl, that's not the case. Your animals will always be happy with their water temperature because you can control and maintain it. And with a separate bowl and warming unit, the bowl can be used all year round. Leave ice water for the lakes and get the Allied Precision Stainless Steel Heated Bowl for your pets. features Low wattage pet heating bowl Allows user to remove heating element after winter season allowing year round use Thermostatically controlled Cord is coiled and attached to bottom of bowl Va dishwasher safe once the heating element is removed Features Color: NA Power: 50W, 120V