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List Price: $115.00
Our Price: $92.37
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Manufacturer: Littermaid
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Batteries Included: 0
Batteries: 8
Binding: Misc.
Brand: LitterMaid
Color: Sage & Cream
EAN: 0027043661722
Feature: Automatic self-cleaning litter box with new, quieter motor
Label: Littermaid
Manufacturer: Littermaid
Model: LM700
Publisher: Littermaid
Release Date: 2006-09-05
Studio: Littermaid
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Automatic self-cleaning litter box with new, quieter motor
Infrared sensors send rake through litter; re-sealable waste receptacle
Deep litter pan; detachable tray; removable rack; safety bar
4 waste receptacles, cleaning brush, and instructions included
Measures 23 by 16-1/4 by 8-3/4 inches
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Customer Rating:
Summary: If you follow the directions it works
Comment: I was nervous about buying this automatic litter box because of of all the negative reviews. Mine works wonderfully. My only problem was that it would run continuously until I reduced the amount of litter and used the good clumping litter. You have to read the directions! And then its great, and my cats love watching it run. Now I have two.
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Summary: wish i'd just lined the box with $100 bills.
Comment: after i bought a top-rated, well-reviewed gps receiver that couldn't find a satellite with both hands inside a telephone booth, i thought i could never possibly waste money that badly again.
was i wrong.
(note: that is not a question.)
from first use, the thing was either raking or it was off. i could not get it to stop. even if the cat was in the box and touching the "sensor" (yes, those are irony quotes), it just kept on plugging away. i turned it on manually when i went in to feed the cats until i had time to call customer service the following weekend. the rep sounded completely unsurprised that i was having this problem and gave me some simple steps to follow to get it to work: unplug it, lift the top part (the lighter beige you see in the photos, which is clipped to the box by two little green-grey tabs on the sides--you can see the little square on the side in the photo) off the bottom part, and run your finger along the track that the wheels follow until you find the reset button. click it on and off maybe 5-10 times, and it'll work after that. she told me that i might have to do this 5-10 times for it to work (why 5-10 times? why both things 5-10 times? mysteries of life), but that it would work. (i explained all the other troubleshooting things i'd done, which are described clearly in the manual.)
well, here we are 25 days after ordering, so probably three weeks into daily use. i still have to turn it on and off manually. now, that wouldn't be a HUGE deal, since i'm in there anyway feeding the kittehs. however, because i can't sense when it's been 10 minutes since either cat went in, i have to hope that the clumps are fully formed. i think it has happened that way for me twice. the rest of the times, the mushy clod of unclumped kitty-pee mixed with the clay litter sticks to the rake as it goes through its little journey. also doesn't sound like HUGE deal, does it? well...turns out that the rake doesn't hit the aforementioned sensors until it goes alllll the way to the receptacle end and then allll the way to the resting end. and it can't push through the litter if a big ol' piece of you-know-what is blocking the openings between the rake's teeth. so every time it runs now, i have to sit beside it and use the little toothed plastic scoop to try to get all the gunk out from between the teeth. usually it still hasn't pushed the litter into an even surface by then, so the litter forms little dunes at either end, and it can't get up into the resting position. and i don't want to leave it partially out of the resting position, because that's down the side of the box into the...work area, and a kitteh will ...work on it. so i spend at least as much time as i'd spend scooping a regular box that size to get it cleared out all the way, getting the glued-to-the-bottom gunk out, and cleaning the rake until i can get it far enough up out of the box that nothing will get on it.
and the return policy is that you have to return the item in its original condition and packaging. well, i got yer packaging right here, but i am prettty sure that this does not qualify as original condition. oh, did i mention that the gunk gets all up on the track and the sides of the rake? so those have to be cleaned off with a paper towel or something every few days.
the good news is that the cats took to it right away--one of them with no urging at all (in fact, while i was still setting it up), and the other when the old box got dirty enough. the bad news is that i'm losing my patience with this contraption and putting it out with the trash any minute. the big boxes--which are easy to scoop, even if that's no fun--are much easier for me. and for now they're in closets or otherwise out of the way, rather than having to be plugged in in the main room.
when our third bathroom is finished, i'm aiming for a cat genie, the box with the washable granules that flushes fluid waste away and scoops the poop into a receptacle. it's three times the price of the littermaid, but i'm betting it won't be worse than this.
(i can't remember ever writing a negative review before for a product, and certainly not one this negative. think how ..fill in your favorite adjective here.. i must have been to get back on amazon to look for this product again just to write this review. sad.)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good product for cat lovers
Comment: This product provides a very convenient way to perform one of the less enjoyable tasks while being a pet owner. We've used this product for many years and each one has lasted about 3-4 years.
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Summary: A real lifesaver in a family of three cats
Comment: I have used the Littermaid for 3+ years. We needed to finally purchase another one so we went with the Elite model which was a mistake. The area in our bedroom is too dark during the day so the nighttime sensor is always sensing it is dark thus not running the machine. Then when there was a light or we hit the run button, the machine failed to function as effective as this less expensive and older model. This LM500 is a real work horse for us with 3-4 cats, one of which is very particular about a clean box or she will go elsewhere. We actually got rid of the newer model after having to fight with it for 3 weeks and purchased this model again. This rake takes the items to the middle of the disposal box, not just to the leading edge like the elite model does. It has been a real help for us but you must use a good quality litter like Fresh Step etc or else it won't work. Don't know if you have the correct litter? Open it and pour some water in. Wait 10 minutes(the time your Littermaid would wait) and then see if it is clumped together. I would recommend this time and again! So would Molly, Yum Yum, and Sean
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Summary: defective unit
Comment: I ordered this product and when I received it, it was defective. The rake would not stop. I sent it back and received another one. It did the exact same thing. I have since returned this unit to Littermaid. I am waiting on a replacement unit. Obviously there is a problem with this particular lot of boxes. I hope the next one will work.
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