Amtek Scraminal - Keep Pets Out of Restricted Areas

Let me tell you, we have been through hell and back with our cat in a pee battle. I can't tell you how much money I've spent on enzyme cleaners, bleach, vinegar, orange oil, Feliway diffusers, electric mats, calming collars... the list goes on. We have had to completely tear out our carpet in one section of the house and are now in the process of painting the concrete floor with an odor killing and sealing primer. Now we're on to looking for new flooring. In the meantime, I was looking online for any means to keep him away from one of the walls where he had peed all across. I came across this product and was hesitant because of the rather hefty price - but boy, am I glad I did! I set it up on High at first as a test and I couldn't believe how loud and unpleasant it was. It scared ME and I was expecting it to go off. I turned it to low and left it facing alongside the stretch of the wall. Yesterday, I heard it go off and I saw my cat come out flying faster than I had ever seen. It spooked him to no end! I think I have FINALLY found the solution to train him to stay away and break his habit. And to me, it was worth the money if it meant I didn't have to give him up. There was still a chance. P.S. It is important to note that this thing's heat-sensor stretches pretty far! So be careful to not get too close or you'll set it off.

Was having a problem with one of my cats using a corner of our finished basement as his personal litter box. Almost every morning I would wake up to his droppings. It was becoming a major problem. There were some remodeling changes done in the garage where their litter boxes are kept and a new pet door was put up, so I assumed his new behavior had something to do with that. I started barricading him out of that corner, but that was tricky and not a long-term solution, so I started looking online for other options. I saw sprays and even padding you could put down, but neither of those options were very appealing. This motion sensor is pricey, but I was desperate and read good reviews, so I made the purchase. When I first set it up, I baited both of my cats to wander into the corner on purpose so I could see their reaction when the siren went off. It scared the living daylights out of them, this thing is VERY loud, and the siren lasts quite a while. I think the first few nights it was up, we heard it go off once or twice (our male cat is very curious, so I assumed he'd check it out again on his own) but haven't heard it go off since and my basement is no longer a litter box. Not a single mess since I put this thing up. Highly recommend!

Here's my story with this product... Purchased the Scraminal in October 2019 for over $75. Worked fantastic....solved the problem of one of our cats urinating on one of our formal couches. However, it stopped functioning properly after approximately 8 months. It would go off sporadically and repeatedly without anything being around to trigger it. Eventually, the cats were unfazed by it. Being that so much time has passed since I purchased the item, the window to return or replace the item through Amazon is closed. The unit supposedly has a 1-year warranty on it. I emailed the manufacturer...and all I have received it a whole lotta headache. I first receive a response from the owner, Ted, who basically just passes me off and told me to call their tech support number. Their tech support (spoke with Arnel) is apparently completely ill-equipped to deal with any issue of this sort (not to mention has ZERO people skills)...just telling me to take the battery out, put it back in, turn it off, turn it on...yadda yadda. Then it's supposed to be miraculously fixed, right? Wrong. Five minutes after ending my call, the unit again begins to malfunction. I immediately email the owner again, and he tells me they will ship me a new unit....just provide my address. I did. I soon receive a call from their inept technician, Arnel, who leaves me a message asking me to call him so he can give me their address (why this information can't be left in his message, I don't know). I call Arnel, left on hold for another 5 minutes, then go on to have the following conversation with him: Arnel: Erin? Me: Yes? Arnel: You have our address? Me: No Arnel: (Proceeds to rattle off their address) Me: ....and why do I need this? Arnel: You're going to ship the defective unit back to us. Me: ....and who is going to pay for this? Arnel: You. Me: That's not happening. Arnel: No? Me: I have already gone back and forth with this too long....wasted too much time. Ted indicated you guys would be shipping me a new unit. I've already provided my address to you. That's it, and that's all. Arnel: Ok I don't think I have ever dealt with worse customer service than this. I will update this review IF and WHEN I receive a new unit from this yahoos.