Semi - Self Cleaning Semi Automatic Cat Litter Box - Smart Scoop Cat Litter Box with 6 Bags & Carbon Filter for Up to Two Cats 6-16 Pounds

I've had this automatic box for around 10 months, and overall it is great for the price. Sure you could spend a few hundred more on something truly lavish, but this thing accomplishes a very simple and very important goal: I no longer have to worry about cat litter every single day. I can forget for a couple days and the machine has me covered. And at first I was disappointed that it doesn't have a cover, but believe me, you wouldn't want a cover. You need to be able to see where the machine makes mistakes. As I mentioned, the machine sometimes misses things. Sometimes chunks of stuff will end up stuck just out of reach of the rake, right on the very edges of the box. So you need to give it a helping hand there, and you also need to go in to the box 2-3 times a week and clear up any clumps of litter that might be solidifying in the corners of the box where the rake doesn't really touch directly. Sometimes if your cat wants to use the exact same spot in the box all the time, you'll end up with the storage box overflowing just in that one spot, with nothing else in the rest of the reservoir. So really it's wise to attend to the storage box and help remove clumps as soon as you notice it. And there's another reason you want to empty the storage box fairly frequently: the smell inside. So yes, realistically you're going to want to empty the box every couple of days, but the fuller it gets, the worse the smell gets, and it gets really bad if you let the box fill up. I would recommend just thinking of all that storage space as 'insurance' for two-day vacations or if you forget for a while. I only noticed a couple problems. One, where the motor wasn't able to return fully to its docked position, and I got an amber light warning. I found out I had just carelessly allowed some litter to build up on the platform that the box sits on while docked, so it was interfering with the motor. And second, if you get a power outage, you will need to press the power button again manually. The machine does not turn itself on again after a power outage! Once I figured that out, it's been smooth sailing ever since. Fantastic product.

JUST over one month into ownership, this box is for the moment not functioning and I question whether it ever should. The carriage that moves along the edge of the box is attached to the AC adapter that comes with the unit. So part of the power cord is always moving with the unit. That doesn’t seem wise when liquids might come into play. What is worse, is the cord itself is in two parts with one part being permanently affixed to the carriage. Where the carriage cord adjoins to the cord for the wall plug, it is likely to be sitting on the ground near the cat box. Well this morning the cord got caught on something as it was moving down the track, and split apart. It looks as if the prongs were already starting to corrode anyway. Forgetting for a moment that the wall plug was still in, I went to plug the two back together and saw some nice big blue sparks leap very easily. Sad to say they won’t truly join together anyway anymore and no power could be fed to the unit. I was tempted to rewire it myself, but then I would have an even bulkier and still likely vulnerable cord dragging along. And well this things leaks. It leaks, and it is narrow, so occasionally a cat will miss and there will be just slightly less pee on the ground than would occur with not having the box at all. I will say, that this thing did get a lot of use in the last month. We have five cats, and five boxes, all of which are robots. (Yes we need another) The Litter Robot, of which we have two, is by far and away the winner. I have purchased three other robots for the upstairs bathroom, while my two little robots have chugged away sans problem. But we have one elderly cat who doesn’t want to use the litter robot, so we keep trying to accommodate her. The problem being, as every multi-cat guardian knows, is that what is new to the cats is of interest to every cat. So they were all giving it a whirl and it was getting really heavy traffic. I would empty the tray twice a day and it would still overflow. So if you have one or two cats, you can expect it to overflow after maybe two and a half days on vacation. Litter remnants get underneath easily as well and are a pain to clean out regularly. You have to really wait until the full change. The lid to the waste area doesn't stay on overly well either. The rake on this unit does not’t really get the bottom of the box well at all. I always spray with non-stick cooking spray before adding litter, but the bottom ¼ of an inch will just become one big clump within two days. I end up having to scoop this box twice a day. The rake also succeeds in breaking up some clumps into smaller clumps that just live in the box or in the rake itself. And of course, it is fantastic with smearing mess all over the side of the box and dumping clumps off of the end. I really wanted to like this box. My cats liked it, but they don’t have to clean up the mess. About an hour after it broke down, the litter robots had regained all of their lost traffic. So now I am back to finding a robot that will appeal to my elderly fussy kitty.

Just buy it you wont be disappointed! You need to use a lightweight clumping litter with it. one that the rack can pass through. Dont get me wrong you still have to do a little maintain on it but literally once a week and emptying the plastic bag when its full. other than that the litter stays clean and fresh bad smells are dealt with in a timely fashion by the scoop. My two cats love it as well as being fascinated when it whirls in to action..

Has been working well for the last few years. But WOW it's now over $550. What a rip off!! I paid $182+tax. I guess there is a shortage of these.

Replacement filters as described

Excelente producto. Adiós a la limpieza rutinaria y al mal olor. Funciona perfectamente con cualquier bolsa de plástico de súper, fácil de limpiar, funciona con cualquier arena aglutinante. Mi gatos felices.

its very bad quality