Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Short: it’s pretty good system after you figure out right litter, automation of cleaning, and accidental turn off. Long: Litter: It was a nightmare to clean and maintain the first time I got it. I’ve had to return one because motor gave out. Clay clumping litter isn’t good, it needs 3-4 inches, while litter boxes can handle about 2. Cats dig, and pee would stick to the bottom in need of hard scrubbing off cement like stuff weekly, defeating self cleaning idea. I went through like 10 different litters , clay, wood, and whatever worlds best is made of. Worlds best litter only needs 2 inches to be effective, doesn’t stick to the tray. The pee clumps is fragile, but good enough for the system, but I wouldn’t try to sift it manually. Now that I found perfect litter for the system I only need to add more litter, and once in a while dismantle the system to get dust off the gears. Training: in addition to not cleaning old box, leave this unplugged and turn it on to self clean manually once kitty used it. Have it on after you remove old one. Your fur baby needs to get used to weird shape of the box, and if it’s humming they’ll go back to messy one for longer. Keep kitty out of the bedroom until you are sure it’s ok with the new system and go slow. Sudden changes can make her pee next to you because of stress. Shut offs: it will turn off if the bucket isn’t flush or lid a bit up, I hot glued a push down button on the old version because lid would move up too easily. The escalator is pretty safe even without the lid. I have to check on the bucket since I have a kitty that likes to cover up and snugs waste bucket out by pulling the bag, happens more on the new system. Litter overflowing issues: number one cause is bad litter. Clay would stick to the system too much, causing sifting motor to give out or gears getting stuck. And I went through like 5 different clay litters, they will make too much maintenance for this system. Wood clumping litter was nice and easy for the system, but it would fluff too mush and fly all over the place (would smell nice though). Worlds best litter has no overflow issues, unless the elevator motor gives out. It does have a yeasty smell, but unlike scented clay I’m not allergic to it, did have allergies to dust and smell of other litters (except the natural wood). Comparing old and new version: I’m using same litter, and as you can see in the picture it’s a bit piling up. Had it few days and it seems to be cleaning ok despite this. The lid got shorter and tray perpendicular versus rounded, which gives more surface area for cat and litter volume. No fill line on new system, so the pile up could be due to me eyeballing too much litter. New system comes in snap on pieces, while old one is a one molded part. I think it will make it easier for once a month de dusting. I wish the tray was a bit taller, there were accidents when kitty’s ass was over the tray railing and poop, and once pee ended up on the other side. I was going to switch to all natural pellets litter box with pad for pee on the bottom, less mess, but after trying this system I hated the idea of my cats stepping on poop in between my cleanings, so they got tossed (still have a bunch of overpriced pads lol). I had two of old versions servicing 5 cats, while I was waiting for new preorder to arrive (had to give it a trial period before reviewing). Minimal litter waste, I change buckets twice a week on trash days. Keep in mind that your kitty might stop burying poop, not an issue for me since I’m not going back, got too lazy. On the last note: I got timers for my 2 old boxes, new one is supposed to be automatically on/off for 30 minutes can’t tell if I can monitor/adjust it. The light is awesome, it let me know twice already that something is off, bucket was moved out of place. Conclusion: it took a lot of trial and error to get this perfect, almost gave out on it and did a pellet system. However, I’m so used to not having to clean boxes daily (or more). And just the fact or removing trash bags twice a week, instead of sifting poop is priceless. Unlike other systems you don’t have to keep on paying for overpriced pads, pellets, or bags. If you have a small cat, and not sure about this I’d recommend buying old version (half the price now) & worlds best litter as trial. I had a tiny Scottish fold girl, larger raga muffin boy, they have 3 babies that seemed to grow small, med, large pace. Accidents are decreasing the longer I have these, as kitties get used to fitting in, it will be 6 stars once the total height is a bit higher to accommodate larger cats from having tush over railing accidents. Hope this write up helps someone make a right decision 😸 Ps: the video is after morning bathroom rush, as you can see both rotating at barely noticeable pace. There is a little litter on the floor from digging (last few days, I’m lazy now lol), but it’s pretty much same spill amount I had in extra large litter box containing clay litter, that could cling to my flufficans all the way to living area or even bedroom🙀 Update: As soon as I posted ‘no problems review’ the box started making clicking noise. Soon after it stopped rotating. I’ve trouble shot the box and turns out that the issue is with the new click it together base. The connection snaps create direct tunnels to the base motor from the top of the escalator where waste is dropped into the bin. I’ve tried to clean the gears as much as possible, but the dust really got inside the mechanism and it got noisy within a day. After amazon provided replacement I’ve put tape over the openings, and a little button over bin sensor (which is inefficient with basket+plastic bag). Had this setup close to a month now without issues. Also, found litter level it’s in the side of the tray, when I was used to look at the center in the old version. If you don’t like to tinker and de dust this once in few months it may not be a system for you, since gears + litter and dust can cause issues. Personally, I don’t mind deep cleaning this once in a while versus having to shovel regular boxes daily. Considering that I recently caught myself forgetting and changing bags once a week, that’s very little work for having 5 cats. For the developers: some updates are good like all around litter guard, shorter and more secure top, and easily removable escalator for cleaning and integrated timer. However, the snap on base design has a major flaw: creating dust channels between where waste drops into the basket and escalator towards the bottom motor. It seems like a waste to have this malfunction since there is nothing wrong with the motors and gears themselves.