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LitterMaid LM500 Automated Litter Box | 
 enlarge | Brand: LitterMaid
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $120.00
Buy New: $79.56
You Save: $40.44 (34%)
New (23) Used (2) from $60.00
Rating:  168 reviews
Sales Rank: 1109
Color: Crm/Grn
Media: Kitchen
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Clothing Size: Lg
Size: Lg
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.9
Dimensions (in): 24 x 18 x 10
MPN: LM500
Model: LM500
UPC: 027043661708
EAN: 0027043661708
ASIN: B00005MF9T
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Automatically rakes waste into sealable container 10 minutes after use | | • | Plugs into wall socket or operates with eight D-cell batteries (not included) | | • | Four reusable/disposable waster containers included | | • | Detachable litter tray for convenient cleaning | | • | 23-1/2 inches long, 16-1/2 inches wide, 8-1/2 inches high |
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Product Description
Constantly clean litter box automatically cleans itself after kitty leaves liquid or solid waste. Safety bar to automatically stop the cleaning process at the slightest touch. Detachable litter tray. Low voltage. 4 waste receptacles. Warranty: 1 year Estimated Unit Shipping Length ( ): 26. Estimated Unit Shipping Width ( ): 18. Estimated Unit Shipping Height ( ): 14. Estimated Unit Shipping Weight or Dim Weight (lbs): 15. 35.
Amazon.com Review
This self-cleaning litter box eliminates most odors while keeping the litter pleasingly fresh for tabby. It's ingenious in design: a cat entering the box triggers a sensor; the sensor sets a timer that counts off 10 minutes; then a rake runs through the litter, scooping out clumps and depositing them in a plastic container at the box's end; the container is automatically sealed until the next cat visit, when the raking cycle opens the container for another deposit. (Four reusable/disposable containers are included.) The litter box can be plugged into a wall socket (AC adapter included) or operated on eight D-cell batteries (not included). For safety, the rake stops and reverses at the slightest touch if an object gets behind the rake while it's returning to its home position. If a cat re-enters the box before the initial 10 minutes have elapsed, the timer automatically resets. The litter box is made of hard plastic and measures 23-1/2 inches long, 16-1/2 inches wide, and 8-1/2 inches high. For proper operation, it requires premium clumping litter but does not need as much as a nonautomated litter box of the same size. For cleaning, the litter tray can be detached. Instructions for acclimating a cat to the box are included. --Fred Brack
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| Customer Reviews: Read 163 more reviews...
 A Series of Problems December 13, 2008
We have from two to four cats at a time in our home, and managing the litter box is something we want to be as easy as possible. This LitterMaid LM500 Automated Litter Box was the first automated solution we tried. I'm afraid it wasn't our last, as it had numerous problems.
First, the tines would get clumped full of stuff and it would get caked solid rather quickly. I'll note that we didn't even try having this be the "only" litter box in our home! We had two others there too. We just wanted to see how well this worked. The storage container would get jammed in the open position, so that it did not do a good job of managing stench.
However, we could have dealt with those issues. We could have cleaned the tines daily, and pushed down the lid ourselves regularly. The real problem was far more serious.
First, understand how this works. The system sense motion and then X minutes after the cat has left the area, the tines move across, dragging any solids and clumps with it, pushing those items into the receptacle plastic box at the far end. Then the tines return to their original position and wait for a new visit.
What happened with our unit would be that the tines would decide that they were ALWAYS ON and would keep going back and forth, back and forth, driving the poor kitties to distraction. There was no way they were going to jump in there and try to do their business while a set of metal tines was growling towards them!
We tried several times to fix this, but it really just wasn't worth it. We moved on to other options and found a GREAT one. This one went in the trash as we couldn't even imagine subjecting any other cat owner to it. A large waste of money.
Not well recommended.
I'll give it 2/5 stars on the assumption that some units do NOT do that random motion thing - but it would only take one fritz in a lifetime to really demolish a cat's desire to ever use the unit again :)
 The original Littermaid Litter Box is still the best. December 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the Littermaid Litter Box to buy, stay away from the 'improved' models. Our LM500 is three-years-old and making a lot of noise so we bought a new 'mega' model at Target. the Mega has several features like a removable rake, ion air freshener, etc.
We were hugely dissapointed in the new box. It didn't scoop as well as the old unit, leaving much debris at the bottom of the box and pushing lots of clean litter into the waste receptacle with each pass. I called the mfgr and they offered to swap if I shipped the 'mega' to them with an original recipt. I had lost the receipt, so I tossed the new 'mega' model and ordered another original LM500 from Amazon.
The old LM500 is still working, so I'm hanging on to the new one as a spare.
 I had to hear my husband said... "I told you so!" Grrrrr! NOT Happy~ December 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
OK. I read the reviews... I'm not a rookie LitterMaid user... I understand it requires some upkeep. That being said....
I decided to go with the older model as most of the veteran LitterMaid users suggested. I got it... set it up... turned it on... the cats came running and put a big dukie in it. It worked PERFECTLY! Whew! Then...
It didnt stop running back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. The darn thing was BROKE! The carriage would not stay parked. GRRRRrr!
SO. I couldnt return it until I had another litter box, so I ran to Target and picked up the NEW model. BIGGER MISTAKE! What a piece of JUNK! First, I"m not an idiot, but I had a hard time putting that darn thing together. I'm not even sure I did it right. Secondly, like most reviewers wrote, that motor couldnt move a fly let-a-lone a bowel movement. It could barely push itself through the plain unused litter. (No, I've never overfilled it... its never even been past the fill line).
I returned the broke one to Amazon... had to complain when they wanted to charge me a "restocking" fee. But finally got a complete refund of my money. I'm in the process of returning the even crappier one to target... just need to go get ANOTHER litter box. My husband made me promise... no more automated litter boxes. Man I'm disappointed!
messy!! November 30, 2008
I bought 2 when I just got my kittens, they did work well for a couple of weeks maybe a month without a big issue
Very noisy, a mess to change the containers, litter gets stuck all over the parts and the engine runs back and forth for hours!!
Better than Purrforma
Great for someone who must travel frequently November 24, 2008
I've read some of the reviews here and will put my 2 cents in. I have one cat and must often be away for a week at a time. Thanks to this product, I don't have to ask my mom (or another care provider) to clean out the litterbox when I'm gone. I guess I'm lucky, because Miss Kitty uses this box only for #1, and she uses a regular litter box for #2. So I can have a week away without too much difficulty. You do have to be careful about overloading it. It's also true that the tracks get litter on them. A little brush and a special scoop came with mine that make it easier to clean the product. I've been very happy with mine.
Here's another great product for the traveling cat owner. This product has kept my cat from getting overfed by loving "Grandma." You program it to release food in 1/4-cup increments up to 3 times a day. Miss Kitty has lost weight, and she is fed at the same time daily. Petmate Le Bistro Portion-Control Automatic Pet Feeder, 5-Pound Capacity, Black
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