How Do You Troubleshoot A Littermaid Self-Cleaning Litter Box?
Perhaps the messiest chore of cat ownership is cleaning out the litter box. Self-cleaning litter boxes, such as the Littermaid brand, offer cat owners a way to put off the chore a little longer. Although they take up the same basic footprint of standard litter boxes, self-cleaning boxes include a mechanical rake, a motion detector and a timer. When a cat enters the litter box, the motion detector activates, setting off the timer. A few minutes after the cat leaves, the timer activates the mechanical rake. It moves through the litter, sifting out clumps and moving them into a disposal tray that can be emptied every few days. Littermaid boxes sometimes do an incomplete job, but owners can take steps to make things run smoothly again. Check the level of the litter. Be sure it remains below the “full” line as labeled on the side of the pan. Use a small brush to clear the rake tracks of any excess litter, which can clog them and hinder the rake’s motion. Use premium clumping cat litter to f
