Catit Smartsift

Okay, here we go - honest report for all you cat lovers. We got this unit a weeks back. We researched ALL the different ones out there, agonized over which one to decide to purchase and finally settled on this one. Other automatic units were higher priced, all having quite a maintenance expense whether the litter itself or other supplies, mechanical/electric components that could/would fail, mechanisms that would need maintenance fairly often. Not good! We decided to purchase this one because the price was right, not many moving parts to fail over the long run, could use the normal clumping litter, and bags if used seemed reasonably priced. So now we have used this for some weeks now and the evaluation is this: It is a rather large unit so be prepared for that. I sprayed the unit completely including sifting grill within the unit with "never wet" or whatever they call it from Rust-oleum which works like a charm. You can use bags on the upper section and lower drawer and once we have used it for awhile decided that we only needed the drawer bag. Doing that made it is so easy to clean up and we were willing to pay for them because of that and they are not that expensive if you buy them in bulk. You will not want to overfill with kitty litter but if you do, no harm since first time cleaning, the extra litter just gets dumped into the drawer and you learn your lesson. Always move the cleaning handle very slowly and you will have no issues. The only issue we ran into in dumping the waste into the bottom drawer was if the waste is a narrow strip, it sometimes sticks between the grill sifter vanes - don't do anything, just let it sit there and it gets put back into the kitty litter after cleaning cycle. Most the time after a few cleanings, it gets dumped eventually anyhow. If you try to dislodge it (and if you don't mess with it, it always returns to the recycled litter after cleaning cycle), sometimes you inadvertently push it into the holding bin for the litter during the cleaning cycle and that is a pain in the a** to clean. Just leave it to recycle and it eventually will get dumped into the waste drawer. We have two cats, one about 10LB and the other 18lbs. It is small for the big cat but the 10lb cat has plenty of space. We have not trained the cats to use the swinging door so we left it off. Your cat may be different. However, so easy to clean that most of the time we just walk by it and use the cleaning cycle since it is so easy and therefore smell is not any issue. The cats love the clean litter all the time, too. Both my cats are diggers so I have no issues with urine on the sides though I believe the "never wet" would take care of that pretty easily but can't attest to leaking down in the unit of the urine since that doesn't happen. The one issue I have found is after a while using the cleaning cycle multiple times and if the cats go in the same place all the time, the waste occasionally gets dumped in the drawer on top of each other and while there is space still left in the drawer, a hill forms that must be spread around to empty spaces in the drawer. I have a wooden stick basically next to the unit to push the waste to an empty spot in the drawer so I can finish the cleaning cycle. To me: Big Deal!! small price to pay for a unit that does what it is suppose to do, fairly inexpensive and supplies fairly inexpensive, very easy to clean using the drawer bag, cuts down on the smells, the cats love it, no electronic parts or motors to fail in the future, no special litter or hook up - What more could you ask for except having someone else to do it for you. Hope this helps you to make the decision. Durability is yet to be determined since we have had it only a few weeks but the only thing I could see going bad is the cleaning handle breaking and using it slowly (which you should do anyhow to clean properly) is going to take care of that possible issue as far as I am concerned

This seemed like a great idea. I wanted to be able to quickly handle the litterbox and minimize my actual touching of used litter (because, be honest, that's gross). Unfortunately, this litterbox was problematic from the start. First, is the size. I mean, it's huge. Huge. I don't know where a cat owner is expected to keep such a monstrosity but it won't fit under the bathroom sink, or most anywhere else for that matter. Ok, so I have to have it in a closet that I now have to leave open all the time. If that was the only problem, I could have lived with it; but it wasn't. I'm so sick of these products that you buy and then in order to keep using you have to buy more products (I'm talking about the liners). On top of that, these liners are crap. The litter gets caught in the folds when you rotate to sift, so how the hell is that supposed to work?? I had to be reaching in and shaking lose the litter; remember how I said I wanted to minimize my actual touching of the litter? Yeah, didn't happen; instead I am touching it more directly than just with a scooper. So, I thought that maybe the think could work without the liner for the actual litterbox part. And it does; partially. The litter will be sifted and the poop will fall into the bottom. But the urine sticks to the litterbox, so you have to scoop it loose to get it to fall in the bottom. What's the point of a litter sifting cat pan that still needs scooped? Again, possibly something I could work around, but now I'm getting frustrated. This is three strikes, but I'm gonna try anyway because the d*mn thing cost a good bit. So what was the last straw? When my cat, in distress, had to pee on the floor because the handle-hook that's supposed to keep the litterbox locked in place had gotten loose during use so the litterbox swing up a bit during the last cat use, blocking the door, preventing the kitty from being able to get inside. Oh, and icing on the cake, the thing does nothing for odors. Nothing. Not a thing. There's so much space between the sides of the clear flap and the wall that plenty of odor can get out. And if you're thinking 'I can sift the used litter into the bottom drawer and only change it every other day' or anything along those lines; you'll need a ton of febreeze or scented candles because that drawer has absolutely no odor stopping power at all. So I've detailed my experience. I have two kitties and they're really great about switching to new types of litter boxes, never having mistakes on the floor. So when my kitty had to pee on the floor (happened while I was witness) and was in such distress about doing it, I was done with this thing when I realized it was because the litterbox essentially locked them out.

Upon reading lots of mixed reviews we decided to go ahead and give this a try. I want to address a few things that I read commonly in other reviews when I was researching this. - Someone said to spray the pan with neverwet to keep wet litter from sticking- 100% do this. I tried the box just using the Arm & Hammer "Slide" litter- which isn't supposed to stick to anything, yet it does. -There were quite a few comments about how it was a good design, but not great quality. I found this to be true. The structure of the box itself is made just fine, the plastic doesn't feel cheap or anything like that, it feels about like your average litterbox. It was more so a few little things- like the plastic mold they are using when they are manufactured just isn't quite right. For example, the top of the box- where the swinging door would attach- has two little pegs on the sides, that should fit into two little indents- they don't fit. The indents are much smaller than the pegs. I just smushed the top on, and I'm not using the door anyways, it looks and works fine, its just doesn't quite fit as designed. Another little oddity was the lever you pull to clean the box was very tight and very difficult to pull out of the locked position. We used a knife to shave down the plastic just a hair, and it works perfectly. -DO NOT OVER FILL- there is a fill line and you cannot fill further than that line. When you pull the handle forward, the litter pan rotates, the clean litter falls through a grate, into a little compartment, and all the clumps in the box fall down into the bottom "disposal" pan. When you pull the handle back to its original position, the clean litter falls back out of the grated compartment, and into the pan. There is only so much room in the compartment where the clean litter falls to. If you over fill the box, the litter that does not fit in the compartment will fall down into the bottom with the waste. I do not understand why there are so many negative reviews stating it dumped clean litter into the bottom, its pretty clear when you watch how its working why you can only fill it so far. - It is a very large box. This does not bother me personally, we have a perfect sized corner for it, but its probably 5-6 inches wider than your standard covered box. For being so large the actual pan inside is....smallish. I have two 10ish pound cats and they are perfectly fine with it. If you have a maine coon this might not be for you. The pan itself is about 13.5x19. All in all I think its a great litter box. Its easy and all I have to do is walk over and pull the lever a couple of times a day, and then clean out the disposal pan every few days. It does have a few little quirks and required a couple of tweaks to work properly. Do I think you should have to make modifications to a $70 litter box? No. Have I found anything else that works better? Also no. But it definitely deserves a better rating than what it currently has.

I read a lot of reviews about this cat pan before purchasing it, and I compared it to some others. I ultimately decided to purchase this litter pan despite some of the reviewers crying out "don't buy this!" I have had this pan for four months now, so I think I can tell everyone what is good and what is bad about this litter pan. Since I've had it for months rather than years, I can't speak to its longevity. - For those complaints about the handle: I haven't had an issue. I turn the handle gently (be careful not to overfill the pan with litter), and I haven't had issues with it not locking in place. - Size: the cat I originally bought the box for is smallish, so the pan and area are plenty big for her. She's now been joined by a kitten who is determined to use this litter pan. I haven't noticed any issues other than needing to sift it more often. As the kitten grows things may change. - Liners: I no longer use the liner in the actual pan. My cat split it open within a couple of days of me setting it up. The litter and waste also got caught in the folds of the liner when I went to sift the litter. The pan liner just isn't useful and is awkwardly wide and not deep, without handles for disposal. I do use the liner for the drawer down below. However, I dump the clumps from it into another bag so that I can reuse that liner as long as possible. I clean out the pan about every 10 days to 2 weeks--everything slides pretty nicely into the waste drawer below (info about litter below). - I don't use the cat door on the box because my cat won't go in and out a door; it would probably smell better if I did. It would be helpful if the lid on the top opened all the way back. I have been buying the super big boxes of Arm & Hammer litter, and I can't get the box positioned for the litter to fall in the pan properly. I have to take the whole top off. Adding litter is necessary because as the clumps are dumped in the drawer below, the litter in the pan is disappearing. So, the big thing I don't like is the top and its lack of a decent opening for adding litter. - Speaking of litter, before i got this box, I had been using regular clay litter. Upon a reviewer's recommendation, I purchased the Arm & Hammer clump & slide litter at the same time I bought the litter box. I haven't had many issues with the clumps sticking or not sliding in the pan below, so I do recommend using that litter with the box. I haven't tried any other kind, so if someone has a better recommendation, I defer to them. I'm not sure the little sand-type litter that my cats track all over my laundry room is better than the old clay that ended up everywhere, however. Litter will be tracked, it seems. In sum, I don't believe that the worst reviews should drive off anyone interested in this litter pan. I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy sifting litter pan, and this seemed a good compromise. So far, it has been, so if that's what you're looking for, I can recommend. The older cat that I originally purchased this pan for is finicky about her litter pan being clean, and this has enabled me to sift and dump the waste without a lot of effort. I sift in the mornings before work and again at feeding time in the evening. I can dump the bottom drawer when it's convenient for me. (BTW, I do keep a pooper scooper handy to help rake some of the lumps into the drawer below--they can hang up on the ridges sometimes.) On the other hand, since getting the litter box and the new clumping litter, I have wondered if just getting a bigger, covered litter pan and using the clumping litter might have been just as good. Whenever this pan wears out I will probably try that before I get another sifting pan like this one.

I hesitated to buy this because of the poor reviews, but it sounded so good, I thought I would gamble and try it anyway. I have just started using this SmartSift littler box. By reading the good and bad reviews, I learned some things without having to learn the hard way. I am posting this because I think the litter box is getting a bad rap from some users.. THE BOX IS MADE UP OF AS DECENT MATERIAL AS ANY LITTER BOX. UPDATE: This morning I took out the litter pan and "top" sifting clean litter box to wash it out with a hose. This could be done in a bathtub. When I reinserted it, the litter pan did not lock in place properly and would swing although I had locked the handle. A mystery to me. I fiddled with how I had inserted it in the grooves made for the pan to be inserted in, made sure the handle was firmly in place, and then the litter pan locked in place. DON'T GIVE UP SO EASILY WITH MINOR PROBLEMS. FINE OUT WHY SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK AND TRY TO FIX IT. THE BOX IS WORTH IT AND MY CATS LOVE IT! 1. Ignore the pictures that come with the box to help you assemble it. They are useless and it is simple to put together because there are only 5 parts: top, bottom, inside litter pan, top container box (attached to litter pan but removable), a handle for dumping the pan, and the bottom collection pan. 2. It is large but only huge in a small place. It works well in our roomy laundry/pantry/storage room. 3. After assembly, at first, leave the swinging door off until your cat(s) get used to the box. 4. It has been made clear that you should rotate the handle very slowly. In the beginning, you should look inside the box as you rotate the litter pan (may need a flashlight) to see what is going on when you pull the lever forward. You will find that the clean littler sifts into the top container (not allowing clumps to enter). While it is being sifted, wait until all the "clean" liter is in the box. However, if the litter stops flowing into the top container, YOU HAVE PUT TOO MUCH LITER PAN FOR THE COLLECTING CONTAINER TO HOLD, so you have no choice but to waste some in the bottom box with the clumps. Of course, use less. 5. After you have collected the clean litter in the top container, pull the lever all the way to the FRONT to dump any remaining clumps (some will have already tumbled down as you sift but they land in the bottom box). Then push the lever all the way to the BACK and the litter being held in the top container will now flow freely back into the litter pan. BE SURE TO "LOCK" THE HANDLE or a large cat can hit the top container when exiting and it will cause the litter pan to dislodge. 6. The box will take almost any size cat, but a very large cat (maybe 18 lbs or so) takes up so much room that it cannot help but do its poop business on the side of the pan, sometimes creating a mess. The box is not suitable for truly large cats unless you are willing to put up with some messy problems at times. My cat is 14 lbs and I have no trouble. 7. In the reviews, I have picked up that Arm & Hammer's SLIDE cat litter will eliminate "stuff" sticking to the side or bottom of the liter pan. I have just purchased some and cannot vouch for this statement, although the box swears stuff will slide off and not stick.. 8. Some people, including Hagen, suggests several methods to get the cats to use it. You know your cats, so use your own judgement. As for my two cats, which I know sounds super silly, but I talk to my cats, and I bragged on their new litter box. I went on an on and was glad nobody could hear me. However, I didn't push them to use it, just removed the two boxes they were using, and they immediately started to use the new one. I HOPE THIS HELPS THE UNDECIDED ONES DUE TO BAD REVIEWS. THIS BOX IS NOT 100% MAINTAINENCE FREE BUT REQUIRES VERY LITTLE EFFORT IF USED PROPERTY. 5

I did a lot of research before buying my latest litter box. I felt this one would work for me and my cat. Unfortunately, it's not all pull & dump as stated. I have a mature, small, female cat. I was looking for help with litter scatter, odor control, and, of course, ease of cleaning. I have back issues & arthritis so I'm always looking for ways to make life a little less painful. This box seemed like it was really going to help; no crazy motorized gadget to get caught in a noisy loop at night or weird washable toilet thing to deal with. My thoughts were that manual just might be better. Litter control: I have to say, I am thrilled at how much the litter scatter was reduced after we set this box up. I would have to sweep 3 times a day or more with other boxes to keep it under control. Now, I sweep maybe once a day, sometimes every other day. The inside 'step' seems to really help catch the litter. Odor control: This... not so great. The drawer under the box is supposed to help minimize odor, but realistically, if you keep more than 3 days of urine and poo clumps in there, it is going to start to smell. The carbon filter on top is pretty much useless. My guess is that it's just another accessory for an owner to waste money on. The limited amount of litter one can put in this box can also make it difficult for your cat to cover their business up, especially if they only potty on one side or pile litter up in one area. Ease of cleaning: Not so easy. My cat pees in the front left corner on the sifting grate. This means that there is wet clumpy litter in between the slats, which are very difficult to clean. You have to take the locked, attached-in-the-back lid off to do a decent job. Since my cat pees in the corner this also make a big clump of litter that doesn't just dump in the box. It has to be broken down to fit properly. To prevent this, I'd have to sift every time she pees. Not possible since I work during the day. When sifting, the inner tray tilts towards the front of the box. The unclumped litter flows through the grate into a receptacle, while the clumped litter falls into the waste drawer. This is how its SUPPOSED to work. When it works, it is very nice. But, it doesn't work that way most of the time. Remember that blocked grate with pee clumps? It HAS to be cleaned well. Otherwise, only a small amount of the litter will be able to get through the grate. The remainder will dump into the waste drawer wasting a lot of usable litter. If you have a cat that uses the back of the box, this may be a good option for you. The waste drawer might hold 2 weeks of waste, but I think it would be really full, not to mention stinky I'd you let it go that long. Taking it apart to clean and change the inner liner when needed is a bear. You must unlock it, unclip the attachment in the back (and manage to keep it unattached), then juggle the very large lid while getting the pull lever out of it and not relocking the back attachment. It's not very fun when you have a bad back or other reason to want something that's easy & convenient to clean. In my experience this litter box is neither of those two things. I'm probably going to remove the grate and just scoop it. I just hate that I paid such a high price for a hooded litter box.

After having owned countless numbers of litter boxes over the years, this is without question the absolute best one I've ever owned. Yes, that is high praise. Particularly if you consider that I was very hesitant initially to purchase this sifting cat box due to the wealth of mediocre reviews submitted here on Amazon. In my previous experiences, I generally could count on the reviews from loyal Amazonians (whether favourable or unfavourable) to be very consistent with my own experience. So in spite of such reservations, and somewhat against my better judgement, I decided to order it anyway. For about $60, I figured that if it didn't meet my needs, at least the investment wouldn't be too extreme. I had also planned to try the Litter Spinner as well. If the SmartSift proved unsatisfactory, then I'd turn to the Litter Spinner in my quest for kitty litter purr-vana. In the past, all of the new and innovative boxes I've used ended up being replaced by the obligatory cat pan that required constant and tedious cleaning. I was looking for a better, more clever solution. One previous purchase included the Omega Paw box that you roll (tip the box over) to sift the waste from the clean litter. It lasted about 1 week before I just started using it as a regular litter box. Why? The clips holding the sides failed, and the design seemed poor in overall quality - such that when I rolled the box, litter would spill everywhere. And the actual act of physically rolling the entire box was just awkward and cumbersome. I had also purchased an earlier iteration of the Litter Robot. At first, it seemed like the Holy Grail of litter boxes. But it wasn't long before I encountered electronic gremlins. While walking by it I would suddenly notice an array of flashing lights that reflected annoying and all-to-common technical glitches......which invariably led to lots of frustration and troubleshooting. A common one involved the drum stopping half way through it's cycle. Or issues related to the sensitivity of the step entering the drum. And these weren't the only problems. The waste bin was small and needed to be emptied frequently. I remember at the time wishing for a manual version of the Litter Robot that allowed me to rotate the drum by hand (cue foreshadowing music) to completely bypass any temperamental electronics. In effect, I was left wishing for NO circuit board, manual control, and a $300 reduction in price. Of note, apparently, the newer versions are more reliable. But I don't want to risk gambling more than $400 again to find out. When the financial loss was factored in, it ended up being the worst litter box I'd ever purchased. Ultimately, I ended up reverting back to the tried-and-true litter pan. Next, I tried the CatGenie. I was once again hopeful that this would be the one. It was clever and innovative. But my cats simply would not go near the thing, even after painstakingly and carefully exhausting all of the suggestions the manual offers to coax cats into adopting it. On top of that, I found that when transferring hard waste from the regular cat box into the pan of the CatGenie and running a cycle, the filtering shovel would automatically shake to remove excess plastic litter before dumping (like it's designed to do), but then shake the waste off the shovel as well, and back into the pan where it would eventually be heated during the drying cycle and baked into a smelly Easy-Bake-Oven-like brownie. These issues and the fact that the consumables were too costly, had me unfortunately, once again, reverting back to a simple cat pan. So after reading through all the reviews on this site, I wanted to make sure that I was well equipped, and well prepared to try this litter. If it didn't work, I wanted to make sure that it was due to the box itself and not anything related to the quality of the litter. So based on suggestions, I made sure to buy some Exquicat Crystal litter, as well as some Arm and Hammer Clump and Seal, and threw in some Precious Cat for good measure, as these products seemed to clump well according to claims on Amazon. My regular litter is Odour Buster clumping clay cat litter and is fantastic. Still, I wanted to have some options available should troubleshooting be necessary. My experience? I have the litter in my basement near the washer and dryer. First of all, I never use the plastic bag in the little pan itself - even though it's recommended in the instructions. As many have suggested in these reviews - the box seems to work much better without it. I only use a plastic liner in the waste container. I also removed the cat door as well as the filter at the top of the box to allow more light to enter inside, thus more closely mimicking the openness of the cat box my cats are more accustomed to. The door and the filter just seemed completely unnecessary to me. Removing them also allowed me to monitor the litter level better which made it easier to replenish the pan with fresh litter when needed. I love the fact that I can simply free up the handle and SLOWLY rotate it back and forth to sift. Nice and simple. Just move the handle, not the entire box. Brilliant. Just make sure to do it slowly, and to NOT overfill the litter pan. Otherwise - you will waste fresh litter when you sift. The quality also seems very good. When assembling the product, make sure to insert the arm into it's slot with some deliberate effort to help prevent the arm from loosening later during use. I find this box to be easy to disassemble and clean. Everything just seems well thought out. It's hard to believe I'm saying this, but I actually enjoy sifting the litter now. The box also stays cleaner longer and my cats seem to like it - they acclimated to it very quickly. I have used the Odour Buster litter exclusively (there has been no need to try the other litters) and it works well. Occasionally there are clumps that hold a bit more tenaciously to the bottom or side of the pan (as described in other reviews) but I use my litter scooper to quickly dislodge them when this happens. It's quick and painless. And to be honest - such sticking has always been a common occurrence with any litter pan I've owned - so the SmartSift is no different here. I also love that the waste bin is large. I was thinking that another SmartSift might be necessary with 3 cats, but I'm finding that I can easily get by with only one. I empty the bin each week and toss out the waste with my regular garbage. I'm also pleased that the smell is virtually non-existent. Granted, this might have something to do with the litter choice, but the reasonably well-sealed bin certainly seems to help in this regard.. A big surprise for me is how much money I anticipate saving over the long-term. So far, it's looks like I'll be cutting my litter costs by 2/3rds. I was wasting so much litter previously. This is definitely, an extra, unanticipated perk. Overall, as you can tell, I'm very pleased. So pleased that I've purchased another one as a gift for a friend who has 2 cats. What would make the SmartSift even better? It would be great if it was offered in a slightly larger version that allowed one to add more than the normal 3" or so of litter to the pan. With that said - I've noticed that many reviewers here have commented about how inconveniently large this box is. Ironically, many reviewers have also complained that the interior litter pan is too small. Changing the size of the pan would likely increase the overall size of the box too. In addition, some cat pans are now available with slick, non-stick surfaces and this would make the waste fall even better into the lower bin. I see this as the single most important simple improvement that could be made to enhance it's functionality. Aside from that, there is really little to criticize here based on my experience. If any issues appear, I'll make sure to update this review. *Update* - April 8, 2017. I have now owned the SmartSift for 3 months and still absolutely love this litter box. Is it perfect? No. But neither is a brand new Honda Civic. Yet, just like a Civic works so much better and represents such a large technical leap in convenience, efficiency, and functionality next to a horse-drawn chuck-wagon - it's hard to resist feeling like this product represents a revolution in litter boxes. It's my hope that the design will see incremental improvements over time to address what I view as minor flaws in an otherwise excellent time and labor-saving litter pan. My suggestions for improvement outlined above - in my original review - still stand. Overall though, I'm very happy with this product. And so is my friend who I purchased another one for - also mentioned in my original review. Highlights? Well, I've just run out of my first bag of litter a few days ago, so I effectively reduced my litter use from one 15 kg (33 lb) bag per month, to one every three months using this box. Considering the reasonable up-front cost of this product - I have saved almost enough in 3 months in litter alone, to cover the initial expense of the box. Not only does the SmartSift save time and effort, it's also saving me money, and reducing waste.

I so wanted this to be functional... but alas, the quest for the perfect sifting litter box continues. Some of the major problems: 1. First: the plastic liner in the litter tray. There is no sense what-so-ever in using the plastic liner on the top (litter) tray. The cat litter gets stuck into the corners and crannies of the liner, and it all dumps into the "waste" bin when you go to sift it. Even if it didn't get stuck in the liner, the cats scratching in the litter (and thus, on the plastic liner) makes a very loud noise (so if you live in a small apartment you're going to hear the cats in the box all night long). 2. Second (but really, this is the first biggest issue once you do away with the plastic liners which are a joke in the top tray): My biggest complaint is that the sifter/reservoir mechanism does not actually work at all. The cat pee/poops get stuck in the grate, stuck to the grate, and stuck to the sides and bottom of the litter tray (once you eliminate use of the liner, which, see #1, you have to). Now, the sifting mechanism won't work because cat pee clumps are stuck onto the grate function. You end up losing half your litter into the waste portion and then you get all tons of cat pee in the reservoir where clean litter is supposed to go. 3. Which brings me to the next complaint: cleaning this thing. Even after one day's use, there is cat pee stuck to the bottom and sides and grate of the sifter. You have to basically dismantle the whole entire box (which is no easy feat as it is HUGE) and figure out how to clean it and get all of the stuck clumps off of the sifter grater. 4. My last complaint is more of a minor one, but basically the "swing arm" on the side is what functions as rotating the litter tray in the center of the box, except the little nubbin that keeps the arm from swinging when you don't want it to is really flimsy. I have a tiny kitten and by her sheer body weight along, she moved to the back of the litter box tray to do her business and the arm swung down when she wasn't in the center of the tray and she was basically sideways in the box. I can't imagine a bigger cat using this - even though the unit takes up half my bathroom. If this was made out of a material that was more resistant to the cat clumps literally sticking to it with 100% certainty, this might improve to a "maybe" because it would still be very hard to clean and you end up losing a ton of clean litter throughout this process. This is such a shame because I really like Catit products generally but this seems like a gimmick to get you to buy two kinds of liners (when really only one is necessary). Given the destruction of the environment with the use of all of these plastic liners, I'll stick to the litter genie which is easier to use with a more conventional litter box and throw this (huge) litter box in the garbage.

Parto col chiarire che é ingombrante e poco elegante, però utilizzando i dovuti accorgimenti il vaglio per lettura gatti funziona e é anche comodo e veloce.. ci sono degli accorgimenti da adottare però , 1: se utilizzi i sui sacchetti é meglio perché nel vassoio superiore si distaccano le "pepite di gatto" dal fondo praticamente da sole e resta tutto più pulito e nella raccolta sotto idem, volendo quando si cambiano i sacchetti mettendo un pó di nastro nelle pieghe sul fondo del sacchetto si evita che ci resti incastrata la lettiere in mezzo alle pieghe e si tribola e si sporca meno. 2: utilizzare lettiere aglomerante io ne sto provando varie e qualcuna va bene e qualcuna no, riempire fino al segno che é al interno del vassoio anche qualcosina di più, con lettiera non aglomerante tanto vale usare una lettiera normale manuale. 3: quando si aziona la leva muoverla a piccoli scatti avanti e indietro mentre si procede con il ribaltamento del vassoio, praticamente "setacciando" in modo che la lettiera vada a sparire completamente nel suo vano apposito e le pepite cadranno nel vano sottostante, tirando la leva e basta si fa cadere nel vano sottostante anche parte della lettera. Una volta fatto ruotare in senso opposto fino a fondo corsa e dare 2o 3 colpi a fondo corsa per fare fuoriuscire bene la lettore dal suo vano di raccolta, detto a parole sembra difficile, ma facendolo 1 volta é semplicissimo e super veloce e comodo.. 4: quando si cambia sacchetto o si lava il vassoio alto, controllare di aver chiuso nella giusta posizione il vano dove sparisce la lettiera buona, se no azionando la leva cadono dei granelli di lettiera anche fuori.. Io sto usando questa lettiera vagliante ormai da mesi e mi trovo bene , ho tolto fin da subito la porticina trasparente davanti e francamente mi sono dimenticato di averla, anche perché essendo abbastanza chiuso già così non si sente quasi mai l'odore di bisogni di gatto tranne qualche raro caso in cui mi dimentico per 2 di giorni di tirare la leva o se la lettiera é poca o di scarsa qualità, in generale con lettura di buona qualità riusciamo a fare dalle 2 settimane a un mese prima di sostituirla senza problemi basta ricordarsi di aggiungerla tutte le volte o quasi tutte le volte che si tira la leva ( io aziono la leva una volta al giorno). e usiamo molta meno sabbietta a fine mese. In definitiva siamo contenti, finalmente abbiamo la casa che non odora di bisogni di gatto, in 2 secondi puliamo la lettiera senza dover scavarci in mezzo alla ricerca e non c'è più sabbietta attorno la lettiera. É vero sembra un ingombrante bidone della spazzatura in plasticaccia ma é comodissimo a un prezzo tutto sommato basso contando altri aggeggi automaci e no che chi sono in giro

Despues de darle muchas vueltas durante meses por que no sabia cual coger, si este, u otro que hay de otra marca (mas sencillo que este, ya que hay que volcar el arenero con la mano) y leer los comentarios de unos y otros... los negativos los vi muy muy negativos y me tiraba un poco para atras, y los positivos excesivamente positivos tambien jaja... me arriesgue, y sinceramente, llevo años limpiando la arena como un tonto, menudo invento, esto es lo mas comodo del mundo mundial, a ver no es perfecto, no es efectivo al 100% pero si al 90% y es mas que suficiente, me toca hacerlo con la palita al lado, por que?? por que a veces las heces son muy pequeñas y se cuelan en la rejilla, o se quedan enganchadas y con la palita pues se ayuda un poquito... pero de verdad que es un autentico invento. Si limpias a diario, con su arena aglomerante, y mueves la palanca muy despacito, incluso a veces para alante y para atras un par de veces... va fenomenal. Solo puedo recomendarlo al completamente si estas indeciso. Otra cosa, lei que los materiales eran malos y no se que cosas... a mi me han parecido materiales bastante decentes la verdad, no me parece plastico cutre ni nada del estilo, y el sistema es simple pero muy muy eficiente. Por cierto el cristalito de arriba me vino rajado ya, no he reclamado por que era una rajita de un par de centimetros y bueno... aguanta, pero he leido de mas gente que le ha pasado y deberian de controlarlo la verdad, espero que el gato que se sube por encima no lo raje un dia y la liemos, pero bueno. Por lo demas Genial. Por cierto las dos bolsas que vienen son para la parte de dentro que no lo especifican en ningun sitio y pensabamos que una era para dentro y otra para el cestillo, pues no, ambas son para dentro ya que es gruesilla y aguanta mejor los arañazos del Michi... para el cestillo en las tiendas Guaw hay unas bolsas con la medida perfecta para el cestillo, mirare el modelo y marca y lo pondre por aqui editandolo proximamente. Salu2.

Excellent product

I have 2 bengals so if something is destroyable they will destroy it. This is a robust litter box that is heavy enough that cats can't move it. the mechanism works wonderfully, but make sure you lock it at its place so it doesn't move and traumatize the cat. the clumps does get stuck on the bottom but that's the case for all if using clumping litter. Just scrape from end to end and then sift. my suggestion is using pam oil spary and baking soda which is perfect for removing the scent on the bottom. also, use fine litter so it can get sifted. I use the okta brand. I also use a mat that traps the litter and I love it. Pieviev Cat Litter Mat Trapper - 76 x 61 cm Honeycomb https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01MTQNK6H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I hope you find this helpful because it took me almost a year to find what works best. I still have to find a water fountain that they can't knock over. The were able to knock down the heaviest ceramics so far. :(

I absolutely hated every second of this product. I am very upset that I am not able to return it. It doesn't work advertised at all, it is extremely bulky and poorly designed with terrible quality plastic. It requires you to manually go and clean every single time.