I like many others writing reviews have experienced the pluses and minuses of automatic litter boxes. I like many started many years ago with Litter Maid. I had 3 different models over the years, each lasting less time with each subsequent generation. The last I literally had replace 5 times under the 1 year warranty. The Litter Maid has several design flaws that guarantee failure. Thus the search and research to find something that worked better.Let me be honest. We have two male cats 20+ lbs each. Any litter box will be tested. I looked at every make and quickly came to the conclusion I would not spend $500 for any litter box. I was looking for something < $150 that addressed the design flaws of the Litter Maid. The two top candidates were this one and the Pet Safe Scoop Free. I read every review. Watched youtube videos. The Pet Safe clearly had more reviews than the Pet Zone and many positive reviews. In the end I really could not live with the thought of spending an additional $40 for a reusable plastic litter pan for the Scoop Free. Between the price of the disposable litter pans or having to spend $40 for something that should be part of the base unit seemed a bit to predatory to me. After seeing a well done YouTube video on the Pet Zone I decided to give this one a try. I have had it now for about a month.The Pluses:The design corrects defects in the Litter Maid.1.The rake and motor move as a single unit. No electronic components are exposed to kitty pee. Male cats tend to pee back, or spray. The rake on the Litter Maid has the stop switch contacts on the back of the rake. A major source of issues on the 6 units I had.2. The rake gear and track mechanism are outside the litter box. This keeps them dry and clean. The Litter Maid the gear and track are inside the litter box. Subject to urine, and eventually caking of litter in the gear and gear track. This eventually leads to the rake mechanism jumping off track on one side or the other and it jams.3. With the drive motor and litter basket moving as a unit, there are no wire harnesses and ribbon cables that have to track with the movement of the rake. The Litter Maid has both and both are document sources of failure. Especially the ribbon cable.. Search YouTube videos. Very common problem.4. Extended delay after use. This unit waits 15 minutes. The Litter Maid 12 Minutes. This does not sound like much but I have seen much less problems with the litter clumps breaking up during raking. I'd really like to see an option to delay up to 30 mins.5. Much quieter than the Litter Maid6. Plastic bag liners. We use the plastic grocery bags rather than the supplied bags. They fit better and are free.7. I have not verified, but one of the YouTube reviews indicated that the drive motor can be replace. If the cost is not crazy, that could be very helpfulThe Minuses:1. With the way in which the rake must scoop the waste to empty into the bin, the L shaped rake must lift up and over to deposit behind itself. There are times #2 waste get left at the front of the litter box.2. This box seems to use a motion sensor rather than an IR sensor. This causes the system to trigger a cleaning even if you are simply filling the box with new litter.3. The cleaning cycle does not reset the timer if another cat uses the box while it is in the countdown. With two cats we have had the clean trigger when the kitty was in the box. Good thing for us, our cats are not scaredy cats:-04. Like I mention above, it would be great if the delay could be adjusted to accommodate longer or shorter periods. Different clumping litters behave differently, and change over time after the box has been opened. Yes the Scoop Free does have a time selection.We will see how durable this unit is, but over all, we are very pleased with the design and function. We have minimal manual intervention. Much less than the Litter Maid. About every other day we clean the rake when we empty the waste bin and put a new plastic bag in. We usually have to lift the rake and hand scoop where the kittys pee behind it.. Not much you can do about that. I love the fact that I can pull the bag out and tie it shut to seal the waste and smell. The house smells much better these days.Update 6/2022I had to replace the original unit this month. The motion detector had stopped functioning. I believe it is because the cats, male, have pee'd over the motor / motion detector enough to damage the motion detector. No I did not reach out the manufacturer. I felt that given the price and how long I have used the system that purchasing a new one was not unreasonable. All of my previous observations are still true with the new litter box. Still, my overall satisfaction is good.

 This is wordy, but if you’re doing as much research as I did before dropping $$$$ on a d*** box, here’s EVERYTHING I WISH THE HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS I READ HAD INCLUDED:ACTUAL DIMENSIONS (If you want it in a cabinet, instead of in the open)18.75” W 26.5” L 13” HTHE POWER BUTTON IS ON THE SIDE, AND YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO IT. Add that to your width requirements.The power cord has a springy section that travels with the unit the length of the box. You’re gonna have loose cord at the back, and it needs space to travel without getting caught.—Many negative reviews come from people having to maintain this box daily. This is not supposed to be a litter box you only tend to once a week/month. It’s not a litter robot, it’s not supposed to be a litter robot, and it will never be a litter robot. It is a box with a small motor that rakes cat litter into a smaller box. Similar to a toilet in an RV, if it didn’t “flush” between uses, you probably wouldn’t want to use the toilet more than a couple times either. So, it “flushes” the mess to a nearby, out-of-sight container. You still need to empty it pretty often.Sometimes your cat will pee on the rake, and if you’re using clumping litter, it’s gonna clump around the rake. A clump of pissy cat litter doesn’t rake very efficiently, so you’ll need to address this manually from time to time (or switch to a non-clumping crystal litter).If you have multiple cats, it’s obviously going to fill faster than not. Also, it’ll have a hard time keeping ahead of them if they take turns in increments less than 30 mins apart- the amount of time it waits before it goes to work when motion is sensed.The permissible depth of the litter pan (2”) will not necessarily be enough litter for one larger cat. You might need a different box than this.Specific to me:My cat is huge, and he’s got early kidney failure. His favorite pastimes are drinking water and pissing it all out. When this is the only box, he fills the waste container, to capacity, every single day. His size and habits are both atypical for an “average” cat, so daily seems fair in comparison to the manufacturer’s “weekly” estimate.Due to his size and habits, plus the box’s litter depth restriction of 2”, his urine basically makes a 2” cement litter puddle almost every time; even with the fastest clumping litter in town, too much volume for this depth of litter will reach the bottom of the pan before it can clump. (The litter’s recommendation is 3-4”.) I have switched to the Slide litter, and this has seemed to helped the issue some; rather than cementing to the floor of the pan, the puddle can be knocked loose with a little nudge from the rake, if it’s deep enough. (The rake will skim over clumps that lay below the rake line, about .75” or so.)My cat loves peeing on the rake. The rake has a small gap behind it when at rest, which it obviously cannot capture to scoop. That’s his favorite spot to go. Design flaw? Broken cat? Who can say.Theoretically, absorbent, non-clumping crystal litter would absolutely resolve these issues. The rake would work harmoniously with the crystals to stir them and activate their absorbency, and the turds would solidify on top and get raked up. Unfortunately, my cat is a cat, and refuses to use crystals.Grocery store t-shirt bags fit in the waste container, you just need to shift them a bit to not leave any gaps. They’ll be too big, honestly, but you can tuck them under themselves before putting them in the spot (they’ll be BAGGY, hahahahahha). Anyway, don’t buy the manufacturer’s bags, just reuse grocery bags.For the video, I pre-loosened all the stuff to see how tough the motor would work. It worked hard and only missed a couple pieces. When the rake is “out” raking, I’ll try and knock the rogue litter back out from under the place where the motor/waste box parks.Takeaway:This box is great for scooping throughout the day, so that my cat will keep using a litter box instead of my couch or carpet.You should put eyes on it at least once a day, however, in case it needs maintenance.It is not “maintenance free.” You will have to scoop pee, bag litter, and clean stray litter from places.It is a great box for one cat; depending on size and habits.Large cats who pee a lot will need more than one, if you choose this box as I have.The motor will work well, granted you install it properly.The whole thing is big, bulky, and awkward.They’re cheaper than the robot.

No limpia bien, la pala no llega al fondo por lo que siempre hay deshechos pegados en el piso del arenero… tira mucha arena al recoger los deshechos de los gatos y es POR MUCHO el arenero con el que mas tengo que tocar arena sucia al cambiar la bolsa esta todo lleno de boronas por todos lados. Los arenero manuales solo toco la pala y pues este no… como tira arena por todos lados siempre esta todos sucio. Eso sin mencionar que el compartimento deDeshechos es MUY pequeño o sea si tienes un gato grande o varios gatos tienes que limpiarlo diario o los deshechos no cabran

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Exactly like the one I am replacing. This is my third one in 12 years. Love the design, however the one weakness is still in the design. There is a cast gear that has broken in my previous two and this piece is not offered as a fix. I guess I really can't complain as the litter box is somewhat affordable for three cats. It is used a lot. Glad I can still find the same model on Amazon.

I purchased my first Pet Zone Smart Scoop from Canadian Tire over six years ago and it just recently broke down over all those years of continuous use. I had very positive dealings with the company when they VOLUNTARILY sent me an updated rake for the litter box I originally purchased, and so, I had no hesitation with replacing my old one with a new one sold through Amazon. Yes, you will have to scrape up the odd stuck on litter clump or buried treasure, but I find I only have to do this once a week, and kitty loves her clean litter box. As far as I am concerned, Pet Zone uses a tried and true technology without bells and whistles. It just does the job efficiently and I am pleased to recommend this product.

We have 4 indoor/outdoor cats and were having a really hard time keeping up even having 2 litter boxes. This has solved all issue. Only have one box now and empty the disposal container once a day. Works perfect. No mess and no smell.