Comments on: LitterMaid LM500 Automated Litter Box

By: Kirsten V. Torresen

Kirsten V. Torresen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:05:44 +0000

VERY Disappointed in Littermaid
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I've owned a Littermaid for about 6 years now & it still works well. I got a second cat so decided to get a second box. BIG MISTAKE! The newer littermaid performed miserably...only scooping about 1/2 of what was in box leaving lots of little smelly particles just sitting out there.

For the first time ever my house smelled like I had a cat (and I pride myself on keeping my house smelling pet-free.

I should've listened to the bad reviews.

*On a side note...Amazon is wonderful when it comes to returns so at least I'm not out any money.

By: J. Breen

J. Breen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:05:44 +0000

Love the Product, but...
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a lifesaver! Went on vacation and did not feel that the housesitter needed to change the litter box. This made it easy for them to do just that with little to no work at all. The house smelled fresh and clean upon our arrival.

BUT

Item's sensor to tell it to STOP did not work. All sorts of fiddling did not work. Need to manually run the arm and turn it off. Little inconvenient seeming as this is a convenience product. Not fault of the seller, but might be the lack of correct shipping materials or just faulty product. On the other hand, it gives my handy husband something to do!

By: Marietta Falk

Marietta Falk — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:05:44 +0000

Litter Maid
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have own these products since they first came out and I am very satisfied with the Litter Maid Litter pan

By: Scott H. Stewart

Scott H. Stewart — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:05:44 +0000

This is a piece of junk
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
When I bought this, I had only one cat. I was trying to keep the dogs out of the litter box. Well, the dogs stayed out of it. It practically scared the heck out of them. It sounds like a nice idea, but it couldn’t handle my cat’s urine. I even used the litter it recommended. When it tried to scoop my cat’s urine clump, you could hear it in the other room. The motor seemed like it was crying. It ended up breaking several of the tongues or teeth or whatever you call them off. It was more work than a regular litter box. The lid wouldn’t close over the litter it “did” scoop and I was having to check it after every time it was used so it wouldn’t try to run all night long.

I’d rather have a loud motor that actually cleaned the box as to a quiet motor that knocked all night long. When an “engineer” invents one of these with all metal parts and a strong motor(reguardless of the noise), I may buy one. Until then, I think they are all crap.

By: Genny O

Genny O — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:05:44 +0000

Not worth the trouble
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I previously owned one of the older models and it worked for about 5 years with very little or no problems. I recently ordered the LM500 and it did not work properly from the very start. The rake continued to go through the cleaning cycles and would not shut off. (I know all about putting too much litter in and this was not the case) I returned this product and received a replacement. Amazon was very helpful in this matter. This one lasted about a week before it started doing the same thing. I would not waste my money on the model. They should have kept the older one which seemed to work great!