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Petsafe Simply Clean Continuous-Clean Litter Box | 
| Brand: PetSafe
Category: Pet Products
Department: Racks/Futons
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $82.39
as of 9/8/2010 19:04 MDT details
You Save: $47.60 (37%)
New (24) Used (1) from $55.49
Seller: A Pet Shoppe
Rating:  147 reviews
Sales Rank: 5,987
Color: Grey / white
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Size: Extra Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.2
Dimensions (in): 26 x 19 x 10
MPN: PAL17-10786
Model: PAL17-10786
UPC: 729849107861
EAN: 0729849107861
ASIN: B000GF0X38
Release Date: August 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Self-cleaning litter box for cats up to 12 pounds | | • | Continuously cleans without disturbing cat; reduces odor and odor causing bacteria | | • | Unit moves at one rotation per hour; quiet operation- no initiation or running sound | | • | Economical and environmentally safe; uses recycled plastic shopping bags | | • | No tools required for assembly; no moving parts for optimal safety |
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Product Description
Eco-friendly. No special bags required, no scooping necessary. Quiet and simple to use. Bowl moves one complete rotation in an hour.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 147
 Needs customizing and routine care, but a fantastic litter box June 4, 2009
Steven Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois)
91 out of 93 found this review helpful
I have had the Petsafe Simply Clean litter box for over a year. I purchased this product from the vendor vice Amazon.
How this is a game changer:
-Bottom line up front - I can't see myself with any other litter box. This is a great addition to our household. It does the job, and does it great!
-I use plastic grocery bags when I go grocery shopping, and save them for the container that deposits are dropped into. This is cheaper and easier than purchasing proprietary bags or containers sold by many other manufactures of automatic litter boxes.
-Because cleaning takes place on a regular basis (four times a day, for one hour - according to my timer presets), the litter contamination by deposits over a period of a month is significantly less than regular litter boxes. I find myself doing complete change-outs of the litter on a 45-60 day basis. I replenish on a weekly basis with just a little bit of litter and some Arm and Hammer Cat Litter Deodorizer with Baking Soda (available in your pet isle). This saves me money and time and makes the cats happy.
-I have gone on a 7 day cruise with my wife - which actually involved myself and my wife being away for nearly 10 days if you take into consideration transit time and hotel stays. I had a friend visit once to make sure cat food and water were well stocked for the cats. She didn't once need to check on the litter box - because it did it's job. Upon our return, the bag was full, but still had room for a day or two more. This box gives me the confidence to leave my cats alone for long periods of time with little supervision, cleanup, or maintenance of the litter box.
Maintenance, Nuances, and Customizations:
-The unit runs continuously. Fix: Purchase an electronic timer that you can purchase from your local Wal-Mart or Lowes. Make sure it's a sturdy unit so that the heave AC power adapter does not stress the timer and render it useless. This happened to me - so I bought a higher quality timer that is doing the job quite well.
-The unit operates based on three conditions: There is power, the conveyor cover is on, and the collection tub is in place. On occasion, I noticed that the lid would become dislodged and the unit would not operate. This would aggravate both my cats and I. Fix: I took the tip of a regular Bic pen and removed the thin sliver that is supposed to hang onto your clothes. I then placed said pen cap into the hole that has the switch that is normally pressed down by the conveyor cover. I trimmed it such that it was flush with the surface of the unit, and gorilla glued that bad boy right on in there. Finally, I trimmed the part of the conveyor cover that normally pressed in the switch. Now, the unit operates with the lid on, loose, or completely off.
-The unit will sometimes begin to squeak. Fix: I broke down the unit, carefully noting the location of gears, components, and enclosures and applied graphite lubricant liberally to the moving components (be careful this stuff is messy and hard to get off of carpets). The last time I did this was a year ago. The unit continues to run squeak free.
-As the unit rotates, and the cats bury their deposits, loose litter falls under the rotating unit. Fix: When I completely clean the litter out on a 45-60 day basis (as said above), I place a garbage bag on the ground, and tilt the unit such that the deposits fall into the bag.
-On two occasions, an extremely hard and dry clump of fecal matter got stuck between the conveyor unit and the conveyor frame as the unit was brushing the clump into the collection tub. This resulted in very loud clicks caused by the motor being unable to move conveyor unit. Fix: I unplugged the unit, and forced the clump out.
-The box is not deep enough to keep my cats from kicking litter out. Fix: I purchased a few rubber collection pads from Wal-Mart to have to keep from vacuuming often. Alternatively, you may extend the vertical reach of the "shield" that is affixed to the rotating tub with any material such as flexible plastic or a portion of a thick folder (as I did - and it worked).
-While large clumps of urine and fecal matter are collected with ease, there will be those smaller chunks that simply pass through the conveyor and go back "into rotation" with the rest of the clean litter. Fix: I clean the small chunks out with the "pooper scooper" when I replace the bag and add litter.
-The unit can and will get litter dust and, on a bad day, fecal matter on it. Fix: Clean it.
Conclusion:
All things taking into consideration, this is a fantastic unit that like all things mechanical and electronic in nature, require maintenance and modifications as you see fit. The customer service is fantastic. I had to have a replacement unit sent because the unit in the original failed. They did this without any questions after I described the symptoms. If you're tired of cleaning your litter box and you set aside a few hours to perform my suggestions and fixes above, I am confident that you won't regret this purchase.
IT'S ALL IN THE LITTER August 16, 2007
Jim Wichman (rural montana)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
We have used his litter box for about 3 weeks. The first two weeks we used a cheaper litter; we had lots of little clumps going round and round. I was considering taking it back until we tried different litter, "Arm & Hammer" and it works very well. All the litter, wet and solid, goes up the chute to the hopper. We have 3 cats, no odor, we empty the hopper 3 times a week. We purchesed ours at a different location for under $25.00
Wow, it really works and saves time!! March 30, 2008
Kathy Burke (Glen Ellyn, IL United States)
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
I have had two other automatic litters. I like this one the best by far! I love that it continually cleans. And yes, it is silent! It is in a bedroom and you cannot hear it at all. I love how easy the collection container is to remove and dump. Much better design overall than the raking design ones.
Anyone who doesn't give this litter-box a good review obviously doesn't follow directions. November 22, 2009
R. Stone (Overland Park, KS)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R36GM7I257W6ZY After reading all the reviews on this site and seeing some of the poor reviews that this product got I had to do this wonderful product some justice. So, without further ad due here is my video!
Stop your search -- This is as good as it gets. January 3, 2009
Paul R. Horning (Granada Hills, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My 3 cats have been using this cat box for almost 2 years now. It has never jammed up like the others I tried, the others jammed up almost on a daily basis.
Other reviews commented about the box taking an hour to complete a cycle. In reality the area the cat uses is cleaned in 10 to 15 minutes (it is closer to the conveyor). There are no sensors to worry about the box operates all the time but you will not even know it is working.
No cat box eliminates scooping but having to touch it up every few weeks is about as good as it gets.
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