Comments on: Littermaid Repair 101

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:18:37 +0000

Hurray! The reset button worked. I, like others was looking in the wrong place. As stated above, it is at the resting end of the track, and mine was a white plastic button (I was looking for a metal one). Thanks for the posting!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:50:20 +0000

If your rake gets stuck near the waste recptacle, another possibility is that the retractable wire that connects to the rake has broken. After no luck with reseting, I noticed that this was broken on my LM 900. It is the second time that it has happenned (once on a different box). Last time I had to cut open the case near where the batteries go to retrieve the wire that retracted into the case. It can be fixed but it is a pain.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:53:17 +0000

I am missing my a/c adaptor for the unit. I was wondering what the old a/c adaptor said on it. voltage, amps, polarity? I have a bunch of old adaptors laying around and really don’t want to buy a replacement.

Thanks

By: Teri

Teri — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:06:08 +0000

Clarifying:

Push for 5 seconds really means to hold the button in for 5 seconds. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

By: Teri

Teri — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:03:55 +0000

@Connie & Pam and anyone else whose RAKE IS STUCK/DEAD AT THE WASTE BIN END OF THE PAN with all the lights taunting you with their flashing mayhem:

The reset button is on the RESTING END of the tracks.

After scouring the internet since last night, I found many references to a reset button that I couldn’t find. I saw people like Connie and Pam describe their problem (same as mine) with no help or answers. I found a post that directed me to the opposite side of the rake, which I hadn’t thought to check because everyone kept saying to look near the rake. It didn’t occur to me that they were helping people that were stuck at the resting position. So (after making sure I was unplugged and no batteries were in the unit), I looked at the resting end and lo and behold, there was a nob (turned out to be my reset button stuck), so I pried it to pop out, then pushed it for 5 seconds, plugged the unit back in, turned it on, and presto… problem fixed.

Now, to those of you with parts issues, I suggest that if you ever buy a new Littermaid, you keep your old one for parts. I also had the left side arm on my receptacle cover fall off (I don’t even know how that happened), but thankfully, I kept my old box so I’ll be able to just switch that out.

Good luck all… and thanks for the blog.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:32:08 +0000

I would appreciate some advise on how to repair the problem with my littermaid.

The unit is about 12 years old. Just recently after cleaning the unit it starte malfunctioning. The rake will make 8 passes and the stop with the red flashing lite blinking. I have to power it off and on again to make it work. And it will continue to malfunction.

I would appreciate any suggestions on how to repair this problem,

Thank you in advance
Joe

By: karla

karla — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:24:51 +0000

My Elite Mega’s rake broke, and I’m looking for a replacement. The little wheel on one side that runs along the track broke off, and took a chunk of plastic from the side of it too, so I need more than just a little wheel, I need the whole rake. Does anyone sell replacement parts? There’s nothing on the littlermaid website about it. Anyone got a salvage rake they’d be willing to clean up and sell?

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:28:06 +0000

The wonderful Littermaid elite LM 9000. stopped functioning overnight. Both of the lights are flashing. I turned it off and on, uplugged it, took it apart, cleaned it again (it was clean at bedtime). still no success.
Boy, newer does NOT mean better. The old models I had worked forever, albeit noisy. This one gets bogged down at the receptacle and recycles. Usually we hear it and clear the way, but we were sleeping and it just kept trying until it stopped and started blinking. Any suggestions? I have taken all the user friendly pieces apart and do not see a reset button. Is there a reset switch for this piece of crap?

By: Charlotte Bell

Charlotte Bell — Sun, 22 May 2011 03:31:11 +0000

I have LitterMaid that was given to me and it does not respond when the cat gets out. You can turn it on and off and it works but not automatically. Has anyone dealt with this?

By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:29:41 +0000

Diane, I have the same problem. Brand new litterbox and the thing will only work if I turn it off abd on. I bought the thing because I was pregnant and it has been more work than the other non self cleaning one.