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How Do Self Cleaning Litter Boxes Work? Rake, Rotating and Sifting Designs Explained
There are four stages of self-cleaning litter boxes. First, the sensors sense when your pet steps out. A timer holds on for the formation of clumps before the motor operates the raking, the rotating drum, or the sifting screen separates clumps from clean litter while disposing the waste in a bin. If I talk about the AutoScooper 12 Lite, the complete cycle lasts about 10 minutes. It includes 2-minute waiting period, 5-minute formation period of clumps and 3-minute rotation period. Differences occur in designs of litter boxes. Rake trays scoop the waste to one side. The enclosed globes and open top drums rotate the waste through screens, the sifting trays dump the waste through the grids, and self-washing systems flush...
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