If you are planning to buy a self cleaning litter box and live near the coast, your best choice would be anything but Cat Genie. LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self-Cleaning Litter Boxis among the automatic litter boxes that we have used, and can safely recommend. Please note the model number. The later versions have reportedly shown a great deal of problems. Also note that you will not get the full benefit of LitterMaid unless you also buy the Littermaid litter disposal system for LM980, LM900along with it. The Waste Disposal System allows you to go virtually odor free and you don’t need to dispose of the used litter as frequently – you enjoy the full benefits of a self cleaning litter box if you invest in this accessory.

PROBLEMS WITH LITTERMAID SELF CLEANING LITTER BOX 

The basic problem is that LitterMaid works best with premium clay based clump litters  which could kill your cat. However, we have experimented with organic litter that clumps, and the machine operates just fine. Owners of LitterMaid that we know use equal parts fine saw dust and raw wheat chaff . You might want to use Swheat Scoop and other Organic Cat Litter brands. Problem with wheat chaff is that it spreads a lot, and the area becomes a little dusty. LitterMaid comes with a paw cleaning ramp! So you don’t really have the cat litter spread all over your home.

The Waste Disposal System is perfect except for the fact that it obviously makes the litter box sit on a higher ground. Usually cats leap up and investigate. If you have kittens, just put something beside the Disposal box to create a step.

How LitterMaid Self Cleaning Litter Box Operates

A sensor detects the cat entering the litterbox. The timer is set automatically to ten minutes. The litter is raked into a self sealing reusable bag after ten minutes.
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How the Waste Disposal System Works

A cabinet with a large capacity bag that expands as it is filled. You need to empty the litter once every two three weeks as opposed to one to two days in case of the basic LitterMaid self cleaning litter box. This upgrade is perfect for people who travel frequently, or for a household with multiple cats.
This is one of the rare items with superior user reviews.
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A Final Word on LitterMaid LM900 Mega Self Cleaning Litter Box

If it were not for the poor sea otters, we would not go beyond Cat Genie. However, since we know that flushing of cat excreta is hazardous to certain aquatic life, we hope to convince cat owners living in coastal areas to stay away from Cat Genie or any other means of disposing of cat litter that flushes it out of the home.
LitterMaid, although it has no such problem, does affect the environment adversely in that if you are using non biodegradable cat litter, you are contributing to landfills. Please consider using one of the organic clump litters instead, both for the health of the earth as well as for the safety of your pet. We find this important enough to warrant a repetition in the context of LitterMaid, especially if you have not read the posts on the hazards of clay clump cat litter:

SELF CLEANING LITTER BOX OR NOT, THE WRONG KIND OF CAT LITTER COULD KILL YOUR CAT!