Automatic Litterbox Central

Thank you so much for the reset information. I was about to post my littermaid on Craigslist for free since it wouldn't work. I decided to google the problem before I listed it and I came across this forum. I pushed the reset button and it's working perfectly. You are awesome.

I have the same problem other people are noting, the rake/motor stopped just shy of dumping. I took the whole thing apart, removed the old batteries, unplugged the AC power, cleaned the tracks (they weren't bad) and hit the reset button 7 times. I put it back together, plugged it in...and nothing happened. So I unplugged it and tried the reset again. I ended up doing this 4 different times and the rake is still stuck in the same place. The unit is powered, the green light and clock come up when I turn it on.

Any ideas?

The rest button didn't work for me, but I figured out the problem. After much taking apart and frustration, I found that the motor had disconnected itself from the power source. I have the Elite Mega and the motor is powered by a ribbon cord. The cord had become stuck on a plastic piece and end of the ribbon cord that plugs into the motor had disconnected.

To fix this, you need to unscrew the motor from the little white plastic connector that attaches it to the track. Then unscrew the track itself. Take the motor and track out of the machine and plug into the disconnected cord. The cord just fits into an opening on the plastic, white attachment.

Nothing in particular appears to hold it in, so I anticipate having this problem again at some point. but seeing as I've only had my box for 6 weeks, I'm glad it didn't die on me.

Hope that helps someone else!

Hi,

I just purchased a new LM700 unit. The motor makes a noise as it moves back upon powerup but will not sweep forward. I have checked the switch, and clicked them serveral times and can't seem to reset the unit. Does anyone have reset instructions specifically for this unit?

Thanks,
Greg

thank you! you just saved me $100! I really felt like this was not going to work, but my red light was on, and then I clicked on the ends of each track (seven or more times each), turned the unit off/on, and then Whammo! I got that wonderful sound again.

After my second LM I tried both the Litter Robot and the Cat Genie, luckily I did not discard my LM boxes.
When my attempt to find a better litter box failed I went back to trying to repair the LM box. The customer service had told me about the "reset" trick and it worked for a while, before it quit altogether,

When I actuated the switch with my finger it worked, so I surmised that it was not being depressed by the cleaning bar. Since my switch had a little flat spring lever on it, I just adjusted it wit a pair of needle nose pliers. And it has been working fine for many weeks.

To solve the problem of waste on or behind the rake I installed a wire, about an inch, in front of the raking bar, I uses a welding rod but an old wire coat hanger should do. That was done just a few days ago and seems to work fine.

Soon I will get out my other old LM and repair it so I will have a spare!

I have a littermaid LM900 and the rake will not move. The red light comes on when the machine is plugged in, but nothing happens-the rake will not budge. I tried unplugging the box and doing a reset, but this didn't work (it appears this model only has one reset switch). Is there anything else I can try? I've only had the box about 6 months.

I am pretty sure all Litter Maid's have a "One year limited warranty".

Call them and and post the outcome here!

I couldn't find the button to push, probably because my rake was stuck at that end. I took the top of the box off, turned it upside down and just fiddled around with it. Cleaned it a little too. When I plugged it in again, it worked fine. Yeah!!!! Thanks so much for the help on here. A picture of where the button to push is located would help.