Cat litter Does anyone know how it is for picking up cat litter? With my windtunnel it works only if I use the hose attachment but, I would love a vacuum that I can just vacuum up cat litter without using the hose. Cat litter Does anyone know how it is for picking up cat litter? With my windtunnel it works only if I use the hose attachment but, I would love a vacuum that I can just vacuum up cat litter... » Read More Cat litter Does anyone know how it is for picking up cat litter? With my windtunnel it works only if I use the hose attachment but, I would love a vacuum that I can just vacuum up cat litter without using the hose. « Show Less
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I have 8 cats and 6 litter boxes (sigh hehe) and the Dyson's work great for picking it up. Usually just one pass forward and back and it's all gone. Of course you'll still need the wand to get the stuff at the baseboards/corners.
1624109
I have a two year old and it can pick up all the crap he leaves lying around like cherrios, wee bits of toast, dried up globs of play-doh and so on. I'd imagine it would do a great job with cat litter.
1624110
Be very careful with this one.....My cat got too close and was sucked up into the vacuum....I can hear him purring but we can't get him out
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it does an excellent job, but is not a substitute for vacuum. the dirt is sucked up into the sweeper, and there are 2 buttons to squeeze to empty the dirt. all of the little brushes underneath can be taken out to clean them. mine does a good job on cat litter. the only thing you must be careful about is: DON'T LEAVE THE BATTERY PLUGGED IN OVERNIGHT! this will totally wear it out and you'll need a new one.
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My experience with the Litter Maid Elite has not been good. My old one worked really well, but this one does such a poor job that I ended up having to clean out the litter box as much as a non-automatic one. I found a couple of other self-cleaning ones on Amazon, but haven't ordered one yet. I'm sorry I couldn't recommend a specific one, but maybe someone else can. I hope you find one soon.
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Couldn't find the review you speak of, but I have realized that really can't trust or rely on the limited power of cordless vacuums. I own this and during use it picks up my cat food but when you turn it off, the food bits just fall right out, meaning it lacks adequate suction to fully draw into the collection chamber. I ended up just buying another "corded" vac for real usage and use this weak vac for dirty simple jobs, like my car. But, before I shutoff after using it "everytime", I hang it over a garbage can to let out whatever doesn't get sucked up, its pretty ridiculous. Hope this helps Couldn't find the review you speak of, but I have realized that really can't trust or rely on the limited power of cordless vacuums. I own this and during use it picks up my cat food but when you turn it off, the food bits just fall right out, meaning it lacks adequate suction to fully draw into the collection chamber. I ended up just buying another "corded" vac for real usage and use this weak vac for dirty simple jobs, like my car. But, before I shutoff after using it "everytime", I hang it over a garbage can to let out whatever doesn't get sucked up, its pretty... » Read More Couldn't find the review you speak of, but I have realized that really can't trust or rely on the limited power of cordless vacuums. I own this and during use it picks up my cat food but when you turn it off, the food bits just fall right out, meaning it lacks adequate suction to fully draw into the collection chamber. I ended up just buying another "corded" vac for real usage and use this weak vac for dirty simple jobs, like my car. But, before I shutoff after using it "everytime", I hang it over a garbage can to let out whatever doesn't get sucked up, its pretty ridiculous. Hope this helps « Show Less
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I find the suction is really good with the attachments. I do have to be careful to not accidentally whisk by an unintended target and suck it up. I will have to say...on another subject.... that it is really hard to get a good suction on an uneven carpet. I purchased a rug with different heights and I find that the vacuum is not heavy enough to get a good suction. I have to go over it numerous time to get the dirt (front hall rug). Now I wish it was a little heavier to really get a good suction.
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First, shake it outside until no more litter falls out... (hang it and beat it with a broom) ...if you're using clumping litter you'll have a real headache when you go to hose it off. I tried all sorts of odor neutralizing products, but nothing worked and my cats started to prefer the mat to the box. When I trashed the mat, nobody peed outside the box anymore. I picked up a few carpet remnants and they worked equally well... at $1 each it wasn't a burden to replace them if an accident happened.
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Hello! I had that problem with my old one. I would tie a long piece of cloth to a long piece of string. I would use my vacuum at the other end to pull the end of the string all the way through. Then I would slowly pull the string, and the cloth end would pull through the hose and wipe the dirt and grime away. I also read someone ran hot water through it after each cleaning to rinse out the hose then hang it up high for it drip dry. I hope this helps!
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I bought this in part to deal with cat litter. It does pick up litter if it is scattered in the middle of the floor, but you can't really use it to get around the edges of the box, where most of the litter seems to collect in my house. I tried it on clumping corn and clay.
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Yes, it does pick up cat litter, however, if the litter is anywhere near hardwood floors, I would be careful. Sometimes the litter can get stuck and cause a scratch. Doesn't happen often but it has happened to me a couple of times. Its not terribly loud but you can't comfortably watch TV with it running in the same room, unless you jack up the volume - at least not while it is on hardwood. It is more quiet on carpet. I usually just run it while I am not home or while I am doing other things and it doesn't bother me.
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It's really hard finding dust free litter that works in these machines. They only work as well as the litter you put in it. If it doesn't clump enough, there's leftover dirty litter that broke apart small enough to go through the grate. Tidy Cats works best in my situation, not the best at clumping (that would be scoop free, which is like a sandstorm of dust) but also no where near as dusty as its competitors. Hope that helps.
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You can try using the World's Best Cat Litter in the Litter-Robot; however, it does tend to hold moisture, which can cause problems. Our recommendation is to use the clay clumping litter since it works best..Let us know if we can be of further assistance.Regards, Litter-Robot Team
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It picks up everything well. Just make sure you don't turn it off right after to sweep up the litter. Let it suck it up for a few minutes, I have Maine Coon and he does kick it out everywhere. And as a side know it does pet hair really well also.
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Does a good job picking up cat hair on floor and furniture. Best at high speed with dirt cup empty. Even picks up cat litter on high. Only downside is that you have to work fast...battery only lasts about 10 - 15 min on high speed -- 15 - 20 on low speed.
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It is great on carpet. I have 3 cats and I am surprised each time how much dirt and hair come up. Even when the carpet looks clean to begin with.I am very happy with the Hoover Windtunnel especially since it is light weight.
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It works great for me. I have all tile floor in my home and it has no problem sucking up the cat litter and worked great for picking up all the pine needles from my christmas tree.
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I use straw in my feral cats bedding that somehow seems to always get tracked in the house especially if my shoes are damp on the bottoms.I can pick it up just fine with this little sweeper.But most likely it is because its on very low pile,kitchen type carpeting in my laundry room at the back door.I haven't tried it on more plush carpeting.But just looking at the sweeper I think it would work well on the shorter type rugs and carpeting.The more flat the carpeting the easier it would be to roll over and grasp whats laying there.
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I think what it does is funnel the crunchy debris/dirt into the vacuum part - or somewhere that the vac can suck it up. Update on The Bailey (my name for the Neato) I can't imagine keeping up with the dogs/cats/dust/dirt without this guy. Even running it every day, I have to clean the filter in the middle of a run.