JEuriech Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I ran across my first CatGenie today. They are a self flushing, self washing litter box. This one was located in the laundry area. Water comes from the washing machine cold water side and the waste goes to the washing machine drain pipe. Does anyone know if these have some sort of built-in anti-siphon device? http://www.catgenie.com/media/manuals/c ... -Guide.pdf Download Attachment: 101912 047.JPG 412.65 KB Download Attachment: 101912 048.JPG 377.35 KB Jeff Euriech Peoria, Arizona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 It's supposed to dump into a toilet, not a washing machine. Wrong, and maybe a bit disgusting too. Although there appears to be a filter system. There is an air gap if the discharge pipe hangs on the toilet bowl or a stand pipe, so that's your anti-siphon. The granules are washable, the bowl spins and the poop scooper flips the turds into a grinder. Very inventive. The cleaning cycle takes a while, it seems. And what if kitty needs to take a crap while the thing is flushing? [] Download Attachment: Doc1.doc 408.48?KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 . . . There is an air gap if the discharge pipe hangs on the toilet bowl or a stand pipe, so that's your anti-siphon.. . . I think Jeff is asking about an anti-siphon device on the water supply side, rather than the waste side, so that, if there's a loss of pressure in the distribution system, it doesn't suck the cat poop soup back into the pipes. The water inlet is probably located high up, above the flood rim of the device. The problem with these kinds of devices is that they're always cheaply built. They could probably work fine if they had powerful enough motors, machined metal bearings, etc, but they never do. If you want a pet cat and you don't like dealing with a litter box, teach the little sucker to use the toilet. It worked for Mingus. http://mingusmingusmingus.com/Mingus/cat_training.html (Of course, it was best not to screw around with Mingus, even his cats knew that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Funny that you show this.. I just saw one 'out of commision' in a house in Boston the other day.. First time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwlewis Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 fortunately my wife has become allergic to these domesticated pests [:-thumbu] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Wouldn't it be more efficient to flush the cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Wonder if I could train Peanut to use one of those? Click to Enlarge 56.47 KB ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Wouldn't it be more efficient to flush the cat? [:-thumbu] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Wonder if I could train Peanut to use one of those? Click to Enlarge 56.47?KB ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Peanut might just get caught up in one of those like Uncle Bert in the threshing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 A friend of mine had a Siamese that would perch on the toilet seat and tinkle away, but did not know how to flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Meiland Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 A friend of mine had a Siamese that would perch on the toilet seat and tinkle away, but did not know how to flush. He just needed a bit of training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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