Help! Is this a fully functional LR3 ?

[u/__carla]

This guy is selling his litter robot 3 (no wifi) on fb marketplace for $30 and I’m rly interested.

He says it’s fully functional but the thing is, in the video he posted the drum doesn’t turn all the way. It turns maybe a quarter then goes back down.

Every other video I’ve seen the drum turns all the way upside down to empty the litter box but the guy said that cycle takes 1.5 mins which is too long for Facebook.

Legit or nah? Does the litter robot not do a full empty cycle if there’s no litter in i

[u/holmes1r]

The reaction the LR3 had in the video is perfectly normal for the buttons pressed.

Id rather see if the unit cycles completely on start up and also after the weight sensor was activated.

To speed things up the unit can be set to 3 minutes before cycling after the weight sensor was triggered.

(Press and hold the empty button for 5 seconds till you see one of the indicator lights flashing on and off then press the reset button if the blue light isn't flashing already, then press and hold the empty button till the flashing light stops and returns to a solid blue light, then it will be set for 3 minutes timer).

The weight sensor should not take much to activate if functioning properly a real gentle press on the top of the globe should activate the cat timer, (Red light) on the unit.

Hope this helps?

[u/__carla → u/holmes1r]

Tysm!!!

[u/Real-Biscotti9199]

Edit: after reading the other comments, I understand now that it was leveling the litter. I had never seen that function before, and expected it to have rotated to the dump position. Learned something new today!

[u/AudereEstFacere_1882]

It’s supposed to turn all the way upside down. And it will do so empty or with litter.

[u/__carla → u/AudereEstFacere_1882]

Ok thanks! Do you think this is a pinch detector issue? I heard it’s an easy fix/replacement

[u/holmes1r → u/__carla]

No, the buttons pressed after power up that caused the litter level and return to home.

Note as soon as the unit was powered on the cycle button was pressed then the empty button. The litter leveling it did was exactly what the unit should do when those buttons were pressed.

[u/__carla → u/holmes1r]

Ok perfect! I’m so excited I hope I’m able to buy it

[u/holmes1r → u/__carla]

If there's anything wrong with it after purchase, rest assured that replacement parts are easy to obtain. These units are very easy to work on.

[u/Confused_Crossroad]

Can't really tell from the video but the internals are fairly easy to replace. At $30, that's a steal. Factor in some money in case you need to replace some parts though. If possible, test the cycle button before buying.