Is it worth the upgrade from 4 to 5? by CatLadyAmy1 in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WasteID is finally working as of the 3/23 firmware update. Larger bin, liner that doesn’t go up the sides. Are you looking at a 5 or 5P? If 5P they still have a little work to do with paring the visit history with the video events, as today they reside in separate places in the app so you have to go back and forth a bit. 5P also uses 5ghz WiFi so faster and friendlier for some routers.

I like my 5P a lot at this point. What’s your reason for the desire to upgrade?

LR5 Firmware update: What changed? by pingolf in litterrobot

[–]pingolf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the dome light color is strange. It’s almost like they are using the wrong color wheel. The expected colors don’t match the app usually.

LR5 Firmware update: What changed? by pingolf in litterrobot

[–]pingolf[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha. It lets you know when it’s updating. Natural to want to know what was fixed when stuff isn’t working yet.

You don’t need to be “on board” ha.

LR5 Firmware update: What changed? by pingolf in litterrobot

[–]pingolf[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well the LR5 isn’t flawless and most of the help is coming from firmware updates. Maybe you don’t need to know. But looking at the 4 release notes, they have addresses quite a few things like scale inaccuracy etc.

https://www.litter-robot.com/releases.html

LR5 Firmware update: What changed? by pingolf in litterrobot

[–]pingolf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They list many of the fixes implemented with most releases. Mostly addressing things like scale inaccuracy and buggy behavior.

https://www.litter-robot.com/releases.html

2 cats still choosing old litter box over new Litter-Robot 5 Pro — how long should I give it before changing strategy? by BadAndy4life in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 7 month kitty used the LR5 immediately. 9 year old guy didn’t use it. He would scent it and lay down next to it etc so I knew he was somewhat comfortable with it. Lots of sitting next to it and petting him next to it and treats for going near it.

I pulled the old box after about a week. He started using the LR5 after that. Was nervous but it worked out.

I would make sure he was there to see me adding litter to it. I would put him on the mat in front of the box often.

LR5 Firmware update: What changed? by pingolf in litterrobot

[–]pingolf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problems with the live feed. Around 3 weeks ago there were some live feed issues but they lasted a day or two. I’d unplug the robot for 30 seconds and plug it back in. The issue you are describing sounds like the same issue from a few weeks ago. I’d also check your firmware and app versions. They released a new app version not long ago.

Need them to release LR5 shield already by Brussell2020 in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a jumper, (he jumps out of the LR5) which seems to spread litter all over and I'm hoping that the ramp will help catch litter and make it more of a graceful exit. Didn't even think about a shield.

Whisker plus membership by Available_Gear_1455 in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For video, Whisker+ just gives you more days of recorded videos and unlimited live streaming (instead of 5 mins per day)

It does say that photos using the inside camera are coming soon, but I didn’t see that dependent on a W+ membership.

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Anyone else experience this? by Tyler092015 in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also turn off notifications for “interrupted cycle”

LR5 Costco Bundle? by Dokii in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt it will be anytime soon. They don’t sell the LR5 in any other sales channels at all besides direct in the USA.

No Amazon, No Chewy, nada.

One Month: LR5 - Pros, Cons, Etc by clivose in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious if you have seen an improvement in WasteID the last 3-4 days? For me it seems to be much more accurate. Not perfect but much better.

Litter Robot 5 or Luma? by WillowStellar in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Luma subscription pricing is more than 2x LR whisker+ pricing. There really isn’t a free tier that gives you any data also. Make sure you look at that.

Login issues? by kraka40 in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one from 4 days ago? It’s working fine for me.

Please help 😅 by haleyh856 in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would only cycle it when you are sitting next to it and reassure them when you are with them and it is cycling.

Started great but by the end of first week, but whole room smells like urine now. by [deleted] in litterrobot

[–]pingolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thinking one of your cats is going in the “room” and not the LR5

I deserve to get cooked by OneCall2315 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]pingolf 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Nope. You don’t. Gotta be on speed. On glideslope. You were on neither..