My family is on our 4th liter maid. The other three were all the basic litter maids, and all worked ok for several years before jamming up beyond repair. This last time we replaced it with a litter maid elite. What a piece of junk. For starters, it just feels cheaply made. After assembly, I discovered that the trays don't fit properly either. Cutting off the corners seemed to get them to fit, if barely. Once I filled it with litter, I came across another problem. The motor is so underpowered, that it struggles just to even out the liter. If I fill it to the fill mark, it can just make the full cycle. If I fill it to full mark, it jams. This is before the cat got to it. Even with the minimum amount of litter, it is unable to clean the box after the cat uses it. I now have to every day go and clean the litter for it. This defeats the purpose of having the thing in the first place. I might as well have just bought a plain box and saved some money.The litter maid elite is completely useless.