What kind of drain slots are in the bottom? I'm wondering if this box would work with pine pellets. If there are small slots that cover a large portion of the bottom, it would probably work great - if there's just one small area that drains, most of the sawdust would probably never find its way there. What kind of drain slots are in the bottom? I'm wondering if this box would work with pine pellets. If there are small slots that cover a large portion of the bottom, it would probably work... » Read More What kind of drain slots are in the bottom? I'm wondering if this box would work with pine pellets. If there are small slots that cover a large portion of the bottom, it would probably work great - if there's just one small area that drains, most of the sawdust would probably never find its way there. « Show Less
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there are small slots that cover the whole bottom but I think they'd be too small for the sawdust to get through. They're designed just for liquid.
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the whole tray is slotted. I don't have any idea how big pine pellets are though. Take a look at a bag of safflower seeds and if the pine pellets are bigger than those you should be alright to use it. Don't use anything smaller than a safflower seed though, the smaller litter would fall through the slots but would not make it into the removable bin and you would have to clean the bottom portion of the box more often.
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It's like a grill; the entire rectangle has these long slits for drainage. Small enough in width so that the seeds don't go through.
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it works with safflower seeds -- why not pine pellets? The bottom is covered with narrow slits about 1 1/2 inches long. It would have to be an awfully tiny seed/pellet to go through the grill. My opinion - you have to try this cat litter box - I probably have a tiny fraction of the work of a standard litter box cat owner. Figure out the seeds later.
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Best answer I can give is that it is both - upper piece has many small slots, base has one ~1in wide hole that pee drains into to reach collection container. I use Breeze pellets in mine.
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The slots are about 1/16" x 2", and in rows across the entire surface, below that, it funnels into the collection container at the bottom. So I believe that would work well for pine pellets. I've been using the safflower seeds that came with it, and they've been working fabulously.
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There are small slits all over the bottom of the of the litter tray. Under that tray is another tray that is slanted to a hole about half dollar size that empties all the liquid into another small tray underneath that slides out to be emptied.
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It would work with the pine pellets. Bottom is slotted, under slotted area is a tray that has a large hole in it for urine to go into a catch pan. Not the easiest setup to keep clean. I feel a better choice would be the breeze pan system. My daughter uses that with pine pellets. You don't need any pads. Saw dust falls into tray which can be pulled out and cleaned daily. Very easy. hope this helps
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Hey Letims, I have three of the Smart Cat Boxes and love them. The litter has to be undissolvable as the pee flows down through the safflower seeds into a tank. The pine pellets, and I use pine pellets with my foster cats, would break up and not let the pee flow down defeating the purpose of the design. The bottom of the top tray has rows of narrow slits that would get clogged. The second tray just has one hole that empties into the tank. FYI, I get the safflowers seeds at a local pet supply store that sells big bags for people who feed wild birds! It's cheap and works beautifully. Only drawback is if someone has very soft poop or diarrhea making it hard to scoop out it all out. Hope this helps! Hey Letims, I have three of the Smart Cat Boxes and love them. The litter has to be undissolvable as the pee flows down through the safflower seeds into a tank. The pine pellets, and I use pine pellets with my foster cats, would break up and not let the pee flow down defeating the purpose of the design. The bottom of the top tray has rows of narrow slits that would get clogged. The second tray just has one hole that empties into the tank. FYI, I get the safflowers seeds at a local pet supply store that sells big bags for people who feed wild birds! It's cheap and works beautifully. Only... » Read More Hey Letims, I have three of the Smart Cat Boxes and love them. The litter has to be undissolvable as the pee flows down through the safflower seeds into a tank. The pine pellets, and I use pine pellets with my foster cats, would break up and not let the pee flow down defeating the purpose of the design. The bottom of the top tray has rows of narrow slits that would get clogged. The second tray just has one hole that empties into the tank. FYI, I get the safflowers seeds at a local pet supply store that sells big bags for people who feed wild birds! It's cheap and works beautifully. Only drawback is if someone has very soft poop or diarrhea making it hard to scoop out it all out. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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there is a setting for pine straw on the unit, but I don't have many pine trees. As far as using only for straw I really not sure how it works. For leaves I love it
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the piece that lays in the bottom has 2 flaps on it, they go where the holes are, make sure they look like they are upside down . fill your bottom container with water before you put the soil in also, that helps so the soil will not go into the bottom part.
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I would just look for the reusable pouches that fill from the bottom...the holes on these pouches is so narrow you can only fill these with the silkiest of purees...other wise they clog or don't allow air to escape and shoot contents from the tops of the fill tubes. Wasted food, pouches, AND a mess to clean up.
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The narrow slots in the filter are going to stop most anything that doesn't dissolve in the septic tank. Lint from the washer, fibers from toilet paper, etc are going to clog any filter in time. I try to clean my filter about once a year at the maximum. The difference in this filter and the original one, put in when I had the drain field replaced, is part of the filter can remain in the outflow pipe while the inter filter is being hosed clean and replaced. Otherwise any floating debris in the tank will run into the outflow line when the filter is removed for cleaning. I had to have my perforated pipe drain system replaced with a "cap" type system about 5 years ago and it is working well. The narrow slots in the filter are going to stop most anything that doesn't dissolve in the septic tank. Lint from the washer, fibers from toilet paper, etc are going to clog any filter in time. I try to clean my filter about once a year at the maximum. The difference in this filter and the original one, put in when I had the drain field replaced, is part of the filter can remain in the outflow pipe while the inter filter is being hosed clean and replaced. Otherwise any floating debris in the tank will run into the outflow line when the filter is removed for cleaning. I had to have my... » Read More The narrow slots in the filter are going to stop most anything that doesn't dissolve in the septic tank. Lint from the washer, fibers from toilet paper, etc are going to clog any filter in time. I try to clean my filter about once a year at the maximum. The difference in this filter and the original one, put in when I had the drain field replaced, is part of the filter can remain in the outflow pipe while the inter filter is being hosed clean and replaced. Otherwise any floating debris in the tank will run into the outflow line when the filter is removed for cleaning. I had to have my perforated pipe drain system replaced with a "cap" type system about 5 years ago and it is working well. « Show Less
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No bottom....it is intended to leach water back into the soil....I placed 2' of river rock in the bottom of the hole. It works really well and can handle a lot of water. Top and sides only. I opted for the top drain attachment just in case I needed to drop in a sump pump.
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rast is solid pine and would not want bolt heads on the outside of my rack.. pan head screws should be find unless you are filling the thing with a bunch of heavy power amps. I would put my heaviest piece on the bottom though.
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My husband put in two utility sinks. We put the wringer in the middle of them. Clamping them together. But it would slip a lot so my husband put two bolts through the sinks and wringer and it works perfectly. Hope that helps.
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Probably not. A bottom drain is going to be used for particles that sink in the water and are eliminated in a particulate filter. This filter works great for leaves and grass that float on the surface.
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I've only been using deer corn in it, but I don't think it would toss anything much bigger than that. It would probably sling the small pellets, but I believe the larger ones would hang up.
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Any pellets or chips work as long as they are not too big. The only complaint I have about this awesome smoker is the pellet loading shoot. It's retarded to say the least....but once you find your knack for using it the smoker works quite well!!! I love mine!!!!
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The tray is shallow and flat with grooves to drain. The problem is that the end farthest from the sink is not raised so, being flat, it does not drain well. I would think a raised sink would make it drain away from the sink and would accumulate the water in the tray until it overflows ... but which way?!?!?
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It is designed to use coarse sawdust, not wood chips. The holes are quite small...only enough to allow airflow to keep the sawdust smouldering.
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Lorim: I have what they call in the stone trade an "Ogee with an apron," which is similar to a bull nose. I have no problems using my scrap trap. I usually move my cutting board slightly over the edge of the counter and I can just scrape garbage right into my scrap trap. I have also just scraped the garbage without moving the cutting board and it works. For the price it's worth a try and I think you will absolutely love it.
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There are no holes in the bottom. I had to drill some for my plants but I think you could use it as a fish pound assuming that the side walls will with stand the pressure of the water.
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It looks like there are some small holes on the bottom of the feeder tray. But, if they do go all the way through, they are already so clogged that they won't offer any significant drainage. Honestly, this thing is on the small-ish size - it holds about a quart of seed. I find that during the busy summer days the birds completely empty it every day, so there really isn't too much time for the seed to rot. That might sound like a negative comment, but I think the birds get fresh seed this way. Just remember to put it in an easily accessible location because you'll need to take it down to refill it. It looks like there are some small holes on the bottom of the feeder tray. But, if they do go all the way through, they are already so clogged that they won't offer any significant drainage. Honestly, this thing is on the small-ish size - it holds about a quart of seed. I find that during the busy summer days the birds completely empty it every day, so there really isn't too much time for the seed to rot. That might sound like a negative comment, but I think the birds get fresh seed this way. Just remember to put it in an easily accessible location because you'll need to take it down to... » Read More It looks like there are some small holes on the bottom of the feeder tray. But, if they do go all the way through, they are already so clogged that they won't offer any significant drainage. Honestly, this thing is on the small-ish size - it holds about a quart of seed. I find that during the busy summer days the birds completely empty it every day, so there really isn't too much time for the seed to rot. That might sound like a negative comment, but I think the birds get fresh seed this way. Just remember to put it in an easily accessible location because you'll need to take it down to refill it. « Show Less
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My plumber recomended a "grid" drain only for this sink, as it does not have an overflow. You can install it with a compact "euro" style trap, which looks very nice, but is a little pricey. I actually used a conventional one, and it works just fine.