How To Eliminate Litter Box Odor in Your House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ย. 2024
- In this video I set out to conquer the smell of cat litter boxes once and for all. I also find ways to way over complicate this thing for subtle quality of life enhancements, all for the sake of learning.
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This was a hysterical and useful build. I have 5 cats and understand the difficulties removing their donations and the after thoughts from them.
Haha thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
My thoughts exactly...Love the over engineering! I always appreciate it when someone gets crazy with it like I do.
Glad you enjoyed and appreciated it!!
Love videos like this, and not JUST because we have stank making cats of our own. This application won’t work for us but it is certainly inspiring and has me thinking of ways to clean our “cat room”. It is nice to see woodworking projects that aren’t just making woodworking tools and storage.
Thank you! At one point a few years ago I used a couple 120mm PC fans and dryer ducting for one of the cat boxes, mistake I made was splitting the existing dryer vent to do so. Even with one directional flow, dryer lint ended up in the litter box and clean clothes smelled like litter box hahaha.
Love the box. Love the pullies. Don't love blowing air outside. I was considering doing that but then I did some basic math. A 50 cubic-feet-per-minute (CFM) fan moves 72,000 cubic feet per day. My 2,000 square foot home contains about 16,000 cubic feet. That's the equivalent of dumping the entire conditioned air content of your home outside 4.5 times per day. I pay a lot to heat and air condition my air. Even at 25 CFM it's pretty pricey. Instead, we settled on a dedicated litterbox air filter called Purrified Air. The company says it uses about $4.00 of electricity per year for always on operation. We just cut a hole in the top of the cabinet that holds the litter box, sat the filter over the hole, and it sucks all the air into the cabinet, purifies it, and blows it out the top with no smell. It works really well.
Thanks!! I was worried about that at first, until I realized it blows about 1/4 of what a low end bathroom fan blows outside, it was pretty minimal and haven’t noticed any change in temps or gas/electric bill since doing it.
Ain't no kill like overkill! You are a man after my own heart. I like to build things like this around the house just to see the look on someone's face when they come over to the house.
Haha it’s raised a few eyebrows before, but better the look of it than the smell doing that I guess!
One thing to look into one day is the "NVR Miss Litterbox" It's a litterbox with high walls that also has the entrance on the side so when they go in they will naturally want to turn and spray against the walls. All of our cats use a top entry box and that seems to help 90% of the litter that comes out and it's also impossible for them to spray outside the box.
Very inventive. This video was fun to watch even though I don’t have a cat anymore. All your videos are inspiring.
Thank you, greatly appreciated!
Actually this video is brilliant, new to your channel but I love your ingenuity.
Thanks!
After a lot of research and having multiple cats my whole life, i found best thing for me and cats. Plastic liter boxes get scratched and get nasty and hard to clean. I bought stainless steel boxes. There is an initial high cost... but you have something that will last forever. Instead of wasting money on plastic box replacements. Also, litter lifter scoop i so much better than any scoop pet shops sell.
And I use unscented litter. If there is an odor, it means you need to scoop box.
It's like if human poops and doesn't flush toilet.
Inventive, solves a problem I'm certain a lot of people have even if they don't realize it, plus you cut a hole in your house solely to get rid of cat stank. Not everyone would go so far. That's a man who loves his cats. Respect.
That’s the third hole I’ve cut, My wife said that’s the last one, hahaha. Dust collection, litter box and I also have a condensation pump that pumps my dehumidifier outside as I didn’t have a drain nearby haha. Works amazing though!
I saw your video about your work station first. I decided to see what else you have. Well, this was certainly interesting. I'll have to consider making some variation of this very soon since we have 4.5 cats. (My son brings his psycho beast with him when he is home from college.) I definitely appreciate the stink removal system.
Hahaha it’s an odd one for sure, but I figured someone out there would find some use/entertainment out of it!
I Projects is never ridiculous if it works. Are you going to have a fan around 24 seven? You could put a timer in there and have it run for a short time after the cats visit the box. This could help save some expense.
Hadn’t thought about turning it off since the air purifier was always on, but this isn’t a bad idea at all.
Motion activated exhaust fan 😎
I don't even have cats, but I had to see what you were up to! Well done, Sir!
Hahaha thanks!
Why did you spray wd40 on where you are sealing with the sillicone. I just curious if it helps better or something. Thank you
It’s activator not wd40. Makes the CA glue activate instantly so you can move onto the next step quicker.
@@RingsWorkshop thanks. I didn't notice you using ca glue that's why I thought you were using wd40. Thanks a million
freaking awesome my cat is vetting one of these
Hahaha I’d love to see if you make one!
Genius great idea!!!
Thanks!
I was wondering if you could make a video on how to square up your miter saw. I have the same makita miter saw but I'm struggling to get it square. I've looked at other videos and read the manual to no avail. Any chance a future video on it?
I wouldn’t rule it out. Mine was square out of the box so I haven’t had to mess too much with it yet. I’m sure over time it will shift and then I’d look at that as a possibility.
Great job
Thanks!
this is something really cool........
Thanks!
Glad you made this video, whats not to like? Litterboxes suck...you made them suck less. Does the exhaust fan run 24/7 or was that a timed switch?
Hahaha thank you! 24/7, as did the air purifier. Thought about making a timer but we used to run the air purifier on high non stop, so this running on low is still less energy.
Great job dude. I don’t have a cat, but my wife does…
Thanks! It’s still working great!
Love the over engineering!!!
Hahaha Thank you!
This dude cant say 💩 .. he is absolutely a cat lover...
Never know what flags on TH-cam hahaha!
This video is much better in terms of
(1) Less fluff (you did still have 1 minute and 15 seconds of wasted air time, in my opinion, at the very beginning, but that's much better than 4 minutes.)
(2) Speaking is noticeably clearer (It still needs improvement, but if you are aware of it and always improving, I'm sure it will continue to get better.)
Regarding the content: One thing I notice about big and flashy channels with lots and lots of subscribers is that they always show the finished product up front. I think you had it in the thumbnail, but for some reason, it didn't seem to quite work out as well for me personally. However, you'll just have to watch some of these other channels to see what works.
I had one question throughout this... what was the point of the video? These were my takeaways:
(1) Here is a litter box container that holds two litter boxes
(2) This container eliminates the odor by use of a modified air purifier and an exhaust system outside the house.
I feel like those two points could have been communicated in a very different video and in a much more direct and shorter way.
It's clear you put a lot of work into this and I hope this doesn't discourage you. I think with some tweaks, this video could have been substantially better. In particular, I think the long segments where all you had was video of you doing something, you could have done voice-over with an explanation of key points.
"Here you can see me cutting pre-primed MDF for the sides, top and back of the litter box. I chose pre-primed MDF because it is easy to wipe clean with a damp microfiber cloth.
Here you see me using a little trick I learned for squaring up sheet goods like this... etc..."
Overall, I think it was OK... substantially improved over the one I saw from a year ago. I think with some relatively small changes, it could be good. Then to get to very good, it'll just take practice.
Side note: I discovered the trick of buying a big plastic tote (like 32 gallons), cutting a rectangular door in the side, and then attaching the cutout piece to the opening to create a swinging door. Then I keep the tote inside of a larger plastic tray with a litter mat, and all of it sits in the utility room. It's not nearly as nice as your solution, but much better for a lazy person like myself.
Haha! I wrote my comment right before you started talking about the dry erase board sheets for cleaning... disregard the specifics of my comment and just consider the principle. I was only 10 minutes in.
Appreciate the advice.
My two moggies are too curious to have this...they would hang themselves somehow...nice work though!
Hahaha thank you! I was surprised it didn’t bother the larger one.
My dog spins around when doing his buisness. One dog does it in the same spot and choses a new spot next time but doesnt like anyone looking at him when doing his buisness so I have to look away so he can have a comfy one. But if they wake up at night and want to go out they sit patiently on my bed and wait to see me moving or turning in the bed then race up and one licks my face to wake me the other strokes his head back and forth under my chin to indicate they have a nature call so I get up and go out to the green space with them
Our one dog does exactly what you described. Spinning when doing his business and waiting for us to move at all at night and then whines in bed until we let them out.
Well that's different. Enjoyable despite the stinky topic. Not having cats, it's hard for me to relate; however who does not love an over engineered build? The only thing missing is the use of unnecessary walnut.
That’s Drew Fisher’s thing, don’t want to steal his thunder hahaha. I almost didn’t post it as it’s so random and different from what I usually do, but I figured it would at least be entertaining. Always appreciate your takes on things! Hope you had a great holiday!
to bring it another notch, having a motion sensor to activate and run the fan for x time after the cat went.
Yes! Brilliant! Should have made motors lift the boxes and little arms sweep the litter each time as well. May have to make a third version. You’ve inspired me.
@@RingsWorkshop there is no limit of overdoing when your overdoing it. Great content! And you inspired me to upgrade my cat litter.
@@sebastiendesormeaux1853 hahaha that’s awesome!
As I watched this, I kept wondering if it was a serious project or a gag project (I guess a litter box project could lead to gagging). I watched to the end to see what's would learn. We are down to one cat so the litter box issue is reduced.
I honestly almost didn’t make the video since it is kind of a weird project, but figured some may enjoy it or find it entertaining.
@@RingsWorkshop Even if you hadn't made the video, it is still a weird project. I'm weird enough to enjoy watching it.
@@bobt2522 hahahaha very true. I just enjoy problem solving. Sometimes it’s a very specific problem, sometimes more general, in this case outside of the smell part, problems not many people have but i always enjoy watching peoples thought process even if I don’t have the specific issue needing solves, may give me ideas on something related. Appreciate you watching still haha.
@@RingsWorkshop It was not weird at all especially when you have owners that like going the extra step for their animals. So thank you for taking the time to make this and share you accomplishment it was appreciated.. I wonder how many have watched this and said, "Oh honey (or a relative or friend) I have a small project I want you to do". lol
@@1meanelf I appreciate it. Still love the project, still no littler box smell in the basement and they don’t mind it at all.
What kind of litter boxes do you have??
Two of the PetSafe Scoop Free Self-Cleaning litter boxes.
@@RingsWorkshop Are they good? I heard the feces gets stuck in the blades is that true
@@amybradley9323 it can if they don’t bury it. I never had issues with it unless my cats got into something or their diets changed and had diarrhea, (which is rare). Anything solid was fine. I just like not messing with clay litter and the little crystals seem to absorb stuff better.
Not sure why you acted almost embarrassed about making this or calling it nonsense at the end because I thought it was a bit funny but also useful and inspiring to some that will take it and make it their own. Instead of trying to skirt the issue or name of things and if anyone has a cat they will laugh and will not be squeamish or be offended by the names so it is okay to say cat poop and yes some cats also spray at the rear or sides of their enclosed litter box. I did like how big and open it was but I would need to make one modification and that would be to put a panel or slats between the two boxes as two of them like to argue and slap at each other while in it. Your pulley system looked like it worked great but my 13 year old man(cat) would not go near it with the electric litter box so I stay with the regular deep litter boxes.
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I clicked on the video because I just got 2 kittens and need to not have the smell
The motor for the air filter is powerful enough to vent the spilled litter outside the house? Or where is it supposed to go otherwise?
Awesome build.
Also you made a bigger deal of talking about cat shit than you needed to, and you constantly apologizing for the topic was more annoying than the topic itself.
Hahaha fair. No the shop vac sucked up the spilled litter, the air purifier just pumps the smell outside.
The answer to this dilemma is very easy - don't have cats! 🤣🤣
Great job on the engineering though. Very well done.
😂😂 hahaha that’s very fair. May try that someday.
humans!!!
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I can’t tell if this video is comedy or serious stuff.
Both?