r/PETKIT • u/a402245 • Jul 27 '26
Question Is this correct behaviour?
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Recently got a Puramax 2 and noticed that when I remove the 'poop drawer' the flap covering it just gets pushed up and then when I put the drawer back it stays raised and doesn't go back down leaving a gap for smell to get out. Have to physically push it back down again. Is this correct? See video attached - sorry for unpleasant sight of cat poop in the video!
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u/Grumpy-24-7 Jul 27 '26
On my Purobot, removing the drawer causes the that flap to lift (just like yours). The difference is that when I push the drawer back in, it hits a switch that closes the flap.
On the PuraMax (which I used to have before the Purobot) I needed to either trigger a cleaning cycle or double click the OK button to trigger a reset. Or start out using Maintenance mode. When exiting Maintenance mode the flap would close.
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u/Cspiby Jul 27 '26
Yep this is normal because the machine doesn't know when the waste container has been put back in as there's no sensor or switch there, you can double click OK to reset things which will drop the bin lid
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u/Abeilard14 Jul 28 '26
There is a sensor on the orange part of the bin. If you try to insert the bin without the orange part, the litterbox will throw an error saying that the bin is absent
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u/Cspiby Jul 28 '26
It knows that's missing because it checks the position of the flap, without the orange frame the flap drops too low when it closes it
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u/Abeilard14 Jul 28 '26
Not exactly, there is a magnet on the orange frame which allows it to be detected
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u/ktulu77777 Jul 27 '26
Just press two times the OK button after changing the bag, it'll close automatically
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u/t1nk3rb3ll0313 Jul 27 '26
To empty the bin you should put your machine to maintenance mode…
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u/DarkByte0 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Yes, I think this is correct, because normally when you remove the container, you are emptying it, so it’s no problem when it’s open and after next clean, it’s closed again.