CSF-3 Cat Super Feeder with Analog Timer, Stand and Bowl

by Super-Feed

Product Features

• It can feed from a fraction of a cup to several cups of kibbles per day up to 48 times per day with supplied timer. Tamper-proof feed adjustment under rubber plug! You can use your own digital timer, purchase the Super Feeder ACDT-20 digital timer or use a home automation system to operate it. A webcam system has also been used. All parts in the Super Feeder can be easily replaced!
• Ready to mount as shown to heavy-duty black ABS plastic base--very compact Quart size (4 and 3/4 cups)--10x11x15 inches tall including stand. It can also be mounted to stand of your own like a cat tree to control that mischievous cat. Feeder needs minor assembly requiring only a small and medium Phillips tip screwdriver to save on box size (shipping), packaging and possible damage translating into higher consumer cost.
• New high quality Kibisan® SAN kitchen dish material dishwasher-safe bowl with curved splitting dish for wider food distribution and better access to kibbles by your pets. Notice to past customers: The new bowl fits the same base and is available from Super-Feed. Important Super Feeder feature: ALL parts in this feeder can be quickly, economically and easily repaired or replaced without disposal or replacement of the entire feeder.
• Optional 1.5 gallon hopper available (not supplied with this combo) from factory or with other "CSF-3XL" combos available on this site.
• An optional CHUTE COVER (outlet protective device highly recommended against food obsessed pets) can be purchased later direct from Super Feed or already installed on other combo now listed on Amazon as ASIN: B00428TOBC to guard against that "locksmith" cat--normally not required with most pets, but available if you think you'll need it. If purchased later, the bottom of the feeder will have to be taken off because it does not snap in or out. Small 1/4" spherical/square kibbles like offered by Science Diet or other brands are recommended for very best performance. Please be aware that the feeder does not "count' kibbles, but tests have shown that an accuracy of +/- .1 to .2 ounce per portion has been achieved for every two cycles with recommended kibbles. Most other cat food kibbles will work very well, but with so many shapes/sizes of kibbles on the market, it is impossible to predict exact results. Although performance is guaranteed with recommended food as described, please be advised that due to variance of kibble sizes and shapes, 100% portion accuracy simply cannot be guaranteed for all feed cycles. A slow-speed power adapter could also be used later to help with extremely small portions. Pyramid shaped kibbles are not recommended.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 10 x 15 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000NOLD18
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,555 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #20 in Pet Supplies > Cats > Feeding & Watering Supplies > Automatic Feeders

Product Description

This multi-mount custom Super Feeder® now features a special dishwasher-safe bowl made with a special high-grade kitchenware material known as "SAN" by Kibisan® and especially designed to split and spread kibbles around the bowl for better food access to pets. It also features a new quality Super Feeder® analog timer with red LED light indicator when the timer is on, and very easy to program tiny pins which are used to trigger the feeder up to 48 times per day if needed. The mounting bracket is black power coated, which attaches the feeder to the already proven and compact heavy-duty black ABS base and tower. The Super Feeder® could also be used with a home automation system and/or web based system. It is compact and holds 4 and 3/4 cups of food (slightly over a quart by volume). Its capacity can be increased later with extra stackable 2-cup clear extensions or 1.5 gallon hoppers available from Super-Feed®. If you have a really aggressive "locksmith" cat when it comes to trying to get to the food, an optional chute cover (protective device) is available installed on ASIN B00428TOBC or can be purchased later from Super-Feed®. If needed, small 1/4" spherical/square kibbles are recommended with the chute cover. You can trigger multiple feeders at a time with one timer if you have pets that do not eat well together! Not only is it extremely dependable, versatile and easy to operate, but it comes with personalized customer support. It only needs minor assembly with a screwdriver. Proudly made in USA, try one, you'll love it as many other pet owners do! Its compact size mounted is 10" x 11" x 15" tall and is normally placed backed up to a wall, cabinet or across a corner wall. Most importantly, compared to others, it could also be mounted to a wall or your very own mount using a piece of lumber instead of the supplied short stand for that smart and highly mischievous cat! DO NOT install this feeder with stand outdoors. The stand set up is for INDOOR use only.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

121 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Pet Feeder, April 1, 2008

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Tijana Mitrovic "Jackery Roehrig" (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CSF-3 Cat Super Feeder with Analog Timer, Stand and Bowl (Misc.)

This feeder is worth every penny. I own two evil-genius cats that collaborate with each other to overcome all of the restrictions I attempt to enforce. I purchased an automatic Bistro feeder about a year ago to isolate ourselves from the feeding process; the cats found a way to extract food from it almost immediately. After months of being annoyed at all hours of the night by our cats attacking the Bistro, I opted for a Super Feeder.

The Super Feeder arrived unassembled with easy to follow instructions. The assembly process took about five minutes and familiarized me with all of the high quality components. I also purchased a "hood cover" to prevent my little devils from stealing food from the machine. The Super Feeder is brilliantly simple. It comes with a high quality power timer that cycles the power on and off at user set intervals. A small hidden dial controls the length for which the machine dispenses food. This analog control allows for an infinite level of feeding precision (unlike the Bistro's huge intervals). The Super Feeder also features a jumper that will restrict the machine from feeding more than once in a (approximate) 45 minute period. This prevents the machine from feeding more than once in the event of a power interruption during a feeding cycle.

The Super Feeder was made for nerds like me. I have mine attached to a network power controller next to my server cabinet. I wrote several UNIX shell and expect scripts to control the feeding behavior. The cats are fed at every even hour of the day (12 times a day). This prevents the cats from getting too excited when food is dispensed and prevents overeating and eating too quickly. I also authored a password protected website that allows me to feed the cats from anywhere in the universe with the click of a button, as well as capturing a photographic image of the cats eating so I know that they are safe and that the feeder is working correctly. Every time the cats are fed I receive a page to my telephone showing me the output of the scripts to verify that everything is working correctly.

I've had the feeder for a while now and it has proved to be smarter than my mischievous cats. The machine operates quietly, reliably, and consistently. It has never jammed, failed to feed properly, or under/overfed. Support for this product is also wonderful. When I purchased the additional 1.8 gallon food hopper I received answers to my emails within 10 minutes of sending them after 10pm PST. Do yourself a favor, buy this.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, January 10, 2008

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Jason G. Aviles "one4snow" (Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CSF-3 Cat Super Feeder with Analog Timer, Stand and Bowl (Misc.)

I got this as a christmas gift and I feel it is a great product. Before the Super feeder our cat was fed twice a day, at 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.. By the time 4:00 a.m. arrived our cat was so hungry that he would do everything in his power to wake us up (He has no shame) and when we got home after work it was impossible to get in the house without getting mauled by the cat. Now he is fed every two hours automatically starting at 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.. We now sleep until the alarm clock goes off and we have been able to minimize the amount of food he gets per day. Setup was easy and took no time at all to set the gap width for Iams cat food and to dial the timer and cycle time to my desired setting. The double hopper that is provided gives me about 8 days worth of food and the feeder is very accurate. I made a custom stand to hold the feeder in place (see customer images) and I would recommend this product to anyone with a hungry animal that is unwilling to wait for you to feed him.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be Careful If You Have an Orally-Fixated Cat!!, December 3, 2008

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Kathi "KJ" (Rainy Northwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CSF-3 Cat Super Feeder with Analog Timer, Stand and Bowl (Misc.)

Don't get me wrong, this is a great product, but as soon as I unpacked it and saw the thin electric cord I knew it was going to be a problem. I attempted to put tape over all exposed cord and tuck away the extra behind the feeder, out of sight. But my food-obsessed rescue cat got impatient with the feeder one day and chewed right through that flimsy cord. I wasn't home when it happened and I think she may have gotten a jolt, but I couldn't detect any injury to her. My one suggestion is that a more heavy duty cord be provided.