| CSF-3 Cat Super Feeder, Stand, Bowl and Timer | 
| Brand: Super Feed
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $164.85
Buy New: $139.00
as of 9/7/2010 04:10 MDT details
You Save: $25.85 (16%)
Seller: superfeeder
Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 8,743
Color: Black/smoke
Media: Misc.
Size: 1 Quart and 3/4-Cup capacity/expendable
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 10 x 15
MPN: CSF-3 Quart
UPC: 853543001221
EAN: 0853543001221
ASIN: B000NOLD18
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Can feed from a fraction of a cup to several cups of kibbles per day up to at least 24 times per day with supplied timer (timer style may vary). | | • | Ready to mount as shown to heavy-duty black ABS plastic base--very compact Quart size--10x11x15 tall including stand | | • | 16 oz. stainless steel bowl--stainless a must for cats | | • | Optional 1.5 gallon hopper available (stackable) available from factory or other combo on this site | | • | An optional CHUTE COVER (outlet protective device) could be acquired later direct from Super Feed to guard against "locksmith" pets--normally not required with most pets. |
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Product Description
This electronic automatic cat feeder will feed very small portions up to about a cup or more per serving. It can be triggered up to at least 24 times per day with a supplied easy to program analog timer (STYLE MAY VARY). All you need to do is push one tab for each time you want to feed, and the feeder's electronic feed system will do the rest. This Super Feeder by Super Feed is extremely easy to operate and very versatile. It 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 only from Super-Feed, but it is very very seldom needed and small food is recommended. Trigger two feeeders at a time with one timer for multiple cats! A "double feeder" combo is also available from super-feed. This very popular quality Super Feeder has been sold for many years. Not only is it extremely dependable and easy to operate, but it comes with customer service next to none. It only needs minor assembly with a couple of screwdrivers, and it comes with all hardware needed with a heavy-duty ABS black stand especially designed for the Super Feeder and a stainless steel 16 oz. bowl (a must for cats). 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 in a corner. NOTE: Timer style may vary but will provide for at least 24 daily feed cycles. Last but not least, it could also be mounted to a wall or your very own mount using a 2x4 or 4x4 instead of supplied short stand for that smart and mischievous cat! Do not install this feeder with stand outdoors. The stand set up is for indoor use only.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 66
 The Ultimate Pet Feeder April 1, 2008
Tijana Mitrovic (Davis, CA USA)
70 out of 70 found this review helpful
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.
Great Product January 10, 2008
Jason G. Aviles (Nevada)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
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.
Thank GOD I found this! September 15, 2009
S. Otradovec (Los Angeles, CA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have to admit, I wasn't hoping to spend this much on an automatic pet feeder, but this one is WORTH every penny!
My obese cat, Petey, weighs in at 18.9 lbs....he's a tabby cat. OOPS! (Don't blame me, we adopted him at this weight in February, poor baby).
This feeder is God's gift to me. You can set the amount of food you want (not in actual measurements like 1/4 cup, but you can turn the dial LITERALLY millimeters, and the amount of food dispersed will increase/decrease until you have it perfect). It has not failed me yet, and Petey has stopped begging for his food tremendously since I put him on auto timer. :)
I have to admit, assembling it was quite a challenge. The paper instructions are very poor, but there are instructional videos for additional help! It took me 2 hours...roughly. I was also worried at first because there is no way to indicate that the auto timer is working. You just have to program it, and wait for it to feed at your designated times. This left me uneasy, but I tested it for a day to make sure it was reliable, and it was!
HIGHLY recommended. It is a feeder that is made of good quality materials, and it looks like you spent a pretty penny on it..not flimsy or cheapy looking like so many others.
The customer service was impeccable! I panicked the night I received it due to my being unsure if the autotimer was actually working, and I actually received an email back after 9PM on a Thursday night!!
If you are in the market for an automatic pet feeder, THIS is the perfect one!
Absolutely LOVE this feeder! October 7, 2009
R. Tichy (Kettering, OH)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My cat was getting a little chubby, and since he's missing a foot, that's even worse for him. I decided I wanted to get an automated feeder and looked at all of the amazon reviews before deciding. All of the other products, people said their cats were able to get into the food, knock the feeder over, or the feeder didn't work as expected. I decided to shell out the money for this one, and I'm glad I did.
People have mentioned that this feeder is hard to set up - I didn't think so. I was really worried for some long hard set up process, but it was simple (I'm an engineer - am I biased?). The setup consisted of screwing together a few parts, putting together the hopper and putting the bowl on the stand. There are several different screws, and the instructions are hard to read, however I felt it was rather intuitive.
I bought the feeder from amazon with the timer that you have to push the nubs out for feeding times. Once I had the feeder set up, I worked on setting up the food times. I use Science Diet Adult Indoor cat food, it's shaped like a pyramid almost. It seems to work. I set up the "food size" selector, I actually opened it as far as it would go and just removed the set screw. No extra food is coming down. Then after not reading the directions, finally read the directions on the amount of food set screw - it is EXTREMELY fine adjustment. One end of the spectrum was spitting out one piece of food, and the other seemed to be a lot. I put it somewhere in the middle - at some point I'll measure. I set the timer for 4 times a day, and voila, done.
I did have to find a new food spot that had an outlet nearby, as the timer is kinda bulky. I also replaced the giant steel bowl with a shallow smaller silicon one. My cat did not like the other bowl at all, and it was loud. He took a few days to warm up to the feeder, but seems to be happy now, he knows that the sound is - he still flips out, and it's rather hilarious. If you get this for a cat, you may want to think about replacing the bowl, as I've read that a lot of cats don't like their whiskers to touch the bowl while they eat - and their whole head fits in this bowl IT'S HUGE!
My cat has not tried to burgle any food out of the machine, but he's not the smartest. He's getting more brave and has begun to investigate. The base is huge, so I don't think he can knock it over, and it's screwed shut so go ahead and try to get more food Dexter! I also am not sure he's smart enough to stick his paws up the machine, I couldn't get my fingers in there, and I have small fingers - so I don't think he'll get anything if he tries. A piece or two may get stuck during feeding times, but that's his allotted food anyways.
I think I may get another plastic hopper for the top, as I'm refilling every 3-4 days I think, maybe sooner. I also keep a screwdriver behind the unit, so I don't get angry when I have to re-fill it.
I would highly recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a reliable self-feeder.
Update: December 8, 2009
I have been using this feeder without problems. Dexter LOVES the sound of his food dropping, and he's still hilarious to watch. He runs over to it and does some crazy looking around thing. He's actually started to leave some food for later and not eat it all immediately! We have used this feeder while on several day trips, and though the cats are attention starved when we return, they are not hungry. This feeder is awesome!
Excellent February 11, 2009
Thomas Webb
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This feeder has made my life far, far easier. While expensive, it was worth every penny. The assembly and programming for the manual timer was easy--took about 15 minutes.
My cat has ripped every other cat feeder we've had to pieces within a week or so. She used to beg for food incessantly. We're now feeding her four times a day and have been able to get a decent night's sleep--my girlfriend and I live in a smallish apartment and the cat used to be unbelievably loud when screaming for food at night.
She does rake around in the feeder opening for extra food, but I'm surprised other reviewers have mentioned their cat actually got at the stored food in the feeder, as it's quite well protected. The only food my cat can actually get to is the few pieces that have been caught in the passage leading out of the feeder--not to the actual store itself above. Her paws can't reach that far.
Overall a great product.
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