[Black] WOPET F07 Pro 6L Automatic Cat Feeder, Voice Recorder WiFi Remote Control

This feeder works great. It feeds the amount selected on time, every time. The one negative is that the included bowl that the feeder dumps into only holds around 1/2-2/3 of a cup of food. This is ok if your pet hears the feeder and starts eating in under 10 minutes because the feeder will keep trying to see if the food in the bowl has been moved out of the way (eaten), but after 10 minutes, it gives up. So, if your pet misses hearing the feeder start, they may not get their full meal unless you intervene. They do have a failsafe for this problem built into the app though so this is more of a minor inconvenience than a problem. If the full meal isn’t given, the app alerts you after the 10 minute window has passed. You can then look to see how many “servings” were provided and you can then manually release the rest of the meal. Or, my solution: I removed the included bowl, put the feeder on a raised surface, and put my dogs regular bowl under the feeder. Since my dog’s regular bowl is metal, this also means he can hear it better when his food drops into his bowl. The reservoir holds about 22 cups of food and each “serving” is pretty tiny and each meal can be anywhere from 1-50 “servings.” 1 cup = 17 servings for an idea of how much meal size flexibility this thing has. It can handle appropriate meal sizes for anything from the tiniest of kittens and puppies to the most of the largest dogs (and if more than 50 “servings” are needed per meal, you can always program back to back meals to combine them. Since it is app controlled, you can easily program however many meals you need and when you need them. When the feeder gets low, with a few cups of food remaining, there is a notification from the app to tell you it’s low. If not refilled, there is another notification when it actually runs out of food. There is a button on the feeder that can disperse a preset (in the app) amount of food manually. For those of us with smart and food-obsessed dogs who would take advantage of that button, it can be easily disabled in the app. Two paws up for both the feeder and the app that controls it.

So, we have an outdoor feral cat that has lived on our property for about 4 years. We have never been able to pet her, but she will let us get about 10-15 feet away and talk to her. I don't know how she got here, but my wife has been giving her food and water since the day she showed up. To re-pay our hospitality, she frequently brings us food in the form of dead lizards, mice, even rats and leaves them on the back porch. We wanted to go on vacation a few days here and there, and my wife was frantic with worry over the feral cat (We named her Phantom). Because no one would be here to feed and water her when we are gone I had to solve this problem. The first thing I did was install a google nest camera under the deck. That's where she hangs out and where my wife feeds her. Then I started looking at automatic feeders and watering solutions and came upon this product. I wound up buying all three of the "frequently bought together items" that Amazon always puts under a product. One of those products solved the watering issue (mostly). Did I mention the Raccoons? The Raccoons appear in the night and raid her food and wash their dirty little paws in her water dish. Not cool. Anyway, one of the first reviews I looked at, included a photo of a secure wooden box a man had built to solve the raccoon problem. I built a very similar box, practically copying this man's design (it was very clever). So, box built, camera placed, I set about to activate the Wopet 6L wi-fi feeder and could not connect to the internet. Apparently, this feeder only operates on 2.4 GHz. My modem broadcasts both at 5 GHz and 2.4 Ghz, but you have to manually change it to 2.4 GHz if that is what you want. Most modern modems automatically select 5 GHz due to signal strength. Be aware that if you do change to 2.4, every product you have on your smart phone will need to be reset, major pain. Anyway, after spending several hours trying to solve this, I was ready to send the feeder back and accept defeat. Then, I found a clip on YouTube that solved my problem almost instantly. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0iOz_bHehU) The long and short of it is your modem automatically switches to 2.4 Ghz when you walk out of range of the 5Ghz signal. And so the answer to my problem, walk down the driveway about 200 feet, the phone chimed and "device detected" appeared on the screen. Before you walk away, go through all the steps in the app until you get ready to connect. After you hit the button you have two minutes to get away from your modem and pick up the 2.4 GHz signal. Once connected you are set, it does not dis-connect when you get back in 5 GHz range. Lastly, I mentioned the watering problem being solved mostly. The problem of the paw washing raccoons still exists and the water bottle that came with the "frequently bought together suggestions" only holds about 1.6 liters of water. It gets really hot here in the summer, sometimes over a 100 degrees for multiple days on end. To solve this, I am working on a 10 gallon watering solution using homer buckets with lids from Home depot, Rain drip 1/4 inch drip line with varying connectors to control the speed of the drip, and lastly a piece of PVC pipe cut in half to keep Raccoon paws out of the water. I will update review and include more photos when I complete this project.