Unreliable, often does not go on!

Have acquired as a successor for a 5 year old Cat Mate machine this Feeder.
At the first operation of the left lid remained closed. Although the clock module ran, but the top "knob" part remained on the set position. The next 3 days he went on, then sporadically again some do not paint. After a few months the same then the right cover. Complaints from the supplier - 2. get -> same problem!

As very long as I am a week working on the go, tomcat had so many occasions to wait in front of his hungry Fressnäpfchen to food ... if looks could kill ...

Furthermore - if the thing time goes on - it's very easy for the animal, the food bowl used "dig out", as they often do when they are sick, to bury the remains instinctively, because the plastic cups sit in a minimal deepening and thus can be easily pushed / pulled. It comes then ever before, that the cup with remains "flipped" before the machine is ...

Conclusion:
Simply unusable and as you can see anahnd other recessions, the functional defect is not an isolated incident!