Automatic Feeder Dispenses Manually but Not on Schedule? 8 Causes & Fixes

Illustration of an automatic pet feeder with a clock and schedule icons

The short answer If your automatic feeder dispenses food when you press the manual feed button but never fires its scheduled meals, the motor, power supply, and food path are all fine — manual feeding proves that. The problem is in the scheduling layer: the feeder’s internal clock, how the meals were programmed, or the … Read more