PetSafe Aluminum Pet Door - Durable Frame, Weatherproof Seal, Easy DIY Installation - Small

IMPORTANT FITTING TIPS TO FOLLOW. Was a bit unsure what size to order, I have a Boxer dog and she's very lively, clumsy and daft as armpits but was worried if a bought a large flap it might present as security risk. After a bit of tempting (standing outside with a chicken leg) she eventually came thru it, I immediately went indoors (with chicken leg) but she was reluctant to come back in. After studying it for a few mins I realized that the outside step was a few inches lower than the kitchen floor so I placed a paving slab on the doorstep and bingo she came in straight away. She now uses it with ease and it makes me smile watching her go in and out. She's not a large boxer but has no trouble with the size, as I say I think the height is probably the most important factor. FITTING: I fitted it in to an fairly old upvc door and actually overlapped a catflap fitted by previous house owner. Warning, old upvc is very brittle so if you are jigsawing it out make sure you use the finest toothed blade you have and set it on a slow speed, I had a couple of bits breakout but fortunately the wide frame has covered them ok. IMPORTANT you get 4 long plastic bolts to hold the 2 halves together, use a manual screwdriver (I used my small power driver and even being careful snapped one bolt, Petsafe bless them posted me a replacement foc) and DONT do them up tight, just barely finger tight will do as they expand & contract with temp and I have had one break after 2 weeks. There are no sealing gaskets round the frame but as it was a lovely snug fit I thought ok no problem, wrong, as soon as we had some heavy rain it leaked water on to kitchen floor. Took it back off and ran a bead of silicone around all areas and refitted and perfect now. Don't make my mistake, put a decent bead around it when you first install then you'll have no problem and wont have to faff around with the plastic bolts. QUALITY: seems well made and magnetic strip keeps it closed in all but the strongest winds and it comes with a very nice slide on cover that locks in to place if you want to shut it off at night or if weathers really ghastly. I believe the soft plastic flap is replaceable if it ever wears out so all in all I would thoroughly recommend this product. **UPDATE** 30/11/2015: Am still loving this flap but as I live on an Island now the strong winds have started I have found that the flap will blow open and let an unwelcome draught in to the house. I contacted PetSafe (0800 046 14 14) for advice and their friendly & helpful customer service team suggested that I should fit an additional plastic flap (the same as the original one, undo the four silver screws at the top of the flap and slip in) as this will make it a bit heavier and should help. Ordered it from them over the phone for £11 very straightforward.

These doggy/cat doors are fantastic and so much better then the plastic ones that break after a while of your pet running in and out of them. Made from strong metal with a flexible rubber type flap door. It nice and quiet with strong magnets. We have two sizes the medium on the white door and a small on the brown door. One is used for a cupboard we use as there cat litter box room and the other on our bedroom door so our sphynx cats can come and go as they please but with the shutter that comes with it we can shut them out if needs be. Had them for a few months now and are lasting brilliantly! I also love that you can get replacement flaps for them without having to buy a whole new unit. Yes they aren't the cheapest but 1,000% worth it! Easy to install with the instructions and so handy to have a paper template to follow when cutting that you just tape to the door so it doesn't move. I guess the only negative I would give this door is that the screws are plastic. We snapped one when putting in but thankfully the pack came with a spare!

The cat flap seems excellent; it's well constructed and quiet. However, our (wooden) door is 10mm thick. The entire cat flap assembly consists of two metal parts (each a panel to sit flush with the door and a short "tunnel" going through the door). The two "tunnels" slot into each other. When slotted together, the gap between the insides of the two panels is about 25mm. If the door is thicker than this (presumably up to the length of the supplied screws), I'd imagine there's no problem. However, if you have a 10mm door, there's 15mm worth of gap, so there would be hard edges and the whole thing wouldn't stay in one place. Unless the suppliers expect you to cut the aluminium down (which I doubt given the position of the serial number, and the likely sharp edges it would produce), or I've missed some feature, I don't think the Amazon description of "for doors from 9.5mm" is correct. We got round this by using some 18mm-thick wood (an old shelf), cut to a rectangle the size of the outer edge of the flap (about 200x300mm), with a 150x245mm hole in the middle the size of the "tunnel", plus 7mm holes for the cat flap's screws to go through; this then adds to the "sandwich" so instead of panel/door/panel, we have panel/door/extra wood/panel, and this works fine (and looks OK). So: be prepared for some woodwork if you have a thin door!

Amazing dog flap! Easy install and the dogs love it! Great product and always safe with PetSafe!

Golly! Things have got better. If you remember to measure much more often than you commit to cutting, then re-check, you will be fine. The Paper template deserves a re-design. The metal frame creates an overlap which works well. I love the flexible (and quiet) door design. The dogs did not hesitate to use it. A winner which does not leave me feeling cheated over the price.

The information did say it was not suitable for security screen/or I did not see it. Tried to modify it without success should have returned it.

Perfecta para dos westies, ahora hemos repetido en tamaño mayor para un golden retriever. Creo que repetir es la mejor opinión. Estamos encantados, entran y salen cuando quieren, aunque suele hacer aire se mantiene bien, menos dias concretos pero ya con alertas amarillas por aire que si se abre un poquito a veces. la puertecita para cerrar del todo esta muy bien, no es mas que plástico pero no es de mala calidad y encaja muy bien. El imán no es muy fuerte para dejarles paso sin esfuerzo pero es lo suficiente como para volver a cerrarse al instante. Ellos están super cómodos de poder entrar y salir cuando les apetece y nosotros tambien por no tener que estar cada poco abriéndoles la puerta o dejarla abierta que en invierno entra frío y en verano bichos

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He tenido varias gateras de las baratas, y todas al poco tiempo se han roto de una u otra forma, hasta que compré la Staywell. Tengo una desde hace varios años y sigue en perfectas condiciones, acabo de comprar otra igualita para otra puerta. El marco es de aluminio, la cortina es de una resistente goma transparente, con un imán en la parte inferior. Tras varios años de uso no se ha deteriorado, ni descolgado, ni despegado, tan solo muestra signos de uso por acumular algo de suciedad. No se ve en las fotos, pero viene acompañado por una tapa de plástico rígido que se desliza desde arriba hacia abajo para bloquear la puerta por el lado de dentro, las otras gateras baratas suelen bloquearse con un mecanismo de 4 posiciones que acaba rompiéndose a causa de los golpes que le mete el perro al intentar entrar con la puerta bloqueada, y de todas formas normalmente solo se usan 2, las de abierto o cerrado, por lo que la compuerta de la Staywell acaba siendo mejor opción. Por último, a pesar de ser más cara que otras, al final ahorras dinero porque sabes que va a durar muchos años. Totalmente recomendable.

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