can the electronic dog door be installed in a French door?
81280
I removed the glass from the normally locked side of my french door and made an insert out of wood (white laminated ply wood) to mount the electronic door to.
81281
Possible but not easy. Would have to remove glass at least partially and built wooden filler panel with doggie door opening. Incidentally, we have discovered method to rivet electronic sensor to collar which works beautifully. Our two dogs are extremely active outdoors, wrestle one another etc. and zero problems with lost sensors.
216907
I would think so, especially if you have movable shelves. I have a Fridgidare French door and it works great!
813085
Nope. It could be even difficult for a small (toy) dogs to use the door, since the flap is heavy enough with strong magnets.
1720762
Yes but use is optional. I do not use it as it is easier to put by the kitchen door where the dogs come in an out
1757506
Here's your pseudo-definitive answer from an engineer: the cat door uses radio frequencies to interact with the chip in your cat's neck. Radio frequencies can travel through many things but a Faraday cage isn't one of them. Without getting too involved with physics, metal has a tendency to block radio waves. HOWEVER, not all metal interacts with them in the same way. Aluminum, for instance, shouldn't be too much of a problem. Steel doors will be a bigger issue. I'd recommend trying the cat door in your metal door first before buying the hardware. It won't decrease battery life: the sensor that tells your door to read the chip in your cat (an optical sensor) is independent of the sensor that actually does the reading of the chip (an RF sensor). If you cat can get through the door without banging their face into it, you should be good to go! If kitty bangs into the door without the door sensing your cat, set it to "two way" mode, buy the extra hardware, and install it when it comes in
63967
Yes you can lock the pet door so the dog cannot go out or other animals cannot come in.
1352331
Even if there is, I'm not sure it's a great idea. My three Jack Russells love this door, and the freedom it gives them - they run at it full tilt, and barely without looking because they just expect it to be open. If I replaced the grey one with another solid, but clear door, I'd be afraid my dogs would break their necks because for sure they wouldn't notice which door was on. My youngest has had a couple of nasty bumps as it is when the grey one was in use.
1681650
I can't see why not actually. As long as it goes with the direction of the door opening.
827100
No. That would be a danger in pinning the pet between the door and the frame so it doesn't. You would probably need some other product to keep that pet away from the door.
1188038
You'd have to do too much finagling to get it to work given the thickness of the wall. The pet door is designed for the thickness of a door. Too much of a construction project. I'd look for one designed to go in a wall. Good luck!
1481426
I do not know but when I bought my pet replacement door, I called Pet Safe and the reps were very helpful and let me know which door I should buy. Find them on the net and give them a call.
983496
I'm not sure about the electronics because I have a large door and two dogs are over 100 and one dog is 10 lbs.
191089
Not without modifying the door. The insulation is made to fit inside of the metal door.
658748
I know this is old, but I wanted to answer anyway. I think so. I don't have it connected directly to the pet door, but our "gerbil tubes" made out of shelving wire connect to the door, and this tube connects to the shelving wire. I used "zippy strips" (plastic cable ties) and a piece of the wire I use to close off the gerbil tubes to rig a smaller closure. It wasn't as hard as it sounds.
328633
I am sorry you are looking at the electronic pet door I thought you had showed me the flap. Yes this electronic pet door like I said can be run with electricity or the battery. Sandra
28957
There are 2 pieces of plastic about 2" long with a lip on the end, if you want to stop dog or cat from going in or out you slide them in the slot on the bottom of the door. There is one slot on each side of the door if you don't have them you could find or make something to work in place of them.
1994196
That I do not know. But our door is wooden and it did not work. I bought it to prevent my dogs from barking every time there is someone wagging their keys across the hall or walking their dogs across. Did not work. it just hangs there now.