Ideal Pet Products 9.75-by-17-Inch Extra-Large Ruff-Weather Pet Door with Telescoping Frame
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Customer Review
Pet Safe versus Ideal
Great door. There are some items that should be reviewed by all whom consider a dog door. Single flap doors sit flush with the door they are installed within. This door has a 3 1/2 " air gap between the flaps when install in a normal exterior door. So, understand that it has an 1 /3/4" bulge on each side of the door rather than flush with the door. The exterior side has a pinch weld seal that mates up to the door that it is being installed in to help seal it against the door. Great design! Sealing the two halves upon installation with a small amount of 100% silicon will help seal the install and provide greater longevity of the door it is installed in. Also the integrity of the dog door itself. I live in central Illinois where the anual average wind speed is 17mph. There are no buildings or lanscape to block the wind here, it just hits the plains and keeps going. No door I have seen will stay closed when the wind blows hard. That is what the slide in panel that will go either on the...
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Second try for doggie door, looks like we got it right this time
We purchased this door about 6 months ago to replace a PetSafe "smart door" that was an epic failure (see reviews here) Our weather is "Ruff" in terms of heat rather than cold, so I can't speak to the door's ability to block cold. But in mid-summer Texas heat, we've found very little air escaping in or around the door.Our dog has easy access in and out and she goes in and out A LOT. Every squirrel must be chased! The flaps are holding up well so far and we are pleased enough that we are buying another one for a newly constructed house.Get it right the first time and try this door!
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Product Description
Whether you live and work in the Great Plains or North where the temperature plummets, or in the South- east or West where Summer is endless, the cost of energy has sky rocketed. So, either heating or cooling the back yard with an old fashioned pet door just won't do anymore. In some cases the energy waste is like opening and closing the door itself 4 or 5 times a day. Ideal Pet has the answer with The Ruff-Weather Door's air pocket between 2 soft flaps, making it a great energy efficient insulator. The Ruff-Weather series in Small, Medium, Extra Large and Super Large are designed to give an air pocket of up to 3 inches between the 2 flaps in a door installation. And with the available wall tunnel kit, an air pocket of up to 9 inches. This is serious energy efficiency Top to learn more
Good door. High cost for replacement flaps.
Great door with the dual flaps. Flaps last about 14 months due to sag, the weight of the extra large flaps stretch the mounting holes at the top. Also the sides of the flaps begin to curl, or as some call "potato chip" so it does not seal on the side brushes. When the flaps sag they whack the frame mounted magnet bar, which move up and down to meet the metal bar on the bottom of the flap, and will wear the top of the plastic encased magnet bar (replacement part available). Maybe an extra strip of plastic along the sides and top would reduce side curling and reduce sagging at the top.
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