I am searching for a way to overcome this dog door's failure to close tighter than 5-6" from closing position. Someone mentioned replacing the door with a traditional dog door flap. Will that person or anyone please tell me where I might purchase a 12"...
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remove the plastic hinges that came on the dog door with an exacto knife or Demel Tool. remove frame from the opening and trim off every other nub and drill a hole thru the existing hole where the nub would normally go. Use short sheet metal screw in place of the nub thru the hole drilled. That will reinforce the frame so it does not come apart when installed. Purchase two tee hinges from a local hardware store. Modify them by cutting their triangular portion down. Place the door frame on a flat surface and line up the door. Place the modified hinge on the frame and door and mount hinge with bolt and nut to secure. Re-install on screen. Estimated cost of modification about $10 bucks and your time.
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I agree with the first answer you received including the analogy. You can lessen the tension to the point that it will barely close at all. I can see not reason to have a closure on both sides of the door with the information you provided for having this need.
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Good afternoon, we do not have any doors that are the size of 80*48, also, we are not able to cut down the doors at our facility as it would go against the warranty. Sorry for any inconvenience, if you have anymore questions, feel free to ask! Thanks Aaron
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It says it fits doors up to 34 inches... I just went to measure my door, and to my surprise, I found it was only 32 1/2...I would say, If you want to give it go, you could get it, try it, if it didn't work, give it to a friend or family member??
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Hi,actually I was not able to fit it into my door. There was a different strip installed before. So I ended up with just buying the old type strip.
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Hi patti, your door should have come with a panel that you can slide over the flap to seal it off from both inside and outside ,if you bought an ideal pet product door, they may have neglected to put it in the box, I have had some issues with ideal, hope this helps
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I am associated with the company. Because of the way the DoubleMag flap system works, there is a slightly smaller opening for the pet coming back into the house than there is going out of the house. The 13'' wide x 18'' high value is for the going out direction. Coming back in, the "flap seal" component seals 1'' on the bottom and two sides, which results in an 11'' x 17'' opening. We recommend that people base their sizing off of the smaller of the two values.
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My suggestion would be to get hooks that go over your door. You could probably buy these at several different places. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot... I have a few hooks over my bathroom door, but I can't remember where I got them. The door closes just fine with them on.
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We have a schnoodle, about 18 lbs, and a smaller maltipoo, and the door is big enough for them to practicality go through side by side. In fact, we have a toddler (24 lbs) and he has used the doggie door with no issues. The flap measurement is accurate. I would suggest cutting a hole in a cardboard box the correct size, and testing it with your dog. I do suggest that you be ready to purchase additional weatherstripping, as what's included is inadequate.
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Hi Chad, Let me be honest I didn't buy this for my dogs, its being used in my chicken coup I don't use the vinyl flap insert I just needed the door and the locking door piece, my dog door is in the wall of my home and its a different style its the heavy weather style with a double flap and it works great and its used by both my mini dachshunds and yellow lab.
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That's the size of the door,not the overall size.It's not a flap,it's a door,much better.This is the largest durable and reliable Cat Door I know of.My fiance has one that two cats go in and out frequently and it's over 10 years old-zero problems.Same company ,same materials,same quality as the one I recently bought.
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This flap is 8 1/8 X 11 1/2..... you need the larger one... try this linl...PetSafe Classic Replacement Flap, Large, 700-416
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My dog door info is worn so I don't know the brand. I think it's you. The opening is 11.5" x 17". What size flap should I buy? Thank for your help.
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I would strongly suggest the door be a strong door!!! Also try to set it up so you have to pull the door closed behind you. I have old doors.in my house and using this approach has been the most successful for me. Hope this helps.
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I don't own a cat but the doors open easiy. I have the large door which fits my 80 pound golden retriever. You could probably use a medium or smaller which may even be easier to open. It's a high quality door and I highly recommend it. I had Pet Safe flap doors in the past and was disappointed.
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The flap is smoke colored. The FLAP measurement for model #259 is 7" X 7 1/4" The collar magnet for dogs is bigger and heavier than the cat collar magnet, your door comes with 2 collar magnets. You can order the cat magnets separately if you need lighter and smaller ones for your 7lb dogs. The purchased pet door needs to be mounted inside of a 1" x 4" wood frame that you will build and install in the exterior wall of your home. This size will work best for future extra large cats or small dogs. Hope this helps......I have installed 5 of these doors for cats.........they love them!!!!! The flap is smoke colored. The FLAP measurement for model #259 is 7" X 7 1/4" The collar magnet for dogs is bigger and heavier than the cat collar magnet, your door comes with 2 collar magnets. You can order the cat magnets separately if you need lighter and smaller ones for your 7lb dogs. The purchased pet door needs to be mounted inside of a 1" x 4" wood frame that you will build and install in the exterior wall of your home. This size will work best for future extra large cats or small dogs. Hope this helps......I have installed 5 of these doors for cats.........they... » Read More The flap is smoke colored. The FLAP measurement for model #259 is 7" X 7 1/4" The collar magnet for dogs is bigger and heavier than the cat collar magnet, your door comes with 2 collar magnets. You can order the cat magnets separately if you need lighter and smaller ones for your 7lb dogs. The purchased pet door needs to be mounted inside of a 1" x 4" wood frame that you will build and install in the exterior wall of your home. This size will work best for future extra large cats or small dogs. Hope this helps......I have installed 5 of these doors for cats.........they love them!!!!! « Show Less
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The size I bought (using the replacement # on the flap I have) did not fit my door. The installation holes weren't even close to lining up (yes, I flipped it over to make sure I had it on the right side) and the flap was at least an inch too short. If it gives the total measurements for the flap online, I would measure the one you already have before ordering.