Pet Door Flap Replacements – What I Hate About Them
Posted On Monday, March 1st, 2010 By Daniel Herring
I am a big softie who adores all types of pets. My three dogs are just fantastic, but they have a habit of using their dog doors all the time.
To help keep me sane I had two pet doors installed so that they can come and go as they please.
The thing is though, these fine specimens of dog doors tend to break down all the time. As often as every 4-6 months, so I am left having to buy pet door replacement flaps for them.
So I end up going down to the pet store to buy new flaps. Ironically he knows me by first name now as I’m down there all the time, spending a small fortune of my three dogs..
So I tell Jim (the guy in the store) that my pet doors have broken and he says “what, again?”. I say yep. My dogs are savage and burst in and out of those flaps dozens of times a day. Apparently chasing butterflies seems like a fun thing to do. Hmm.
Anyway, $40 lighter and I walk out with two replacement flaps for my dog doors. I just wish I didn’t have to do this so often.
The main thing that annoys me is that these flaps just wear out far too quick. I find that the hinges go too easily, especially with heavy use.
Sometimes my dogs enjoy a good old chew on the flap itself.
As these flaps wear down, the cold air comes in, and the flap starts to fail. This leaves me with a flap that goes bang in the night – not very amusing I can tell you!
We once tried switching to magnetic flaps, but found that once they wear (the cheap ones anyway), the noise they make when they rattle is far louder and more annoying,
Because of the cold drafts, the dogs prefer to come and stay in our room at night. Not really ideal though.
And unbelievably the neighbors dog has even let himself in to our home, and left his scent all over the place.
So, until recently, I’d say that we’ve been living in a stressful environment, just getting along with for the sake of getting along with it.
We tried a change of tact and have started looking at more well known brands. Ones with better ratings, but more expensive.
This has actually inspired us to look at things in a new light, and because of this we strongly recommend you consider a well known brand for yourself.
Hey there! Don’t buy cheap and poor quality pet door replacement flaps any more. It’s critical that you find out which are the best and how much time and energy they can save you. It’s your wallet, so make it smile by choosing the best pet door replacement flaps.
