Sure Petcare SureFlap Microchip Pet Door for Cats & Small Dogs with Curfew Timer, Compatible with RFID Collar Tags and Microchips, 1-Button Control, White, 4 x C Cell Batteries Required, Not Included

After not liking the idea of these mainly based on price/value, I'm completely converted and love this door. We bought this after getting a new kitten who wasn't supposed to go out but we wanted our other cats to be able to come and go. Our installation was slightly unusual as it's on an internal door which leads to the room with the outside cat flap in and we put it the "wrong way around" i.e. will let cats into the house but only authorised cats out. If we'd only known about custom modes, we could maybe have installed it the "right way" but it serves our purpose as it is (see later for custom modes). The comments below will refer to a normal installation with the flap allowing only known pets in and anyone out. We got the pet door rather than the cat flap as one of the cats was a Maine Coon and needs a larger door. The bonus is that the pet door does a lot more than the basic cat flap. Installation is much like any other door - cut a hole to the template size, drill two screw holes and secure the two halves either side of the door with the screws. There is quite a lot of play to allow for different width doors. The provided screw covers make it look like a well finished job. Everything you need access to (programming buttons, batteries and lcd panel) is on the inside. For glass or wider doors you can buy extra fittings to make a neat job. Ours is a normal width wooden door. Batteries (4x'C') last a long while and even with 8 cats last well over 6 months. Curfew mode works well for stopping them going out at night and reducing the local wildlife population. Programming is easy, and accomplished by buttons beneath a slide out cover which hides the buttons when in place but allows easy access when removed. For a new cat, push the "learn" button and hold the cat somewhere near. Its pick-up range is impressive and it senses the cats about 20cm away. Some of the cats were a bit tentative at first due to the click as it unlocks but all soon got used to it and for most it was second nature after their first trip through with us holding the flap open. There's a clock and you can set times for curfew so cats can come in but not go out during those hours. The door has "prongs" that are raised on either side of the flap, so usually the inside prongs are raised and cats can go out but not everyone can come in - the door will lower the prongs for a known cat and allow them in. For curfew mode, the outside prongs are raised so nobody can go out but the indoor prongs still lower for a known cat/pet. You can manually toggle through the 4 lock modes (in/out, in only, out only, locked) by pressing the lock button. The display shows you how it is currently set with arrows pointing in the direction allowed or crossed out arrows pointing in the prohibited direction. So, is it foolproof at preventing cats entering? The answer is "mostly". Can an unknown cat "tailgate" another through? Yes, we've seen it happen but the flap does re-lock quickly so the other cat has to be right behind. Our cats know each other so being close isn't an issue but it's unlikely an intruder would get so close and this is an unlikely way for strange cats to get in. Can cats lift the door towards them and sneak under? Yes. We have one cat who figured this out in our reverse install mode to outwit curfew mode and is an expert. However this door has anticipated that for intruders. You can set a custom mode that will lock the outdoor prongs if an unknown cat is standing there (unknown as in not programmed in). The outdoor prongs being raised completely prevents lifting the door. Other custom modes include non-microchip mode ( a normal non selective flap but curfew mode still works), two modes for timid pets which leave the door unlocked for different longer times so they can get over the click of it unlocking and finally "reverse mode" which reverses curfew and keeps them out at certain times. As the manual says, use of this is probably rare but it's there if you need it! The best commendation is that we never really notice the flap other than the click when it unlocks and we know someone is going in or out. Mostly it just sits there and works. Brilliant from day one and we couldn't have easily brought 4 new cats into the fold without it, keeping them in whilst letting the others have free rein until the new arrivals get what is now called "cat flap privileges" or to put it another way, get programmed into the flap. Great product, best sensor range and just works.

I'm so pleased with this item. After multiple cats coming into my house and eating my cats food, I looked for a solution - there were so many cat flaps available, so was difficult to find the right one. this item is amazing for a number of reasons, it fitted snuggly in the opening from my previous cat flap - no refitting needed. Really easy to program. It picked up my 2 small dogs (12 year old chips) and my cats microchips with no problem at all. Please ensure that you fit the tunnel on the outside of the door. Top tip program your animals microchips before you fit the tunnel, as its a little tricky to do afterwards but still absolutely possible. I fitted this to an old wooden back door - the inside braces of the door cover the battery flap - so i didn't use the long screws that came with the pack - i used short screws on the outside only, thus allowing me to pull out the unit to replace the batteries when needed. My cat was a little scared of the lock unlock noise at first of all, but the need to be outside got the better of him after 2 or 3 days - he's fine now. This cat flap is an excellent choice. If your animal is not microchipped the pack comes with one external tag, so do order some extras if you decide to use the external tags - the tags are small and thin so not overly annoying - like other units i saw when researching. This was a top buy and well worth the money.

Update: we've had the door in place for almost a year now and I needed to provide an update because of the battery life. It's absolutely brilliant! As mentioned in my original review, they state a 6 month battery life, however we're still using the first set of Duracell batteries after nearly 12 months and the battery indicator is still showing as full! This is with one cat with a 10pm to 6am indoor quarantine, so is likely to vary depending on the number of pets you have. We haven't had a single issue with the door since installation, it works flawlessly. Only thing to be aware of is that if you use worming/flea drops on the neck of your cat, the fluid can stain the flap whilst wet leaving a permanent white mark, so I'd recommend applying when the cat is locked in and allowing it to try before letting them out again. -- We've had the door in place for a couple of weeks and have been impressed so far. Nicely built with excellent, clear instructions for installation. Took me about 30 minutes to replace our existing cat flap, using jigsaw, spirit level, drill and screwdriver. We chose this larger version as the smaller cat-specific flap wouldn't have covered the existing hole in our uPVC door. I'm glad we did, as this gives a nice size opening for an adult cat. Operation and programming is very straightforward and once you've done it once, you won't need the instructions the next time. The curfew mode works perfectly, allowing the cat to exit from a certain time and then only permitting entry after another time. Only irritation is that when setting the time, you can only scroll forwards through times, so if you wanted to set it 10 minutes earlier, you have to go all the way through 24hrs to get there, which only takes an additional 10-15 seconds, but feels like an easy thing to improve upon. Locking/unlocking works as advertised. Reading your pet's chip is simplicity itself, set the door into learn mode and then first time the pet uses it, the chip is read. The locking mechanism does make a fair 'kerchunk' noise when activating and can spook the animal to start with, but they quickly get used to it. The locks themselves are only plastic, but seem robust and have stood up to a number of direct assaults by the neighbourhood bully-cat. It was very satisfying watching it batter itself half-senseless trying to chase our cat into the house and bouncing off the flap which had locked behind her, hah! 4 'C' cell batteries are easy to install and if the display is to be believed, they've not been drained much so far, so I'm confident that the 6 month battery life is achievable. Overall a really impressive product that I'd happily buy again.

Chatière de très bonne qualité. L’installation est simple, même sur un vitrage. Le système de reconnaissance par puce RFID a motivé mon achat, tout comme la fiabilité de la marque. Idéal pour permettre à un chat d’explorer l’extérieur en toute autonomie 😻 À noter : – Côté porte intérieur, j’ai ajouté deux petites pièces de mousse au niveau des loquets pour atténuer les bruits de fermeture. – J’ai remplacé les aimants d’origine par des modèles plus petits afin de réduire la résistance (mon chat n’arrivait pas à pousser correctement 😅). – Installation sur vitrage réalisée avec un adaptateur pour vitrage de la même marque et disponible sur Amazon. – Pour l’étanchéité entre l’adaptateur et la vitre, j’ai utilisé le Soudal Fix All Crystal (vendu sur Amazon) – En bonus, j’ai également réalisé un joint entre le tunnel extérieur de la chatière et l’adaptateur pour une parfaite étanchéité à l’eau et à l’air. Mon chat, très peureux, a mis environ trois semaines pour être totalement à l’aise avec la chatière.

Ottimo articolo, ne ho acquistati 4 per le mie varie locations e sono indispensabili per il mio gatto e la sua autonomia oltre che sicurezza!

Dirty old used product. Parts missing. Terrible.

This cat door is well made, easy to program, reads my cat’s microchip without fail and was easy to install. Our older cat is very hesitant to use it. She has never used a cat door before. The clicking sound it makes when her microchip is being read (and the latches open) makes her nervous and causes her to back away. It’s only been a week though. I suspect she will become more comfortable with it. Unfortunately what we need it for is to keep our kitten indoors while allowing our older cat to go in and out as she pleases. The side with the tunnel is the only side that reads the microchip. Our only option at this point is to install the product backwards but I’m not sure we should because the buttons probably shouldn’t be exposed to rain etc. Awesome product, I just wish I had read the description better. In a few months when our kitten is old enough to go outside it will work like a dream.

This door can be a bit confusing as to what exactly it does when you read the description or the reviews. So hopefully this review will help someone. Please note that I am NOT using this door the way it is intended to be used. So I do not recommend using it the same way I'm using it. This said, it works the way I'm using it and I'm delighted with it. How this door works: The most important thing to understand is that this door is meant to restrict which pet can come *in*. With this door, all pets can get out (but read on!). The default setting is that only allowed pets can come in and everyone can go out. The way it works is that there is a 'tunnel' facing the outside. When a pet sticks her head in the tunnel, sensors in the tunnel attempts to read the pet's chip or pendant. If it can, it unlocks the door so that the pet can come in. There are other modes for this door (like locking it completely or putting it on a timer), but none of these modes change the basic behavior of the door. The controls for the door are meant to be on the inside (and the tunnel on the outside). If you are looking for a door to not let some of your pets go out, then this is not your door OR you will need to use the door in a way it was not intended to be used (like I'm doing). Concretely, that means that you will have to install the door the 'wrong' way'. That is with the tunnel facing inside and the controls on the outside. To be as clear as I can be: regardless of how you install it, the door can filter only one way through, it cannot filter both ways. You can lock one way completely (or both ways completely) but you can filter only one way. How I am using it: I have a cat enclosure in my backyard. All of my cats are allowed in the enclosure (through an non-restrictive pet door in my house). Now some of my cats are senior cats and they are allowed outside of the enclosure. So I wanted a cat door that would let only my senior cats out. So I am using this door completely outside of its intended use. I installed it in the frame of the enclosure (so the whole door is outside) with the tunnel facing inside the enclosure and the controls on the outside of the enclosure (see picture). This way, only allowed cats can get out of the enclosure. I was really worried about rain messing up the electronics so I protected the control side of the door with a little roof (see picture). I also taped over the battery compartments on each side as well as tape some heavy duty plastic over the controls. It has rained a lot this winter and the door still works great. But the enclosure is somewhat protected as it stands partly under an upper deck. I'm not sure how well the door would work if it was fully exposed to the elements. How it performs: I'm really impressed with it. Setting it up is a breeze. It does a great job at recognizing my pets' chips. It also comes with one pendant that I use to make sure the door still works. It looks to be really sturdy too. I've been using it for 3 months and it has been working flawlessly. My senior cats love it and the kittens can't get out. Even my 'Houdini' kitten has not figured out how to defeat it to get out. And if the kittens ever make it out then I have the peace of mind that they can come back in easily. This door was worth every penny! ————— 5 year update: Quick update after 5 years. The door finally started acting a little funky. I only changed the batteries once in 5 years but lately it has started acting like the batteries are low even when i put new ones in. I have not tried yet to call the manufacturer about it but i will and will post an update afterwards. I had another one of these doors on an inside door (to stop an overweight cat from getting into my other cats’ food) but i was not using it anymore. So i swapped the 2 doors and the working one is now outside in the enclosure. A few interesting facts: * the door that has been outside for 5 yearS and went through hurricane Harvey and kept on ticking for over 2 years after that * the protection that i describe in my originally review was pretty much useless and i got rid of the tape and the little roof after a year or so * the door i was using inside is also about 5 years old but seems to be working great * it is easy to reset the memory but you will have to reprogram the pendant that came with the door if you do that.