PetSafe Exterior/Interior Cat Door - Big Cat 4-Way Locking Pet Door Flap for Large Cats - Tinted Privacy Door - Weatherproof, Durable Door Frame - DIY Easy Install with Hardware Kit Included

replaced an older version of this cat door and iit fit perfectly. Easy installation. Seems sturdier than the older version we had. Would definitely buy again.

This was an exact replacement for the pet door purchased about five-years ago so that our one cat, Lefty (who was a big boy), could come and go as he pleased through the basement's rear entry. It has worked well since originally installed, and the locking system has proven both effective and durable over time (the lock mechanism for our garage's pet door--produced by a different manufacturer--fell apart after only a couple of years). The reason we needed this replacement is because Junior (another of our crew and the newest addition) sometimes passes through the cat door at 100 mph and the last time doing so split the clear-plastic door flap in half. This leads me to my one complain about the door's MANUFACTURER, not the product itself. PetSafe, your company needs to start offering JUST the door flap as a stand-alone replacement part as you have for other door models. There is no reason why consumers of your product must be forced to purchase an entire new pet door when they should be able to obtain--at a much lower cost to them--the single item needed to repair what they already have. Please, PetSafe, CHANGE YOUR PARTS POLICY! Otherwise, as word gets around, you risk alienating people from recommending what is really a fine product to other potential customers.

I installed this exact pet door by PetSafe 13 years ago when I built my home. I was surprised to see the same item in the same size still available. This was very convenient because it was originally installed inside a wall and not a door. So no extra work needed to be done to replace it. I simply unscrewed the old one and replaced it with the new one.The original door survived 13 years and was the only passage to the litterboxes of my 5 cats! If you can imagine…every day 5 cats passing through this door several times per day…for 13 years! The only reason I replaced it was because I wanted a nice clean new look.The old one was still working perfectly but the felt seal had long since worn away from weekly cleanings. However, the locks and swinging mechanism still performed perfectly. The lock options are great for holding my kitties in their litterbox room when I have company or when I have construction guys inside my home who might accidentally leave a door open. I just flip the lock to allow the cats to go inside their room, but not be able to leave it. If I flip the lock the night before, all of my felines will have made their way inside by themselves by the next morning which eliminates the drama of catching and placing them in the hold room manually. They do it themselves! lol!That said, as with the original, I had to remove the metal clip in the door because my cats can’t/won’t force it open. They assume it’s locked, so I have to remove the metal clip that attracts itself to the built in magnet and now it swings naturally. Sometimes when the wind is blowing, the door will swing open but most of the time it stays closed from just gravity.Yes, I would recommend this product to anyone who wants a reliable pet door with locking options.

Cat Door 2.0 is a mixed bag for me.PRO: The locking mechanism is far better than 1.0 - but we rarely use it.PRO: It is a tad sturdierCON: Knob on bottom pushes cat door up - and this is particularly an issue when the floors aren't at the same level - such as laundry room to garage landing. In my case it's an additional 2.5" and I can't average the heights. I can only set the bottom at the bottom edge of the door and the cat has to deal with it.CON: Just bulkier. It doesn't kinda blend it - it demands some attention. The lock doesn't cut into the door (good) but then the entire mechanism needs to be enclosed. Making for a very bulky interior look and a fairly bulky exterior look.Installation Tip: If you line the bottom of the housing with the bottom of the solid part (not wipes) of the door - you'll find the height about perfect (for same inside/outside heights). Then use a Tri or framing square on the bottom to align the bottom of the frame with the door. Now mark the top edge of the tunnel insert portion on the door. You now have a perfect top edge to align the cut guide to to mark the rest of your cuts.Do NOT just measure and mark and cut your door for the shoulder line desired (and ensure you take into account the height of the bottom of the door above carpet - and esp exterior transoms. If you do - you'll probably up with the cut too low and the plastic not high enough. So you can do it this way but DO then set the actual frame on the marked cut jig/lines and ensure the bottom edge is at or higher than the bottom of the door. Ask me how I know.