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The
Staywell 861 Electronic Dog Door unlocks in response to
the signal from an active, battery-powered infra-red
activated collar key worn on the pets collar. Then the pet
pushes through. One collar key is included.
This pet door has a number of
valuable and unique features:
The frame is charcoal colored, high-impact
resistant plastic and would be fairly heavy for a cat to manage
in addition to being scary for the cat as the two parts of the
flap tend to bang together. For that reason, we think this is
the best choice when you want to let a larger dog out but keep a
cat in. We would not recommend using this pet door in a sleeping
area because of the noise.
Unlike the original Staywell 51, this door
may be installed in a metal door without interfering with the
operation of the electronics.
Self-framing adjustment range is 0" - 2".
An AC adaptor is available as an option to allow plug-in
operation with battery back-up. Otherwise, the manufacturer
estimates that battery replacement will be roughly once
every three months for one dog using the door four times per
day.
One seemingly nifty idea is to put the door on a
timer via the ac adaptor. Unfortunately, this won't work as the
collar key would need to be reprogrammed each time. |
