Sliding Door Latch- Pool Safety Latch Two Way Opening Sliding Door Latch

Perfect for creative feline

its works as it supposed to.plastic quality feels not to strong or durable but will see how the Arizona heat will treat them.Great customer service, I called the support number and received the call right away from their support, to clarify the question.its little pricy but I couldn't find any other option. the local company was asking $199 to install on one door and I was able to DIY for little over 100bucks on two door to satisfy the rental requirements.It look simple to install just few wholes and screws but in my case, my glass sliding door did not have enough space for it to fit properly without hitting the glass, and the locking pin keeps on rubbing against the glass edge, so had to make a lot of adjustments. secondly when the door closes the edge of the door fram was hitting it and so pushing it back and no matter what I do the closing pin keep on rubbing agains the glass make the latch not moving by itself because of the pressure and friction. so i have to go outside the box, had to put some packing inside the door frame so the door would stop couple of mm back and to avoid pressing the latch back. hope it make sense, I will be happy to answer any questions

Pros:- Mounted high enough (e.g., 5'), this gadget can auto-latch when your sliding door is closed and prevent short people (kids) from opening the door themselves. When the sliding door provides direct access to a pool area, this is invaluable and can help satisfy local legal requirements for securing the pool.- You can disable the auto-latch when there are no kids around by opening it completely until it latches open.Cons: . Doors vary, and although they do provide shims for the most common issues, there are still problems:- I had to mount mine on the 'other' side of the door because that provided the only mounting point for the hardware which receives the hook. This causes the hook to engage in an upward direction, defying gravity, but it still works.- Mounting the receiver in the door channel (no choices there), the device itself hits the receiver loop before the door is completely closed. You can't mount the device further away without hitting the glass. (see PostScript for a possible fix).- As someone else pointed out, the spring which returns the hook to make auto-closure possible isn't strong enough to overcome the amount of friction you will experience if you tighten the screws as much as you might like. Using the extensions to move some of this friction outside of the door helps. Carefully enlarging the hole through the door and lubricating it also helps.To make this product better, I would consider:- provide a shallower receiver mechanism (and make corresponding adjustments to the shape of the hook if needed) so that doors like mine can close completely without cutting into the frame.- change construction to reduce friction when mounted. Use nylon or metal for the rotating parts, reduce the size of the barrel a little to avoid contact with the inside of the door, or even use a bearing at each end to allow the mechanism to move more freely.This wasn't a perfect solution, but I would still recommend it to anyone who needs to secure a sliding door which leads into a pool area. Depending on your door, you may or may not run into these problems.PostScript:I finally bit the bullet and cut a hole in the sliding door frame in order to recess the receiver (or 'staple') into the wall. I discovered that the aluminum frame was hollow, so simply cutting a hole in the outer layer allowed me to recess the receiver nicely. It isn't pretty, but now the door closes completely while the child lock still works fine. To cut the hole, I used a sheet metal hole cutting bit for the corners and a Dremel cutting wheel for the sides. Since the frame is aluminum, it's pretty easy to cut.

!!Do not purchase this for pool safety!!Got this to replace an existing broken latch that I could not find a replacement for. Issue with this product is when you open the latch it's super easy to lock it back into an always open position (a feature) and then you need push the release button to engage the self-locking feature again. Since this is for pool safety and it's so easy to leave the latch in the unlocked position this is not a feature, its poor design and a liability.Scenario One: the child pulls up a chair and unlocks the latch into the unlocked position, they are now able to open the door. Kids are smart and can see how you operate the latch.Scenario Two: Someone in the house or a guest not realizing locks it back when opening the door and fails to disengage lock back feature. Then the child can open the door.I can't see where this product can actually come in handy. But if you're not looking for pool safety it does work with a little bit of drilling and sweat. I've already purchased another lock without this feature to replace it ASAP.

The replacement sliding screen door I got wouldn’t latch. My dogs and cats soon discovered they could easily sliding the door open. This latch was exactly what I was looking for to keep my pets inside and be able to unlatch when I wanted to come in.I had to move the latch back a little more to give the knob more clearance so I could close the screen all the way.My only complaint is the latch gets stuck when it’s straight up. My solution was to jam something in the slot to prevent the hook from being able to get stuck.

We installed this on a pocket door. It is so handy being able to open both sides.We leave it latched and just turn the knob a little bit to unhook then let it stay engaged. It then springs up and latches again when we close.One thing, the installation is specific about hole sizes but... I recommend using the 3/8 bit for all 3 holes. If you're not perfect in your drilling and the screw holes are not perfectly aligned, it won't freely work. Make the holes bigger to allow adjustment in installation, and the two pieces cover the holes fine.

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