Cat Mate Elite Microchip Cat Flap with Digital Timer & LCD Display (355) - For Small to Average sized Cats, Easy Installation in UPVC Doors, Glass, and Wood, White

This is simply fantastic. I moved into my grandma's old house and needed a way for my little cat to get in and out. She has never used a flap before, previous landlady refused to allow a flap to be installed. Installation was pretty simple, 10 mins with a drill and a jigsaw. Programming was fairly simple too, activated the chip scanner, grabbed the cat and posted her from the outside back into the house and it was all done. Set the timer, which works perfectly. It did take her a few days to get used to it because every time she touched it the noise of the solenoid motor made her jump and run away! With some persistence I showed her that it was safe and she now uses it without any issues at all. I was worried about how quickly the reader would work from the outside and make her think it had locked her out, however I was pleased to see that when she was running back in to escape another cat it opened instantly and shut her new friend outside for them to howl at each other through the cat flap. I also find the indicator very handy, when I get home from work I can very quickly see if she's in or out. In summary, excellent. I'm sure that there will be people who don't have a similar experience. My cat is a bit of a wuss so she doesn't really try very hard to defeat the locking mechanism when it won't let her out, she just accepts that it's locked and walks away. If you've got a cat who can open doors etc then they might be able to unlock the flap. It bolts with the solenoid on 2 plastic pins in the center bottom of the flap. Really the 2 plastic pins should be further apart, as it allows the bottom corners to be pulled.

My advise is read the bad reviews, I’m fairly tech savvy and handy with tools too so I figured the bad reviews where people not being able to program the cat flap properly or miss installing. Ok the idea behind this is good but in practice it fundamentally doesn’t work, I wanted this model as it shows if your cat is in our out and my cat is only 8 months old so I’m nervous about him being out, 99% of the time the reader doesn’t acknowledge the chip in my cat and when it does the noise is enough to scare any cat away let alone a kitten, the actual way it locks is good as no cat can open it with a claw but if it doesn’t work for your own cat in it’s not worth it. As for the indicator to say if he’s in or out that didn’t work either, the very few times it did let him in it shows him as out so fundamentally useless. A minor thing, the screws supplied are not fit for purpose either, a standard door panel installation about 1.5- 2 cm thick the middle screw size can’t get through the outer surround and the door panel with enough to grip the mechanism on the other side, if you use the next size up there are so long they go through the door and stop on the outer most part of the mechanism meaning I couldn’t tighten the screws as it would either burst through the frame of the cat flap or bend it so the plastic deformed. Avoid this product. I bought a sureflap microchip cat flap and so far so good, my cat has used it and it’s working well, my only issue was it’s a slightly smaller devise so the hole I cut into my door needed packing out to fit this so buy the sureflap first. Observation I would say a cat possibly could get a claw underneath from the outside but we’ll have to wait and see.

I read many review for many different cat flaps before finally deciding on this one . Its reasonably easy to install , mines in a UPVC door , I needed a drill and jigsaw. It takes 4 AA batteries , not included . The setting up of the functions was a bit fiddly but with patients and reading the instructions carefully , even I managed it . You have to press quite hard and in the middle of the small buttons. Its best to programme the cats microchip in before installing . Plenty of Dreamies enticed mine through the opened flap to do this . Then once installed sort out the rest of the programming . I had a little trouble programming in the actual now time . I felt the instructions weren't clear for that step but managed . Then i programme what time the flap unlocked and could be accessed both ways in the morning and what time it locked to 'come in only" at the night time by following the instructions . You must remember to save each step . Maybe an app on the phone would make programming a bit less fiddly , just a suggestion . I like the fact there is a little icon for each cat on the display strip that shows whether they are in or out . There is also apparently a function that shows how long they have been in or out but I haven't felt the need to set that up. There was mention of the flap being noisy when unlocking with the microchip recognition but my 2 kitties soon realised that noise ment it would open and let them through. . There was some catflap reviews of the flaps closing hard ,trapping tails . This flap closes gently on the tail if they don't move quickly through then locks once the tail is clear . I no longer feel guilty at having to leave my furry friends shut in the house while I'm on a long work day . Though a bit pricy I would highly recommend 5⭐️

Dit is inmiddels mijn 2e luik van dit merk, de 1e is er na 5 jaar mee gestopt. De binnenzijde vh luik (met de timer) is een keer nat geregend terwijl de deur open stond. Sindsdien bleef de tijd niet op zijn tijd staan en daardoor liep ook de timer niet goed en waren de katten nog binnen terwijl ze naar buiten hadden moeten kunnen of s'nachts op pad terwijl ze binnen hoorde te zijn. De vorige had 3 jaar garantie en deze 2, dus de nieuwe eigenaar heeft er een jaar afgehaald. (jammer) Het luik werkt prima zoals gezegd, het instellen lijkt moeilijker dan het is. Ja de knopjes moet je stevig indrukken, maar daar raak je gewend aan. De katten met een geinplanteerde chip 'inscannen' kun je het beste doen voordat je het luik plaatst. Onze katten zijn hem gewend maar blijven het soms wat spannend vinden om in of uit te gaan door het luik, maar voor een snoepje vliegen ze er doorheen. De prijs is wel hoog voor deze luik, maar hij heeft ons bewezen dat hij het waard is. Als wij er een paar dagen niet zijn kunnen de katten gewoon naar binnen en buiten op de tijden die wij ingesteld hebben.

Wir haben die Katzenklappe nun seit ca. 1 1/2 Monaten im Einsatz und bisher erfüllt sie Ihren Zweck wunderbar. Besonders toll ist die Programmierbarkeit, so dass beispielsweise unsere Katzen zwischen 8-21 Uhr rein- und rausgehen können und nach 21 Uhr bis 8 Uhr morgens nur reinkommen können. Die Entriegelung ist zwar etwas lauter als man das erwarten würde, aber da wir die Klappe im Kellerfenster eingebaut haben stört uns dies nicht sonderlich. Die Eingewöhnung war bei unseren Katzen ziemlich schnell erfolgt, wir hatten sie einfach mit etwas Futter durch die Klappe rein und rausgelockt, nach ein paar Stunden sind sie dann schon ziemlich flott durch die Katzenklappe hindurchgefetzt. Negativ an der Klappe ist uns bei der ersten Inbetriebnahme aufgefallen, dass sich unsere Katzen erst nicht einprogrammieren ließen. Nach einem Gerätereset hat dies aber dann ohne Probleme funktioniert. Die Anzeige wo sich welche Katze befindet (Drinnen/Draußen) ist zwar an und für sich eine super Idee, funktioniert nur leider nicht ganz zuverlässig. Was ich leider auch nicht optimal finde ist die etwas fummelige Bedienung mit den 4 Tastern, vor allem für die Grundfunktion ob die Katzen rein/raus/rein&raus/ect... gehen können wäre ein Schnellwahlschalter/taster ideal. Die Abdichtung zwischen der beweglichen Klappe und dem Rahmen ist leider auch nicht ganz ideal, ist aber denke ich kaum technisch zu lösen bei einer Klappe die in beide Richtungen leichtgängig zu öffnen sein muss. Die Installation ist im übrigen für jede(n) geübete(n) Heimwerker(in) leicht durchzuführen, ich hatte in eine 25 mm starke Plexiglasscheibe den Ausschnitt vorgesehen und gegen das Doppelisolierverglaste Scheibenelement in unserem Kreuzfenster ausgetauscht, man sollte nur darauf achten die mitgelieferten Schrauben evtl. zu kürzen je nachdem wie dick die Trägerplatte ist. Zusammengefasst finde ich es ein gelungenes Produkt auch wenn sicherlich noch Potential für Optimierungen vorhanden ist.

This cat door saved us. It took a while before my cat figured out, I mean like 2 months while, so be patient, but once he did, we all Iive better lives. It works as expected, it definitely took us a bit to figure out the settings and schedule but it works with a tag and with the microchip my cat has. The only negative I have the locking system is loud so don't install it anywhere near your bedroom.

The tunnel depth of the cat flap is 10 cm, which I was not aware of at the time of purchase. My door is only 6 cm thick. When I asked what should be done with the excess 4 cm, I was advised to saw off the surplus. However, there was a sticker on the cat flap clearly stating that nothing should be sawn off, as there is a wire running along the side. This is contradictory and concerning. Although I do not particularly mind the 4 cm excess, the conflicting instructions are problematic. After preparing the opening in the door, I proceeded to programme the cat flap. The registration of the cats worked without issue, and I was able to set the curfew between 19:00 and 06:00. However, there are no instructions explaining how to set the actual system time. I spent a frustrating hour attempting to resolve this (including consulting AI assistance), but without success. I have contacted customer support regarding this issue but have not yet received a response. We then installed the cat flap in the door, ensuring that it was correctly aligned and able to open in both directions. However, even when the cats were directly in front of the flap, it did not unlock or respond. I have now ordered ID tags at EUR 12 each and hope this will resolve the issue.

Très bien