Pet Mate 4-Way Cat Flap Electromagnetic - Reviews
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30.8.2020
(Full Review)When I 1st had my cat I chose this particular cat flap unit to be fitted in the new external kitchen door because of the 4-way locking ability was perfect for all my needs. It lasted 10years and would still of been ok if not for the shadow boxing the cat chose to do on it fighting the bigger cats from the relative safety of indoors. So over time the flap and whole unit took a battering. I'm happy to say she's grown out of that phase now.So when choosing a replacement unit it was a simple choice and much easier to pick the exact same one because size wise the fitting would be simple.I found Amazon to be the cheapest by far than anywhere else I looked with most units selling upwards
7.2.2018
I installed one of these when I got my cats, some 15 years ago. With minimal maintenance, it's proved very reliable. I've had a few minor issues, which I list below.First, the collar-mounted magnets have an arrow on the top, which needs to face forwards. Failure to observe this left us with a flap which appeared to work sporadically after a couple of collar changes. Clearly an incorrectly oriented magnet can still operate the flap if the cat happens to get into just the right position, making it look like an intermittent problem. Easy problem to resolve, once identified.One of my cats got a bit panicky when (intentionally) locked in. Perhaps he suspected the impending visit to the vet :-) Anyway,
9.6.2011
After 2 years of exasperating battles with the neighbourhood's smelly toms coming in through the flap and eating my cat's food, I eventually bought this electromagnetic flap. I had one years ago for a different cat, but at that time the collar magnet was quite large and heavy so I was reluctant to buy another. Sheer desperation made me try this solution as a last resort.I was pleasantly surprised to see that the magnet is now much smaller and hangs from the collar. Although my cat had not used an electromagnetic flap before, she learned to use it very quickly. It's been in place now for about 3 months, and apart from one occasion in the first few days,
28.9.2013
I bought this cat-flap in order to keep out the neighbourhood hooligans who torment my cat, eat her food and make themselves comfortable in my house!! After having to enlarge the hole in the door from the previous flap I found it easy to fit and the quality much superior than my previous Staywell, better fitting and draft-proofed. My cat took to wearing a collar and magnet ok and has had no problem using the flap. For a couple of months all was well until 2am one morning when I was awoken by a cat fight in my bedroom - yes, the little hooligan had got in. On investigation I found that the plastic flap had broken where the magnetic stop hit it (as in a previous review).On the plus side Mr Pets sent a replacement within days and with help it was fitted it in about 10 mins.
12.11.2015
We've had this installed for a few months now and are pleased with it. It does everything that it promises. It only uses magnets to open, but as we live in the middle of nowhere, there wasn't likely to be other cats around using magnet opening cat flaps so that wasn't going to be (and hasn't been) an issue. It took the more timid cat a while to get used to, as there is a distinct "click" as the cat approaches, causing her to back off then try again, "click" again.... you get the picture. When she got hungry enough, she started using it, the other 2 cats were fine. I bought spare magnets, but haven't needed them because we bought good quality collars.
30.4.2013
Purchased this cat flap because I have been feeding a stray with no home and he has now adopted me, AND lets himself in by head butting the LOCKED manual cat flap, so decided on this magnetic one after reading reviews of another make. This is much sturdier than the than the old one, (a leading brand, and although my cat had never worn a collar before she has has quickly become used to it, and after encouraging her, she now lets herself in regularly, BUT old Ginger Tom CANNOT get in anymore. Only one criticism, the screws provided seem to be for a door up to 24mm thick, my double glazed plastic door panel is 30mm thick, so had to search out some longer screws to enable fitting.Overall very pleased with this product,
22.11.2012
This was a replacement for the identical 'cat flap' that had become damaged following an attempted break-in by other local cats! As the original had been in use for c. 8 years it would have been the ideal time to change the flap had I not been entirely happy with this product. It is a simple to use cat-flap (for the cats!). They just need the magnetic tag to activate the flap and they are straight in - without other cats being able to follow. They are therefore happy knowing that other strays cannot get into their home. Other 'fun tags' (in interesting shapes) do work too - as long as they are strongly magnetic.
24.5.2010
I love this cat flap. I was nervous before buying it in case the cat couldn't work it, she kept losing her tag or whether other cats could get in anyway but I needn't have worried. I am SO please I got this now. It has different settings so you can lock it at night or lock it one way. The cat has no problem using it and it has kept out some other huge tom cats in the garden who I was worried would spray if they got in the house. One of the bigger ones was headbutting it but luckily it was strong enough to keep him out and stop him terrorising my poor moggy!The magnets are not cumbersome and fit on her collar nicely and she hasn't got anything stuck to it yet (read horror stories of cats getting
31.7.2018
Quick delivery. I bought this as a replacement for my existing old catflap which had lost the inside magnet that brings the flap back to the lock position. I did consider the e chip version but strangely Pet Mate make all their flaps with different hole cut out sizes and so are missing out on an upgrade opportunity and are frustrating customers. Fitting was compatible with the old electromagnetic flap so only had to replace the outside main component. The screws fitted exactly the old holes and required little pressure to tighten. Despite this one head sheared before any final tightening had been applied. One star removed because the manufacturer should be a little more considerate in making a line of catflap that are backward and forward compatible.
17.3.2013
I have used this model of cat flap for 23yrs before on my old wooden door, so we did not hesitate on buying a new one when we moved home and bought new tough steel reinforced doors we had to get the manufacturer to fit the cat flap while making our new door. We have always had two cats, and even our kitten who rushes through the cat flap really fast manages to get her magnet to open the door every time. This cat flap is also drought proof. It gives you peace of mind that your cat can go out and in as it pleases and best of all you don't need a litter tray any more. We have never had any neighboring cat come in our house with this cat flap,
23.5.2013
My cat, or a ravening monster following her, managed to smash the existing cat-flap door in two, leaving me with the problem of finding and fitting a new one. The task seemed daunting, given the present mania for change (usually to make it prettier rather than to improve its performance).and given that the old one was at least 16 years old. I couldn't find the make of the old one, so I looked on Amazon for something which seemed about the same size to avoid, as far as possible, altering the hole. I decided that the on which seemed nearest was the catmate and sent for it. Delivery was as prompt as it usually is from Amazon and, surprise, surprise, the door was identical,
30.3.2019
This Pet Mate design has been around for many years (our previous Pet Mate survived 20+ years) and now with a new cat felt it appropriate to replace with a new pet flap.. Glad I didn't have the hassle of having to change size of hole in our big Vctorian kitchen door because the dimensions and style of the original were still available. Simply unscrewed our old one and popped in the new one - job took no more than 6 minutes.Most importantly this brand still available in a brown option which matches our wooden door better than most brands who only manufacture white. Magnets are smaller and lighter than before Would always recommend this brand - quality/durable/stylish/easy to fit/easy to
11.12.2013
Really good product. Stopped the strays getting in and urinating in the front room or fighting with our cat under the bed during the night. Because of all these invasions of territory our little kitty was getting worked up and getting abit nervous but this cat flap solved the problems. Cat had no problem getting in and out of it after a few practices. Really took a lot of the stress out of having an outdoor cat and she loved her freedom. You can change settings so your cat can only get though it in one direction, both, or lock it. You can use other magnets with it, we used petsafe magnetic collar keys because the official ones are expensive to replace. Its just a shame the cat ran away!
22.6.2011
I found this catflap to work quite effectively and really only have two comments.... Sometimes if the cat comes in slowly the cat flap does not lock and some of the local cats and one cheeky squirrel tail gate. I would say that this happens about 15% of the time. Secondly the cat magnets are quite large and it would be great if these could be made smaller as I can not say how many my cat has lost over the past year. He is quite active and the magnet catches on the fence and off pops the safety collar. I did have to purchase plastic name tags as one other person mentioned the magnet is quite strong and the name tag clung to the magnet which was a bit uncomfortable for my little guy...
24.2.2014
I would've given this cat flap 5 stars except for the fact the flap initially wasn't closing. I had to sand the top of the perspex flap down a mm or so, but it works fine now, and there have been no unwelcome cats coming in and spraying in my kitchen and lounge. It has probably saved the lives of said cats as I would've throttled them if I'd got my hands on them. However I did discover that rubbing half a lemon onto sprayed area did get rid of the smell.The magnetic key tabs are small and inconspicuous, and provide moments of hilarity eg when a steel ruler got stuck on my cat's collar.All round a far superior product to the Staywell infra red, highly recommended.