Pet Doors
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General Information for
Electronic Door Mount Pet Doors

 There are three main reasons to get an 'electronic' pet door:

•   To let your pets in and out while keeping out neighborhood pets and other animals.

•   Keep one pet in, often a cat, while letting others out.

•   To improve security--a person can't get in either.

In addition to these, there are a few more less common ones:

•   To lock baby in while letting the pets out.

•   To prevent the wind blowing the pet door open--electronics are wind-proof.

If you haven't got one of these reasons, we recommend you select a manual pet door. It will be simpler, less expensive and more reliable.

To install a large electronic in a wall, use one of the choices above and frame out the wall first. We recommend a licensed contractor for that job unless you are particularly skilled in construction. Note that the Staywell 500 and the Staywell 400 Magnetic may be equipped with additional tunnel sections making them  "self-framing" in a wall installation!  For larger pets both the PlexiDor Electronic and Power Pet Door have "self-framing" options.

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