Cat Mate Microchip 360W Cat Flap

I have had it for an year and was great, then it stop working. I changed battery, reprogrammed it, did a reconfiguration of setting, all they said and it has never open for my cat again. Tested my cats chip and it is working perfectly.

This cat flap is as good as previous reviews but I cannot for the life of me work out how to programme for the evening In Only mode so I have to do it manually at night and in the morning. The instructions need to be much clearer; I think there is a stage missing.

This is the third type of microchip flap that we've bought. The 1st one only worked when connected to mains power. The 2nd one would only open from the inside, so our cat was stuck outside. This cat flap keeps our little escape artist inside when it's locked. He had a bit of difficulty to start. The reader takes a short time to read the microchip before it opens the door. He is used to it now.

This cat flap does what it should. The manual makes installation and setup relatively simple. The flap opens for the right cats at the right time!

We have a wooden door with a metal core. This cat flap is the only one that offers an adapter frame, so it works with our door that has a metal core. As is well known, chip readers often have trouble reading chips when there’s metal in the door. We’ve been using it since last summer. The first set of batteries is still going strong according to the battery checker.

Works great.

The main title of the product listing is "Cat Mate Cat Flap with Timer Function" and the description explains the timer system, but the item being sold is only an accessory for adapting to the said cat flap, not the timer cat flap itself. I have to return the product because it doesn't match what I wanted. The listing is unclear and poorly written.

In terms of functionality, the flap is excellent, especially for this price. However, the big downside is the noise level. As far as I can tell, this seems to be a problem shared by all available cat flaps: the locking mechanism is very loud. In my case, the door is only about a metre away from where I sleep, so it’s really annoying at night. I’m also worried about the neighbours’ nerves, as sounds tend to echo between the blocks here.

The product I received doesn’t match the description or the downloadable supplier manual. It’s just an adaptation kit with no timer function and no door. I’m sending it back.

Tá sé seo iontach ar fad, tá micrishlis ag mo chait agus bhí sé thar a bheith éasca é a chur ar bun. Tá sé de mhéid maith mar tá ceann de mo chait mór, agus téann sé tríd go héasca. Tá an caighdeán tógála ar fheabhas, agus mholfainn é gan aon leisce.