If you are home the door is okay. It does not open and shut every time. So for me useless. I need a door that opens and shuts while I go on vacations.
The door sometimes opens all the way, sometimes only part way, sometimes not at all. Same in closing, sometimes it closes all the way, sometimes not, sometimes doesn't close at all. We have had it a year, I am ready to order a different brand and have over $400 invested. What a waste.
I will say that that when the door fails you can just go out and press the button and it will close or open as wanted. So its a good door if you use it manually. Right now its been opening every morning, all the way open. But it isn't closing at all.
We tried many things to "fix" it. Changed the battery, tried resetting it, lubed it, and lastly, raised it up well off the floor, (the hens must jump in and out) in case shavings were stopping it. Though we have checked for any thing like a feather or pine shaving in the way.
For me the door is useless. I feel bad for the people who make it, this is the first negative review I have ever posted any where. But thats a lot of money for a total failure to work as promised.
The door sometimes opens all the way, sometimes only part way, sometimes not at all. Same in closing, sometimes it closes all the way, sometimes not, sometimes doesn't close at all. We have had it a year, I am ready to order a different brand and have over $400 invested. What a waste.
I will say that that when the door fails you can just go out and press the button and it will close or open as wanted. So its a good door if you use it manually. Right now its been opening every morning, all the way open. But it isn't closing at all.
We tried many things to "fix" it. Changed the battery, tried resetting it, lubed it, and lastly, raised it up well off the floor, (the hens must jump in and out) in case shavings were stopping it. Though we have checked for any thing like a feather or pine shaving in the way.
For me the door is useless. I feel bad for the people who make it, this is the first negative review I have ever posted any where. But thats a lot of money for a total failure to work as promised.