Power Pet Automatic Electronic Pet Door by High Tech Pet - Pet Operated Dog Door, High Security, Air Tight, for Medium Dogs up to 30 lbs. (8¼" X 10" Pet Opening), Door Mount, Easy Install - PX1-Medium Review

Our scorecard

The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other dog and cat food, health, gear and grooming we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.

Overview

['This Power Pet door from High Tech Pet is a pet-operated automatic door rather than a passive flap, with an 8.25 by 10 inch opening sized for dogs up to 30 pounds. It mounts to an existing door rather than requiring a wall cutout, and the aluminum frame and panel construction is built to handle repeated automatic cycling.', "High Tech Pet markets it as high security and air tight, and it uses a magnetic closure that fits into a door frame up to 2 inches thick. It's finished in gold, a distinct look compared to the white finishes common elsewhere in this category, and it ranks #7 in Electronic Dog Doors on Amazon's own category rankings.", "At $419.00, it's priced well below the PlexiDor wall-mount unit but above the manual sliding glass inserts, reflecting its automatic, pet-operated mechanism. With 249 reviews averaging 4.4 stars, it has both a larger review base and a stronger rating than most other doors in this set, even though it shows 0 units bought in the past month."]

Specifications

Breed size

Medium

Performance notes

The magnetic closure combined with an aluminum frame is built to support the 'air tight' and 'high security' claims on the listing, since a pet-operated automatic door needs a tight seal when closed to avoid drafts or unwanted entry. The 2 inch maximum door thickness spec means it's meant for standard exterior or interior doors rather than unusually thick ones, and the 8.25 by 10 inch opening is sized specifically for the medium, 30 pound weight class.

What buyers say

With 249 reviews and a 4.4 star average, this is one of the more trusted and heavily reviewed doors in this set, even though the 0 units bought in the past month suggests current sales have slowed from whatever period generated most of that review volume.