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Installing a Petsafe Removable Dog Panel

What you need

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    • Make sure you have all the tools necessary.

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    • Receive your PetSafe dog door in the mail.

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    • Measure the height of the sliding glass door frame.

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    • Remove your lock latch from the sliding door frame.

    • Lock latches may vary

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    • Slide the top of your dog panel into the top track of the sliding glass door.

    • Place the bottom portion of the dog panel into the bottom track of the sliding glass door.

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    • Measure 12” from the top, down the side of your sliding glass door frame and mark it.

    • Mark 1” above the pet flap onto the edge of your sliding glass door.

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    • With a 9/64ths drill bit, drill clearance holes into the marks made on the sliding glass door frame

    • DO NOT GO THROUGH THE DOG PANEL

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    • Fasten the panel to the interior side of the sliding glass frame with the provided ⅝” screws.

    • MAKE SURE YOU ARE DRILLING OUTSIDE OF THE RIBBED LINE ON THE DOG PANEL.

    • DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.

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    • Tighten the screws with a screwdriver.

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    • Repeat steps 8 and 9 to secure the dog panel into place. Follow these steps when drilling into the clearance hole marked at the top of the frame.

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    • Slide your sliding door flush against the dog door.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Joshua Novello

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2 Comments

My dog won’t push hard enough for the magnet to open. Is there a way to temporarily remove the magnet on either the frame or the flap?

LisaD - Reply

LisaD put a piece of masking tape over the magnet or a couple of layers of tape to make it easier to open maybe?

Robert Merry -

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