Ideal Pet Products Replacement Flap for Ruff Weather Pet Door

I've had my RuffWeather dog door for years and have not needed to replace the flaps for 7 years! I just bought one flap because it was a little warped from time and wear. The other flap will just be transferred to the outside and cleaned up. Great product and great fit!

So far so good. Received the two replacement flaps for our RUFF WEATHER Pet Door. The old ones were rendered hors de combat after ten years of two sixty pound pooches coming and going through them often at full speed. The time had come to replace them. Ordered TWO replacement flaps (they come one to a box) and they were delivered today. Took me all of fifteen minutes to remove the old pair and install the replacements (eight screws combined). They fit perfectly and certainly look much better than the torn and bent old pair. One humorous side effect though. The two I ordered are perfectly clear. When Spirit went to come back in through the new door she saw her reflection in the plastic and started barking at herself. I had to show her that the new door really didn't come with a new pooch attached. All's well that ends well. Both pooches are once again coming and going as they see fit. Much too early to tell about durability of course but these are slightly thicker than the original flaps. Looks like another good Amazon purchase now. everyone stay safe and have a great day.

I’ve had my Ruff Weather (RW) dual flap dog door for 11 years. The door frame itself has performed superbly from an 85lb and a 110lb dog both blasting through it many times a day over the decade plus. However, the weak point of these doors -as you well know if you have one - is that after only a few weeks the flap begins to sag, resulting in a gap that renders your door not so “Ruff Weather.” Over the years I tried a few things to fix a sagging flap, and all failed, so I have had to invest hundreds of dollars in new flaps over this time. Recently I bought a brand new RW door (I put the old one on my shed studio), and I noticed that the Ideal Pet people have tried to address the gap caused by the flap sag by making the brush felt on the sides longer now, so that the felt overlaps the flap instead of just meeting it - too bad they couldn’t have addressed the cause instead of the symptom! Anyway, this time I really applied myself to finding a solution, and I came up with an inexpensive one that works: FlexFix UL Listed Duct Tape Sealer (1.89 in. x 120.3 yd). 1. Starting with the long sides, lay out a piece the tape long enough to go all the way from top to bottom of the flap. Lay the flap on the tape so the flap edge is on the center of the tape, then bring the tape up over to the top side of the flap, sandwiching the flap between the piece of tape. It’s important that the tape goes all the way top to bottom because this is what keeps it from sagging. 2. Repeat step one with the top of the flap 3. Slit the tape a bit where the flap holes are so the pegs can go through I did this then waited a year to post this, just to make sure the flap didn’t sag. It didn’t! The tape even improved the sag on the old flap a bit. Photo 1 is the gap that never fails to appear on each flap after a few weeks. Photo 2 is a brand new flap with flexfix duct tape on all four sides Photo 3 is the taped flap installed (view from inside with inside flap removed) Photo 4 is the taped flap after one year (that green on the bottom of the door itself is painter’s tape. This area is hard to clean, so I put the tape on there and when it gets dirty I just peel it up and put new down) As a bonus for you DIYers, I've included photos of the type of dog door that the Amish around here use. If you are a good trainer, this looks to me like the best fix for high wind areas. Those are self-closing hinges so the door takes a slight bit of effort to open, then snaps closed, so maybe not good for smaller dogs. My dogs were old when I got this shed with the door, one of my dog's is sensitive and they both dislike change, so I opted to replace this door with my old RW door from the house (mentioned earlier). 6/17: the photos were out of order and (hopefully) fixed.

We have had this Ruff Weather pet door for quite a few years. I decided that I needed to replace a flap when the old one was so warped that the cold air was streaming in around it. The old one was also so yellowed and dirty that we couldn't see through it. It was easy to install the new flap, and it fit perfectly. It seems sturdy, although time will tell with regard to its durability. After installing this flap, I was surprised to see that the dog door actually has two flaps - you just couldn't see the second flap through the old flap. So, I just ordered a second flap - based on my experience with the first, I don't anticipate any problems.

Great quality item and couldn't be easier to install. But way OVERPRICED, for what it is. But don't try to save money like I did and buy one of the generic off-brand ones here on amazon....the sizes are deceptively close but not the same. The generic one I originally ordered said it was a replacement for this item but left a full open inch of space at the bottom of the dog door. So I bought this, rather begrudgingly, and it fits PERFECTLY. And is so easy to replace. I just think that it is way overpriced given that it is literally just a sheet of heavy transparent vinyl (or whatever it is) with some holes punched in the top and a metal weight on the bottom. But what do I know?

The flaps come in a flat box so they fit perfectly unlike the ones bought previously that come rolled and are useless. These are really expensive but we were in line for a big ice storm and didn't have time to find a cheaper brand that would be mailed in a flat box.

Actually, better then pictured

These are original equipment flaps.I strongly suggest that you buy these . They work as they should.I have bought Replacement flaps at half the cost They look good but they come rolled up in a tube. They are much stiffer and even after a month they try retain the rolled up on the ends and do not seal out the weather at all .

It is actually 14" total in length, for those that are afraid it may be too short.

Just as described, its great.

This item is as listed. Fit perfectly took less than 3 mins to change both flaps.

works great fits a bit small but does the job

Product works really well and let’s in lots of light