PetSafe Microchip Cat Flap

Set up for my outdoor cats- worked fine. A year or so later it became a bit temperamental but I think that's the inevitable damp seeping in. Keep the sensors clean too, is my advice. However my younger cat who is indoor only) has worked out how to push the tab down and hook the flap inwards. She vanished one day but luckily stayed in my garden. I thought my older cat may have let her out. It happened again - I worked out how by setting up a camera. Now I have to lock the flap inwards permanently

The hatch worked as it should until the locking button broke. I want to replace it, but I can't find this part anywhere.

...the cat flap works fine, but here too the battery consumption has increased a lot after a few years. It doesn't matter if I put in expensive Duracell batteries, they're drained in no time.

Thing worked fine for a couple of years, but for the past six months this cat flap has been eating batteries 🪫 Tried all sorts of different ones, but probably the electronics have aged after a few years, causing this issue. Because of this, your cat can't get inside anymore, which is just sad. I'm going to look for a different brand and model.

I bought the previous model 4 years ago. The manual button that lets you select the passage type (locked, entry, exit, entry and exit) is fragile, and the clip that holds it in place broke after 18 months. Customer Service sent me a new one, which also lasted 18 months; it just broke again and now Customer Service tells me it's out of stock and the part is no longer being made. Advice: switch to the current model!!!!