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Bought these because we have two new Golden Retriever puppies. They work GREAT! Keeps puppies (or kids!) in or out whichever you need. Very sturdy and well constructed. You can definitely open it with one foot if your hands are full and it easily closes with the push of a knee. Will last longer than you need it to. Highly recommended.
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This is a great product. I love the locking mechanism. It was easy to use and required a lot of force on the foot pedal to open it. My 4-year old could open it no problem (which was my desire) and it kept the 1-year old in perfectly.
Alas, I will be returning it because their 29" minimum is a hard minimum. The doorway I wanted to use this for is about 28 3/4". Even being lever with removing the nut and swapping it with some narrower washers, it still wouldn't work. If I was willing to shear off the bottom, hinge-side bolt it would have worked (there is a metal barrier inside that bolt hole that makes removal of the nut useless. But even then it would require a lot of work shimmying (sp?) into place as the vertical metal bars are just a little bit less than 29".
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I looked at a number of different child/pet gates before deciding on this one. We use three of these gates in various doors to separate areas that are off-limits for dogs. They are easy to use--the foot pedal release is very handy. We had to replace one after about a year-and-a-half--the plastic top hinge broke and was resistant to all of my repair efforts--that gate is used with a width-extender and I wonder if that had anything to do with the failure--can't see how, but that is the only thing different from the other two.
Gate is easy to install. Mounting in a doorway where you may want to close the door behind it is a problem because the foot pedal is too large. I solved that problem by sawing about an inch off of one side of the foot pedal. It's not as easy to hit the pedal, but a minor inconvenience and the door does close
This is a well-made and nicely finished product, especially for Amazon's price.
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We've had our gate for almost 3 years and have not had a problem at all. We are pretty tough on the gate too, so I was surprised to read how the gate wasn't holding up in other households. Our toddler understands how to use the gate, but cannot put enough pressure on the pedal to open the gate. He weighs 28 pounds. We are getting ready to purchase another one right now!
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We needed a sturdy gate at the top of our stairs that was pressure mounted because we had to mount it on both sides to our wood balusters. We did tons of research and finally settled on this one. We couldn't be happier with our pick! It is extremely sturdy, doesn't move in the slightest (and we use it ALL day long), and is well built. The hands-free option is an absolute must if you're getting this because you have small children. I can step on the release and nudge the gate open with my knee, so my hands are still securely on my child in my arms. I cannot imagine a child being able to open it because it does take quite a bit of pressure, in fact, our two year tries to step on it and can't budge it. The gate swings nicely in both directions and easily latches back in place. I don't especially like that the bar is underneath, but I also understand that there's no way around it. I will say that at least the designers tried to alleviate the annoyance of the bar by adding in slopping plastic mounds around the bar. They're not great but definitely better than just the bar. We also had to get the extension and it works great. Like other reviewers, I should mention that when you order the extension it's only ONE extension (I think about 5 inches or so), not two separate extensions, which is a little misleading in the description. We were right on the edge of needing another extension but it actually works great with just the one. Also, when you pull it out of the box it appears be bent, but it's made that way and it works once it's in. It's also easy to assemble and install. I highly recommend this gate! We might even get another one for the bottom of the stairs because it works so well.
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