How well do these do on doors where foam/felt strips are needed to keep out the drafts? Door needs some movment for temp swings up here. 90Deg, -30Deg
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I have weather stripping on my doors and it does not interfere with the door. You may find that the door closes a little harder or tighter than normal but shouldn't interfere other than that.
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The door striker openings have a little bit of extra space. Our doors have a foam strip in the door jam that the door closes against and the door can close, albeit firmly. When you install the strips you can mount them within the tolerance of the door striker opening. However, making those pre-manufactured openings larger would be difficult without proper tools.
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Mine is a fiberglass door with rubber strip and it does allow some slight air flow, but no daylight. Its 24 here in teens tonight.
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Most door frames are made from pine which is a very soft wood. A 3/4 inch hole is drilled into the frame so the deadbolt will penetrate the frame. Now instead of a 3 inch frame you have you have 1 inch then 3/4 hole then 1 inch. The Armor Concepts adds a metal 3 foot plate screwed into the 2x4 after the frame. Now you have the strength of a 2x4 added to the door frame and a metal plate. You are asking if the foam the is attached to the stop molding has anything to do with the someone kicking in a door. Since most doors open in the stop molding only prevents the door from opening outwards. Nothing to do with door being kicked in. Most door frames are made from pine which is a very soft wood. A 3/4 inch hole is drilled into the frame so the deadbolt will penetrate the frame. Now instead of a 3 inch frame you have you have 1 inch then 3/4 hole then 1 inch. The Armor Concepts adds a metal 3 foot plate screwed into the 2x4 after the frame. Now you have the strength of a 2x4 added to the door frame and a metal plate. You are asking if the foam the is attached to the stop molding has anything to do with the someone kicking in a door. Since most doors open in the stop molding only prevents the door from opening outwards.... » Read More Most door frames are made from pine which is a very soft wood. A 3/4 inch hole is drilled into the frame so the deadbolt will penetrate the frame. Now instead of a 3 inch frame you have you have 1 inch then 3/4 hole then 1 inch. The Armor Concepts adds a metal 3 foot plate screwed into the 2x4 after the frame. Now you have the strength of a 2x4 added to the door frame and a metal plate. You are asking if the foam the is attached to the stop molding has anything to do with the someone kicking in a door. Since most doors open in the stop molding only prevents the door from opening outwards. Nothing to do with door being kicked in. « Show Less
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Works grest in our application, which is a door from house to garage. Not sure if it would work as well facing a high wind.
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I would expect you would want it to be at least above 10 degrees Celsius... But you could check the specs of the caulking. Below that temp the rubber seal might be hard to work with as well. Ideally about 20+ degrees is best. Hope that helps! It's a great product worked very well for me on three doors.
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Use the Ruff Weather door from the same manufacturer. Great doors that do a great job of keeping the cold side cold and the warm side warm. The regular doors don't work very well at this.
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yes, Teri, you can. My door is metal with insulating foam inside. it is a fire rated door. it wasn't ready to cut the door, but with patience, I got it done.
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I found that do not have a lot of air coming from the flap. I have had a rubber flimsy door before and it was horrible and letting the cold air in. Maybe you can line the door with some weather stripping or use a window that is not getting so much wind. This product is the best one that I have found. The magnets are strong, and entire device is built well.
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If your garage does not have panels to attach the insulation material into it but as long as you can use the duck tape to attach the insulation material to the back of your garage door it will work to keep your garage cooler in the hot day, the winter was a bit cool from Dec to mid January in southern cal.
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It would not work without cutting a section out of the weather strip. I used on exterior diir and has to cut about a 1 1/2" section out of the weather strip to get it to work. Other than that it works great. Old house and the bottom of the door always had movement and now it is secure.
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Hi Spencer. It has magnetic strips on both flaps that are a vital part of keeping drafts out. Unfortunately, they do go 'clunk'. It's certainly not a deal breaker for us, but then, it's not in my bedroom, either. The way I'd look at it is this - if putting it in stops your cat/dog from waking you up to go outside, it's worth the very brief noise. :)
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Well I live in VT - it's been below 10 for a long time now and I have been checking the door for drafts, etc. It seems to work about as well as our back door which I have found surprising because it is just two well sealed rubber flaps. It works much better than our old PetCo cold weather door at keeping out the cold and seems like an all around much better product.
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Not at all, the only thing I might think is you should have some type of rubber skirt to insulate the outside from the in that way you wont have a draft or rain water creeping under the door. I have it intalled and I'll pay the person who can kick the door down after it's in place.
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Yes. The way I use all mine is to wrap an indoor outdoor temp sensor right in there with the heat tape. Then spray that foam insulation all around the set up. The sensor tells you what the temp is & I was pleasantly surprized at how much heat these things put out when you insulate them. Well above freezing.
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I live in a large loft with alot of living space. We have a sliding steel door that is the only thing separating us from the elements outside. I've opted to run this inside and so far so good. I'd say as long as you have a lot of ventilation you will be just fine. Also, the wick should be cut enough to not give off any toxic soot - so keep it short.
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I have these for outside under a vinyl swing set. I wouldn't pay this much for inside-- go with foam tiles instead.
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Hello Ron..I have been asked to comment on your query. The Velcro strips supplied with the insulation pads are pretty decent, in that the adhesive part works well....I cannot comment on the temperature range for application (I live in Qatar, so everything is mostly done in the higher temp ranges)....but did think it worthwhile to mention that you need to watch out for the fact that the rear section (Unltd Wrangler) of insulation, because of its size, detaches itself from the Velcro side of the strip quite often. This is a minor hassle and just needs to be "pressed" back in place. I am considering placing extra strips of Velcro in these "problem" areas. Thanks, Robert Hello Ron..I have been asked to comment on your query. The Velcro strips supplied with the insulation pads are pretty decent, in that the adhesive part works well....I cannot comment on the temperature range for application (I live in Qatar, so everything is mostly done in the higher temp ranges)....but did think it worthwhile to mention that you need to watch out for the fact that the rear section (Unltd Wrangler) of insulation, because of its size, detaches itself from the Velcro side of the strip quite often. This is a minor hassle and just needs to be "pressed" back in place.... » Read More Hello Ron..I have been asked to comment on your query. The Velcro strips supplied with the insulation pads are pretty decent, in that the adhesive part works well....I cannot comment on the temperature range for application (I live in Qatar, so everything is mostly done in the higher temp ranges)....but did think it worthwhile to mention that you need to watch out for the fact that the rear section (Unltd Wrangler) of insulation, because of its size, detaches itself from the Velcro side of the strip quite often. This is a minor hassle and just needs to be "pressed" back in place. I am considering placing extra strips of Velcro in these "problem" areas. Thanks, Robert « Show Less
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No need to worry about the width of the door; as for the thickness, unless they're REALLY think you'll be OK. The portions which attach to top and bottom of door have an adjustable tension strap between them which helps compensate for thinner doors. If your doors are still to thin then you could throw some cardboard in gaps between the door and the attachment pieces.
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I honestly don't know. I have it in my basement where it's always below 75 degrees F. It's vinyl so I would think it would be ok to a certain temp. But the adhesive might wear off and it would fall down if the door got too hot.