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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Nick'sGrammy Nov 11, 2009
By V. Holler
"Nick's Grammy"
Best product I've purchased yet! Was afraid it would be more difficult to put together than I would have wanted, turned out to only take about 20 minutes and was soooo easy! Works exactly like it should and much, much nicer than any child/pet gate I've previously owned. Best part is not having a bar near the floor to walk over as with other walk thru baby gates.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Best Infant Gate Mar 09, 2011
By Nhatman
Having tried 3 other gates, this gate is by far, the best one. Yes, it's a little more expensive than most others, but I think the price difference is small but oh, so worth it.
The installation is very easy. The screws that come with the gate are short and are probably meant for installing the gate at doorways where you would be screwing directly into the wood door jamb. But if you are like me, you most likely will be installing it into some drywall, so you will need longer screws (and possibly drywall anchors if you cannot screw directly into a stud). To me, this is a minor inconvenience because I have so many extra screws and various hardware in the garage.
I'm fairly handy (engineer by profession) and was able to install this gate in about 15 minutes. The setscrews that are used to adjust and set the width of the gate were too short so I placed a penny between the setscrew and the gate. This helped to close that gap and also to protect the gate from the setscrew digging into it. I don't consider this a show-stopper.
What I love about this gate is how easy it is to operate, especially with one hand. Pull the ring up and twist. The mechanism is simple which is the beauty of it. As an aerospace engineer, we like to design under the mantra of KISS (keep it simple, stupid). The simpler the design, the less chances of things malfunctioning or going wrong.
The main reason I bought this gate was because of the auto-lock feature (not to be confused with auto-close). The feature is perfect because once you unlock/open it, all you have to do is close the gate and it automatically locks again. The gate has the option of being able to open both ways or you can set it so that it will only open in one direction (for safety reasons, like when installed at the top of the stairs).
Another nice feature is that if you wanted to remove the gate, it's very simple. You simply remove a split-ring (aka, a key ring), slide up the hinge-rod, and the entire gate is off. The only things left are what's screwed to the wall -- the hinge bracket and the locking mechanism.
At night, when we like to leave the gate open, I've installed a magnetic latch on the wall, close to the floor, that holds the gate open at night so we don't accidentally run into it. The magnetic latch costs about $2 at the local hardware store and perfectly attracts to the steel bracket (where the setscrews are) at the bottom of the gate. The main body of the gate is aluminum so the magnet would not work, but luckily, those brackets are steel. My wife loves that I came up with this as it keeps the gate out of our way when we need it to. I might even suggest to the manufacturers to include this cheap, but very useful, magnetic latch as part of the gate.
Overall, we love this gate. Other gates are difficult to open/close, flimsy, difficult to install, and/or just too flimsy.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Best gate we've found! May 28, 2010
By Longfellows
"Longfellows"
Was easy to install -- much better quality than the other baby gates we bought at Babies R Us. In fact I was soooo disappointed with the gates at Babies R Us, I did quite a bit of research --> found the Cardinal website to be very informative, with videos, about how their gates function. I rarely write reviews, but I think these Cardinal gates are much better than other baby gates on the market!
Easy for my wife and I to quickly open and close -- with just one finger. This gate is perfect for a high traffic area.
Agree with some other reviewers though, you do need longer screws if securing one end into a stud through drywall. I just used a couple drywall screws -- worked great.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 good gate - inadequate hardware included Dec 18, 2010
By off to the h/w store
Overall the gate is well designed and functional, but it really irks me that they cannot seem to send long enough screws to mount this thing. It wouldn't be that hard to do.
I like complete packages, and wouldn't feel good giving 4-5 stars until they correct this issue. Most folks, I imagine, will want to mount through drywall or plaster into a stud. Further, I think most would want the security that comes with a longer mounting screw.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Perfect gate! Jan 14, 2008
By Astrid
"faithful scientist"
We use this gate in our home to keep the dogs out of the cat side of the house. It is really sturdy, easy to install and has been a huge improvement over the last gate we used. Excellent product!
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