petWALK - Dialog

petWALK animal doors have an sophisticated battery management system, which keeps the accu pack fit and charged. Nevertheless accus run through an aging process and need to be replaced after a couple of years.The capacity of the backup battery is dimensioned that in the case of a power failure, for example by a thunderstorm, all your animals can still come home and the door is safely locked.

The standard backup batteries keep petWALK doors operational during an power failure, e.g. caused by a thunderstorm. In this case the door enteres a special mode, where all your animals can get into the house, but no longer out and the door locks in an secure mode. At the same time you are visually and audibly notified thereof. So you can be sure that no pet has to stay out and your home stays safe.

No, Petwalk stores all information in a nonvolatile memory that retains data even without power. The real time clock has an additional small battery (CR3230), which keeps it running even without external power for many years.

No, because petWALK doors have an AC adapter that converts the 230 volt line voltage to safe 24 volts. So even if your pet would bite through the cable it would not be harmed.

At the 16th International Passive House Conference 2012 in Hannover petWALK doors have been presented the very first time to more than 1,000 building experts from 40 countries. The response was overwhelming, because this innovation was seen in the professional world since many years as an unsolved problem and a synonym for the last capstone the passive house concept still lacked. The attending media was impressed by the unique features and the quality of the product, such as the magazine „Passivhaus Kompendium“ But petWALK doors can do much more and are not only the world's first solution for passive and low energy houses, but a long-awaited relief for all dog and cat owners, who want to allow their animals free run in the garden. Currently, the doors are optimized in intensive field tests and the availability is scheduled for autumn 2012; interested, selected customers have the opportunity to purchase and try petWALK in their own environment free of risk as part of a broad audience test program already in summer.

Im Rahmen der 16. internationalen Passivhaustagung 2012 in Hannover wurden  petWALK Türen erstmals vor mehr als 1.000 Experten aus 40 Ländern der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Das Feedback war überwältigend, galt diese Innovation in der Fachwelt doch seit Jahren als bislang ungelöstes Problem und Synonym für den Schlussstein, der dem Passivhaus noch fehlte. Auch die anwesenden Medienvertreter zeigten sich beeindruckt von den besonderen Eigenschaften und der Qualität des Produktes, wie z.B. das Fachmagazin „Passivhaus Kompendium“ petWALK Türen können aber noch viel mehr und sind deshalb nicht nur die weltweite erste Lösung für Passiv- und Niedrigenergiehäuser, sondern eine lang ersehnte Erleichterung für jeden Hunde- und Katzenbesitzer, der seinen Tieren freien Auslauf ermöglichen möchte. Derzeit werden die Türen in intensiven Praxistests auf Herz und Nieren geprüft. Der Verkaufsstart ist für den Herbst 2012 geplant; interessierte, ausgewählte Kunden haben aber die Möglichkeit petWALK bereits ab Sommer risikolos im Rahmen eines breit angelegten Publikumstestprogrammes zu erwerben und in Ihrem Umfeld zu testen.

Due to the increasing energy prices in the recent years and the ecological problems caused by us humans, the importance of good building insulation is generally understood.

Nevertheless animal lovers are forced up today to accept a massive insulation inflict, if the want to allow their four-legged friends free access to the garden.

Conventional flaps made ​​of hard plastic without any insulating can be seen as as a hole in the house and a thermal bridge.

petWALK have an U-value of less than 0.7 W/m²  in the Passive House version, which equals passive house windows. That way each house could save energy of more than 500kw /year!

If all pet doors would offer the same airtight sealing and thermal insulating of a petWALK door, we could save up to 3 million tons of CO2 each year - which is the average CO2 emissions of nearly 3,500 small cars - this savings could reduce the CO2 "paw print" per animal by approximately 11%.

Even well-insulated houses loose up to 60% of the heating energy due to leaks in the building envelope. A simple plastic flap is nothing than a big leak. The cold air entering through the gaps of the flap must be heated again and this increases the heating costs.

In buildings with heat-recovery ventilation, like in modern modern passive houses, this increased heating load may not be compensated, which means that on cold winter days the desired room temperature can not be achieved.

Pressure and temperature differences between indoor environment cause drafts flowing through the gaps of a conventional flap, which might even open through wind pressure. The penetrating cold air caused in addition to the energy loss also an uncomfortable feeling.

petWALK exceeds with its double seals and a unique design even the strict requirements for passive house components and is tested and certified at the highest airtightness class. That way it guarantees that never again uncontrolled airflow through the animal entrance causes cold feet due.

Here you'll find more information and in our download area you can find certificates and test logs.

Even if the surrounding components have a good sound absorption, gaps like in conventional cat flaps, can increase the noise level considerably.  It's similar having a window flipped opened.

Through the use of insulating materials and the absolute airtight seal petWALK can reduce environmental noise significantly.

Conventional pet flaps are mounted from a building physics perspective on the wrong side of the building. The reduced surface temperature on the inside and the associated condensation cause great danger of mold formation. petWALK doors - just like good windows - are located in the insulation level of the building and thus avoid a shift of the dew point. Due to the very good insulation they offer also on cold days sufficiently high surface temperature on the inside and therefore avoid condensation. These facts effectively prevent mold growth.