Twin Draft Guard Brown
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Twin Draft Guard Brown
Customer Review: I can't believe I fell for it
Summary: 1 Stars
I can't believe I got taken again by an "as seen on TV" product. This one is as bad as the doggie toenail rotary filer. It doesn't work at all. It just bunches up and gets crammed under the door. I thought I could at least use it to keep the drafts out by sort of placing it in front of the door when the door is closed, but then the dog thought it was a dog toy and he ate it. Now I have little chunks of foam rubber all over the place. Boy do I feel dumb.
Look at the door in the picture. Notice how there is no carpet, no door jam, no obstacle of any kind on either side of the door. Does your door look like that? Or is there a raised ridge, or a difference in elevation, or any other kind of floor element that will cause any kind of friction? Because unless you have a perfect door on a perfectly flat floor, this product will not work.
Save your money and buy your dog a toy that he can chew on without making a mess and possibly killing himself.
Customer Review: Works fine after some adjustment
Summary: 4 Stars
So the concept of having a "special" cloth sewn to insert two foam cylinders to trap heat might not sound that great. But a lazy guy like me, I figure I might as well pay the 10 bucks to fix my door problem. When I opened the package, I was a bit disappointed that the guards were just foam, and also that there wasn't anything to kept the guards stuck to the bottom of the door.
But nevertheless, I measured the foam cylinders and cut it accorindingly to my door width, and slid it under the door. It didnt really work becuase I had a carpet and it would keep getting stuck, so I just put velcro in between the two draft guards and stuck it under my door. NOW it works great because there's really no gap between my door and the floor. The gap's closed, so problem fixed!
Overall, I probably could've bought two foam cylinders myself and tape it under my door, but then again I wouldn't have since I never came up with the idea. A decent buy at 10 bucks.
Customer Review: Item not as pictured
Summary: 1 Stars
The box the draft guard came in had a picture of a brown draft guard and some instructions for fitting the pieces together. From the box it seemed there should have been 4 pieces of foam that could be connected to form two longer straight pieces. But what was in the box were two full length foam tubes that had been bent in half. Also, the color of the fabric part was wrong, black, not brown. The tubes that had been bent in half couldn't be straightened out completely. The fabric was very cheap and non-sturdy seeming and was the wrong color. Not sure whether the company full filling this order had been duped or if they were trying to dupe me.
The good news is I returned this without much trouble, except for the hassle of having to take the box to the UPS store.
I wouldn't buy this product, no matter how cheap. You're better off using rolled up old towels and taping them to your door or something.
Customer Review: Useless unless it fits *JUST* right
Summary: 1 Stars
This item is useless. I imagine it *might* work if my door were precisely wide enough to fill the channel created by the cloth cover, which *might* possibly cinch the two styrofoam sides of the doorguard flush with the door. But since my door isn't wide enough to fill that channel, the installed DraftGuard rides above the gap in the doorframe, which of course defeats its purpose. (See my photo in the Photo Gallery)
Further, the styrofoam tube is bent into a circl for mailing, and once installed the styrofoam naturally curves upward, away from the gap between the door and the frame, again defeating the purpose.
Finally: My guess is that there's around 40-50 cents worth of material in this item. Think twice before you buy this item.
HOWEVER, I'm pleased to report that "Get Organized" (the Amazon merchant that sells this item) promptly issued me a refund.
Customer Review: Works as described
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased this for the front door of our apartment, which leads to an outside hall. Previously, we used towels or a bean bag draft guard to block the cold. The Twin Draft Guard does as well to stop the cold from leaking underneath the door with one advancement: it's automatic. When you close the door, the draft guard is in place. The old method required the bean bag to be put in place manually. This means its in place when no one is home.
It is as easy to customize as described. We trimmed off about half an inch from the outside foam for a better fit. This took about 10 seconds with ordinary scissors.
I would agree with the reviews complaining about the fabric. It does feel a bit cheap but does not appear to affect performance.