From: clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu Ayala)
Subject: Re: Need gate advice
Keywords: gate
Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 12:08:50 GMT

In article <1992Apr07.190713.960046@locus.com> judy@locus.com (Judy Leedom Tyrer) writes:
>Well, I can tell you I hate ours.  We got one that you don't permanently 
>attach, but it uses a foot clamp that pushes two rubber pads up against the
>edges of the doorway.  Well, it falls out with the slightest provocation.
>I think it was made by Gerry.  Grey with a blue foot pedal.  It DOES have
>hinges you can use to permanently attach it, but we wanted to be able to
>move it from room to room.
>
>
>
>
>-- 
>I finally decided what I want on my tombstone...
>
>	"Here lies Judy Leedom Tyrer.  The world will never see another like 
>	 her.  We are undecided on whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."	


  I wish I had asked before getting that gate.  It is made by Gerry
  and we failed utterly at installation.  We drilled the doorway and
  put the hinges in.  Little did we know that the hinges would be
  so unsteady.  Basically even with the hinges in, you still need to
  push the rubber pads up against the edges of the doorway.  If the
  doorway is not perfectly parallel, it doesn't fit correctly.
  We got it because it had a foot pedal and we thought (incorrectly)
  that my mother-in-law would be able to use it without bending down.
  Now it is just $30 junk sitting in her closet.

  Incidentally, we do have a Supergate (about $20), and that gate has
  a kit inside that has 8 plastic cups (4 for doorway, 4 for rails)
  that you can screw into the doorway.  We screwed 4 in (2 on each
  side) at the same level as the rubber pads.  Now that gate is easy
  to put in (just fit it in between the plastic cups, extend and 
  latch).  Our son can no longer understand why he can't push the
  gate down anymore!  We might try using the remaining 4 plastic pads 
  (for rails) with that blasted *#%@#!& Gerry gate (I don't know if
  it'll work), but if it did, we'd only use it without the foot-pedal,
  taking the time to twist the two tightener knobs every time and 
  forget about it swinging.

  For pressure-rubber gates try the SuperGate (I got mine at Service
  Merchandise).  It is grey, has diamond-like plastic pattern, and
  has a plastic lever-like latch in the middle that you can bend down
  in 3 positions to get the desired tightness.  We've found that after
  installing the 4 door pads, we only have to use the least tight position.
  This also evened out the non-parallelness of our doorway.  That gate
  also has hardware for hinges (although we haven't tried that since it
  works pretty well with just the pads).

  Don't get the Gerry gate, it's worthless!!!  I wish I could just get
  gates that have hardware on both sides.  Maybe I'll make one myself.
  I'll use the Gerry gate, drill some holes and attach a hinge on one
  side and a latch on the other side.  That's an idea.
-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clare Chu, Ph.D.             Data & Information Services
NYNEX Science & Technology   clare@nynexst.com
White Plains, NY 10462       AMIGA RULES!!!
Newsgroups: misc.kids