Keyless Locks
A new emerging technology in secure has started to show up on doors near you: keyless locks.
Actually, keyless door locks have been around for years in business, but have only in the past couple of years found their way to residential locations.
But are keyless locks in your future? If you’ve been skeptical about these types of locks, don’t be. Some are still maturing, but believe or not, some of the latest styles of keyless locks are much more secure than their aging key lock cousins.
It is well known that many of the standard key type locks of today can be easily picked. Resorting to keyless locks may offer a higher degree of protection.
But there are other great reasons to consider these types of locks. First, I have to be honest, they are pretty cool looking! I think that it offers some style just in itself.
Second is convenience. Imagine not having to worry about every member of your family carrying keys for your home. I’ve had my kids lose their key a couple of times and re-keying the locks is both frustrating and expensive!
Having electronic keyless locks eliminates this need. You can simply either teach the lock your children’s finger print pattern or teach them a four to six digit code to allow them to enter when they arrive at home.
I’m about to expand my use of keyless locks to the next level. I experimented with a keyless lock that worked with the garage door openers for about six years. Now, I’m looking at a new Smartcode Keyless Entry Deadbolt by Smartcode or the Electronic Powerbolt deadbolt made by Powerbolt.
Both look like great keyless locks that enable you to either use a code or a standard key to unlock a door. Upon looking at reviews of each, I did notice a couple of things that are good to note.
First, most of the electronic locks that depend on battery power really shouldn’t be used in cold zones. In other words, if you try to use it in a non-heated garage, your batteries could die very quickly in the winter.
Also, if you are installing keyless locks in a metal door, you may want to check to ensure the hole needed for the lock will be sufficient to hole you have cut in the door. Re-cutting the hole may just not be worth the problems.
Upon further looking I also found the Camelot Keypad Deadbolt from Schlage that comes with the ability to have up to 19 user codes in it. It seems to rate very high by people who have purchased it. This may be a great recommendation.
Another style of keyless locks is the biometric kind that uses things like your fingerprint to authorize entry. This seems to be an interesting type of lock too. You can read my write up on this type of lock here: fingerprint door locks.