Combo keypad lock for the front door
 

Has anyone put one on their front door yet? I have one on the door from the garage into the house but an intruder would have to get into my garage first. Wifey wants me to install the same lock on the front door but I’m hesitant to do so. Can’t an intruder figure out the 4 digit code via black light? I dunno, maybe I’m paranoid.

I love my digital electric keypad door locks.


how the heck would a blacklight crack the code?

We have one on the front door. Linked to Ring security system. Love it. It's a Schlage lock no less secure than any other deadbolt.

My view is if someone wants to break in to your house they're going to find a way. No lock (digital or not) is going to stop them. It's a deterrent only....it'll slow them down while I'm slapping magazines into my 9mms lol.

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Jason Bourne would use the black light to see the smudge marks and then guess the four digits. (i watch too many movies)

me? i would use the black light and..say, "hey look a booger!..or is that jizz?"

okay. what's wrong with a key?

maybe a key pad eliminates the key in your pocket, i imagine that is a good thing.

I have one on the house I bought 6 years ago, haven't carried a key since I moved in. In fact, not sure I have one anymore lol.

Who is going to bother picking a deadbolt, keypad or key, when in two seconds they can break the window reach in and open the door?

We have one on the front door and another on the patio bathroom door. We love the convenience. We just change the batteries when they tell us.

I have a few of them as well, including one for the closet door where all my hunting stuff is... there are safes in there as well,

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I have Schlage keypad locks on all my doors. It's easy enough to change the combination occasionally. I didn't think of hitting all the keys now and then to keep then all smudged up, but it may be a good idea.

It is on my list to do. I recently locked myself out of the house - no keys, no phone, no money, no wallet. I knocked on my neighbors door and he kindly lent me his phone. Both my sons have keys - one lives in Philly the other in Chicago. I couldn't remember their phone numbers. The only number I remeber was my ex - I called her who called my son who lives nearby. He threw the key out because he didn't know what it was.

My neighbor broke the door knob and I got in - It was amazing how easy it was to break it. Didn't damage the door either. So, I have made some adjustments. My son has a key pad lock and he is happy with it. I'm buying one as well.

I'm still working on remembering the phone numbers.

at my last home. the lady across the street was crying and running around. she locked herself outside, and left the stove on with her grandbaby in the house. a toddler. she just stepped out to get the mail. and click!. the door blew shut.

she begged me to get into her home. i asked about damages..she said, "any measure necessary". errr..okay. i did a fast walk around and then lifted her window AC out of this hole in her wall and crawled thru. it was so easy. and I'm fat and law abiding! i put the AC back and went along my business. zero damage.

houses are not secure. not if "any measure necessary" is on the table.

My home security guy says the same thing. I asked about putting deadbolts on the doors and he said that would mean replacing the whole door casing when someone breaks in. He wasn't a fan of security cameras back when they were expensive. He said something like, "That's a lot of money to pay for a grainy video of some guy in a hoody hauling your stuff out."

my brother paid to have steel framed doors made for his home. the only person that cant break in anymore is him. hahha..

his doors are sturdy. the door jams are stuffed full of lumber.

We have one of the kwikset touchpad locks on our front door. We are pretty happy with it.
In order to prevent people from looking at your fingerprints, it requires you to press two randomly displayed digits before entering the four digit code.
I think this is the model we have.

Unless you have an alarm system, any window + brick is easy entry. If you have a back door out of sight, a reasonably sized guy or gal can kick in the door and it will bust the cheap pine framing.

We have a Schlage on our side door, works well especially with kids.

I'd worry about having a brain freeze and not remembering the combination.
To prevent locking myself out, all doors lock only with a dead bolt. You can't lock yourself out with the key unless you go through the garage car door and then you have a remote in the car.

do those have a key hole on the backside? i was always told to do that, so the thief cannot use the front door to take my TV out. he has to climb back out thru the window.

Hah! We have four different codes that get used for different people. Good luck Jason!

hahhaha..yea. i dont believe it either. i cant tap out my iphone code correctly every time.

Everything is true in the movies though!

My neighbor has a digital keypad and he showed me how to use it since he made a code for me to get in. (I help them with their dog, they help us with our dog). You have to press two random numbers for it to turn on the panel. This makes it so there are random prints at every number, not just the four numbers for the code. It will also text him when someone uses their code so he knows what's going on. i'm sure he has video inside the house but I'm just feeding his dog so nothing for me to be afraid of. He runs security at a major hospital so this all makes sense to him. We pretty much just hide our key under a rock and this makes sense for us. :-)

Not if.................
 

That is why a door lock should be keyed on both sides! If someone wanted to break into my front door, they would have to defeat a sturdy storm door and then the solid wood door. Breaking a sidelight would not do them any good because of the afore mentioned double keyed lock. By then, they would have tripped my alarm system, stirred up my (large) dogs and given me time to rack a load of double ought into the chamber of my 12 gauge. Nothing and I mean nothing good would come of all this for the would be intruder!

Easiest way to get in most new homes is with a box knife. Go to side of house, cut vinyl siding and cheap foil covered cardboard sheathing, pull out insulation and knock through drywall.

Always amazes me people buy real expensive locks and say they are "secure". Security is an illusion unless you look at everything as a system.

In other words, go with the keypad lock. It will not make a difference in your true security but is is convienent

No. You don't want to be fumbling for a key in a fire.

Choices.......
 

Thanks, but I will take the double keyed lock anytime. If necessary, I have other doors that can be used to exit.

Double cylinder deadbolts are not to code. Haven’t been for ages and I’m surprised they still make them.

What see people do when they have double cylinder deadbolts is put key on a small nail on the side of the door casing.

I removed all my double cylinder deadbolts years ago. I want my family to be able to get out in a fire without looking for a key.

Wait, what? Personal protection devices kept not at-the-ready?

This might be an interesting thread topic (haven't searched to see if it's already been): How ready for use do you keep your firearms and how did you arrive at that choice?


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All of our doors have a thumb bolt on the inside so getting the door open from inside is easy.

We had a new front door installed because the door the builder used was a nice steel door, it was ugly, and looked very industrial. We had a solid core wood door installed. Once again I know my limits, and having never hung a rather expensive outside door, we hired a real pro. He took the old frame off back to the studs of the wall. He used long screws and lots of them to attache the new frame. After a decade, the door still closes like a bank vault, and the deadbolt lock just slides perfectly into place. It was fun to watch him work. It was obvious he had done it many times before. The first thing he did was throw the instructions in the trash pile. He never had to go back a step or do something twice. He was methodical, and did it right.

My business partner has a fancy front door lock. It will operate by a key if necessary, but it has a 4 digit code, and it even has an proximity sensor tied to his cell phone. He can just walk up and get in, like many new cars. He hates keys.