That’s the right way to do it!
Did you just buy a big kit from Lowe’s or something?
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What did you do to your home/shop today?
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That’s the right way to do it!
Did you just buy a big kit from Lowe’s or something?
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For the girlfriends used a kit from Lowes and when I did mine I had all the pins left over plus the ones in the existing locks. If you have locks already keyed to what you want to used you can just move them to the new lock. Somewhat time consuming but nice to only carry 1 key.
If you are thinking about doing it there are a couple of good videos that walk you through all the steps. Just need to go slow as you don't want the pins that stay in the lock to come out. You fix that but it is just a pain in the ass.
I've rekeyed so many locks I've lost count. So when I moved into my new house seven or so years ago I did all of my doors to one key. No way am I going to carry around several keys just for my house. I have enough for my work (hotel maintenance). I don't need that at home
I have a kit with hundreds of pins to choose from so not a problem for me. I also did my grandmother's house too
I have a kit with hundreds of pins to choose from so not a problem for me. I also did my grandmother's house too
Quickset has locks you can re-key with a special tool takes a couple minutes. Clyde changing the combination of a padlock.
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Everything I have heard about the Smart Locks is that they are crap. They seem to fail after a year or so. But I don't have any hands on with them myself.
What did you do to your home/shop today
The ones on my entry doors are 11 years old now and work great still. Thats not to say they aren’t the exception to the rule. It wouldn’t surprise me if quickset locks don’t hold up as well as others.
Does anyone pick locks? Most of the time I think they just kick the door in.
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The ones on my entry doors are 11 years old now and work great still. Thats not to say they aren’t the exception to the rule. It wouldn’t surprise me if quickset locks don’t hold up as well as others.
Does anyone pick locks? Most of the time I think they just kick the door in.
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Locked myself out of my apartment the other day. First day in it mistake. Wound up having a buddy come over and drill out the lock to get it open. Wasn’t a good day...
Picking a lock requires a certain amount of skill. Most guys doing home invasions these days are junkies trying to get a quick fix. In my area, you don't hear a ton about home break ins. These idiots will break into your car to steal the change in your console or a pack of smokes and a lighter.
All of my Qwiksets were 20+ years old and that's what I replaced them with. But they are the mechanical ones not the newer Smart Locks.
I need to have my house locks re-keyed, the front door is different than the rest. I've been saying that since I moved in 7.5yrs ago. 
I need to have my house locks re-keyed, the front door is different than the rest. I've been saying that since I moved in 7.5yrs ago.
Why the heck would you do that? I did that the day we moved in...while my wife unpacked....I’m crazy like a fox.
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Why the heck would you do that? I did that the day we moved in...while my wife unpacked....I’m crazy like a fox.
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I sure don't know how to re-key/pin them myself and I might be the world's worst procrastinator with a lazy tendency to boot.
Tried fixing a leaking hose on my pull-out kitchen faucet. Nope, no stores local to me carry a replacement with my fittings. Of course not.
Got a warranty claim into Delta - supposedly they have a lifetime warranty that will cover this. We'll see. A few more days of no sink though. Wife is not happy.
Of course delta didn't warranty the parts, but they did give good model numbers and part numbers for my faucet. The parts showed up yesterday and I got it finished up late last night.
Wife is elated to have a working sink in the kitchen again. And we all know a happy wife is a happy life. :thumb: :coolspot: :woott:
It doesn't really count for the purpose of this thread, but I also got the yard mowed last night.
Put a striker in backwards once on an interior keyless handle......where’s David Blaine when you need him! I was trapped in my bedroom for probably an hour and destroyed 3 swipe cards
Has anyone used the keypad locks before? Not exactly like the ones on office doors but the touchscreen style?? I’ve considered them but as far as knowledge or first hand experience I’m a big ole goose egg.
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If I were to do one it would probably be something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q3N513E/ref=twister_B076XRWPR1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
It does work with the Amazon home delivery if you want that. But what I like is that you can use your phone to lock/unlock it. And you can send a 'key' to friends or family to use their phones, but you can also revoke the key from them so they can't get in.
I put one on very similar to this from Lowe's, works great! Had it for over a year now.
I was going to get one of the touchpad type locks like that but am leaning heavy towards the one that goes on the deadbolt knob inside. It’s called August smart lock. I already have cameras all around the house Alexa setup and ordered the Zwave light switches. Have a Logitech harmony module so i can tell Alexa to change the channel for me. Trying to automate a lot.