Keypad lock for entry door?
I just installed a keypad for a doorknob on an entry door. It works ok (not great so I don’t know if that’s mechanical or not) until I put the battery cover on. Then it won’t work at all. The keys beep when you press them, but once the cover goes on they don’t even respond to that. Are these things generally reliable? I paid !
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Hi,
The previous owners had a thin metal L-shaped key to open the bedroom doors. I just can’t get it to work. Help, please! They’re kwikset locks that you pinch and turn a quarter turn on the one side, and have a small hole on the other side.
Thank you!!
FYI- there is no "flat part" to the key. I just can’t seem to find the right place to put that long end of the key. And, do I turn just the key, or the key AND the doorknob to get it open?
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My uncle is a landlord and is trying to meet TX HUD standards for a tenant to get rent assistance. One of the requirements is a deadbolt with NO access from the outside, a thumb bolt on the inside. The lock is replacing one with a key on the outside so there is a hole all the way through the door. He would like to use the same hole with the same size lockset.
We need a piece to patch the hole on the other side and can’t find one because it seems these are for new installs where you wouldn’t go all the way through the door the first time.
Is this a good solution? Is it safe? Does the piece exist?
You are correct that it seems absurd and no one else here knows the answer either. The premise is that NO one can use the deadbolt from the outside, not even the resident. SO you can lock from the inside when you are there to secure your own property, and you canNOT use the deadbolt when you are away, when it is more likely that a breakin would occur. If a criminal was watching for you to be gone, they could get in because the deadbolt is NOT in use.
Nonetheless, this is what the state requires. It looks actually, like a third lock will have to be installed. First is the doorknob, second is the existing deadbolt, and third would be the new HUD approved lock. Reason is because if the hole on the outside of the door is exposed, I’m sure the lock would be compromised, and there is no cover in these locksets to patch the hole, which is the nature of my question.
You are right though, crazy. Can you help me get my uncle up to code?
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