Customer Reviews for Kwikset - SmartKey Satin Nickel Metal Deadbolt
Customer Rating
5
Outstanding Product
on December 17, 2015
Posted by: Ravenkeeper
from California City, CA, United States
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A few years ago, we purchased this deadbolt setup to replace the set on our front door. The one we had, had a handle on the inside to lock/unlock. Some friends of ours, who had a similar door, had their side windows broken, the criminals reached in, unlocked the door and made off with a lot of their stuff. The next day, we bought this set. We have a spare key, hidden, in the house for evacuation purposes, but we know that they can break the side window and NOT get in.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this as security and peace of mind, and it has done just that :) VERY VERY easy installation !!!!!
I have rental property, when tenants move out or lose their keys I have to change the locks. And this lock saves me 45 minutes each door with they quick reprogramming feature. its a sound lock with great action. I've never had a problem with one malfunctioning.
I have been using Kwikset locks for some time now (15+ years). They have been making master-keyed locks for apartments (Titan was the early name for this line) and now the Smart Lock line works great for my single family rentals. These are good because there are often more locks & styles of locks on a house and I can set them all to work with one key, how convenient. By following the simple instructions I am able to "rekey" a lock in under 1 minute, with only a new set of keys, and no tools. If you do not rush the process, you will be pleased with the results and never have to dis-assemble a lock again!
Purchased another one of these and couldn't be happier. The re-key feature is awesome. I rent rooms out in my house so this enables me to change the locks in seconds when a tenant vacates. I own at least 32 of the different styles that can be re-keyed in seconds as i also have property rentals. I would recommend these to anyone in a heart beat. And they come with the bump guard too....
I think that after all these years of making locks you'd have this down to a science that's real. 1). Enlarge the instructions. 2). Create a better way to align the latch with the strike plate, 3). Provide problem resolutions on the instructions.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from kwikset.comBy Devon Jordan, Community Manager, May 11, 2015
Hi Frank56, Thank you for your feedback on our instructions. We've heard many requests from customers looking to us for updates, and have undertaken a special project to do just that. Many product instructions have already been updated, and we're working hard to get through them all.
If you ever need help with instruction, or have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to give us a call at 1-800-327-5625.