This is a little video to inform the public of a quick and easy way that thieves have found to enter homes all across the United States with french doors.It is in our opinion that it such a risk that it needs to be exposed so that people can better protect their selves against this kind of unlawful entry.
The solution is really quite simple either install a one sided deadbolt that is installed so that the bolt drives into the header of the door or install surface mounted slide bolts.
These locks are in every hardware store across America. The product has really exploded on to the market because it has a new feature that everyone will agree is wonderful to have, the ability to re-key the locks yourself with out having to call a locksmith.But there is one problem and its HUGE, get this,you can unlock every single one of these locks with NO MORE THAN A HAMMER AND A COMMON HOUSEHOLD FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER!!!!!!
And to make this problem even worse Kwikset is aware of the problem and they’re still selling the product and haven’t even went to the trouble of telling there customers that they are in danger.They have simply told the public that these facts are just fictitious statements presented by the locksmith community that is angry because of the loss in business. If you should think that these statements are fictitious or untrue I have only one thing to say, TRY IT.
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One of the most common storefront mortise style locks is made by a company by the name of Adams Rite. These locks are sometimes referred to as glass business door locks, business locks, or commercial entry locks, but officially they are “Commercial Mortise Locks”. Here are the most common deadbolt and dead latch models.
There are a few new locks that work in correlation with the dead latches that make adding a proximity card, code, or key fob reading entry much more affordable than ever before, here are just a few of those options.
The Narrow Style King Cobra By Schlage
Attractive to all…but the intruder. The KC9000 Schlage King Cobra for narrow stile doors is part of a family of architecturally designed, manually programmable electronic access control locks and trims specially created for openings with narrow door stiles where latches and deadbolts are used to secure the opening. It is the next step towards migrating up the security pyramid, from a patented mechanical key foundation to electronic access control. A descendent of the original Schlage Cobra, the King Cobra Series is smarter and just as beautiful, with an expanded scope of door and latch applications. Feature enhancements include a 12-button keypad, iButton credential reader, and a Schlage Everest Cylinder. Several KC9000 Series models and options are available to work with a variety of aluminum door latches and deadbolts. |
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Like the Cylindrical and Mortise Schlage King Cobra, the KC9000 Narrow Stile series is a perfect security upgrade for situations where mechanical keys are still being distributed to employees, or where mechanical pushbutton locks with single, shared, difficult to change code combinations are relied on to secure an opening. Consider the many ways true key control and security can be easily compromised when relying on a mechanical locking product:
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These locks are designed to fire code, so that in case of a fire any local fire department can gain access to these commercial spaces. There are three main problems that these locks are known for;1) when a key is turned, the lock does not engage and the key just spins and spins and spins; 2) the whole lock cylinder spins so the lock will no longer work; 3) and last but not least the key will sometime get stuck in the cylinder,and can not be removed. In any of these situations a qualified locksmith must be called out to repair the lock, and if you should be in the Atlanta, Cartersville, Calhoun, Marietta, Canton, Acworth, Smyrna, Rockmart, or Kennesaw, GA area give Northstar locksmiths a call at 770-993-5625
Locks come in different grades, indicating their level of trustworthiness for home and personal security. Grade one locks are the strongest and grade three locks the weakest. Prices increase proportionally to the strength of the lock grade, so tailor your purchase to your needs.
Grade one locks can withstand at least 1 million opening and closing cycles. Grades two and three are tested for up to 800,000 opening and closing cycles.
Grade one latch bolts project 3/4 of an inch from the door, and grade one deadbolts project 1 inch from the door. Grades two and three latch bolts project 1/2 inch, while grades two and three deadbolts project 5/8th of an inch.
Grade one locks can withstand 10 blows of 75 foot-pounds to the knob. Grade two locks can withstand five blows of 75 ft-lbs. Grade three locks can withstand two blows of 75ft-lbs.
Grade one locks can withstand at least two blows from 60, 90, 120, or 150 ft-lbs. Grade two locks can withstand at least two blows from 60, 90, or 120 ft-lbs. Grade three locks can withstand at least two blows from 60 or 90 ft-lbs.
All grades of deadbolts can withstand at least five minutes of sawing and 600 lbs. of bolt-end pressure. All grades of latch bolts can withstand at least 360 lbs. of bolt-end pressure.
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Bond information, If your locksmith doesn’t have it, tell them to get it.
The Atlanta Police Department has effectively proven that crime is decreased in areas where strong security lights are present. In well lit areas, criminals are less likely to commit crimes and those that do have a higher probability of being caught and prosecuted. The motion-activated lights available today illuminate any area where motion is detected. Setting up a perimeter of motion-activated lights around your home or business will not only alert you that someone is within 30 to 50 feet of your home or business, but it will also shed a little light on the suspect. From the perspective of a thief, if a light suddenly turns on they think three things 1)”I’ve been spotted ” 2)”Someone’s home”3) “I’m about to find out how good of a shot this person is” . In any case you’ve got them thinking more about getting caught than what they can take from you.This is good.
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Although most people don’t give a second thought to the security options available in door hinges, there are door hinges available that can provide better security.
In some parts of the country, it is common to see doors swing out. When the door swings outward, the hinge pins are typically exposed on the outside of the house.
This could allow an intruder to tap the hinge pins up and out, and lift the door off its hinges, removing the door without unlocking it.
There are several door hinge designs available that make it more difficult to remove the hinge pins.
On these hinges, the pins are held in place by a setscrew. If the door is in the open position, the setscrew is exposed and can be retracted, and the hinge pins removed. If the door is closed, the setscrew cannot be accessed.
These hinges come in full mortised type only, meaning the hinge sits in routed-out insets in the door and frame. Studs extend from one hinge leaf and a hole is punched in the corresponding position on the opposite leaf. When the door is closed, the stud sits in the hole. If the hinge pin is removed, the door still cannot be taken off its hinges because the stud holds it in place.
These hinges are designed so the hinge pin cannot be removed. The hinge pin is made longer than the hinge height, inserted into the hinge, and spun on the end to create a rivet-type end on the top and bottom of the pin.
Using hinges that keep an intruder from taking the door off can be a benefit even if the hinge pins are on the inside face of the door.
Combined with a deadbolt lock with a captured key feature, these features can help deter an intruder, who has broken in through a window, from unlocking the door or taking the door off its hinges.
It is important to use these security products on all exterior doors, including any from the garage to the outside, and on any doors from an attached garage to the house.
Security products can also be retrofitted onto existing hinges in older homes.
An experienced locksmith or your local police crime prevention unit may also assist in revealing various safety options.
I would like to start a new business. Its going to be a service business.It has to be security related, and would require very little supervision. Not a residual income, and not an unmaintained income, but more of a low maintenance income. It has to be a low overhead business with a very strong return.
Anybody got any Ideas?
Keys are “borrowed” from a manager by an employee