Which Smart Lock?

Mr Sparkle · 17 Feb 2021

I have a composite door (multilock) with a night latch at the top and euro cylinder (no handle) at the bottom

I would like a smart lock so that i can provide individual codes to family when i am away.

Can anyone recommend a suitable lock?

I was interested in the lock below, but its mainly for wooden doors and you need to drill into the door which is something i don't want to do

It would be nice if the item was under £250

designgrey · 18 Feb 2021

I have that very lock on my door, but it's the old original door on a 1960s house and I intend to replace it with a composite before long. I paid £90 for the lock, which was all I wanted to pay for the old door. However, when my new door is fitted, I intend to update it to the yale conexis. I love not having to worry about door keys.

foxhole · 19 Feb 2021

designgrey said:
I have that very lock on my door, but it's the old original door on a 1960s house and I intend to replace it with a composite before long. I paid £90 for the lock, which was all I wanted to pay for the old door. However, when my new door is fitted, I intend to update it to the yale conexis. I love not having to worry about door keys.

Can’t say I have ever had a worry about a key.

designgrey · 19 Feb 2021

foxhole said:
Can’t say I have ever had a worry about a key.

You are one of the lucky ones. Most people have been locked out of somewhere at least once in their lives, or have had a panic when they thought they had lost their door key. Keyless entry is very convenient for a lot of people.

foxhole · 19 Feb 2021

designgrey said:
You are one of the lucky ones. Most people have been locked out of somewhere at least once in their lives, or have had a panic when they thought they had lost their door key. Keyless entry is very convenient for a lot of people.

Especially thieves

designgrey · 19 Feb 2021

I've only been broken into once, by thieves who managed to take my keys and let themselves in.

bernardgreen · 26 Feb 2021

designgrey said:
I love not having to worry about door keys.

designgrey said:
I've only been broken into once, by thieves who managed to take my keys and let themselves in.

So they steal you phone ( or what ever other device opens your door ) instead of your keys.

You may get locked out if the mobile phone signal ( or whatever Apple CarPlay uses ) is not available when you need to open the door

designgrey · 26 Feb 2021

bernardgreen said:
So they steal you phone ( or what ever other device opens your door ) instead of your keys.

You may get locked out if the mobile phone signal ( or whatever Apple CarPlay uses ) is not available when you need to open the door

No device on mine, you can clearly see from the picture that on it's a keypad, you put a 6 digit code in, therefore nothing to steal.
The OP isn't asking if keyless entry is a good decision or not, that can be debated forever. If you like keys, use keys, if you like keyless, use keyless. The OP had made the decision to go keyless and is asking what is available.

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