I’m looking at getting smart locks for my front and back door, but don’t know what to look for. Hopefully something with a keypad, so I can give friends a code to get in, and a RFID badge, so I can easily get in and out. Any suggestions are welcome!
I’m looking at getting smart locks for my front and back door, but don’t know what to look for. Hopefully something with a keypad, so I can give friends a code to get in, and a RFID badge, so I can easily get in and out. Any suggestions are welcome!
I have 3.
1 yale assure. It’s not loud, doesn’t seem to want to die when locking, good looking and no key hole. I quite like it. They scream quality Imo. The only drawback that I see is that I have no way of getting a zigbee module.
2 Weiser smartcode. One ZWave and one zigbee. They are loud as fuck, they want to die each time you lock or unlock them. At some point I think they will explode. They are cheap because every SIP that sells home security suite give them, so you can find them on the cheap on marketplace.
I recommend yale assure. Jokes aside, the Weiser are fine if you can get them cheap. They will probably last, they’re just annoying.
I don’t want anything wifi and don’t want anymore ZWave (since I have almost no devices, so my network sucks). I tend to prefer digital keypads since you can just wipe your fingerprints. On physical buttons, the buttons will start to wear. Anyway I solved that by taping a NFC tag by each door that unlock their corresponding door, so I almost never touch the keypad. I might investigate the next yale assure 2 when they will release their matter module.
One way to keep your locks from sounding like they are struggling is to invest in some 1.5V rechargeable batteries. They have a different chemistry than regular rechargeable batteries, but put out 1.5V per battery instead of 1.2V. Like most rechargeables, they maintain the voltage until they die suddenly. I just set a reminder on my calendar to charge them once every two months. They also work well in security systems.