Schlage Electronic Keypad Deadbolt Lock, Camelot Trim, Bright Brass

At the time i bought this i had owned a 'Kwikset featuring SmartKey SmartCode Single Cylinder Electronic Deadbolt, Satin Nickel 909 15 SMT CP' for 1 years time. then decided to change after the mechanism in the kwikset malfunction and Kwiksets replacement unit did not even work on arrival. there is a fundamental flaw in them that is NOT in the Schlage which I will discuss. My first impressions on this deadbolt were the same as my keyed entry lock+ door handle unit that i had bought a year prior. right out of the box, everything was in the box, very detailed instructions for both installation of the deadbolt and operation of the deadbolt and the incredible 'rock solid' feel of the Schlage brand. Installation: Installation is a breeze if you have any experience with door locks or slim to none. even with no experience i would find it strange if someone didn't think that the install process on this deadbolt was easy. If you have no experience, just follow the very detailed instructions that come with it. Took me less than 10 minutes to install. One thing i would note on the installation that i have never seen another deadbolt that i have bought come with was a 'reinforcement' plate for the door frame. it comes with very long screws as well to secure it incredible well into the door frame making it leaps and bounds more difficult for someone to kick in the door. the reinforcement plate i noticed felt like a different type of metal than everything else. Very solid and maybe 2-3 thicker than an average door plate. Operation/Features: Unlike my kwikset unit that i owned that actually operates a small internal motor(the part that is prone to failure on the Kwikset Unit) this Schlage deadbolt has a 'freespinning' lock unless the lock is 'engaged' in which case the 'freespinning' lock actually becomes like a 'handle' that you manually turn. the lock is engaged always from the manual switch from the back(what would be the inside of the home or building) or while it is unlocked and you hit the 'Schlage' button on the front of the unit for 5 seconds while the light is blinking. while the light blinks the lock is engaged and you turn with your hand from the outside to lock. To unlock from the outside is just as easy, enter your 4 digit code, the Schlage light will blink yellow for 5 seconds and your lock will rotate like a handle when you turn it to unlock your door. Really couldn't get easier operation than this without an automatic electric motor. (but again, like in the Kwikset which has this, it is prone to failure) Of course another feature on the lock, keyed backup in case the battery dies before you can replace it. Keypad: The keypad is very bright when you press the Schlage button as it illuminates to a very bright blue. Enter code and presto, access to whatever lies behind the door with a flick of the wrist. I will not go into the operation on how to program the keypad as it is very straightforward and simple if you follow the manufacturers instructions on how to add/remove codes and enter a few different modes. Battery: My lock came with a 9v Duracell (shocking not a Chinese off brand battery?!) and the biggest difference i can note between this Schlage lock and my keypad+door handle Schlage is the battery compartment is WAY easier to get to. on the keypad + door handle unit, you must remove the entire lock from the door in order to access the battery compartment to change and the battery is on the outside of the unit(closer to the elements reduces battery life). On the Deadbolt however, the compartment is accessed by just removing the two back screws of the unit and removing this 'cover' plate. the battery is right there, the rest of the lock stays intact and the compartment is on the INSIDE of the door, away from the elements to help preserve the battery life. Final Thoughts: Just like my other Schlage unit, i am EXTREMELY satisfied with both operation, instructions, ease of use and Quality of this product. I really have no complaints. I will definitely be a repeat customer if i keep getting these fantastically designed and made locks.

Nice Upgrade! Very functional smooth and looks awesome! Who needs a key 🔑??? Simple design. Just enter the code provided in instructions will engage solenoid enter code lock and open. Had to drill 3/8 inch hole for handle. Make sure the cross on the turn shaft is inserted into keypad side and pushed through door to face plate. Nice product very sturdy. Five 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟's must buy. No need for expensive wifi setup keypad. Love the simplicity enter code lock enter code open. Battery life 5 years at 9.5v on a 9v battery. Cost effective purchase.

My handyman installed this for me in my brand new side door two days ago. I can't say much about the ease of installation, since I didn't install it myself. He did it correctly but had to study the directions for a while first since he had no experience in installing keypad deadbolts. This is so much more fun to have than I had thought. I should have had one installed years ago. It is surprisingly easy to operate and seems very secure. If you are carrying lots of packages and groceries, it is much easier to enter a code in the keypad than to look for keys, get them out, and put your packages down while you use them. I carried more groceries than you can imagine into my house this afternoon without having to put anything down while unlocking the door. You will no longer need to worry about locking yourself out. You can go on walks without taking your keys. I intend to change the battery once each year, whether it needs it or not. This could be done at the same time as you change the smoke alarm battery or doing some other yearly task. I no longer hide a key, which I think is a security risk. I do keep one at a different address/location but doubt it will ever be used. This deadbolt is well worth the money and the Antique Brass finish is absolutely beautiful (if that matters to you; it does to me). I recommend it highly. Since my other doors do not have Schlage locks, the locksmith tells me that there is no way to rekey all of them so that they all use just one key. Oh well. LOL Seems like every year I am carrying more keys than the last year. Edited to add: I just wanted to say that this was my favorite purchase of 2014 and it brightens my day every single day. Today is December 16th and by now I have had it for over 6 months. I have used it at least 1-2 times each day and it has worked flawlessly every single time without fail. I do plan to change the battery every January 1st, as a habit, so I will be doing that soon. I would recommend this keypad entry to you, so very highly. Edited again to add: In the summer of 2015 I moved to a new home, and I like these keypad deadbolts so much that I bought FOUR of them for the new home, one for every exterior door. They have been better than wonderful. I don't want to sound too "over the top", but these deadbolts are my favorite purchase ever. Well, other than the house itself. LOL Anyway, they work wonderfully. No problems with any of them, ever, not even once, as of April 2016 when I am writing this. They are so easy to operate, faster than a key really. I change the batteries on January 1st whether they need it or not, just because it's easy to remember to do it then. I keep one of the spare keys in a drawer at home, and gave one to someone I trust. But really, what's the chance of all four batteries going dead at once? Not much.

I replaced a conventional deadbolt with this Schlage Camelot in less than 20 minutes. The only things I had to adjust were to switch the bolt-plate from the rounded edge one installed by default to the square edge one, and I needed to switch a screw on the striker plate because the old one had been sticking out just enough to hit the new deadbolt plate when closing the door. (Kind of needed doing anyway, as the old deadbolt sometimes hit that screw whenever the door frame was swollen due to rain.) The instructions made installation look much more complicated than it actually was. Remove the old hardware. Install the deadbolt in the door edge. Put the keypad part on the outside, threading the control wire through a guide. Put the inside latchplate on. Connect the wires and 9v battery. Put the backplate on and screw it down. Program a custom code. Done. Functionally, it's great and I was able to program it easily. The fact the bolt mechanism itself isn't motorized kind of surprised me, but it makes sense -- all the battery does is temporarily engage a gear that engages the outside key-knob. Hit the Schlage button and turn counter-clockwise to lock (we have a door with right-side hinges). Enter the code and turn clockwise to open the lock. I'm guessing that with so little to do, that 9v battery will probably last a long time. A couple houses ago, we had a motorized electronic deadbolt, and I can say for certainty, we were replacing those 4 AAs every other month. Three months at the most. For an entry-level (no pun intended) keypad deadbolt, this seems to be a pretty good value. Plus we love being able to leave the house and lock up without having to dig out keys. The reason I deducted one star is the inside latch feels pretty cheap and loose. As in the latch-lever seems to be hollow. I mean, I'm not expecting Fort Knox in a deadbolt like this, but one tends to expect it to feel more solid. Would I buy this again? Probably, although truth be told, I'm actually considering moving this deadbolt to a different (less used) door that needs a deadbolt (but where keyless would also be handy), and possibly upgrading to a more premium model, with remote fobs and a motorized bolt. But only if some more money shows up. In the meantime, this is way, way better than the old key-only deadbolt.

This Schlage electronic keypad deadbolt has a trusted design that has been around for a number of years. We had our old nickel one for about five years and it has been very reliable. That one moved from the front door to the garage side door and we now have a Smartkey lock with remote key fob on the front entry to the house. When it came to installing a lock for our studio door we went back to the Schlage because of its price and reliability. The new lock has had some minor improvements from the original we bought a few years ago. These revisions make installation easier with simple inexpensive additions to the original internal design. As I had mentioned, installation is easy. The lock comes with two bolt length options. The most significant change to our old lock was the wire that feeds from the front keypad to the rear panel. With the old lock you had a thin wire with a TINY cap that pressed onto a pin on a circuit board on the back. It was incredibly fiddly when you consider that the sprung fastened cap was only about 0.08 inches or 2mm in diameter. In this new lock, it was a simple plastic plug that you just press in and it snaps into place. Sounds trivial but it removed minutes of frustration. After the basic assembly as shown in the first video on the amazon page, you just plug in the included 9 volt battery and follow simple instructions in the manual to program your lock. One nice thing I really like about this lock is that the deadbolt uses a clutch to engage the handle. You use the keypad to engage the clutch that lets the deadbolt work. After a few seconds the clutch is automatically disengaged and the latch spins freely. This makes it fairly tamper proof. In some ways it’s safer than our remote lock because there is less chance of someone trying to hack the lock remotely with some kind of wifi connection. We had our previous one for about five years and still use it on a daily basis. So I can tell you this lock is dependable. If you change the battery once a year you will probably never have to worry about it going flat. So far, I have replaced the battery on the old one every 12 to 18 months regardless of capacity and have used the old one for various electronic devices. These locks can also be opened with a regular key. Two are provided. We keep ours safe in a location where we can retrieve one in an emergency. Originally we bought this lock after a key broke in our old fashioned one. We had to call out a locksmith who spent three hours trying to drill out the old lock. It made a lot of noise, caused us (and our neighbors) a lot of frustration and then (to add insult to injury) cost us almost $300. That’s the price of three of these locks. So we bought this lock and we are so glad we did. It makes life so much easier not having to carry keys around. The keypad is illuminated and easy to use in the dark. You never have to fumble looking for keys. It’s a great addition to our garage and studio because of the number of times you go to the garage on some chore only to find the keys are back at the house. With the studio which is on a wing of the house we used to leave it unlocked because the frustration of going back and forth for keys seemed like a lot of hassle. We really like these locks. You can have several codes. Each member of our family has their own pin. We gave our sister in law one so they could crash even if we aren’t home. And we can create one on a whim should we have contractors or pet sitters visiting when we are away. When they first came out they were about 50% more expensive but they’re affordable now and I can’t recommend them enough. The only problem you might have with this lock is if you pull to close it really helps to have a second handle to grip and hold the door shut while you turn the handle. The twist knob on the deadbolt is not the easiest to grip and pull strongly, especially while twisting at the same time. For the garage and studio door we bought a cheap dummy knob to hold onto for this reason. That does the trick quit nicely.

Revised: 2/9/21 I just downgraded stars from 2 to 1. We just had our 3rd one of these fail in the past 4 weeks. Same issue every time with the spinning deadbolt knob not catching. ------ I am real estate professional. I personally own literally 20+ of this model lock. I manage other properties with about 10-15 more. These USED to be the gold standard. Sadly, they are no longer worth their weight in paper, and Schlage (Allegion - parent company) knows it. I just replaced a couple that lasted ~4-5 years - I am more than happy with that lifespan. Some of these replacements lasted less than 4 weeks each, 1 didn't work out of the box. In fact, I am averaging about a 50% fail rate on all new BE365's - that's a sample size of 8. On the duds, the electronics still work, but the deadbolt will spin and never actually catch the lock to unlock. It just spins forever. Now in the past, Schlage's customer service has been top-notch. So I gave them a call. I asked what changed - a redesign or a new manufacturing plant? Let's solve this problem together, right? I loved their product, and I just want them to work. Well, they declined to tell me. But the CS Rep 100% knew that there is a huge problem that Schlage does not want to admit. They agreed to send me replacements for 3 of the locks (the 4th I had already returned to Home Depot). The advice was to install a piece of felt behind the lock to help protect from the cold. What? Really? I'm in the deep south - it's not that cold - and why aren't they supplying said pieces of felt if they know it is an issue?? 2 weeks later, no replacements received. I emailed Schlage and 24 hours later, they claim I need to re-send the serial codes (already done once and they acknowledged receipt at that time) and provide additional information. Wow. I've spent countless hours already with this, not to mention client lock-outs have costed me $100's, if not $1,000's, and I still have broken locks. So, in summation, what used to be a 5-star product is now a 1-star product. What used to be 5-star customer service is now 1-star customer service. I'll gladly update this review if there a reason to do so.

I have never been so incredibly angry at a lock in my life, yet here I am purchasing another. Why? Glad you asked. Three years ago we purchased our first Schlage keypad deadbolt for our MIL suite door and we loved it so much we bought two more for our other exterior doors. It's amazing how much your life improves when you don't have to worry about carrying/losing keys. We changed the batteries on every New Year's Day as a rule, just to be on the safe side. The override keys were stored in a safe place, or so I thought. I'm sure you can see where this is headed. Yep! Locked out in the pouring rain with guests arriving in five hours. The battery died after I'd accessed the suite to collect the linens. I'd locked the door behind me, went downstairs to load the washer, and when I returned it was a red blinking light and I was out of luck. But I knew where the key was, so no problem! Except that the key wasn't where it belonged AT ALL and my husband had just boarded an airplane. Did I mention it was pouring rain? So after a few minutes of panicking and ransacking every drawer in the house, I called a locksmith. I felt instantly calmer when he arrived but alas, he couldn't pick it nor could he couldn't bump it. He tried for 45 minutes in the pouring rain, bless his heart. He called for back up. She couldn't do it, either. They couldn't pick it, they couldn't bump it. They couldn't do anything. Heck, even WITH the key you have to do some Key Gymnastics to engage the bolt and it just wasn't possible to do that with the picks, even with three sets of human hands trying to hold the various bits all at once. She offered to come back and drill the keyhole part but expressed concern that all she'd accomplish would be the destruction of the lock without the benefit of it actually unlocking. She apologized profusely and they left. She gave me the number of "a safecracker" she knew (yeah, I don't know and I didn't ask.) but sadly that call went to voicemail. Maybe he was out busting into banks, who knows. After half a dozen phone calls to locksmiths all over town I was getting more and more frantic. My husband's plane had landed by this point and no, he had no idea where the key was. He did, however, call a friend with some power tools who was kind enough to rescue me. We decided to start violently (since I was so so angry, now) by trying to beat the damned thing off with a ball-peen hammer. No dice. Why? Because that damned thumbturn just spins and spins and spins. Pretty brilliant design when you think about it. ANYWAY, he finally got in by removing the door trim and sawing through the bolt with a freakin' 6" grinder blade and even THAT took a spell. Then he replaced it with a cheapie Kwikset he had on-hand so my guests could lock their suite. It was an unbelievably stressful day that I do not ever wish to repeat. That being said: I sure did sleep better knowing how damned hard it would be to break into the house via the doors! SO here I am, buying a replacement. Was I ticked off the lock didn't seem to give me an adequate enough warning about the battery? Absolutely. But I sure do feel safer knowing what a complete and total pain it was to get through that lock. Our local burglars are just not down for that kind of difficulty. They lack the drive. I highly recommend this thing BUT make sure you buy top-of-the-line batteries. Don't skimp on those and DON'T misplace the key otherwise you're going to need some heavy artillery.

Perfect for allowing access to your home to others without giving out keys (like a trusted neighbor or family member). You can have multiple combinations to give to different people, and can add and delete combinations at any time (perfect for one-time access). I live alone, and got it so I could have emergency response people enter my home if I couldn't get to the front door myself (tell them the code when you call 9-1-1). It also was easy to install, no need for a locksmith, took me about 10-15 minutes, and it's not unattractive.

Foi rápida a entrega e a fechadura e ótima! Essa foi para substituir a que eu tinha ha muitos anos!

Muito satisfeito com a qualidade e nível de detalhe. Recomendo, tanto que já comprei 2 pra colocar na porta da casa e no portão.

Muy sencilla de instalar (si tu puerta es estándar) inclusive para mi que no soy una persona que no hace trabajos de este tipo. Les recomiendo utilizar los tutoriales disponible en youtube. Tiempo de instalación 20 min.

Buen articulo y facil de instalar

Works ok