Keyless Door Locks

Keyless Door Locks, Time to Throw Away Your Keys!

Keyless Door Locks are now officially here, there is no need to be carrying around bunches of keys anymore (no matter how cool those bunches of keys on chains make you look!).

The increase in the number of thefts and burglaries has led to an ever increasing use of advanced security systems. There are burglar alarms, security cameras and flood lights which are operated through a sensor system and many such like safety devices which are being installed by people in order to protect their homes. The use of keyless door locks has been pretty recent occurrence if we compare them to the use of traditional locks however these keyless door locks are gaining popularity among people who choose to use all the best possible methods to secure their home.

There have been many major advances in the security arena and new sophisticated security products are now readily available to the general consumer, keyless door locks are one of those products, they have been available for a little while now, so you can be sure that any kinks with a new product have been resolved now and of course the prices have come down to something a bit more respectable.

You have probably at some time in your travels come across these keyless door locks, most likely in offices and other businesses. But now it is becoming more and more popular to install these around the home.

There are essentially two different types of keyless door lock, mechanical and electronic.

The mechanical version is a push button keypad that performs a similar task as your key version at the moment, they are very simple to install, normally just being a case of replacing your current model.

The best selling mechanical keyless door lock to be found on Amazon is the Schlage FE595VCAM619ACC Camelot Keypad Entry Lever Door Lock.

The electronic version can be broken down into two different types, there is the electronic keypad and the Biometric version.

The electronic keypad is similar to the mechanical version but as it is digital it provides you with more security code combinations and with some models offering a facility called Decoy Digits, these are random digits entered before your real security code, making more difficult for anyone to identify your real code.

The best selling version on Amazon is called the Sunnect AP501SN Advanced Protection Digital Deadbolt Lock.

The final version of keyless door locks is Biometric or fingerprint keyless lock, quite simply all you have to do is program your fingerprint into the system and when you want to gain access to your home you place your finger on the scanner and the door will pop open.

The best selling version found on Amazon is the iTouchless Bio-Matic Fingerprint Door Lock.

With the electronic keyless door locks you may need a professional to install them for you.