How to Install an Electronic Dead Bolt | Ask This Old House 

This guy looked like someone was pointing a gun at him during his lock choosing.

Looks at all 3 options, picks the worst one

lol this guy's expression was priceless seem lost through the whole segment

I've been using the Schlage (gold one in the video) for 5 years and it has worked flawlessly.

Is that Kevin's brother off home alone? Buzz I think his name is?

If a salesman is at your front door trying to sell a vacuum cleaner and you slam the door shut, will be a LOL moment when you have this lock and your phone in your pocket. Door bounces right open again and the salesman will look like wtf 😂

I never lock my doors. I like to encourage robbers...like a fly to a spiderweb.

That was radical! Like that one a lot....

I own the first option and like it. Using a phone or Bluetooth dongle is barely any faster, if at all, as both of these options often have delays. Both are additional attack surface as well. The first option is very easy to add codes for roommates or burner codes for technicians or guests. Also, since the human twists the deadbolt the battery lasts an extremely long time. I like to call it ATP-powered. Moving a mass will drain batteries much faster.

Pretty slick installation, didn't have to change the exterior part of the lock, which would of course then require you to touch up the door. Although I doubt the reliability of these systems, I wouldn't take my metal key off my key chain. And I know this might sound cheesy, but if you need to give somebody a key to your house, get a little metal box and hide it, tell them where it is and tell them to put it back in the same place. Works for me.

It would be nice if you could have an entire episode on many different types of electronic locks and everything from deadbolts and up to doors that don't have a deadbolt to how you can have keyless, electronically, with and without keypad. For example it would be nice if I could have the option to remotely give someone a physical code that they can use when ever you choose. They can put their fingerprint on the door knob/handle. Your phone or tablet can get within a certain distance for the door to lock and unlock. The feature that would be nice is if you had a door handle/knob that had a camera and built in door bell. All you would have to do is touch the door knob/handle and it would act like a door bell. You would have a chime that you can place anywhere you would like in the home or apartment. This would be the hub and chime. Once someone touches the knob/handle the door bell will ring what ever melody you choose. At the same time when the door bell is rung you will get an notification on your smart phone or tablet in real time. The camera will kick on and you have the option to answer in real time from your phone/tablet etc. You can and here the person and you can record them. If it is someone you trust and want to grant access you can remotely unlock from a smart device. In the home/apartment you can plug in each room a light weight flat screen monitor that would plug in to a outlet and would mount on the wall. The monitor would have 8 to 10 pinhole cameras in and around the flat screen monitors. This flat screen will display the persons video image who rang the door bell. You can touch the screen and lock or unlock the door. The pinhole cameras on each monitor work together to cover as much of the room in all angles. On the app and the flat screen devices in the home/apartment you can capture video and sound while you are away or home if you wish. You can have one or have one or two of these in each room in your place. The door bell chime is the main brain and has a battery back up and it can plug into an outlet. If needs be you could hook up a wireless service to this system only if you choose. The doorbell and door knob/handle will hook up to the chime and the chime connects to not only your bluetooth but your Wi-Fi and router. I know there are many different options and it would be nice to show how you can have devices like these but how to protect yourself from hackers who can try to operate your door etc. There is different products and safety procedures to take to make shore your safe and the monsters that you want to keep out stay out and those you want in can come in when you want them to.

very cool, but i'm leery about the security of all of these digitally controlled home features.

So what prevents it from unlocking your door when someone knocks on your door and you go to see who it is?

Sounds like someone just needs to steal your phone to get into your house.

Ryan doesn't look like he cares about the lock. "Why am i here?" I'd rather be working right now.

NICE!!!!!!

Wouldn't work on my doors, which have to be pulled tighter in order to have the deadbolt align in the jamb properly. So much for a professional contractor installation of a pre-hung exterior door.

cool

no phone no home

Why was this guy taller than Kevin until the end, and then Kevin was taller? 😂

*It looks too big to me* _Picks up a lock that is so heavy and bulky that it has a gravitational pull_ *Perfect*

This guy is rich....I mean he uses Verizon as his cell carrier.

My husband locked me out of the house one time while I was painting the fence. Never again

Oh the second options is perfect. Wife is home alone taking a shower. A stranger walks up to the door, touches the lock, lets himself in and the wife comes back down stairs to who knows what. Too many complex electronic devices with multiple points of failure are available to replace good tried and true mechanical devices. Sure you get some cool useful features but the failure rate on these things and the added security risks just aren't worth it.

what if your cell / other device is out of power , how would one get in ?

Always check the reviews on these locks before buying. The August Smart Lock the customer chose has allot of complaints on reliability. I like it since it works with nearly any bolt you like but weary from its reviews.

who is the manufacture of the lock installed and do the have a camera version

I don't get it. Doesn't that lock need electricity to work? Does it have a battery inside?

So... why is Kevin hanging around if the home owner has to do all the work? Should have sent Silva 👨🏻‍🦳 lol 😂

Probably easily hacked, has to rely on a WiFi connection and the power has to be on. People are just to attached to their cell phones. How about a good old fashioned Schlage, or if you want real security, an Everest Primus. I'm a HUGE fan of ATOH! By far the best program on TV. I try and get my son to watch it with me. He gets a kick from the guys back east accents. Bringing Kevin on back in the day was the best choice they could have made and Tommy is a true craftsman. All of the guys are great! This is TV done right!

REENFORCE THE DOOR AND SURROUNDINGS, NOT THE LOCK. A THIEF COULD STILL KICK IN THAT DOOR WITH ONE GOOD KICK SINCE THE WOOD HOLDING THE LOCK-IN IS VERY THIN WOOD. REENFORCE WITH 3.5 INCH LONGER SCREWS OR ADD A METAL PLATE TO THE DOOR JAMB!

I always come home late in the evening with a dead phone. I'm locked out?

Hey I go crazy for you that looks on Metro phones I got no room for no one in my bedroom door

Too bad blutooth is highly insecure and easily hacked. It'd be easier to hack blutooth than it is to pick a lock....

Nice crooked candles in front of the fireplace, sheesh.

what is that last wifi device called?

The rest of the time i lock the knob

This guy has the worst expressions I've ever seen on a satisfied customer's face...

How is this safe, whenever your phone is anywhere near the lock anyone could come in --'

2:01 flipping off the cameraman

People in the comments talking about how these are not secure, clearly haven't watched enough lockpickinglawyer. If a criminal wanted in your home, they wouldn't be hacking.

Have you got anything around $10 or $20 dollars?

I only lock my deadbolt at night

I thought the dog walker was coming between 9 and 11?

Why would anyone have glass on the door near the lock? Made my own door. Cannot be opened using SWAT battering ram.

that guy seemed pissed on the options for electronic dead bolt. I sure would. There are thousands of options and the idiot only brings those?

so if they steal his phone they can go near his door to unlock it?

Until they get security on "smart devices" up to any kind of standard that isn't paper thin, the last thing I'd want on wifi is my door locks. That is a terrible idea, and I'm surprised that ToH doesn't talk about the risks of all this stuff more, because it's bad. Like. Really bad.

Did he just pocket Kevin’s screwdriver?

what if someone steals the phone?

I did this and lost my phone. I spent two weeks living with my neighbor before he kicked me out. Now I'm in a homeless shelter.

He should buy a new door. 1 kick and the door is open. Or break the glas and open the door...

Poor kevin this guy was literally eating him out

i dont trust those

This guy is so spaced out lmao

Producer: “Okay, during the explanation of the locks I need you to show absolutely zero emotion or enthusiasm”

What if your phone died?

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he picked the worst looking option

It seems a bit pointless to install a lock which can be opened without a key on the inside, within a few centimetres of a window. Smash the glass, reach in and open the door.

Let’s make a solution for a problem that didn’t exist.

"the manufacturer" ... We can clearly see that it's an August lock. Just call it what it is.

What happened when you're phone die

gotta soo lazy to not use a key

Works great, until you forget your phone somewhere.

This guys doesn't look impressed. Not impressed at all.

"No Wifi" #Firstworldproblems

Way to much tech for a lock

Nice someone steal your phone. Then find your address uses your phone Rob you

Somebody has my phone.

Pretty sure Lockpicking Lawyer and/or Bosnian Bill can show us how fast these locks can all be picked by a potential thief who practices lock picking.

option #2 is a kwikset smartkey based system, and is one of the single most awful lock systems ever designed. i'd rather use a master lock padlock, and those aren't worth anything beyond using them to learn how to pick locks.

Walk past the door in the house..*Unlock, lock* Leave your phone on a table near the door *Unlock* Phone stolen, thief sees app and checks location history of GPS *Burgalry* Battery died on phone, didn't take house keys with you *Locked out*

Electric....no

Can you people here really be this negative about even such tiny things?

the homeowner is so awkwardly quiet

very bad invention...too complicated.. I will chose the first option.....what happens if I dont have my phone with me or the internet conection is off not working for somereason..how am I going to enter my home...dont like it at all...

Acting is so bad

This guy couldn't believe he had to listen to the first 2 options knowing the third option was his pick already