The specially constructed pick-resistant cylinders render traditional lock picking methods virtually obsolete and are designed against drilling and other forceful attacks.
Mul-T-Lock high security deadbolts provide exceptional protection against drilling, picking, bumping and brute force.The stronger the hardware is, the longer it takes to defeat that hardware. The longer it takes to defeat that hardware, the more likely a thief will give up and move on or get caught.
MUL-T-LOCK’s Interactive Key Control System is protected by a US Utility Patent which lasts well into the next decade. Since it is patent protected, no company can make imitation key blanks which will fit into the MUL-T-LOCK product line. Furthermore, MUL-T-LOCK has instituted a Key Control Procedure (KCP) which all Authorized Service Centers must abide by. Over 90% of all keys in the marketplace aren’t patent protected. If a key is not patent protected other companies can manufacture that key blank and sell to whomever they please, and any Key Control Procedure instituted by the original manufacturer is void, thus leaving the consumer wide open for unauthorized key duplication.
Are your keys patent protected, if so for how long?
Astragals
A common attack is to use a pry tool and distort the jamb until the door can be forced open. An astragal covers the gap where the door meets the jamb, reinforcing the door at it’s weakest point. This is one of the most important upgrades for door security.
High Security Locks
The specially constructed pick-resistant cylinders render traditional lock picking methods virtually obsolete and are designed against drilling and other forceful attacks.
Mul-T-Lock high security deadbolts provide exceptional protection against drilling, picking, bumping and brute force.The stronger the hardware is, the longer it takes to defeat that hardware. The longer it takes to defeat that hardware, the more likely a thief will give up and move on or get caught.
Key Control
MUL-T-LOCK’s Patented Interactive Key Control System gives you the confidence you need to know that you are in total control of your keys. To understand MUL-T-LOCK’s Interactive System, you must first understand what “Key Control” is.
Good Key Control
Only the user and authorized users are able to obtain additional keys.
Bad Key Control
Anyone can obtain additional keys without any verification or requirements.
Key Control System
MUL-T-LOCK’s Interactive Key Control System is protected by a US Utility Patent which lasts well into the next decade. Since it is patent protected, no company can make imitation key blanks which will fit into the MUL-T-LOCK product line. Furthermore, MUL-T-LOCK has instituted a Key Control Procedure (KCP) which all Authorized Service Centers must abide by. Over 90% of all keys in the marketplace aren’t patent protected. If a key is not patent protected other companies can manufacture that key blank and sell to whomever they please, and any Key Control Procedure instituted by the original manufacturer is void, thus leaving the consumer wide open for unauthorized key duplication.
Are your keys patent protected, if so for how long?
Deadbolt Locks
You Absolutely Need Deadbolt Locks on all Your External Doors.
The most usual way to enter a home is through an external door, be that a front door, back door, side door or a door through from the garage. Unfortunately external doors are not only a convenient entry point for homeowners and their families, but also for burglars and other intruders.
Naturally it is the unlocked door that is the most convenient for an intruder, no effort, no noise, no sweat – just walk right in.
Most people realize that leaving an external door unlocked is an open invitation, especially for the opportunist burglar, so we lock our doors. But how secure are the locks that we use? There is no doubt that the most effective locks for external doors are deadbolt locks.
Unlike a spring latch type lock a deadbolt does not lock when the door is pulled closed, it has to be physically locked by a key (or by a catch on the inside.) A deadbolt is easily recognized as it is, usually, rectangular in shape and has a flat ? not beveled ? end. It is not spring loaded and usually throws 3/4″ to 1″ in to the strike plate, the further the better.
Most spring latches do not throw into the door frame, instead the latch springs into a cup affixed to, but not set into, the frame. These types of locks can easily be forced, with a shoulder barge or a swift kick. Bang! – the door is open. Also, spring latches can be sprung open with a credit card or other flexible implement.
On the other hand, correctly installed deadbolt door locks virtually can’t be sprung open, and it would take the kick of an elephant to bust them open, that is why you absolutely need deadbolt locks on all your external doors.
Single Cylinder or Double Cylinder?
With single cylinder deadbolt locks you use a key to lock and unlock from the outside and a catch, or a knob, to lock and unlock on the inside. The obvious advantage is that you don’t have to hunt for the key to open the door from the inside.
The disadvantage is that if your door has glass panels, or there is glass near your door, a burglar could break the glass, reach in, and unlock your door. The mail slot could be another problem, some burglars have been known to insert a device, made from wire and cord, through the mail slot and use it to operate the catch.
Double cylinder deadbolt door locks need to be locked and unlocked with the key both from the outside and the inside. This means that even if a glass panel is broken the housebreaker is unable to get in without the key.
A key will need to be kept near the door, (but out of any possible reach of a burglar) in case of emergency, particularly fire. And it is because double cylinder deadbolts may make it difficult to exit your property in an emergency that some local building codes do not allow their use.
It may be possible for a burglar to slip a saw blade between the door and the frame and saw his way through the deadbolt. This would take some time, but to make that job more difficult high security deadbolt locks are available that have internal anti-saw pins. The pins spin around with every stroke of the blade thus making the bolt very arduous to hack through.
No doubt about it, deadbolt door locks provide a high degree of security. But even the best locks fitted to a poor standard of door will be a waste. Likewise a good door and lock would be wasted in a weak frame.
Commercial Safes
If you would like a safe then talk to our trained locksmiths. We offer highly-rated residential home safes, business safes, wall safes, gun safes and other top-rated safety and security products for your home and office. We can help you select the right product for your needs. Our staff can complete the installation, and of course, we service what we sell.
Good Key Control
Only the user and authorized users are able to obtain additional keys.
Bad Key Control
Anyone can obtain additional keys without any verification or requirements.