Wondering if anyone has a security door like this

with a smart lock on it. I feel like I would need to install another smart lock on the inner door, otherwise, it would defeat the convenience of smart locks. Open to any solutions people have

  • JustEnoughDucks
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    8 months ago

    Smart lock on the security door would allow you to carry only 1 key if you have a keypad lock. Though with a gate door like that, you would need it to be 2 sided which I don’t not know of any.

    Though if you had a keyless smart lock on the outside, a potential thief would have to have both lockpicking/crowbar entry + digital entry capabilities which may reduce risk, but probably not much.

    From a practical perspective those doors are worse than useless because they cost money and offer little to no benefit. If you need a key to get out from the inside, it js a fire hazard, if you don’t, you might as well not have it (the case at businesses that have it because they must follow fire regulations more strictly).

    • phx@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Yeah, I don’t like the idea of a key-only lock for any door that would be considered a fire route.

      I’d much rather go for a smart-deadbolt which also has a key option (in case of dead battery) on the inner door, and leave the outer/gate door unlocked when i.e. you’re only gone for a shorter time or if you’ve a rental which you need to provide code/keyless entry to.

      Alfred Z-Wave locks play fairly nicely with HASS in terms of lock/unlock and battery monitoring, though I don’t believe your can set codes that way. That do have a wireless gateway but it’s flakey and uses services hosted in AliCloud.