About Cylinder Locks

The most common type of locks that residential homes will have where a key is required to gain entry would be a cylinder lock. However, most cylinder designs are flawed in a way that many intruders nowadays came up with various methods for defeating them such as a bump key for example. This type of special key was meant to be used only by professional locksmith technicians and companies in order to assist customers in an emergency lockout type of situation. However, with the ease of access in today's world, many intruders have adopted this type of method to break-in to homes.

There are many ways to avoid these types of situations by choosing the right cylinder type lock. A strong lock-set is a good way to start in order to prevent from intruders breaking in to your home. It has been proven that a strong lock which may cost significantly more than the average type of lock would be able to defeat bump keys or at least make the intruder's life much more difficult that he would give up on the lock much sooner.

There are many types of strong locks in the market and normally they can be identified by the following qualities. Deadbolt locks for example who are equipped with steel chips can get the job done! Not only a deadbolt lock is considered as an added security measure by itself, but the ones that come with steel chips would be able to resist drilling which is one of the more popular break-in method intruders like to use.

Another type of deadbolt is the one equipped with a one inch throw. The throw is in fact the piece that extends from the lock all the way inside the door from. This type of deadbolt will come in handy in a situation where an intruder would try to force the door open. Because of the extended length of the deadbolt's throw, the chances of him to succeed would be very minimal.

Another way to go is with a double cylinder deadbolt which require a key from both sides. This type of lock would help in a scenario where an intruder would try to break a window close to or part of the door in order to reach in for the knob and unlock it from the inside. With a double cylinder deadbolt, this will not be possible.

Last but not least, key-less entry and digital type locks. The latest technology in home security which allow the user to enter his home by using a keypad entering a unique code. This will eliminate the use of keys and most of these locks are available without a cylinder, so an intruder would not be able to use the traditional methods for breaking in to a home.

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