- My name's Aaron Massey from mrfixitdiy.com
and welcome back to another episode of Home School'd,
the do-it-yourself show where I teach you
how to be a little bit handy by fixing some things
around your house and hopefully
save you a little bit of money in the process.
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Today's project is how to update
to a keyless entry system for your home.
With the rise in smarter home technology
over the last decade, there have been a wave of products
flooding the market designed to simplify
your day-to-day lives and one category
of those products are keyless entry systems.
Getting locked out of your house sucks
so these systems are designed to try and eliminate that
from happening by eliminating the need for house keys.
I rank these projects by how many f-bombs
you're likely to drop while tackling the project,
this one is about as (beep)ing easy as they come
because you really only need a screwdriver.
This episode of Home School'd is brought to you
by Zabitat.com, they sent over the touchscreen
keyless entry lockset to install in this video
along with the matching oil-rubbed bronze doorknob,
Zabitat.com carries a full line-up of locks sets
and deadbolts to match any design style
as well as a full line of decorative door glass inserts,
for a full list of products for all your entry door needs,
visit their website at Zabitat.com.
If your door doesn't currently have a deadbolt
and you're trying to install one,
you'll likely need a couple of jigs like these ones
to cut the door for the deadbolt.
Now I'm not gonna go through a great amount
of detail on that in this video,
but the basics are that you place the jig
on the door and use a hole saw to cut out the holes
for the lock and then chisel out
the mortise for the strike plate.
To get started, first we'll remove the old deadbolt
and doorknob from inside the door
with the screwdriver and then set them aside.
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Once you've removed the old lock,
unbox your new lockset and organize the components.
This lockset comes with a touchscreen keypad,
deadbolt and mounting hardware, interior locking mechanism,
batteries, and an instruction manual.
When installing this system, the one thing
that you'll need to know is the backset of your door,
the backset is the distance from the edge of the door
to the center of the hole for the deadbolt.
In the U.S., this is usually 2 3/8" 2 3/4",
this deadbolt allows for either backset size
and can be adjusted to fit by pushing the pin
on the side and sliding the sleeve in our out.
With that set, now we can install
the deadbolt hardware into the door.
Next, install the new touchscreen keypad
and make sure the wiring passes under the deadbolt,
make sure the deadbolt is in the horizontal
or unlocked position and then remove
the interior mounting plate from the locking mechanism
and attach it to the keypad with the long set screws,
making sure the wiring stays
off to the side in its position.
Before tightening fully, make sure the keypad
on the outside of the door is plumb to the door edge.
Next, remove the battery cover on the interior latch
and then attach the wiring harness to the back of the latch.
Mount the latch to the mounting plate,
making sure the latch pin slides into
the horizontal slit in the deadbolt.
In this case there are two mounting screws
that attach behind the batteries and one at the bottom.
Next install the batteries into the battery compartment
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and reattach the battery compartment door
and then follow the instructions
to set the code for your lock.
Now there are a lot of locks out there
so depending on the lock that you choose,
some can be unlocked via Bluetooth on your phone
and others can integrate as part
of a whole smart home system so if those features
are important to you, make sure
you choose one that will work for you.
Next, reinstall the doorknob by aligning the screws
on the interior side with the mounting holes
on the exterior side and tightening them down.
Add the collar and the doorknob to finish.
Lastly, remove the old strike plates from the doorjamb
and replace them with the new matching ones
and finally test the door and make sure
that the lock and everything is working properly.
Now an interesting feature of this lock
is that in the event the batteries die
and you get locked out, you can use a 9 volt battery
to bypass the power supply and unlock the door
but you still need your code in order to do it
so not just anyone can open your door with a 9 volt battery.
Now I'm not sure that this is much more convenient
than just stashing a spare key somewhere around your house
but I suppose you could always ask your neighbor
for a 9 volt battery in a pinch if you had to.
So that's it for this episode,
I hope you guys enjoyed it and I hope you learned something.
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I want to say a quick thank you
to Zabitat.com for sending over the lockset
that I installed in this video and if you want
to get your own keyless entry lockset,
make sure you check out Zabitat.com
and if you wanna check out more of my DIY
and home improvement content, you can always
visit my website at Mrfixitdiy.com.
Thank you guys so much for watching
and I'll see you next time.
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