Customer Reviews

Safety 1st Bi-Fold Door Lock

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I'm only giving this product an "ok" review as I don't think it's totally awful. I just want to warn other short people may not be able to easily use this product as a taller person. The door lock sits on top of the door and if you are short and if you live in a newer house with taller doors, you will find that you have to pull a stool up each and every time to open and close the door. Not good.

I purchased this to keep my 2 year old out of our pantry. The first time he tried to open the pantry it popped right off. I checked to make sure I had installed it correctly, but he was able to get in everytime. I have a metal bi-fold door and believe this is why it didn't work for me. I think I would have better luck with a wood door.

Same problem I had as other reviewer, There are wider versions that work great but this one is not it.

Great product! I'm so happy with this one...I originally bought the "Mommy's Helper Slide-Lok Bi-Fold Door Lock" which was a good idea but poorly executed. With the Safety 1st it's adjustable with the twist of a knob! The problem I had with the Mommy's helper was that it was way too big and left too much space for the door to open and eventually pinch little fingers. I would hands down recommend this product for anyone whos trying to keep little rug rats out of bi-fold doors!

I have 3 bi-fold doors in the basement I wanted to keep locked so I tried this one first since it was cheapest. It fits the door, but it is not long enough to be very effective. A moderate tug was enough to make it pop off the top of the door. I ordered the KidCo bi-fold door lock next after not being satisfied with this one and it works much better. I have since ordered 2 more of the KidCo locks and will likely throw this one out as it was too cheap to even bother with returning it.

2 stars since it does what it says it will do, just not well enough for me to trust it to prevent my kids from getting into the utility closet.

This lock is not worth anything it is cheaply made, yes it was easy to put up but no it did not do its job spend a few more dollars and get one that is better than this.

This product was not a good fit for my metal closet doors - not to mention it was hard to reach that high. If it of lower doors, or thicker doors might work for you, but for metal closet doors try "Mommy's Helper Slide-Lok Bi-Fold Door Lock"

My 11 month old has a fascination with opening and closing doors, these work great to keep her out of the closests. They work well and fit all 3 different style closet doors, I like that you can adjust the tightness of them very easily but they are difficult to slide off the hinge on certain door types thats why I only gave them 4 stars.

Let me start by saying my two year old is very curious and into everything. We took the knobs off of her closet door and put these on the top. It was a deterrent for a day. On day 2 she stuck her fingers under the door, pulled and this lock popped off the top of the door. It scratched the door up pretty good. She got in the closet within 5 minutes of her bed time. They do not slide well, they seem to get snagged between the door folds and rub off the finish. The second one shattered when she pulled on the door thus leaving sharp pieces of plastic for my 2 year old to play with. I ended up taking everything out of her "locked closet" that I did not want her to eat, rip, break, or ruin and left them unlocked.

Pros: They are cheap and adjustable by simply turning the knob to tighten it to fit most bifold doors.

Even when installed correctly and tighten down it did nothing to keep my 2 year old out of his closet. All he had to do was pull a little harder and it bent and popped right off.