Kwikset 138 INSTL KIT Professional Door Lock Installation Kit

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Designed to drill clean and accurate holes in all entry door materials, the Kwikset Professional Door Lock Installation kit features a large ergonomic handle and tool free backset adjustment for easy setup on doors. No more eye-balling for one-sided deadbolt depth, a depth stop guide cuts to the precise thickness of the lock. The universal mortise tool with replaceable blades rounds and squares corners, and the jig adjusts for drilling both 2-1/8- and 1-1/2-inch door preps. Lightweight die-cast aluminum construction stands up to accidental bumps and drops. The purchase includes a long lasting spade bit, multi-spur bit, replaceable mortise blades, 1-1/2-inch adaptor ring, strike locator tool, jig and tool box.

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What are the different types of door hardware?

Entry hardware installs on exterior doors, and includes knobs or handlesets (handle with deadbolt) that lock with keys or touch pads from the outside and turnbuttons from inside. A deadbolt lock optimizes security.
Privacy hardware is designed for bedrooms and bathrooms, locking with turnbuttons and not requiring keys.
Passage knobs and levers are designed for hallway doors, laundry rooms and closet doors that latch but don’t lock.
Dummy knobs and levers are decorative hardware pieces designed for pantry doors or other doors that only require a pull to open, with no latch or lock.

What safety features are available?
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) sets different grades for door hardware, such as Grade 1 (basic), Grade 2 (intermediate), and Grade 3 (highest). These days, with more and more intruders using "bump keys"--a key that can open almost any lock--or locksmith tools once intended only to resolve accidental lockouts, many manufacturers offer bump-resistant cylinders.

Will it fit my door?

• Standard doors are either 1-3/8 or 1-3/4 inches thick, with most hardware designed to adjust for either. Extension kits are available for thicker doors.

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• Most hardware is interchangeable, only requiring that the backset (the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the knob or lock, usually 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches) matches the hole(s) in the door so that the latch or bolt throws properly. Some hardware sets adjust for both backset lengths.
• Levers come in both left- and right-handed models. To determine the appropriate handing, look at the door’s hinges from outside the door. If the hinges are on the left, you’ll need a left-handed lever. If the hinges are on the right, you need a right-handed lever.

Can I install it myself?
Most door hardware, including keypads and deadbolts, installs in under an hour with only a Philips screwdriver. Most keypads are powered by batteries, so no wiring is required. Handlesets sometimes require a drill. If the door or doorframe is not predrilled, door hardware usually comes with a paper template to mark holes for drilling and sawing with common spade bits and hole saws. Specialized tool sets also are available for door-hardware installation.

If you want to use one key on multiple entry handles or deadbolts, you will need a locksmith to "re-key" all the locks to the same key. This should be done before installation and only will work if all the hardware comes from the same manufacturer.

What cool hardware features are available nowadays?
Keypad locks and deadbolts let you add and delete numerous user codes as needed, providing family members, neighbors, baby- or pet-sitters with easy-to-remember codes. Cool for parents and great for keeping kids out of cleaning closets and utility rooms, some keypads have auto-lock mechanisms that lock after a few seconds in case you forget.
Once used only for government applications (as depicted in high-tech spy movies), biometric keyless entry systems, which scan dozens of different fingerprints for easy access, also are growing in popularity.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 7 x 14.5 inches ; 15.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002YUPPO
• Item model number: 138 INSTL KIT
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,303 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look's good,Works bad!, January 10, 2007

By	George W. Copeland (TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have done finish carpentry for thirty five years,and for twenty five of those I have used a Schlage lock gig.Thought it was time to update, you know round corner faceplates and all.Well,don't waste your time or money.This tool is the worst I have tried in some time!It will not hold to the door unless you tighten so tight it will crush the door.The 2 1/8 bit I don't think would cut through butter.I did not try the faceplate cutters,but they look good!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good deal!, February 12, 2007

By	Ernesto Borrego "doorman" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have used it to bore about 50 wood doors already, and it works good. Also I have used it on commercial hollow metal doors 18 and 16ga. and works good too, but you have to change the hole saw guide to do metal doors and you have to be careful not to loose the small set screws and alen wrenches that come in the case. The only thing I would buy once I order one set, is a new extra carbide 2-1/8 bit, because at about your 10th door the bit that comes included starts getting dull, and you really have to push much harder., hopefully a carbide bit would make a difference, I haven't tried it, but will order one shortly. Thanks

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Almost good, June 6, 2007

By	Dan Avallone "remodeling pro" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As another reviewer noted, it isn't the old Schlage set, but it appears to be the only show in town. Because it is it appears that it doesn't try too hard at being good. It looks like it has all the bases covered, but the quick release chuck fell apart on the first use, The forstener had trouble with a solid masonite/composite door. The works got stuck pretty quickly, needing lubing by the third door I worked on.
Is it better than marking out with a tri-square and knife? Sure.
Did it save time? Yeah.
But I surely do not feel that I got a quality piece of equipment and will have to settle for babying it to work with it until something better comes along.