Front door lock

andicole0 · 13 Sep 2018 at 13:56

Not really had to look at replacing one of these before but I do now. I am aware of Yale and that's about as far it goes, anyone have a lock manufacturer recommendation.
Looking for a 40/55 barrel with possibly an internal thumb twist. 3* Euro?
Andi.

Foghorn Leghorn · 13 Sep 2018 at 13:59

Speak to your insurance company about the thumb twist, some aren't keen as depending on your letter box position it's possible to unlock them from the outside.

andicole0 · 13 Sep 2018 at 14:06

Foghorn Leghorn said:
Speak to your insurance company about the thumb twist, some aren't keen as depending on your letter box position it's possible to unlock them from the outside.

Good point.
Andi.

The_One · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:03

You want an ultion cylinder

Best you can get, locksmiths dont like it if you lose ya keys

wedrum · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:14

Done my front and back door bought off amazon.

coolsurfer · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:16

We use Ultion - supposed to be the best

andicole0 · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:26

wedrum said:
Done my front and back door bought off amazon.

Do Amazon make locks?
Andi.

wedrum · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:39

Yes they are a shop

paintguy · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:39

A mate of mine & master locksmith came around and swapped all of our locks to Ultion recently, removing the Yales he'd fitted a few years ago. I know nothing about locks but he said they were the best and that's good enough for me.

£1000 guarantee if a scrote manages to snap one and get into the house, plus some kind of password system is needed if you want extra keys cutting.

andicole0 · 13 Sep 2018 at 15:40

wedrum said:
Yes they are a shop

So are Boots, not looking for a shop looking for a lock manufacturer.
Andi.

coolsurfer · 13 Sep 2018 at 16:12

wedrum said:
Done my front and back door bought off amazon.

Most helpful post ever.

andicole0 · 13 Sep 2018 at 17:45

Ultion locks looking like twice the price of the other recommended ones.
Andi.

wedrum · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:45

andicole0 said:
So are Boots, not looking for a shop looking for a lock manufacturer.
Andi.

Ah sorry i am a shop

Thebug · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:49

Try ebay got my ultion for £25 brand new but get them sent to a different address

DampCat · 13 Sep 2018 at 21:53

andicole0 said:
Ultion locks looking like twice the price of the other recommended ones.
Andi.

Can of worms on this forum tbh. Ultions are the best, no lock is invincible so you're about to get the "what's the point" brigade come in and say just that. Also they just say "windows" a lot to counter any argument about why locks are worthwhile.

Basically you're not looking to make your house invincible, just make it more effort than your neighbours.

Oh they'll also say "expensive locks just make it look like you've something worth stealing"

So just buy what you think is fair price.

Countcussy · 14 Sep 2018 at 09:58

Ultion all the way.
As said above, its more about stopping the opportunist. The lock is quite obvious to an intruder. If it makes them think twice, its done its job.
As a bonus, I had them all key matched. So one key for all doors.

norm · 21 Apr 2020 at 15:26

I've got an ABS Avocet which compared to the Ultion I think I prefer, 6 pins vs 11, but the Avocet uses a tiny magnet in the key to pull one of the pins so makes picking it a lot harder I would imagine. Also the keys look nicer in my opinion.

andicole0 · 21 Apr 2020 at 15:42

norm said:
I've got an ABS Avocet which compared to the Ultion I think I prefer, 6 pins vs 11, but the Avocet uses a tiny magnet in the key to pull one of the pins so makes picking it a lot harder I would imagine. Also the keys look nicer in my opinion.

Same here now.
Andi.

jellybeard999 · 21 Apr 2020 at 15:42

norm said:
I've got an ABS Avocet which compared to the Ultion I think I prefer, 6 pins vs 11, but the Avocet uses a tiny magnet in the key to pull one of the pins so makes picking it a lot harder I would imagine. Also the keys look nicer in my opinion.

I got these too after a friends house had a failed attempted break in and used these locks.

Abyss · 21 Apr 2020 at 17:16

I also use ABS Avocet. Although ironically 2 days after giving a key out to a family member their keys were stolen so I had to replace them all!

FYI (and linked to the point above about thumb turns), the family members keys and brand new car were stolen by turning the thumb turn through the letter box, even though there was a security cover and configured exactly how the house was built.