Kwikset SmartKey, You Can Rekey in 15 Seconds
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- čas přidán 17. 12. 2016
- With the Kwikset Smart Key, you can rekey your locks, even without a good key, right in the door, in just 15 seconds.
If rekeying the lock while still on the door, open the door and LEAVE IT OPEN. Then engage the lock before doing the following:
1. Insert the old, working key into the lock and turn it 1/4 turn clockwise
2. Insert and remove the reset tool. Then remove the old key
3. Insert the new key, and turn 1/2 turn counter-clockwise
You're finished, the lock is rekeyed.
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I have 4 new locks and 4 different sets of keys. Can I change all the keys to fit and all the locks use only one key?
Rhoda, as long as the locks accept the same blank, yes. If the doors aren't smart locks you'll need to take them to Gilberts or a locksmith.
I found that a smart lock that's becomes a dum lock that you need a reset device for 30 dollars to fix when cheaper to bye new one in stead unless you deal in apartments easier to just get a new one. Thanks though it was very informative info.
If there are all Kwikset "SmartKey" and have little rectangular hole you can
Any locksmith you take kwikset smart key to will tell you to replace it. Very unreliable and low quality.
Works only if your existing key is KW1 type.
I have a good hardware store in my town. But I’ll bet your store is better. Old school is the best school.
Thank you for indicating that pulling the plunger will allow the original key to come out at 3o'clock, when otherwise a key cannot come out at 3 o'clock. The instructions seem to indicate the plunger should be able to go in further than I could get it to, so I came here to see. I could, in fact, pull the original out at 3 o'clock, so I knew it was ready for the new key, thanks to you! Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to post this video. Very informative and easy to follow.
We did it to save us time w/ customers too. Thanks, Blair
Very informative. Thank you!
My brother in law works as a painter and lost the key. He's been trying to drill it out for days! I just sent him the link so he can stop wasting drill bits. Thanks so much for this!
This should be a difficult lock to drill, I'll have to try. Blair
He gave up. Locksmiths wanted $300. I don't know why he didn't try the tips from your video. Probably tired after 4 days of drilling and breaking bit after bit. But your video is awesome!
Lifetime guarantee, why spend too much time. Just get a new one.
He was repainting a house that was just sold to new owners. He lost the key or something and was paying out of his own pocket to try to get back in. The previous owner didn't want to pay and he didn't know who the new owners were yet. He lost a lot of money by forfeiting all that work he had put in. That lock was a nightmare for him. I had really hoped he would try your technique, but by then (it is August in Texas), he had had enough. I bet he learned his lesson.
One of the deadbolts has a hardened plate covering the screws. Doesn't drill.
Excellent video very well done
Great explanation. Thanks
EXCELLENT VIDEO: YOU KEPT IT SHORT AND SIMPLE
it’s at the start
Great video and easy to follow. Thanks
Your welcome, Blair
Thank you kind sir for your contribution to civil society. Your information gave me the ability to do the work myself and to save money. Bless you.
These things are awesome.
Will be a perfect purchase for the hardware store appreciate the information thank you
Perfect for the burglar. By a better lock. This can be defeated with a screwdriver
thanks for sharing
Thank you very much for sharing.
We're glad to help. Blair
Any solutions for ignition key, door key, and underside storage key for an RV?
Sorry, only a locksmith can do all that.
And then just do the same for the dead bolt right? and what other key am I to use? Any?
You need to have the key that currently operates the lock. Then you can change it to the main key for your house.
So, if this IS installed as the key to open your house at the front (and and only) door, where do you get another key to change to...say when a tenant moves and you want rekey that front door? Do I go to a locksmith, big box store, or a thrift store and just buy any old key (or find an old one in my junk drawer)? Doesn't it need to fit in the lock channels? What is to stop a crook from buying one and using the tool to rekey any house door lock he wants to steal from - will that tool only work with a single lock set? Maybe you need to email that reply directly to me...
Suppose I want the same key to work in all the locks......would i use the same process with all new keys and locks?.....would the new keys work INTERCHANGABLEY with all locks??
Only the new key will work in the locks. The one you chose. Smart locks do not allow master keying, allowing several different keys to work in one lock.
I have the plunger tool, and 1 working Key. I want to rekey to a new Key for the new tenants moving in. What “new” Key do I buy if I go to lowes? How do I get a brand new key to use as the official “new” Key with its own set of teeth?
Once you have an old lock, from almost anywhere, I use that key. I also have 3 keys for my rentals, A, B, AND C. Once you accumulate old locks you key them to an A key or B key or C. Then when a tennant with an A key moves out I replace with a B key. Get it? Go buy one set of locks and key them alike and to your new C key. That is your emergency set if you need to evict someone and change the locks immediately.
Thank you thank you thank you
YOU SAVED ME OMG
I bought 3 Kwikset locks for a rental property and when trying to rekey one locked I did something (who knows what) and now neither key will operate
the lock. What do I do now? Return lock to store?
You should be able to get them guaranteed, however some businesses like Gilberts have the tool to reset the cylinder saving costs and the environment. Because the bad lock will be destroyed, needlessly. Blair
Mr. Hardware when I put the cylinder on cradle it dosent go all the way down so I can't rotate to make a new key is my cradle bad or I am doing something wrong
It has been a while but I have had to rotate the cradle so the cylinder indexes to a pin at the base of the cylinder. I am not in town so I can't grab it and help further. Sorry, Blair
I bought a bought a Kwikset Smart Key rekeying kit, BUT discover there is NO slot to insert the tool. So much for being easy. Is there anything I can do?
There are too many tools and parts to acquire for one or 2 locks. Most hardware stores will do the service for under $10, at least in my area. Good luck.
Great. Now they can ce along and change the Lock for you to "Break In"
How do you fix it back to your old key
The same way, put in the new key, press in the tool, remove the key, insert the old key and return to 12:00 and remove. You can go back and forth all day long.
My issue with these locks is you can take a blank kwikset key and cut it off at the head and put it into the keyway. Then take a flathead screwdriver and hit it into the keyway and with enough torque you can turn the cylinder. Brinks has a video of it here on CZcams. Cool idea but from a secure standpoint they're garbage just like the rest of kwiksets locks.
Which lock do you use/recommend?
can it work with any door knob
No, only Kwikset and the model with the smart key feature. It is a distinct small slot next to the key slot. No small slot, not a smart key lock.
I’ll stick to rekey all my unit locks 🔐 safety first
so pick it, plunge it and change peoples locks and leave?
You cant plunge without an original key.
If you can pick the sidebar in a timely manner ill buy you a beer sir.
You can re let it manually by taking the cylinder further apart
Yep. Kwikset has a video on how to do it but I think this tool is for apartment complex owners or hotel owners who want it down without having to gut the lock.
😂😂😂 very easily defeated
Ii have this door can i open with that key
Each lock has a unique key. There is no grand master. You need a key that works in order to set it to another key.
I bought one, but the keys that came with it didn’t work, so it turned out to be a waste. I went back to the old dumbkey, but at least it works, method.
You cannot plunge the lock w/out the original key.
Wait, what? From your own video's description: "With the Kwikset Smart Key, you can rekey your locks, *****even without a good key*****, right in the door, in just 15 seconds."
After watching the video and before I read your comment, I was assuming that I could remove a bad lock from the inside of my house (how else are you going to pull the lock internals from the door and get them into the SmartKey device?) and then use the SmartKey device to re-key the lock.. But are you now saying that you must *still* have the original key??? That would COMPLETELY contradict the title of the video!
I hope that perhaps you instead meant, "You can't re-key the lock w/out either the original key or else access to the inside of the lock to remove it."
Please clarify. Thanks Hardware
My lock keeps loosing the original working of key use.
Get a new lock, they are guaranteed, no problem
And it is a lock that has soooo many ways to bypass or beat it..you’d be better off leaving your door open.
How do you do this on a smartkey padlock that no key works on?
You'll need a locksmith that has the decoder for a padlock. It may cost more than a new padlock. See if it is guaranteed and return it and try again. We don't sell the Kwikset padlocks so I'm not familiar. Blair
Mr. Hardware Thank you for responding! I'm just going to get a new one.
1:25 miskalane e us. Sounds like Popeye.
I do tend to murder the English language, my editor cuts most of it out. lol
Mr. Hardware I do strange things to the English language as well. Adds character and works to see if people are listening.
So if your front door lock is a Kwikset, anyone who has s plunger tool will not only can open your door but also change the key on you.
No, one needs a working key to rotate the cylinder to 3 o-clock to remove the working key and insert the new key.
Then why does he say in the title that you can rekey the lock WITHOUT a good key? He uses a good key to rekey it!! Doesn't make sense.
@@picenze did you even watch the video 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
All this videos showing the keys but never show which way the key tool is inserted.😱
And bypassable in about 15 seconds.
BUY BEWARE! You’ll only be able to do this if your existing key is a KW1 type.
Wait so some one can break into my house
If you have that junk on your door someone can break into it with a screwdriver. The mechanism inside to rekey so quickly is its flaw and it's very flimsy. So flimsy it can be turned and broken open with key blank and flat head screwdriver. I wouldnt let any of my family live behind this lock.
What if the burglar has a smart key? They just use any key to get into ur house?
Not so. The lock will not activate w/out a working key. You will need your current working key to put the lock into rekey mode. You are as safe as with any medium quality lock. No worries, Blair
Also the Kwikset (he never names it but uses the street language verb "plunge") small key used in the small hole needs to be unique to only that Kwikset lock, which is crucial, otherwise, any CROOK needs only to buy the same lock and use that pin "plunge" key to change your lock but that is never said and I doubt if that small plunger could not easily be picked...also some of the worse camera work I have ever seen.
This doesn't seem very safe, i could lock my neighbors out of their own house.
There are more ways to do that than you think, with any lock. Don't go there.
Mr. Hardware tis true. Tis true. And it’s what separates us from the less civilized.
You can only lock them out if you have their key or you take the lock off the door. You have to rotate the cylinder before you can reset it.
Soooooooooooooooo, if you can change it so can the CROOK! This is a deadbolt designed by CROOKS for CROOKS. Just go to the store, buy the Kwikset lock, then use it to break into any other Kwikset lock, done.
Although this isn’t the most secure lock it can’t be opened w/out a working key. Plunging the cylinder w/out a working key permanently (can be saved by a locksmith) disables the lock.
its a useless lock that can be easily kicked open.