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Some Important Things To Consider When Installing a Smart Lock

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  Smart locks offer great security for your home, office, or any place you want to install them. In our previous article, we introduced you to smart locks and their features, you can check them out. In this article, we will discuss some important things to consider while installing a smart lock. Installing smart locks is a smart move. Since locks are the most used thing in our homes, we lock and unlock them daily. Smart locks are excellent alternatives to replace your typical locks.    If you go digital with door locks you will be able to lock and unlock doors smartly with voice commands and remotely via your phone if you forgot to lock them while leaving home.  Apart from this, you can give access to locks to your staff and guests. If you are installing it for your office do not forget to install panic exit devices .  Now, let's find you the things you can consider to replace old locks with smart locks: Good Battery Life The first and most important thing is ba...

Tips on Choosing the Perfect Locking System For Your Office?

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When it comes to security, it is important everywhere. Whether you are looking to find something for your office or your home. Choosing the right door lock for your home or office can be very important as you would want to keep all your vital belongings safe and secure. Just like how you would invest most of your efforts and money on cybersecurity to protect your data. It is crucial to take care of the safety of your offices and house as well.  Right from the door material to door lock, everything needs to be chosen very carefully. Any business owner, any office owner needs a lot of security that provides them with incredible peace of mind. You need to choose the perfect locking system for your office that can transform the way you look at the security aspect of your space. Though, by keeping a few things in mind you can easily choose the perfect locking system for your office. Different locks are made of different materials like iron, brass, steel and you must c...

What defines an exit device? And the difference between Fire exit hardware and panic hardware

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Generally speaking, an exit device is a term used for panic hardware, whether a panic device or fire exit hardware. It is characterized by an actuating mechanism that spans at least half the width of the door. It may be of the touchpad, crossbar, or recessed style. Note, that In order to be considered code-compliant, the length of the touchpad or crossbar must be at least half the width of the door, anything less than half the width of the door is not code-compliant. Panic hardware Panic Hardware definition: Panic Hardware is an exit device that is certified and tested meeting all the test standard requirements of the UL 305 – Panic Hardware. For i.e. one of the major requirements is that the hardware must be unlatching when a max. The force of 15-pound is applied to the crossbar or touchpad. Fire exit hardware Fire Exit Hardware Definition: In addition to the testing of Panic Hardware, Fire Exit hardware devices are also tested under UL 10C – Positive Pressure Fire...