Author: ACME Locksmith
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Who Has Your Safe’s Combination | The Answer May Surprise You
If you’ve been reading the latest headlines, you heard that Liberty Safe is getting a lot of heat over giving out one of their customer’s safe combinations to the FBI. Some think it was justified. Some are outraged. Ignoring the politics: All major safe manufacturers keep safe combinations on file when they ship you a…
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How Much to Duplicate a Car Key
Price Factors | Detailed Cost by Key Type | Cost for Key FOBs | DIY Key Programming Instructions | FAQ The main factor of car key replacement cost is whether or not you have an existing key. This article focuses on how much it costs to duplicate a car key (meaning you have one working key). If you’ve lost all keys,…
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What is the Best Portable Door Lock?
Best Portable Door Lock: Addalock Small and portable. Good for doors don’t don’t lock with a key or that someone might have the key to. Product Details Rating when compared to other portable door locks Effectiveness: Ease of Use: Cost: Runner Up: Penmama Portable Door Lock Small and portable. Not quite as versatile as our…
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Keyless Gate Lock Options
Considerations before buying | Can you use a smart lock? | When to use a mechanical keypad | When to use an electronic gate lock There are numerous reasons to use keyless entry locks on your gates. But what are your options? Will the gates need to be changed to support a keyless solution? Let’s…
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How to Erase Garage Door Opener Codes
How to Remove Garage Door Opener From Car | Chamberlain | Liftmaster | Wayne Dalton | Genie Clear the Opener, Not the Opening Device You’ve just bought a home. How many remotes did the previous owner leave you? One? Every garage door opener made comes with two remotes, so if you just have one, there…
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How to Install Drawer Locks
Types of Drawer Locks We get calls all the time asking how to secure things like desk drawers, garage cabinets and other small cabinet spaces. In most situations, these aren’t needing to be anything robust, just something to keep honest people honest or maybe little kids away from where they ought not be prying. So…
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KeyMe Kiosk Fakes Out Google and You
Google Makes KeyMe Kiosks the Largest “Locksmith” in the Country KeyMe is Listing 1,000s of Fake Locksmith Locations and Google Does Nothing Google is a high-tech company solving high-tech problems, but once again, they have been beaten by a company that has chosen to mislead consumers by breaking the Google business listing guidelines. The company,…
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Can Every Lock Be Picked or Bypassed?
Why Are Locks Easy to Pick? | Why Do People Release Lock Picking Information? | What Can I Do to Stop Lock Picking? | One Lock is Pickproof We recently started our YouTube Channel where I discuss our favorite locks. Often we’re talking about the best locks for a specific targeted need. For example, “What’s…
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How Much Does it Cost to Replace a Panic Bar
How Much Does It Cost to Replace a Panic Bar? An “Exit Device”, also known as a “Panic Bar” or “Crash Bar” is hardware designed to be installed on the secured side (inside) of a door which opens outward. Panic bars provide single motion, almost effortless, ease in exiting the door; while also providing security…
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Sargent IC Core Pinning Calculator – How to Pin Sargent IC Cores
Sargent IC Core Pinning Calculator for 3 Level Master Key Systems When we received a call from a major sports team to rekey their entire facility we were excited. Then we learned they had Large Format IC Cores (LFIC) and our excitement quickly faded. This customer wanted a three-level master key system: a grand master…