Home Security & Locks

Biometric Lock Review SecuRam Touch Smart Lock

Biometric Lock Review SecuRam Touch Smart Lock

Biometric Securam Touch Smart Lock SecuRam Touch Smart Lock Reviewed ACME Locksmith is always on the lookout for new products to review for our customers. SecuRam contacted us and asked us if we’d be willing to review their new biometric smart lock, the SecuRam Touch Smart Deadbolt. I replied, “Sure – but I will give it an honest review.” They agreed and sent us one to try out. SecuRam has been building locks for safes Read More
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What is a BHMA Lock Rating?

What is a BHMA Lock Rating?

The BHMA Lock Grading Label BHMA vs ANSI Lock Grade Ratings We wrote an article ANSI Lock Grades Explained previously, but there is another increasingly common door hardware grading system in use that is appearing on new products called the BHMA rating. What is it, and what does it mean for you? A little background on the topic: ANSI is the American National Standards Institute, and their job is to oversee the standards of all Read More
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Kwikset Halo Touch Review – Locksmith Recommended

Kwikset Halo Touch Review – Locksmith Recommended

Is the Kwikset Halo Touch the best fingerprint lock available? The Kwikset Halo TouchIs the Kwikset Halo Touch the best fingerprint lock available? ACME Locksmith is always looking at the latest trends in residential security, including smart locks. Biometric smart locks (that open with a fingerprint instead of a user code) are becoming more popular as more manufacturers are beginning to offer them in residential locksets. Kwikset’s Halo Touch is one of the newest. In Read More
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2020’s Best Combination Padlock

2020’s Best Combination Padlock

Our Favorite Combination Padlock of 2020 ABUS 190cs/60 May be Available on AmazonCombination padlocks are notorious for being less secure than other types of padlocks, but for locking up bikes and such for short periods of time, the combination padlock is really one of the best and easiest options for this. But for keeping things secure for long periods of time, most combination padlocks fail to deliver because they can be bypassed using a variety Read More
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Varies Schlage Electronic Locks
How to Factory Reset Schlage Smart Lock Deadbolts

How to Factory Reset Schlage Smart Lock Deadbolts

Varies Schlage Electronic Locks Schlage makes several several smart locks and the factory reset for several of the Schlage smart locks vary depending on which lock you have. We discuss the most common factory reset options for the Schlage electronic deadbolts. It can be difficult to tell one Schlage electronic smart deadbolt from another, especially because they also come in different styling options and some with lever options (as opposed to deadbolts). The keypad appearance Read More
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How to Reset a Yale Smart Lock

How to Reset a Yale Smart Lock

How to Factory Reset Yale YRD226, YRD216 and YRD256 Deadbolts Screws to Remove Yale’s Cover PlateHaving a Yale smart lock on your home can offer a lot of benefits for ease (or denial) of access, but sometimes situations arise where you need to reset the lock. When you’ve lost your phone, or moved into a home with an existing Yale Smart Lock on the door. Maybe you access codes have been compromised. or you’re moving Read More
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Does Hollon Make the Best Gun Safes?

Does Hollon Make the Best Gun Safes?

Overview of The Hollon Gun Safe Lines Hollon Gun Safe Line Before buying any safe, do your research. It’s a big purchase that deserves serious consideration. Hollon makes several gun safe lines to offer a suitable safe for everybody’s needs and budget. We feel that the Hollon gun safe offers tremendous value. Hollon has 5 categories of gun safes, each one a step up in security and features than the series before. Their lower-end gun Read More
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Are Hollon Safes Good Safes?

Are Hollon Safes Good Safes?

Are Hollon Safes Any Good? At Acme Locksmith, we sell a lot of safes to our customers. Their needs range from just keeping their kids out of stuff that they shouldn’t be into, to high security TL vaults for jewelry and insurance reasons, to the safe storage of munitions. We try to carry the best quality safe at a given price point. So, for example, we feel that our under $500 home safes will provide Read More
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The Best Smart Locks of 2020 – Locksmith Recommended

The Best Smart Locks of 2020 – Locksmith Recommended

Please Help Support our Articles / Videos.Support Our Blog! 2020 is the year when lock manufacturers have finally gotten the concept of smart locks on point for the average consumer. Gone are the complicated hardware and software components to set them up, the apps that run them are more intuitive to the end users, and the designs are now compatible with standard door preparation, meaning to install one, you won’t typically have to do any Read More
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Door Barricade Systems – How to Better Secure a Door from the Inside

Door Barricade Systems – How to Better Secure a Door from the Inside

Door Barricade Devices – Reinforce a Door to Stop it from Being Kicked In Standard home locks won’t make your door 100% safe from a would-be intruder. Home builders are looking to build the least costly homes possible, and they trim expenses everywhere, including your home’s security. Your door is likely held to the framing with only 3/8 to 1/2 inch screws (see our article, How to Reinforce a Door), and your lock’s strikes plates Read More
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