Digital Deadlocking - Enhancing Home Security and Saving on Insurance

1.    Understanding Deadlocks - Saving on Home Insurance

Insurance companies ask about the presence of deadlocks because these locks are regarded as a security feature that mitigates the risk of burglary or unauthorized entry. Unlike standard locks that can be manipulated with a credit card, deadlocks provide enhanced security.

Moreover, deadlocks, heighten the protection of your home by incorporating a locking mechanism that prevents intruders from opening the door from the inside. Essentially, even if burglars manage to gain entry through a window, they won't be able to easily access valuable items such as your TV, speakers, or home safe by swinging open the front door.

Homes equipped with deadlocks may qualify for insurance premium discounts due to the reduced risk of theft or break-ins. When shopping for an insurance policy, it's advisable to take certain steps to secure the best deal, and one such measure is installing a deadlock on your front door.*

Additionally, enhancing security measures, such as installing indoor security cameras and activating smart home security systems, can further safeguard your home against potential risks. In the next part, we will discuss further about types of deadlocks that are currently available for your home. 

2.    Distinguishing Deadlocks from the Crowd:
First of all, let's not confuse our deadlocks with deadbolts and deadlatches. While they may share the same family name, they are not the same.

Types of mechanical deadlocks:

a.    Single-Cylinder Deadlocks:

This lock has a knob grants you an escape route from the inside of the house, while the outside remains under the dominion of the key. However, this lock may not be suitable for doors that have small glass windows as Intruders can always break these glasses to access the internal knob and easily open the front door.

b. Double-Cylinder Deadlocks:

The double-cylinder deadlock, therefore, is a step up. Two keyholes – outside and inside, two control systems. This configuration introduces a deadlock mode, a fortress where the internal knob won’t exist. Only the key can unlock this enigma inside and out, ensuring that even a crafty intruder can't slip away through a deadlocked front door.

However, despite the above advantages including the ability to disable the handle from the inside, the downside of these mechanical deadlocks is the possibility of unintentionally trapping someone inside the property.

3.    When Deadlocking Tech Meets Smart Locks:

Introducing the Yale Unity Range, where traditional deadlocks shake hands with cutting-edge smart technology. 

Designed to suit the Australian market, the Unity range achieves patented digital dead locking technology, locking both the internal and external handles of your lock.

Smart locks equipped with deadlocking technology address various drawbacks associated with traditional deadlocks. They eliminate the risk of an intruder breaking a window to access the internal knob or trapping someone inside the house without a key.

In contrast to traditional deadlocks, where homeowners often leave keys inside the house for “convenience”, smart locks eliminate this vulnerability while providing seamless access. Your smartphone serves as the key, enhancing security and reducing the likelihood of a break-in.

The Yale Home App provides total control over your smart lock remotely with the support of the Yale Connect Plus Wifi Bridge. This includes the ability to activate or deactivate the deadlock mode, lock and unlock your door, grant access to others, and monitor visitor access, all through your smartphone. Leveraging Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS technologies, along with the Yale Home App, the auto-unlock feature seamlessly unlocks your door as you approach, adding an extra layer of convenience and security.

Activating Deadlocking in the Yale Home App:

Activating the deadlock feature in your Unity Smart Locks is easy! Transitioning seamlessly into the digital age, Yale provides a user-friendly portal – the Yale Home App. Here, the power to activate the deadlock feature rests at your fingertips. A few taps, and your home transforms into an impenetrable fortress, ready to repel any unauthorized entry.

When to Activate Deadlocking:

Deadlocking serves the purpose of ensuring that intruders cannot go through your front door with ease. Therefore, for convenience, it is recommended to not activate deadlocking tech while you are at home unless you're willing to to deactivate the deadlock function on the Yale Home App every time you go out.

When your family is away on vacation, that's the opportune moment to enable the deadlock mode. A once dormant fortress now comes alive, offering an additional level of security and tranquillity. This isn't solely about protecting material possessions; it's about safeguarding the intangible essence of home.

4.    Final Thoughts:

When talking about home security, deadlocking tech plays a pivotal role, enabling a combination of access and restriction. Our Yale Unity Range, with its patented innovative integration of digital dead-locking technology, elevates home security to new heights. So, as you stand in front of the door to your home, envision the digital deadlocking smart lock not just as a lock but as a guardian, a digital sentinel, ensuring that your home remains impenetrable against the forces that seek to invade.

Explore our Yale Unity Range today!

Or If you still aren’t sure which smart lock is right for you, try our smart lock buying guide here: Product Recommendation Australia (shopopeningsolutions.com.au)

*Installing a deadlock on the door provides additional security features and may assist insurance companies to assess your risk profile to determine your premium – don’t forget to verify with your insurance company!