FAQ about Yale Smart Cabinet Lock

The Yale Smart Cabinet lock will allow customers to lock doors and items that they were not able to lock previously. This includes kitchen cabinets, closets, drawers, and most importantly, the Yale Delivery Box.

If you are only installing your cabinet lock with the provided 3M tape, then the thickness of the cabinet does not matter.

Smart Cabinet Lock can withstand up to 45kg of pulling force.

In the event your first post breaks, we have included a second post for your convenience.

The longer post provided with the Smart Cabinet lock is used for cabinets that have a face frame or lip. This post can support face frames up to 1” tall and 1 ¼” deep. To install this post, place the post inside the hole in the smart cabinet lock. Place the smart cabinet lock behind the face frame and then close the cabinet door to adhere the post to the cabinet door.

1 Lithium CR-2 battery.

The cabinet lock batteries will last approximately 12 months with regular use. If the battery is low, a series of warning beeps will sound.

Remove the cabinet lock from the mounting bracket. Open the battery compartment door and remove the existing battery and then replace with a new battery. Once the new battery is installed, close the battery compartment door and re-mount.

The cabinet lock will automatically unlock, if the batteries get to a certain level and are not changed. This feature can be turned off via the Yale Home App. In the event, you turn off this features and the batteries die, you will need to pull your cabinet door open until the post is released, by force, from the lock body. The cabinet lock was designed, to allow the post to break after a certain amount of force. In the event, your post breaks, we have included a second post, just in case!

The automatic relock feature is turned on by default. This means, every time you close your cabinet/drawer the cabinet/drawer is locked. You can turn this feature off from the Yale Home App. Note, if you turn this feature off, the only way to lock the cabinet lock will be from the Yale Home App.

Yes, there is an intergrated sensor that detects if the Cabinet Lock is in an open or closed/locked status. The status will appear in the Yale Home application. 

Yes, you can install the smart on a double door cabinet by using the double door plate that is provided in the hardware kit. Simply, install the plate with the provided screws or double-sided tape on the door opposite of the smart cabinet lock. The double door plate, will hold the second door in place and locked when the smart cabinet lock is locked. Once you unlock the smart cabinet lock you will be able to open both cabinet doors.

Yes, we have provided a longer post in the Smart Cabinet lock hardware kit. Use this post for any cabinets with a lip or face frame. This post can support face frames up to 1” tall and 1 ¼” deep. To install this post, place the post inside the hole in the smart cabinet lock. Place the smart cabinet lock behind the face frame and then close the cabinet door to adhere the post to the cabinet door.

There is a small black button on the underside of the Smart Cabinet Lock. This button is often mistaken for a lock reset button which is not the case. This button is actually used for deleting the Homekit integration if one has been set up.

To reset the Homekit integration press and hold the small black button for 5 seconds , if the procedures was executed correctly, you will see the button on the top of the lock flash red with a series of bleeps, the lock will then reboot.

In Europe you have a 2 year waranty from the date of purchase.