Master Key Systems America LLC - St Louis Locksmiths (314)266-1533

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2012-05-07T10:32:37.865-05:00

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Get a decent gun safe and bolt it from the inside ...

2012-04-23T19:54:42.765-05:00

Get a decent gun safe and bolt it from the inside to both the floor and the wall. No electronic BS. The old fashioned combination type. Read the reviews and realize that you get what your pay for. Hint: The heavier the better.

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2012-04-16T23:47:12.492-05:00

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In many cases the product is okay and continues to...

2012-04-08T18:19:14.768-05:00

In many cases the product is okay and continues to work well, however often a problem can occur when "non-original factory produced keyblanks" are used to duplicate original keys.

Quite a few years ago Dutch TV broadcast an April ...

2012-04-03T16:58:14.346-05:00

Quite a few years ago Dutch TV broadcast an April Fool piece about a new type of TV detector to track down people without a TV license. The broadcast ended by saying that the only defense was to wrap your entire TV in aluminum cooking foil.
The next day almost every supermarket in the land was sold out of cooking foil!

It was a sad day. Hope everything will cope us fas...

2012-03-26T10:02:18.643-05:00

It was a sad day. Hope everything will cope us fast.

Hello Dude, Cabinet and chest locks come in three...

2012-03-24T02:34:04.104-05:00

Hello Dude,

Cabinet and chest locks come in three major designs full mortise, half mortise and surface mount. Mortise refers to the cut out portion of wood in which the lock is mounted. Thanks a lot....

Going through airport security and making flight c...

2012-03-03T00:05:09.224-06:00

Going through airport security and making flight connections can be a harrowing experience. A few simple tips can make your trip less stressful.

Red Dot Security

I know that safes are supposed to protect your valuables and sensitive information. Any burglar could steal that small safe right out of one's house and then open it up like that! That's super scary. I think I would rather trust my things to a more secure safe.

As a
2012-02-22T02:38:07.962-06:00
As a locksmith my best suggestion to you is to go with the old traditional Kwikset hardware. These locks sometimes fail and it's just when you really want to get inside your home...

We have installed a number of these for various cu...

2012-02-13T17:31:21.088-06:00

We have installed a number of these for various customers and they are very happy. The quality is superb and the ease of use is excellent.

One customer is using it on a very highly trafficked door in their car dealership. Probably opened 100 times a day by probably 35 different people and in six months since installation it hasnt missed a beat.

Have you tested the Rosslinear wireless electric s...

2012-02-07T04:59:22.314-06:00

Have you tested the Rosslinear wireless electric strike? How does it go and what does it cost?

Just returned my Schlage Securekey lock to Home de...

2012-01-31T17:02:26.497-06:00

Just returned my Schlage Securekey lock to Home depot which I purchased just 2 months ago. Same problems everyone is stating here. Worked fine and then all of a sudden I was locked out. The people at HD said that they have had "tons" of problems with these locks from Schlage and exchanged it for a new lock with schlage's old style lock. Hopefully, this lock lasts longer than 2 months. Securekey's design/technology is junk!

I've installed 11 Kwikset and Baldwin Smartkey...

2012-01-29T16:23:48.978-06:00

I've installed 11 Kwikset and Baldwin Smartkey level sets and deadbolts in my owner-occupied 2 family. After 3 plus years of use, they continue to work without incident.

good idea, but it will only last 10 minutes in any...

2012-01-26T20:14:38.946-06:00

good idea, but it will only last 10 minutes in any major city before it gets stolen.

Oops. Looks like someone still stole the pedals, ...

2012-01-26T15:40:10.275-06:00

Oops. Looks like someone still stole the pedals, though.

We have an oil rubbed bronze securekey set which w...

2012-01-22T21:55:06.977-06:00

We have an oil rubbed bronze securekey set which we purchased in Sept. 2010, only a year and a few months ago. The lock has been sticking for the past few days but today (and of course it had to be Sunday) the lock totally failed and we were locked out for over an hour and no matter what we did, we couldn't get the key to turn in the lock so we called a locksmith. Fortunately, my husband did manage to finally wrestle the lock open 5 minutes before the locksmith arrived which avoided the necessity of drilling the lock out. The locksmith informed us of the many, many known problems with the Schlage Securekey and was able to simply replace the cylinder with one of their old style, time tested models which should last us 30 years. I was delighted because we were able to keep the oil bronzed exterior but with something more reliable. What a nightmare! They were right to discontinue selling this line of securekey.

I've had to rekey three times with this set (d...

2012-01-17T20:48:52.498-06:00

I've had to rekey three times with this set (divorce, breaking in, stealing keys from the kids) figured this would at least save some money each time I had to change the locks. I did have one deadbolt fail, and Schlage sent me a new cylinder which fixed the problem.

BUT what she told me was that if you get copies of the keys made at Lowes or Home Depot, the blanks they use are too thin, and will eventually start to work as a reset key on the lock. You can see the difference in thickness between the blue reset key and the gold regular key-- and she was right, the copies I got for the kids were thinner, and they were sticking. Schlage sent me new keys when I gave her the number. (They only would send me 2 duplicates the next time I had to change the locks, I have 3 kids and myself, it's kind of a pisser)

But maybe that's what was happening-- making duplicates was throwing the pins off.

Since only using the Gold keys direct from Schlage, have had no problems at all. Except I'd like a couple more of them.

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2012-01-14T06:26:02.219-06:00

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Welcome to my world people. As a locksmith I am of...

2012-01-09T18:35:16.128-06:00

Welcome to my world people. As a locksmith I am often called to drill these things and start over. If everyone would stop buying these gadgets and and call me in the first place I could save them money and lots of time and trouble. Shouldn't complain though, DIY locksmiths spend more on locks and real locksmith services in the long run. Call your local locksmith, check his accredidation, tell him the level of security you want. Most will look at your job and give a free estimate, and yes it costs money, but getting the proper lock, (one your locksmith is familiar with, that is long lasting and easy to service), professionally installed and guaranteed for usually 90 days by your locksmith, and a year or more by the manufacturer is worth it.

I bought mine 9 months ago. Had problems with it ...

2012-01-08T13:29:17.343-06:00

I bought mine 9 months ago. Had problems with it once and had to do the blue key trick to get it to work again. The other night came home and was locked out. Went to Lowes to get a new deadbolt. Noticed he didn't use the "blue" key to re-key it. He said Schlage has stopped making that lock as there were too many problems with it. I'm taking the old one back to Lowes to see if they will rectify the situation since it is clearly a manufacturing issue.

The rekeying is a little tricky new out of the box...

2011-12-27T11:28:50.784-06:00

The rekeying is a little tricky new out of the box.. But it is well worth it! It takes a little time after rekeying and messing with it until it has worn in. Couple of suggestions. Ensure Blue keys are FULLY inserted when they are turned.. may have to wiggle a little. Also consider, rekeying back and forth between both blue key resets to help break it in. Once these locksets are fully broken in, they are a Dream to rekey. Too bad Schlage pulled the product.. they only pulled it to avoid a lawsuit with Kwikset's Smart Key.

My wife locked the door as she left and noticed th...

2011-12-05T16:21:23.410-06:00

My wife locked the door as she left and noticed that the key cylinder was about 15 Degrees to the left when she removed the factory key. Now the key will not go in and cannot open the door. No other way to get into the house other than breaking a window or drilling out the lock. Spent 5 minutes trying to get my key to work and 15 seconds to drill the lock and gain entry. Not too happy with Schlage. Now the problem is we bought this in may of this year, and the reciept has been thrown away.

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2011-11-25T12:09:11.653-06:00

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We are replacing 256 Secure Key deadbolts after nu...

2011-11-21T14:00:22.537-06:00

We are replacing 256 Secure Key deadbolts after numerous lockouts. We built an apartment community and realized that the number of lock outs were increasing. There was no explanation and the reset key is in the hands of management, not the residents so that was not an excuse. Schlage is however standing behind their product and providing all of the replacements. Just a headache having to change out all of the residents keys.