Are you ready to buy a fingerprint lock? Will smart locks replace mechanical locks? Smart home is becoming more and more popular, and fingerprint lock is the first step of home intelligence. If your family is going to change the fingerprint lock, don’t change the fingerprint lock in a hurry. Be sure to find out these problems.
1. Have you confirmed the direction of opening the door?
Many people bought a fingerprint lock as soon as they saw the preferential information. Before installing the fingerprint lock, it is the first step to confirm the direction of opening the door. Think about it, whether the door handle is locked on the left or right side, whether it is pushed inward or pulled outward, and different door opening directions affect the installation position of the smart door lock. Don’t find out after installing the fingerprint lock that the position is upside down? In general, door locks have these opening directions: left inside, left outside, right inside and right outside.
2. Do you know the size and size of the lock?
The basic dimensions of the lock include these three points: the length and width of the lock and the thickness of the security door. If you don’t know these dimensions, it’s easy to choose an inappropriate lock. In addition, when measuring, the data should be as accurate as possible to prevent the installation from being affected by excessive error. The thickness of the door must be measured. Because the thickness of the door determines the accessories of the lock, in general, the thickness of the door installed with the smart door lock should be between 3.5 cm and 10 cm. Once it exceeds this range, the smart lock cannot be installed. The data measurement of locks can be carried out in the following way.
3. Does the door lock have a hook between heaven and earth?
If your door lock has a hook between heaven and earth, there will be a lock tongue on the side or upper and lower ends of the door. How to judge whether there is a hook between heaven and earth? Judgment method: touch the top edge of the door with your hand to see if it is a keyhole; When the door lock is in the pop-up state, whether there is a lock tongue popping up at the top edge of the door, if there is, it means that there is a hook between heaven and earth, and vice versa. Because some door locks don’t support the hook of heaven and earth, be sure to confirm whether the door lock has the hook of heaven and earth.
4. What kind of door is the smart door lock suitable for?
Not all door locks can be equipped with smart door locks, and doors made of different materials should be equipped with different smart door locks. Intelligent door locks are suitable for wooden doors, copper doors, glass doors, stainless steel doors and security doors.
Before installing the smart door lock, you need to know these things in advance: 1. Give priority to the security door. If you don’t choose the smart door lock, find the merchant who sells the lock with good data. 2. The application scope of the glass door is very small, and it is necessary to install a specific fingerprint lock.
5. How long is the battery power supply?
The standby time of smart door locks is very important. Some door locks have short standby time and need to change batteries frequently, but smart door locks are not smart. According to the security and electronic police standards of the Ministry of Public Security, the battery capacity should ensure that the fingerprint anti-theft lock can be normally opened and closed for 3000 times without warning instructions. Use it 30 times a day and support it for 100 days. The fingerprint lock of lithium battery can generally be used for about 6 months, and the specific use time is related to the number of times of unlocking every day.
6. Can I install a smart lock?
For this problem, the most important thing is to look at the individual’s hands-on ability. Some people can easily install the fingerprint lock successfully, while others can’t fix it for a long time, or even break the lock. In short, if you are not completely sure, you should find a professional installation master!