Deadbolt Lock: The Answer To Burglary

by on March 10, 2008

This article will be of great value to you if you are deeply concerned about home security. New technology has provided us with a whole slew of home-security systems, which are not only very effective, but can be astronomically expensive! If you have deep pockets that can afford the installation of an advanced, state-of-the-art home security system, you will have no problems finding one.

However, if you want to work the ‘economical’ way, then perhaps this article will serve the purpose. There are innumerable web sites which deal in home-security systems. If you go on browsing through even a few web sites, you would come cross hundreds of hi-tech gadgets meant for home-security. Of those hundreds of gadgets, a deadbolt lock would be the most economical and efficient.

Deadbolts are comparatively more efficient and stronger than those conventional door locks. If you talk about the conventional door locks, it would be important to know that such door locks break easily and are not that strong to protect your home from being burglarized. This is where a simple deadbolt lock would help you.

Have you ever wondered how does a “door deadbolt” work? A door deal bolt consists of one or more cylinders which are connected to a latch. Until and unless a particular combination of numbers (or the right key) is used, the lock does not open. This makes a dead bolt resistant to pressure and force.

Today deadbolts are available in many different varieties. There are different deadbolts for front or back doors. Some deadbolts contain one cylinder, while other might have two or more. Usually, a single cylinder deadbolt lock will suffice for a door lock.

However, if your home is prone to burglary (or if you want high-level of security), then you must purchase those deadbolts which have two or more cylinders. Research has proved that even ten or more people together cannot break a “door deadbolt” by force. Home-security is something that you must never neglect. That is why it is important to use a deadbolt lock. A good quality deadbolt lock would come cheap and would also help your home from being burglarized.

Locked doors do not necessarily result in adequate security. In fact, steel locks and more expensive locks are less secure than cheaply made locks. Because cheap locks are less accurately machined, they offer more security against bumping. This security glitch in traditional tumbler locks was discovered in the 1970s, when Danish locksmiths discovered that certain keys could “bump” open conventional locks. For this reason, premium deadbolt door lockss were developed that provide protection against these unconventional keys. Deadbolt door lock security can be achieved with a special security device for only a few dollars through most trained locksmiths.

– Rex Freiberger

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