I’m solidly leaning towards a Schlage Connect Lock due to its local only Zwave capabilities (which has the benefit of also extending battery life). I was strongly considering the Aqara U100 for its many features, but based on what I’ve seen I can foresee it being a nightmare to get working locally with home assistant and the need for a phone app makes me fear for long term support.
I use the Schlage Encode for other houses and love the way it looks and how easy it is to setup and use. I really wish they would make a Zwave version with the same hardware.
So before I jump in and buy the Schlage Connect, is there anybody who has experience with either of the locks I’ve mentioned? Feel free to chime in if you have a different lock that you think beats out these.
If my experience in both IT and lock picking has taught me anything, it's to stay away from anything "smart" 'nd also don't secure your house with schlage or masterlock
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Abus, zeiss and squire are good choices in locks though
Picking a lock is a lot more likely than somebody finding an exploit and hacking your lock. In either case, locks are minimal theft deterrent, not prevention.
Whatever lock you think of, check the lockpicking lawyer YT channel for it. If he has reviewed it, check how he rates it. In general, he opens those things in seconds.
Nearly everything. There are a few locks he can't actually pick, and some others where he said he would use them himself, which I would take as a "basically unpickable for anyone else".
I have no idea whether a smart lock ever entered this category.
I've actually been eyeing the Yale Assure Lock 2 because I want a keyless option (it's Z-wave as well). Does anybody here have experience with that one?
I have recently replaced two Schlage Zwave locks with the Encode locks because have trouble with zwave at the front door. The zwave locks perform well and the back door lock always worked 100% of the time, integrated well with home assistant and HomeKit bridge.
The encode locks are more attractive and the lock mechanism is nicer and a lot quieter than the locks I replaced.
We use a few Schlage connect zwave deadbolts, and they have been basically rock solid. We're using them through Smartthings, but home assistant should work just as well. We have hardwired zwave light switches next to all of them, apparently that can help with the reliability since they will act as zwave repeaters in case the lock doesn't pick up the signal first time - especially for changing the codes.
Are they a perfect lock that no one will be able to pick? Probably not, but it's a lot faster to just put a brick through your window no matter how good your locks are.
I've been fairly happy with Alfred locks using ZigBee. There's still a Bluetooth+App component to those as well for adding choices but you don't need it to use ZigBee for locking/unlocking or viewing status.
Don't use the wifi bridge though. I briefly tried that and it connects to some address hosted in AliCloud of all frigging places