Safetwist door locks

Sneachta

Anyone got an opinion on these? http://safetwist.ie

Are they much more expensive than an ordinary lock? Worth getting?

colm_c

Got this when getting a new door last year. It was a free extra thrown in to sweeten the deal.

The mechanism is great for the kids, they can't open the door from the inside unlike the previous thumb turn we had.

Don't know about the other benefits yet as it hasn't had to be tested!

Just checking, we don't have this branded one, ours is unbranded.

colm_mcm

They're a great idea, you'd pay that for an plain anti snap cylinder a lot of the time.

the_pen_turner

I would think that it is only good against toddlers. any decent child will work that out very fast by watching their parents.
waste of time against a burgler. one look at that and they will know how to open it

colm_c

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I would think that it is only good against toddlers. any decent child will work that out very fast by watching their parents.
waste of time against a burgler. one look at that and they will know how to open it

The inside mechanism is designed for small kids, to stop them opening the door. Which is the reason we got it.

The anti-snap mechanism is for burglars, the same as any other good euro lock cylinder. Which you should get if you don't have it.

colm_c

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I would think that it is only good against toddlers. any decent child will work that out very fast by watching their parents.
waste of time against a burgler. one look at that and they will know how to open it

The inside mechanism is designed for small kids, to stop them opening the door. Which is the reason we got it.

The anti-snap mechanism is for burglars, the same as any other good euro lock cylinder. Which you should get if you don't have it.

Atlantic Dawn

Surely terrible security to have on any door with glass on it, just a small window break and your in no matter how strong the locks on the door are. How about putting the key up on a fancy €9.99 nail above the height a child can reach instead, Dragons Den here I come?

the_pen_turner

colm_c wrote: »

The inside mechanism is designed for small kids, to stop them opening the door. Which is the reason we got it.

The anti-snap mechanism is for burglars, the same as any other good euro lock cylinder. Which you should get if you don't have it.

typical solution to a problem like this.
all this does is make the parents feel secure when in fact they are far from it.
i would be very supprised if a child failed to work out how to open that within a few viewings of the parents using it.
it is just like those plastic things you put in a plug socket. you know the yokes that claim to protect your kids but actually make the socket more dangerous.

colm_c

the_pen_turner wrote: »

typical solution to a problem like this.
all this does is make the parents feel secure when in fact they are far from it.
i would be very supprised if a child failed to work out how to open that within a few viewings of the parents using it.
it is just like those plastic things you put in a plug socket. you know the yokes that claim to protect your kids but actually make the socket more dangerous.

Fairly pessimistic view to be honest.

We have both of these, and neither of our two children have been able to work out how to open them / take them off, despite looking at us doing it for over a year.

Both are at toddler age.

Yes, when kids get to a certain age, they will do it, but it's the age they're at before then, is when you need them most.

They're not for everyone, but they have a use.

the_pen_turner

colm_c wrote: »

the_pen_turner wrote: »

typical solution to a problem like this.
all this does is make the parents feel secure when in fact they are far from it.
i would be very supprised if a child failed to work out how to open that within a few viewings of the parents using it.
it is just like those plastic things you put in a plug socket. you know the yokes that claim to protect your kids but actually make the socket more dangerous.

Fairly pessimistic view to be honest.

We have both of these, and neither of our two children have been able to work out how to open them / take them off, despite looking at us doing it for over a year.

Both are at toddler age.

Yes, when kids get to a certain age, they will do it, but it's the age they're at before then, is when you need them most.

They're not for everyone, but they have a use.

Don't get me wrong I'm in favor of anything that helps. In my view they are a false sense of security.
OK for toddlers but not when they get a bit older.

biko

I'd rather have a chain with a plate at the top of the door so the kids can't reach it (unless they drag a chair across the hallway to stand on) and then plate makes it really hard for them to remove the chain.

This one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa3H8mP_Jco