quick 2¢... when installed correctly deadlatch works and library card
doesn't. :-)

Yes when installed wrong almost anybody with the knowledge of how to bend
that card just right can get in with a credit card. That's why we make the
big bucks... When we come across this at a customers location (via lock-out
or break-in) we'll realign the strike plate to bring the "DEADLATCH" back
into the picture and also encourage the purchase of a deadbolt and maybe a
strike protector as well. Hey it is all about the Benjamin's and public
safety is it not?

still in business,
Roger

"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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How am I wrong? I have defeated several "deadlocking latches" - both
Kwikset and also good quality Weiser and Schlage - with only a thin piece
of flexible plastic. If you want anything that will cause someone
motivated to get into your house to have to take more than a couple
minutes, you need a deadBOLT. As I said, any kid with a library card can
defeat a deadlocking latch UNLESS you take other measures to keep them
from doing so, like cutting a slot to catch the card in the door jamb.
Even so they can sneak the card around the corner above the latch and
slide it down.

nate

Steve wrote:
"Proving he watches a lot of TV and doesn't know what a deadlocking latch
is
Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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wrote:


Of course, if you don't have a deadbolt, there's no point worrying about
it... any kid with a library card can get in your door.

nate

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