Master Lock 265DCCSEN Dual-Function Security Bar
by Master Lock
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Master Lock 265DCCSEN Dual-Function Security Bar
Customer Review: Great Door Security Bar
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased this bar to use on a regular main door of our home. We tried it on sliding glass doors, but found it too bulky for using with ease. It really would need to be thinner to use easily. That said, for the regular door we are very pleased with it. Fortunately, it will be used on a tiled floor. I tried it on a carpeted floor and I wouldn't recommend it for that use. It didn't grip the floor as well as it should. The cost was reasonable and it helps give a person a little peace of mind. One thing to keep in mind. If you have an electric garage door opener and the power goes out, you won't be able to get into your house unless you have a door without the security bar. That happened to a friend. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because it wasn't made in the USA. I would have been willing to pay more if it had been. I'll be ordering another one for a gift.Customer Review: Nice additional door security, could be sturdier
Summary: 4 Stars
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3SI4X1MEW4Z1Q The Master Lock Door Security Bar is a decent additional layer of security you can add to your door. We live in an apartment, so we cannot add real security features to the door (metal frame, superior deadbolts, that sort of thing), so we have to make do with this sort of thing for right now.
The security bar seems to more or less do its job, but it seems flimsy to me. I have tried putting constant pressure on the door with the bar in place, and it has held (we have a wooden floor, which I think helps), and I have tried having my wife setting it in place, and going outside and lightly kicking at it (with the door unlocked and unlatched), and it held. However, it still seems flimsy to me, and I am not sure if it will hold against a 200+lb man kicking with all of his weight and strength (which is why you can see additional layers of door security in the video).
When you extend the bar out to the height it needs to reach our door handle, and then add the extra length to put the bar the recommended distance away from the door according to the manual, the bar goes from feeling rather solid, to rather flimsy. There is basically one single push-pin in the grid which is keeping the bar from collapsing. I am not at all sure that push pin can hold up to a fully grown man kicking as hard as he can.
In the video, you can see me moving the bar around, and you can see and hear it wobbling and clinking around. I then put it up beneath the handle but I don't push it in yet to fully secure it, and it is still rather wobbly. Then I put my foot at the base of it and hold it solid, and the wobbly factor goes down, but doesn't disappear. When you have it forcefully wedged under the door handle, and braced on a solid wood floor, then most of the wobble disappears. But that single push pin still makes me nervous, as does the overall solidity of this product. The product is from Master Lock, which is a brand I trust, so I am willing to assume their engineers designed that push pin to stand up against man-sized force. But I would still have felt better of the product felt less wobbly at all times, and not just when it was fully wedged against the door as hard as you can push it.
It is better than nothing, but I guess that is why we have multiple layers of door security. You just can't be too careful these days.
Customer Review: Great for patio doors
Summary: 5 Stars
This is fantastic for patio doors. Keeps them very secure. Easy to install and remove when necessary with a basic flip of the wrist. It does not work as well in sliding windows. The tracks in windows are of course narrower than patio doors, so they have a tendency to fall you if not adjusted just right. Sturdy construction and easy to adjust width or height as needed. Personally I don't find they work real well on regular doors with knobs or handles. They do work, but care needs to be taken to get them adjusted just right especially if you have carpet. If you have tile or linoleum it probably would better than it does for me. This is the second one I have purchased because they do work well and great construction.Customer Review: Works well on carpet and tile floor! Great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I read some of the other reviews with some of the problems. This product works well! You just have to adjust the length so that the ANGLE is what keeps the door from opening. The pad at the bottom is not meant to hold it in place, it is the angle that causes that pad to stay in place. Make it short enough to have the angle cause it to lock the door and it will work very well on both tile and carpet. It is a great additional security to any door. I use it on my doors at night for extra security. It is easy to put in a closet and out of the way when not in use. Great product and the price is good too. Ignore those who had trouble, I really think they just didn't adjust it correctly. I tried to enter the house from the outside on two doors (one carpeted floor and one tile) and found that when I got the length and angle right, that it was nearly impossible to open the door. This is a very good product and if you are considering it, buy it. If you have trouble at first, just work on the length and angle (shorter is better if it is giving you trouble) and it will work.Customer Review: Master Lock
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this item because of all the recent attention of "bumping" where anyone with a special key can tap their way easily and silently into your home. Well, they may easily tap their way on my door but they will certainly have a dfficult time and make an awful lot of noise openng the door with the Masterlock device. I just feel more secure at night when I'm sleeping. I bought 2!!!