KwikSet privacy Knob: Keyhole and Keys? This means, in addition to the button on the interior knob, the exterior will have a keyhole I can insert a key to open, correct?
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I also would not depend on it coming with keys. Emergency access usually means you can use a tool that will fit the hole or opening to release the locking mechanism. On older privacy knobs, emergency access is typically a round hole where an ice pick or thin screwdriver can be inserted to release the lock. Others have a slot that a flat screwdriver will unlock. When you need a keyed lock, use an entry lock with keys.
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There is a really nice PDF on the Internet that shows how most of the kwikset locks work. You can find it by googling kwikset rekeying you could find it.
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I call it a coin operated knob. its locks but you use a coin or stiff nail to open it, no key no slot for a key.
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To clarify, since you mentioned outside, this is an indoor doorknob. There is a slot kind of like a flathead screw driver slot that you can turn to either lock or unlock it. I've used a dime for this.
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If you have lost the key to the door knob, I have used an ice pick or a very small phillips head screw driver to insert into the hole and push the button to unlock the lock. If you are asking how to remove the doorknob without the key? You don't really need a key to remove the doorknob. You start by unscrewing the two screws on the outside of the doorknob, with a phillips head screw driver. Then unscrewing two more screws on the plunger side of the doorknob, and that should do it. Once you push in the plunger, the door knob should just pull apart. I hope that this answers your question(s). If you have lost the key to the door knob, I have used an ice pick or a very small phillips head screw driver to insert into the hole and push the button to unlock the lock. If you are asking how to remove the doorknob without the key? You don't really need a key to remove the doorknob. You start by unscrewing the two screws on the outside of the doorknob, with a phillips head screw driver. Then unscrewing two more screws on the plunger side of the doorknob, and that should do it. Once you push in the plunger, the door knob should just pull apart. I hope that this answers your question(s).
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I think they're just saying that if you DO order a security-type set (i.e., the same model knob, but a "security set" which also includes the deadbolt, which a regular non-security knob does not include) THEN your extra deadbolt piece will be able to be opened with the same key. THIS particular set is only the knobs - no deadbolt, I think...
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1. on the inside there is no key and I have to just turn the knob.2. from the outside I don't use the key I could but I use the keypad. This I had to program according to the user guide.Hope this helps if you have an additional question let me know
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It has an interior knob with a finger lock. Same with the deadbolt. The interior locks are not keyed. It has everything you need.
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Our inside bottom handle has a button turn lock. I usually just use the deadbolt when home alone, but lock both at night. Our set is as advertised and we like it very much. We've had many compliments on the appearance and we live in a condominium community. There are different options for the bottom handle and it sounds as though you received one without an inside lock, which is strange if it locks from the outside. Look up the options as you may just need a different inside handle.
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I think so. The lock mechanism has the rekey hole used in all kwikset locks. I know it can be rekeyed to use other kwikset keys.
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While the picture only shows the knob, the package includes all you need to have a locking door knob. This includes the inside and outside knobs w back plates, the latch itself (backset?) and the plate into which the latch fits. In my situation, everything fit in the holes and recesses used for the set being replaced. Only complication was that old plate had square corners and this plate had rounded corners which required some wood filler before painting. Not a big deal.
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I haven't tried to lock it from the outside when it's in unlock mode, but it would make sense to me that you'd have to do this from the inside, since the knob that changes it to unlock mode is a mechanical knob.
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Yes, it is a "unique" key. You don't "cut" a new key, you program the lockset to accept a different key. If you have other "Kwikset" keys laying around, you can use those. Very neat lockset.
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You can open it with just the combination. Key is just added security, don't use it myself. what if you hide it and forget where it is?
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Yes, you can use the key to unlock it. But I tried to avoid using key because if you don't insert the key right into the keyhole, you scratch the area around it and that makes the lock look ugly.
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Hello Mr. Morris,basically, there are 2 different cylinders in the Kwikset 816. The black cylinder is for the owner and the keys (gold color) has a different profile then the standard kwikset keys. That means, you can't rekey the standard cylinder (silver) with the "golden owner key".But you can replace the black cylinder against a standard kwikset cylinder in few minutes if you want.Best regardsAJ
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The inside of the deadbolt is a turn lever - key is only on the outside. The inside of the doorknob is similar to a bathroom - in the center of the knob is a smaller version of the turn lever on the deadbolt. Key on the outside like the deadbolt. Hope this is understandable and helpful.