how sensitive is the lock and how often do you have to change the battery for the alarm?
1878573
I've not replaced the battery after about five weeks now. It's not sensitive enough to trigger when trucks rumble by in my parking structure, but will go off if I lift it about half an inch and drop it. IOW, it works for me.
2174199
Ronnie Rebecca, Lloyd the sensors are set up to remember what it was programed, You should not have any problem changing battery. But as I do I open the magnet to set it off then you will know it's still working. then you have peace of mind!
1477988
A lot, probably has to do with how often you access the safe. I would assume the more often, the faster you'll drain the battery.
951740
I have had my Schlage less than a year, so I do not have the long term experience you are asking about. My neighbor has had his lock for 5 years and the battery is still working, but he, too, does not know how much longer the battery will last or if there are any warning signs that the battery is about to fail. . . . sorry . . .
149555
I don't remember how to set the clock, just that I found it very easy. For the batteries, especially cheap ones, I found that even in locked position, they tend to drain if I don't use it for a long time (a week or more). So, I took the habit of removing the batteries when I don't plan to use it regularly (whici is the case theses days), f only to prevent acid leak, which happens often with cheap batteries. Otherwise, I easily have 20+ hours of listening with cheap batteries when I use it regularly.
1642532
No it doesn't, and I've had a lot of false alarms and it gets super annoying, seems to go off when the lock is unlocked and not go off when it's locked, I ended up just removing the battery because all the false alarms.
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Could be several possibilities. Check to see if your battery is older or not sufficiently holding a charge and or that all the connections and cables are clean and tight. You don't mention whether your alarm goes off constantly however even if it did you would have to try a different sensitivity setting and you may still have to refer back to the above assuming the unit is not defective in some way. Disconnectthe alarm and see if your battery still goes dead. if it does then you have a short or another problem or possibly something i mentioned. Good luck.
1967611
Yes, a few times the alarm has activated;even with new batterys.it sent me on a "search" but it likely was triggered by small vibes from who knows where or possibly air moving between the door and door frame,as that is where I had the alarm placed.All in all, for the price,it is well worth the purchase in my opinion.
1439533
You can program it to the time , like 7 am 11 am 3 pm etc it works great on the alarm , the vibrations is to strong then the battery's come lose , but on the alarm it works great ,
1648117
I have had mine for years and years but I can't really answer! I use the alarm sound which will go off ten separate times probably 30 sec. Or so apart. I have had on since around 1978-ish and am only on my second one. I t is set for 4 separate alarms. I love the convenience of being able to grab my alarm and a couple containers when we go to my son's for an overnight. Good size too for the purse don't you agree? If you haven't purchased it yet I suggest you do. Enjoy.
720840
I bought this a year ago and havent had battery issues once. It sounds off a loud alarm beep that keeps going if the batteries ever get low. But if they die (say your on vacation), there are 2 pins on the outside (bottom left) that you can connect a battery temporarily so you can open the door and change the batteries.
396986
Mine needed new batteries after a year. The batteries are available at Walmart for almost $6 EACH. Because it requires THREE batteries, it's cheaper to replace the alarm than purchase batteries.
1304007
I've also had mine about 2 years but have had no problems with false alarms. The on-board backup battery only lasts about 1 year, and when mine started seeming to give false alarms a couple of times, I found the actual problem was that it was warning me that the battery needed replacing... at least, replacing the battery corrected the alarms. Hope this helps.
1401835
We change batteries probably once a month. Thats the only disappointing thing. Although they are supposed to be good for 3200 times, the motion sensors check you when you walk through the kitchen. I wish they would only come on when you were working at the countertop.
1595168
Once the battery dies in the sensor, that particular sensor will no longer send a signal to the main alarm unit. I'm finding that the batteries are lasting about 6-8 months.
584981
I have had the item installed for about three months. The set up is sensitive but when I got it right it works well. I sometimes do not hear the alarm but my dog does, and he certainly lets me know we are having visitors. The batteries are the original ones I installed three months ago.
1668209
My lock does not have chain attachment. As for sensitivity if I slap this bike on the seat the alarm goes off.The negative is I have not found a way to carry this lock in a saddle bag without it going off riding down the street.