I was accidentally locked out of home again, and I had to call a professional to open the lock.
But if someone was home, they could have just turned the knob of the door from inside. There’s a device that can do that? It needs to do 3 full turns and it requires a bit of force to do that (armored door with iron bars that slide in every direction, so it has a big inertia to start)
I saw a ready solution on a store, the iseo x1r, but that costs 1000 euro + another 200 for the gateway (not mandatory but otherwise it uses proprietary Bluetooth protocol and so it can’t talk with HA
Why not both? More automation is definitely cool, but also make the door work better for you. I hate that style of lock
First thing I did when I moved into my current home is to replace deadbolt with a key inside with a standard deadbolt with an inside knob
- better for emergencies - can always get out easily
- less likely to get locked out - does not lock automatically; from outside, I must have keys to lock door as I’m leaving
