Emtek Key in Knobsets

Jan 17, 2007 Last reply: 19 years ago 7 Replies

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limehand 19 years ago

Hello there...

I am a newbie door hardware specifier (self builder) and was wondering if anyone here could you tell me if I should be bothering with Emtek Key in Knobsets? I have heard one opinion (from a salesperson) that Emtek fell down on their KIK mechanisms and they fail more quickly than other makes. He suggested buying Baldwin which is of course more expensive But really are they any better? Or put another way Is he right about Emtek Key in Knobsets?

Thanks for the thought so far!

Regards

Michael Lough

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Dennis 19 years ago

I am a locksmith and I have Emtek on my house. No KIK though. Passage levers throughout and handlesets on all exteriors. My opinion. Nothing special to justify the price. Except -- A thing called a wife who wanted them for appearance. Even more so than Baldwin. So that is what we ended up with. Double the cost and about the same quality as standard Schlage.

Dennis

limehand wrote:

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Stormin Mormon 19 years ago

You're tripping a memory. I worked with Emtek one time, maybe two years ago. The quality was just terrible. I won't bore you with technical details, but the cylinders offered essentially zero pick resistance, or resistatnce to jiggling the wrong key and get it to work.

If it's the brand I'm thinking, you couldn't pay me enough to put em on my own home. Incidentally, I have Kwikset locks on my own home.

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pickproof 19 years ago

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Steve 19 years ago

Incidentally, I have Kwikset locks on my

Only because that's all you can afford and given that you have posted your home address on the web I wouldn't brag too much about that if I were you.

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LOCKSMITH 3:16 19 years ago

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Stormin Mormon 19 years ago

I wouldn't want a lock with that terribly crappy construction of cylinders.

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DB 19 years ago

Aren't you the guy who claimed he had kwikset on his doors?

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