Yale Smart Living YD-01-CON-NOMOD-CH Keyless Connected Ready Smart Door Lock, Touch Keypad & P-Y3-CH-CH-60 Contemporary Nightlatch, Standard Security, Chrome Finish, 60 mm Backse

Changed from a regular lock that was old and you had to wiggle the key. Bought extra tags for my daughter coming home from school, assigned her a code incase she forgets her bag, I don’t have to worry about her being locked out. Have the wireless link also, so notifies me when she’s in. Works perfect, 1 Yr battery use if used 10 times a day, I use it twice a day so…see u in 5 yrs.

my first order was faulty so I reported it and they sent me a new one

Had it installed in about 20 mins, really easy set up quality is good been faultless for the last month I’ve had i

This is a must. Very easy to assemble, when your nit digging through a bag to find keys it’s always a bonus.
Clips on Yale YouTube helped to set up.
Excellent buy

We bought this a little while ago and although we need to change the batteries once every 6 months – it has never let us down. I did buy the Zigabee connector for smart control – but to be honest I never use it. Forgotten what it is like to be aware of making sure I have keys when I leave the house – I don’t even have a keyring any more!

We bought this a little while ago and although we need to change the batteries once every 6 months – it has never let us down. I did buy the Zigabee connector for smart control – but to be honest I never use it. Forgotten what it is like to be aware of making sure I have keys when I leave the house – I don’t even have a keyring any more!

Great product. Never get locked out again.
Easy to instal

This was a very tricky thing to install and get working. I’ve found that door handles can be difficult to install anyway, depending on the inner mechanism and how old it is. The door I ended up installing this lock on was quite old, which had an old mechanism which I needed to replace with a new mechanism.

The instructions are relatively easy to follow, it’s just quite a difficult thing to install, with the drilling needing to be accurate and of the right size. After a few hours I had the thing installed and (miraculously) working. It was a few days later that I took the plunge and coded the lock, and also set it to recognise the Yale fobs. It’s a weird feeling leaving knowing you haven’t got a key, but after a while you get used to it and I haven’t had an issue with the lock. Overall I like this, it looks good and in the end proved to work well. I just hope is doesn’t suddenly pack in!

I’ve been testing this for the last few months on our shed.

It seemed worth a go and it has worked fine… it has 4 AA batteries so needs no connection to power – though we have already had to replace them… however it doesn’t feel that secure.

I would not feel comfortable with this being the only lock on our house.

Maybe an internal door? But as the main door lock, no thanks. I don’t like the actual lock you can spin round, I found it hard to grip.

Overall I give it 4 stars, it clearly works but it doesn’t make you feel like it’s overly secure.

Easy to fit, and fabulously simple in use, ideal for a home office to protect the expensive equipment that can be in those rooms, I suspect that anyone running a hotel or Air BnB will love this!

Being able to use a pass card, a code or use a Phone App is brilliant for this use!

Battery driven and they last, no need to change yet after a few months!

Well made, sturdy I cannot fault this lock system! But with a trusted name like Yale, I should have explicit trust!

Great!!

Was not sure how easy this would be to fit but it was not too difficult with a reasonable DIY knowledge. You must already have or need to get a very good home security lock that can be operated and locked by a key internally. This is because what you are replacing is the outside key lock and mechanism. Once you have done that your door opening and shutting is operated by the swipe card on the outside but still operated by your original key and lock on the inside. Just a word of warning that if you have your swipe tab on your key bunch, just remember you must take your keys with you when shutting the door to leave the building. Otherwise you are then stuck with no way of getting back in if your keys are in the house. Personally I leave my keys in the lock on the inside so that I can never forget my keys (and tab) on the way out. I also bought the extra card/tab/tag pack as you only get one swipe card with the lock. This card pack gives you peace of mind that you have other ways of getting in if you mislaid original swipe card. The extra pack means that if you have 2 sets of keys for other locks you can put a swipe tag on both sets. Handy if you have one set of keys for say your van and another for your car plus spares for other members of your family. These locks have come down in price from what they were when they first came out and I think are great value for money. My lock has worked without fail every time since I fitted it and definitely a 5 star product. This is neither a paid for or sponsored review but entirely genuine from a real user.

Firstly, the truth is that most reasonable door locks are probably stronger than the door they are fitted too and this lock is no different. It’s solid and I’m quite sure it would be easier to break the door not the lock. It is in effect a deterrent to an opportunist thief.

And, having watched the Lock Picking Lawyer open just about any keyed lock almost as quick with a pick as using the actual key, I’m quite sure that this is harder to open than a keyed lock. Even I can open some locks with at my low level hobbyist lockpicking level.

So, this lock is most likely better than the equivalent ‘normal’ lock for security. And not just because you cannot conventionally pick it either. Whilst this does come with a ‘key’ – a card and small keyring button – you don’t need them so they could be stashed away hidden and you could simply rely on the pin code which, is far better than a physical thing. Not only do you not have a key to lose you can hand out the number to family and then easily change it later on.

But, there are a few things to consider. First off many doors have a different type of inner ‘night latch’ and certainly mine was different. That meant I had to shell out another thirty six quid for a chrome inside lock plus of course I had to make good my door as the fitting was different.

Then there is the fact that whilst the implication is that this door lock can be remotely operated you will need another module. The Yale Zigbee Module which is currently 42 quid on Amazon which, will take the whole package up to nearly two hundred pounds. Suddenly it’s looking quite pricey.

Putting that aside, this is a well made lock and it works well. Once fitted it’s easy to set up with a new code and of course as easy as an easy thing to use. I haven’t bought the Zigbee module yet but sooner or later I’ll bow to the inevitable and get it. The ability to use the lock remotely is useful as I work overseas and I can utilise this function for family and friends. But, fourty two quid for an item that should be a couple? That’s stretching it. It should be part of the lock given the price.

Overall this is a well made addition to the onward march of the ‘Smart Home.’ I’m sure that in 30 years this kind of thing will be considered quaint but right now this is a pretty good option. If you are happy to shell out a goodly chunk of cash that is.

There are a lot of very negative reviews on this product that seem to indicate there are some issues to beware of. Personally I haven’t experienced them, but I would still be wary of where you put this lock. I certainly wouldn’t feel comfortable putting it on my front door for example. Great for a storage cupboard or something similar.

There are a lot of very negative reviews on this product that seem to indicate there are some issues to beware of. Personally I haven’t experienced them, but I would still be wary of where you put this lock. I certainly wouldn’t feel comfortable putting it on my front door for example. Great for a storage cupboard or something similar.

As you can imagine any product by Yale is going to be top quality. that’s kind of the point of you buying something with the word Yale on it. it is a little bit tricky to install but once it’s up and running and the app is working your fine.

Paid someone else to install – ask anyone who does smart locks (got it for 70, instead of the extra 119 or so Yale asks for) but it’s in, and works flawlessly. Ain’t no keys at my house

great but go for the one with a key as well as touch pad

I have Hive smart heating, and some Woox smart plugs, so was eager to give this Yale smart lock a try.
It is slightly time-consuming to install, but you don’t need to be a DIY expert. The instructions are easy to follow, and there are good videos available from Yale on installation. Took about two hours in total.

Now it is on, I am happy with its appearance and functionality. It looks better outside than in, with nice bit metal exterior but slightly disappointing plastic case inside the house. Would be nice to have to nice metal case both inside and out.

You can open the door with a key fob, key card or a pin. You can order more cards and fobs, and install up to 20 codes. Obviously it is battery operated, so you need to keep an eye on it to make sure yours don’t run out. Not sure what happens in terms of accessing the house if the battery goes flat!

Still use and second lock on the door, as would not rely on this alone when out the house, but this is perfectly fine to secure the door when I am in. As I have a young child who is sometimes sleeping, it’s good to be able to give visitors a code so they can let themselves into the house without ringing the doorbell.

Like:

Lots of key options – fob, smartcard, over wifi and combination. Relatively easy to install with a modicum of DIY experience and planning. From a highly respected lock company whose brand I trust. Can be used as part of an integrated home security system.

Don’t like:

My main issue is that modern front doors should be, and usually are, multipoint locks (lift the handle and multiple latches lock into the door frame). If you still have a single point night latch on an external door, I’d recommend investing in a better door before a smartlock.

Overall:

A well engineered product that works as described on the box but is, ironically, designed to work with older, less secure, styles of door!

This takes some getting used to. I practised using it with it NOT connected to a door, but just on a table over a week or so, just so I could get used to setting it up and using it. I found this to be a good exercise, because I could get used to how to operate it.

I have it set up so that it uses keypad. And it works very well.

I would have liked it to connect to my WiFi and be able to use this through Apple HomeKit or the like, but that’s not how it works. (I need the Z-wave module for that, and I may well get that).

As long as you follow the instructions this will work really well for you — it does for me.

There are lots of programming options, such as codes that last a day, different codes that will work, and using a keyfob or card. It is all very impressive.

The build-quality is excellent, and overall I am very happy with this.

Replaced the barrel of my Yale lock with one of these. Easy to fit, the most problematic piece being the drilling of a 15mm (Or 20, the instructions can’t decide) hole for the wires and anti twist pillar. I programmed a fob, but actually, is so much easier to remember a code!
One annoyance is that the fob/smart card reader doesn’t recognise the standard NFC credit/debit/staff cards we all have now, and which mobile phones can emulate, so if you don’t trust your memories, you’ll need to buy Yale smart cards for the family.

Fantastic Product, was a breeze to install and connect to SmartThings. Now Keys are a thing of the past and I can let people in when i am away through the app.