AmazonBasics Traditional Electronic Keypad Deadbolt Reviews Summary

Installation

Pros:

• "They are great quality and are so easy to install. Highly recommend!"
• "It's compatible with my old lock, thus I don't need to make any adjustments, just plug and play."
• "Very reasonable price for electronic locks (I bought three); easy to install, program, and operate."
• "It turned out to be a very easy install, and very similar to installing a dead bolt."
• "This lock was easy to install and program. It was the best priced and most convenient."
• "Super easy to install and simple programming."
• "I installed the Electronic Door lock over the existing key door lock. Very easy install and good instructions. Highly recommend!!"

Cons:

• "This worked well for just over a year and then the mechanism on the inside broke."
• "First one that I bought, followed the directions to a tee could never get passed the first step of identifying handle position, all I every got was the 3 error beeps... could never get past this step."
• "The first one is the wire that connects the inner and outer pieces is so short it is very difficult to connect."
• "Instructions were totally beyond me."
• "Instructions were unclear, couldn’t get codes to work, customer service was a joke."
• "The instructions require some creative deciphering to operate the code programming."
• "Installing it was very frustrating as well, you may need extra pair of hands to avoid the balancing act."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Was a good looking lock for the price."
• "Feature-wise, this is pretty sweet for the price."
• "I loved the price. Against the comp you can't beat it."
• "This lock is great for the price."
• "Great product for price. A little difficult to install."
• "For the price you can't beat it; in fact, Amazon could raise the price (please don't) and it would still be worth it."
• "You get your money's worth and more from the Amazon lock at a fraction of the cost."

Cons:

• "Only real complaint is the 10 beep, low battery alarm won't stop going off after using the lock even with batteries out of a freshly opened package."
• "The problem with the S is it only locks with a code it will not unlock with the code it will unlock if I press the unlock button this is not a secure lock."
• "Looking for something else as this lock lasted a year and has now died."
• "Lost $40 because it’s past the return window."
• "You get what you pay for- the design is pretty cheap."
• "This is the second one in a year and a half— works fine when its new but over a time is gets noisy, unreliable, and ultimately fails."
• "The issue I had with this was that it would drain the batteries super quick."

Design and Features

Pros:

• "Love this lock. No keys in my hand. Automatic lock."
• "Another feature I like is that it locks behind you after 10 seconds so I know my doors will always be locked when I go in and out so that is a really nice feature."
• "The old Schlage had to be manually turned after entering the code, where this one uses the batteries to drive a motor that locks or unlocks the door."
• "The auto lock feature 30 seconds after opened as a default setting itself is worth the money."
• "So far it functions as it should, installation was easy."
• "Amazon suggested this curvey little guy on prime day and I was interested immediately based on the look."
• "This amazon basic product was a great price compared to comparable items. It was straight forward as far as installation."

Cons:

• "Please do not use this product and think your house is safely locked!"
• "The part of the lock on the inside of the door is large. It takes up about 8 inches on space on the back."
• "The electromechanical portion is the greatest source of concern."
• "The electric deadbolt doesn’t work. It also looks cheap compared to the price."
• "Most quality electronic locks come with a random factory code. These are all the same."
• "The keypad stopped working after one year."
• "The plastic gears jumped within the first week of using it."