“specifically for British families and homes!” That’s a pity. It rules out most HA users.
I think the OP is based in the UK with no export licence.
Could also be that British families specifically forget to lock their door.
Most likely it won’t work with our lock. Our has a 12 o´clock spring loaded neutral position.
Twist it clockwise will lock it, then it springs back.
Twist it counter clockwise will unlock and then it springs back to neutral position.
It’s rather convenient but impossible to use with smart door lock retrofit things.
Sure I could replace it all, but that is not permitted.
EDIT.
See now that it actually says:
My problem the other night was I locked the door but forgot to close it first.
Obviously not British then
Hi Guys, yes we do have common issue here where people forget to lock their doors. Eg if you are leaving the house with the kids and can’t remember if you locked the door, you have to turn the car around to check. Also we have found that a lot of people with parents that have dementia have more peace of mind that Mum or Dad are not inside with a false sense of security. OCD is another use case - basic point is that even if the door can be seen from your vantage point you still have to physically try the handle to be sure.
With all due respect, this has all the markings of vapourware at best, and a scam at worst.
This post and the entire site seem AI generated. There’s not a single actual product photo apart from a couple of grainy gifs showing installation on the home page. Installation videos are all computer-generated models and the reviews are suspicious at best (the AI-generated customer photos don’t help me trust that the review below isn’t also AI-generated).
Searching around doesn’t help increase my confidence in this product, either. Amazon has only 2 reviews, one of which was from someone who got the product for free. Google Playstore app says it has 1+ downloads, which I’m assuming to mean less than 10. Clicking the link for the developer of the app just says it’s not found.
Finding the Apple app was an adventure, to say the least. No amount of hunting on the locksure site or on Google would return any results. Finally tracked the link down by finding the official youtube channel and checking the description (where all comments are disabled).
I’m sorry - I know you say you’re just starting out, but the above are all massive red flags. At the very least, post some actual photos and videos of your product in action so potential customers can have an idea of what to expect.
I suspect you are located outside the UK? we did quite a bit of market research with Facebook ads last year and found that people in Europe were more inclined to go for a product that was centred around privacy - eg information only without giving electronic control to an app (hacking concerns + independence for older customers). The US market was more interested in smart locks that actually actuate the lock but there definitely was some interest. We actually have designs for units for the Kwikset locks however given our location, these findings and significantly lower ad costs we decided to start with the UK and then work outwards.
Nope, I live in Oxfordshire.
Why would you think I’m outside the UK?
I think it was the word “Export” - sorry wrongly inferred. So what do you think of the use case for the uk?
Is there an option without the screen? I.e a bit cheaper? I just want something discrete and home assistant does the reporting.
Does this support double turn locking?
Also delivery to Australia?
Sounds like a great idea. I used to have a Nuki, but could never quite see the point of locking the door automatically - unless you run an AirBnB. A sensor which tells you whether the door is locked would be helpful.
With some thumb turns the cylinder projects quite a long way from the face of the doorhandle - mine sticks out about by 1cm. From the pictures it doesn’t look like that would work.
It’s hardly a military item is it.
I certainly hope not, but it’s not straight forward either.
This certainly is a genuine issue for the majority of UK locks fitted to UPVC doors.
They can be shut but look no different if locked or unlocked, making it highly possible to leave unlocked.
You also have to push up the handle in many cases to make the deadbolts come out. But that isn’t enough either, because if you don’t actually turn the key, someone can just use the handle to open the door again, from either the outside or inside.
Some recent burglaries in my area have been from people literally trying doorhandles in the night.
The one advantage is that you can’t lock yourself out.
I’m curious about battery life. Wifi based?
Hi @j45p41 I came here after finding your website I have been trying to work out a way of checking my uPVC lift handle doors are locked and this seemed to fit the bill. one question though. My doors are fitted with Ultion locks and the thumb turns have a lot of play in them meaning the thumb turn rotates more than once to throw the bolt. Can Locksure cope with this or is it reliant on only 360 degree rotation?
Thank you for your interest. The device supports a rotation of 540 degrees. So unless your lock is double throw (you engage the lock twice to lock and unlock) then it should work. We have extensively tested on ultion eurocylinder barrels. Happy for you to DM me with a quick video of your lock unlock (sound is useful so that we can see where your lock engages) then I can confirm.