RF-01P Remote Control Electronic Dead Bolt (Polished Brass/Black)

This is a nifty idea if you're tired of messing with keys or a touch pad with a load of groceries in your arms. The idea is, you can open your door from a short distance with the press of a button. I installed it on door in the garage that opens to the house. Now we can zap the lock from our car. Installation is about as easy as it could be, given the need to line up the latch carefully.Just a few problems that could be fixed by a little engineering and better management:1. The mechanism is noisy; not that it matters much, since you don't use it often. But it definitely gets your attention.2. The biggest problem is that the key fobs are unnecessarily bulky and a little unreliable. You get two with the unit, and one that I received didn't work. Calling for help was useless (see below). I eventually took it apart and found that a contact was out of alignment. I bent it so that it would work, but discovered that ordinary pressure on the housing when you push a button is enough to misalign it. So I can keep it working only if I use light pressure carefully. You can buy extra fobs for $15 a pop, but why should you have to? I thought of sending it back for replacement, but then I'd have to spend more money on postage and handling, with no assurance that the replacement would work any better, considering the design. As to the general operation, the manufacturer says that it's radio frequency, not infrared, so you don't have to point it at the doorlock. That seems to be true, but I've found that the operation is a little sporadic. Sometimes it fails to respond for no apparent reason. Also, you can't just give the buttons a quick touch. You have to hold them down for a second or two.3. Customer service was good news/bad news. The good is that I got through to someone immediately. I told the guy that the remote didn't work, and that I suspected a weak battery. But his reply was basically, "Yeah, so what, we don't guarantee batteries. You can probably get them at Radio Shack." Since the unit uses two watch batteries, I figured replacing them would be relatively expensive, and I told him that the unit had failed to work right out of the box. No response. After that I opened the unit and eventually discovered the problem with the contact.The problems with the fobs (remotes) are a major drawback because there's no point in having the unit if they don't work well. And the bulkiness is simply bad engineering (key fobs for cars are more complex, yet smaller and more reliable). So if there were other options available, I would recommend them. But it appears that this is the only unit of its kind on the market, and it does work as advertised as long as you're careful with the fob.

I received my remote control deadbolt and had it installed and working within an hour. Just follow the directions to the letter and you should have no problem...the instructions are a little sparse but the illustrations are good. Now for the remotes...if they were a little better I would have given 5 stars. They are very cheaply made...now don't get me wrong...they work...just you may have to push the button 2 or 3 times...mostly twice for me. Since I haven't had them too long I can't say how long they will last...but it wouldn't surprise me if they lasted only six months. They are however cheap to replace. Anyway lock performs great...remote has a decent range (30 - 40 feet) just hope the remote lasts longer than it looks.

Easily replaced existing deadbolt. I had to pull inner and outer apart and put back together a couple times to get the mechanics to work properly but I think that would be the same with any lock. Only concern is the little screw that holds on the inner battery cover plate, it's very small and hard to turn and if not careful I could see that being pretty easy to strip. It does come with a small screw driver for that screw. Other than that it works great and easy to program remotes. It comes with two remotes and two keys.

Overall this product is working well for me. Installation is fairly easy (easier if you've put in a door lock before). However, the directions included in the box I received leave a lot to be desired. The clear (C) and set (S) buttons were mislabled on the direction sheet. Go by what's printed on the unit itself. Also, fyi, the small switch lets you toggle the open/closed directions of the lock depending on how your door is hung.

This product is great for me. I live in a condo and my first floor is the garage so when ppl come over and leave and I do not have to go up and down a flight of steps to lock and unlock the door. But if you have to keep the remote in a pocket, like everyone else said the buttons are raised up. So in pocket, purse, or whatever the batteries drain in a day or two.

Even though this is manufactured by the WORST company to every brand and sell lock garbage, I had to buy it as it was the only type which would work with my Insteon home Hub system. Overall, Morning Industry produces shamefully defective, low quality rubbish.

THIS REMOTE CONTROL DEADBOLT LOCK IS EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED. THERE WAS ONE ON MY HOUSE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. REPLACING IT WAS A PROBLEM. NONE OF THE BIG BOX STORES CARRY THIS ITEM. I WAS SO GLAD TO FIND IT ON AMAZON.COM. I WAS A LITTLE RETICENT THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE GOOD. IT IS GREAT. NO REGRETS. IT'S NOT CLEAR IN THE DESCRIPTION...LET ME TELL YOU...YOU GET TWO KEYS AND TWO REMOTE CONTROLS. PERFECT. YOU CAN LOCK YOUR DEADBOLT AS YOU WALK AWAY TOWARD YOUR CAR. YOU CAN UNLOCK IT AS YOU APPROACH YOUR DOOR WHEN RETURNING. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

It drains the batteries so fast that basically you’re just using the key anyway ,I uninstalled it and threw it away. I would not recommend this product. It’s a complete waste of money no matter what the price.