Kwikset

In 1957, Kwikset became the number one manufacturer of residential locksets and has remained number one ever since. While style and beauty are unmistakable hallmarks of the brand, security will always be priority-one. If the hardware was purchased from Kwikset or an authorized dealer, mechanical and finish warranties last as long as the purchaser occupies the home or office where the product was installed.

Styles range from traditional with simple, unique details to transitional or sophisticated with modern hardware appeal. The vast selection of finishes and textures range from Aged Bronze, Antique Brass, Nickel, and Pewter, Black, Black Iron, Dark Bronze, Flat or Matte Black, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Brass, Chrome, Satin Chrome, Nickel, Venetian to Verona Bronze and many more. There is undoubtedly something from Kwikset to suit any taste and décor.

Kwikset door hardware is perfect for new construction projects or replacing and rejuvenating the look of existing homes. Residential functions include privacy, passage, entrance, and dummy applications. Flexible design adhering to common measurements and standards ensures an excellent fit for most applications. Clearly, with all the versatility in the complete line of products and coordinating hardware, you will never be at a loss for finding what you need. Get your order when you need with fast shipping from four warehouses dispersed throughout the U.S., usually arriving the next day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kwikset is owned by Spectrum Brands Hardware and Home Improvement Group.

Not sure if you have a conventional or SmartKey Kwikset lock? You can identity the type of Kwikset lock you have by locating a small vertical slot on the plug. This is located to the left of the cylinder's keyway. Conventional pin tumbler locks will not have these slots.

Yes, some Baldwin series use the Kwikset SmartKey lock. These include the Baldwin Prestige and Torrey Series.

If you find that your Kwikset device is no longer working as intended and you've exhausted all possible repair steps you can think of, or you want to give your Kwikset to someone else to use, you can reset it to factory defaults.

1. Open your door.
2. Extend the latch bolt.
3. Slide the cover-up to open the back of your lock, exposing the buttons beneath.
4. Push and hold the reset button for 10 seconds until you hear the lock beep.
5. The light ring will flash red, then spin amber.
6. The lock has now been restored and is ready to be set up once more.

1. Remove the battery pack.
2. Press and hold the Program Button while reinserting the battery pack. Keep holding the button for 30 seconds until you hear the lock beep and the status LED flashes red.
3. Press the program button once more. When the LED flashes green and you hear two beeps, the lock has been reset.
4. Perform the door handing process again to teach the lock the orientation of the door.
5. If the lock is a Homeconnect lock, perform the process again to add the lock back into your network and controller.

The short answer is that it depends on what you are looking for and need from your locks. If you are looking for easy re-keying, Kwikset outperforms Schlange. Kwikset provides SmartKey® technology for the simplest re-keying in seconds, so you do not need to switch locks and have new keys made each time, while Schlange's process is far more complex and requires taking the lock apart.

Both brands have excellent mobile apps for select smart locks and have smart locks that provide smart home functionality from Alexa, Google Assistant, AppleHomeKit, Z-Wave, and other technologies. Both brands also benefit from providing a wide range of lock varieties and provide key & keyless entry even with smart locks.

Overall, if you're looking for an easy to re-key lock, however, Kwikset outperforms Schlage.

Kwikset Smartkey locks are only compatible with Kwikset factory-cut keys or professional lock-smith generated keys carefully cut to factory specs. To properly re-key a SmartKey lock, you will require 3 items. You must have your functioning key, a Smartkey Learn Tool, and a new Kwikset key.

1. Inset the functioning key and turn it ¼ turn clockwise.
2. Insert and remove the SmartKey learn tool.
3. Remove the functioning key, insert the new Kwikset key and turn it ½ turn counterclockwise. Your lock is then re-keyed.

To re-key a pin and tumbler deadbolt, a pin and tumbler knob, all you need is a Kwikset Re-keying kit, a Kwikset key, and a pin and tumbler lock.

There are many different Kwikset locks to choose from.

• Keyed entry
• Privacy Knobsets
• Passage Knobsets
• Interconnected

• Keyed entry
• Keyless and Keyed
• Single cylinder deadbolt
• Double cylinder deadbolt

• Single cylinder handset
• Double cylinder handset