Switchbot Lock Pro - This Smart Lock MIGHT Change Your Mind...
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Switchbot Lock Pro - geni.us/SwitchbotLockPro
Today I take a look at a smart lock that I think might change your mind about smart locks... the Switchbot Lock Pro! This is a fantastic smart lock with a tonne of failsafe features built into the experience which I think makes the Switchbot Lock Pro one of the best smart locks you can get your hands on!
The cylinder I bought with emergency function (make sure you get the right size for your door) - abuspadlocksonline.co.uk/abus...
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This was the first review of this that I've seen with actual cylinder consideration and measuring etc. Very good and very comprehensive. Kudos.
My door is a security door so the replacement wasn't so simple but I did order a replacement to allow double clutch application. Waiting for it to arrive.
Until then, wish me luck and hope I don't get locked out lol.
Thanks! And good luck 😂🥃
Interesting review, would be great if Home assistant Bluetooth operation was confirmed by reviewers. Ask Paul H if 3M tap fails 🤣. How easy is it for a burglar to use something (perhaps a walking stick) to knock the internal button via the post box and open the door for them!!!
This analogue key unlock is a little bit of nonsense. If the key on the inside of the cylinder isn't perfecfly inline with the key on the outside, you can't open the door. This is a big deal.
You need to get a better cylinder then 👀
I have the original lock and the 3m tape is not holding up with careful daily use. So hard to see this fairing much better….
Switchbot & Aqara are the 2 leaders in the smart home space in my opinion
I'm really interested in fitting one of these, but there's no way I'm downgrading the security of my locks. Stu, the cylinder you've linked to aren't ant-snap by the looks of it, that means you're looking at mere seconds to gain entry. I need to check if my Avocet locks will allow two key usage.
👁👄👁 you’re going to give me a complex about my security now. 😂. Sod it… vault doors it is 👌
What if you have to raise your handle before the key will turn. Then auto-lock cant work?
This is the issue I was going to mention. A large number of UPVC door require you to raise the handle in order to engage the 4 locking bolts - this can’t be used with that type of door as it would be easier just to use a key.
Switchbot also has sales a few times a year including black friday and one of the Amazon prime days.
Can you use the Switch Pro with Home Assistant with SkyConnect dongle/Bluetooth without needing the Switchbot Hub?
I have the first gen Switchbot Lock and I use a bluetooth proxy using an ESP Atom in ESPHome to control my lock via HomeAssistant. This allows you to use the Switchbot Bluetooth integration.
No, It doesn't (for the lock pro). You will need the Switchbot hub 2
Great looking product and will be even better when a white version is available. The thing that concerns me is the huge button on the inside. Pets get excited when people approach the door and they can whilst jumping up easily hit this and open the door, or even just a wire coat hangar through the letterbox pulling back will open the door (here the keypad is a giveaway that this can happen). Here I think being able to deactivate the button when no one is home using Geofencing would be an urgent feature required. Will wait and see when Aqara finally release their lock to have a comparison. But this seems to be a retrofit option with a great price tag.
The problem with the welock you reviewed Stu was that it would invalidate your home insurance as it does not have the certifications most insurers require. That’s a hard nope, failsafe or not. This looks good though. I’m trying to decide between this and the Nuki. I already have a number of Switchbot devices, but their hub has become a little unreliable after the last couple of firmware update. The one feature I wish it had is the ability to detect when the handle is lifted and lock it then, although in fairness, I’m not sure exactly how they would implement it but I know other manufacturers have.
That would have been a great feature… no idea how that could be implemented… maybe some kind of contact plate on the inside of the door or something 🤔🤔.
And ill need to check out the nuki 👀
Great review. Very tempted!
Where's the link for the cylinder replacement you purchased? I have had a look but can't see it (apologies if I'm missing the obvious).
My bad! Cylinder;
abuspadlocksonline.co.uk/abus-cylinder-e60np-45-55
Awesome. Thanks chap. Time for an upgrade me thinks 🤔😊
Does the unit have an IP rating?
I would like to fit it to an external wooden gate.
They explicitly tell you it is for inside use only. No IP rating!
Would be good to also have a choice of white enclosure
To be fair… it’s surprising that switchbot haven’t made this in white! It’s unlike them 😂
@@StusReviewsUK Please review the Nuki Smart Lock Pro (and they have it in white)
Great review Stu, mine is in the mail
You’ll like this one 👌👌
This does the same that Nuki lock has been doing for the last 4 or 5 years.
Ill need to check that out 👀👀
Smart Lock is it hackable?
Possibly... but then it would be both cheaper and easier just to kick down the door or put a brick through the window than carry around sophisticated hacking tools 👀
@@StusReviewsUK What did/could go wrong?
If you got the skills of the Lock Picking Lawyer, sure. But even your storefront locksmith is not that good.
Because the switchbot lock pro isn’t actually a lock, but instead turns the key in the lock… just find a cylinder that he can’t pick to install this on and you’re sorted for life 😂👌
@@StusReviewsUK At that point is like you said, the crook will just try to break the door instead. 😅
smart locks are an indulgence too far. they add faff to a simple task. smart home companies need to start saying yes we can but should we bother..