nice fix, I picked an electric lock that failed due to bad installation, the mechanism was rubbing on the wire harness and eventually wore through, fixed it, works fine. have a great day
I've rekeyed these but never taken those lats bits out to see that pin. Kind of a weird thing to fail the way it did. Kudos to figuring it out and bringing it back to life. As always, thanks for all of the time you put into these videos and sharing the fix.
Again How Timely Your Instructions are because last week, a friend who has one of these quit working and asked if I could find a way to fix. So now I can do this for her. Thanks again ☕
One little part can stuff up a lock and most people will just but a new lock in when the fix could be as easy as this. Thanks for doing this video. Cheers
Thats good to know. These locks are in garage sale around here all the time. Some times 4 to 6 at one sale. Id almost bet this is whats wrong with a lot of them.
I've had varying degrees of luck "fixing these guys". These use to last so long, now this problem shows up usually within and 1.5 years, I have had a lot of them fail like this, or with that broken pin. I usually tell people that when this happens to either get schlage to warranty it, if it is within the warranty period, or get a new one. The prices on these are not too bad. And I won't guarantee the fix, cause I'll usually get a call back in about 6 months to a year with more problems I have almost stopped selling these unless people specifically request them. but is is cool to get a video showing the problem.
@@jmr there are plenty of keyless entry products on the market that I recommend. most are commercial products. It really depends on it's use case. I put on tons of basic Simplex/kabba keyless deadbolts. They hold up for decades and completely mechanical.. but most people now what don't like the looks or it's lack of bells and whistles. I don't have a residential grade keyless product I recommend as being particularly good... If you absolutely need the bells and whistles of multiple codes, internet or Bluetooth connectivity, easy to change codes, or apps.. non are good.. but buy a schlage product as they have the longest warranty of 3 years.
@@jamespetkwitz8737 Thanks, I'm looking to buy something basic but very reliable for the rear door in case the front lock fails. Zero frills are needed for that. As is usually the case the "bells and whistles" were only cool for a short time on the front door anyway. 😂
@@jmr if looks are no issue and you are handy.. I usually recommend the Simplex 7100, it requires an extra hole to be drilled in the door. It is completely mechanical, a bit more complicated to recode .. only holds one code at a time, and has a fixed backset so you have to order the correct one. but they last a long time. been putting those on for decades
@@jamespetkwitz8737 Thanks, that lock doesn't look bad to me at all. Seems as though they have plenty of color options too (I don't care personally but maybe the wife will 😂).
Thanks for the video. Have fixed about a dozen of those over the years by just repositioning the rack that goes over the spinning spring. Put a used one on my house around 2010 that had a broken battery connector got tired of dealing with it a few years ago and sodered on a quality 9 volt battery connector. Seems the ones that went bad were all installed around the same time about 6 years ago. Have only seen one bad motor. Have one that is not working and going to see if its the problem you found.
Nice video! I'm thinking about a second keypad lock. I had a smart lock on the front door with Zigbee and remote control(Home Assistant for privacy). Almost none of the "smart features" got used after the first week. I replaced it with an electronic keypad lock without the bells and whistles. No regrets! I'm debating on whether to use a mechanical keypad lock or electronic lock on the back door now just to have a backup in case the front door dies and I don't have a key.
Hi thanks for vid. I took mine apart my solenoid is engaging strongly but it's not releasing. And my door is not locking you can just rotate thumbturn and it just opens without code. Is there any fix ? Bad solenoid should I just buy another.
I found that both the actuator pin and the hole that it went thru had become gummed up with oily dirt. Cleaning the pin with solvent and then running a pipe cleaner soaked in solvent thru the hole cleaned it up nicely. After that everything worked fine. Both of my digital locks had the same problem.
Recently, I had the exact opposite problem with this same type pin and sping in a Schlage CO-200. The latch was retracting when you turned the handle without the code. The pin had a bunch of goop on it making it stick into an unlocked mode.
Hi...so i have the same lock but i have a 2 1/8 "thick door. My inside knob is not engaging all the time to turn the deadbolt. Its almost like the tail piece is not engaginging or long enough to be in the recepticle that turns the deadbolt. I called Schalage and they claimed they do not have a longer tail piece. Any ideas to help me with this. I have had it for over 10 years and it has beem working until now..
My lock has a problem with keypad engaging. It’s brand new and when you hit the buttons sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. You will have to try a few times for all of the numbers to engage - If you don’t hit them just right they don’t work. What might be the problem?
Make sure the wire didn't get pinched/crimped when you installed it as it will cause this issue. If everything appears to be ok I would return it to the store you purchased it from! Good luck
How common is solenoid failure? That appears to be the problem with my lock. Weirdly it is one of our least used locks that failed first. These are probably going on nearly 10 years old.
It’s fun to imagine some locksmith in the future opening this lock up to rekey and finding it packed with Houdini and not AI Nano Smart Lube. Cursing out Jason under his breath.
I consider myself pretty well versed in sarcasm but I’m a little unsure about this comment. You do know you won’t find Houdini “packed” in any lock right? I could empty the whole can in there and it won’t build up at all
@@selock I guess I meant packed by future locksmith standards. I was thinking about the equivalent of graphite. Like how you don’t like finding locks with graphite in them. One day there is going to be a futuristic lubricant that would make finding houdini in a lock seem like a nuisance.
On my very old schlage be369 that's never been installed and has sat on a shelve for like 25 years & I've decided to finally use. Well the CAM on mine faces up instead of down & the schlage 'button' opens lock. I am not able to figure out why the schlage button unlocks it instead of locking could the CAM be the culprit? I've been messing with it for days now and feel I've tried everything aside frm totally pulling it apart. I've factory reset. Pulled it on and off trying the CAM upside down, facing it right or left nothing I've done has worked to remedy problem. I can't get it to work the correct way. geez nothing can just be easy! lol. Can you help?
@@damagedelight my personal home one was doing it mainly during humid times. I did this same repair to it several months ago (after filming this) and it hasn’t hiccuped once. Give it a go!
Maybe put a note saying to make sure to put the inside and outside parts on the right sides of the door, when putting it back after the repair, to avoid making the same mistake as you did
@@lucydoyle9010 you will need to call a locksmith. Make sure to not get scammed. Google “locksmith scammers” give the info a read then start making phone calls.
@@selock I do see a notch at the very bottom of the outer casing at 3:21 to 3:23, 3:25 to 3:26 that allows access to that weep hole. I wonder if poking a wire into that notch and through the weep hole would get the wire to push up on that plastic armature.
For $100 it isn't worth it to take this apart and replace the motor which I have found to be the problem whenever it isn't the batteries. I no longer recommend the be365 or be375. They used to last forever but now they only seem to last a week past the warranty period. The encode is now the only electronic deadbolt I recommend.
As I found from my FE video, there are quite a large number of DIY’ers that will happily do it so that’s on them :) I wouldn’t do it personally or for a customer
@@selock I've found that same pin popped out a few times. Every one I was called out to investigate had a report of an inoperable unlock sequence using the keypad, the battery was low when I tested it, and the pin had popped out (for some darn reason). In an out in less than 30 minutes, lubing everything that moves inside, happy customer was worried about having to buy a new lock but didn't have too.
Lunch break first!
After watching, I've got a friend who has one of these sitting on his table broke, and he just bought it.
Thanks, Jason!
nice fix, I picked an electric lock that failed due to bad installation, the mechanism was rubbing on the wire harness and eventually wore through, fixed it, works fine.
have a great day
I've rekeyed these but never taken those lats bits out to see that pin. Kind of a weird thing to fail the way it did. Kudos to figuring it out and bringing it back to life. As always, thanks for all of the time you put into these videos and sharing the fix.
Again How Timely Your Instructions are because last week, a friend who has one of these quit working and asked if I could find a way to fix. So now I can do this for her.
Thanks again ☕
One little part can stuff up a lock and most people will just but a new lock in when the fix could be as easy as this. Thanks for doing this video. Cheers
I feel guilty for binning stuff I could have fixed. It's so wasteful!
Thats good to know. These locks are in garage sale around here all the time. Some times 4 to 6 at one sale. Id almost bet this is whats wrong with a lot of them.
I've had varying degrees of luck "fixing these guys". These use to last so long, now this problem shows up usually within and 1.5 years, I have had a lot of them fail like this, or with that broken pin. I usually tell people that when this happens to either get schlage to warranty it, if it is within the warranty period, or get a new one. The prices on these are not too bad. And I won't guarantee the fix, cause I'll usually get a call back in about 6 months to a year with more problems I have almost stopped selling these unless people specifically request them. but is is cool to get a video showing the problem.
You got a similar lock you would recommend?
@@jmr there are plenty of keyless entry products on the market that I recommend. most are commercial products. It really depends on it's use case. I put on tons of basic Simplex/kabba keyless deadbolts. They hold up for decades and completely mechanical.. but most people now what don't like the looks or it's lack of bells and whistles.
I don't have a residential grade keyless product I recommend as being particularly good... If you absolutely need the bells and whistles of multiple codes, internet or Bluetooth connectivity, easy to change codes, or apps.. non are good.. but buy a schlage product as they have the longest warranty of 3 years.
@@jamespetkwitz8737 Thanks, I'm looking to buy something basic but very reliable for the rear door in case the front lock fails. Zero frills are needed for that. As is usually the case the "bells and whistles" were only cool for a short time on the front door anyway. 😂
@@jmr if looks are no issue and you are handy.. I usually recommend the Simplex 7100, it requires an extra hole to be drilled in the door. It is completely mechanical, a bit more complicated to recode .. only holds one code at a time, and has a fixed backset so you have to order the correct one.
but they last a long time. been putting those on for decades
@@jamespetkwitz8737 Thanks, that lock doesn't look bad to me at all. Seems as though they have plenty of color options too (I don't care personally but maybe the wife will 😂).
Another great video Jason, thanks for stepping through all of this on a very common lock nowadays 🙏
Thanks for the video. Have fixed about a dozen of those over the years by just repositioning the rack that goes over the spinning spring. Put a used one on my house around 2010 that had a broken battery connector got tired of dealing with it a few years ago and sodered on a quality 9 volt battery connector. Seems the ones that went bad were all installed around the same time about 6 years ago. Have only seen one bad motor. Have one that is not working and going to see if its the problem you found.
Great info, just in case my FE595's ever have this problem! Thanks Jason!
Nice video! I'm thinking about a second keypad lock. I had a smart lock on the front door with Zigbee and remote control(Home Assistant for privacy). Almost none of the "smart features" got used after the first week. I replaced it with an electronic keypad lock without the bells and whistles. No regrets! I'm debating on whether to use a mechanical keypad lock or electronic lock on the back door now just to have a backup in case the front door dies and I don't have a key.
Hi thanks for vid. I took mine apart my solenoid is engaging strongly but it's not releasing. And my door is not locking you can just rotate thumbturn and it just opens without code. Is there any fix ? Bad solenoid should I just buy another.
Thanks for doing this video. I've fooled with these locks and needed the "thick door kit" for a 2" door. Just a weird lock...
I have one in a box. I find this video helpful Thanks Jason for sharing
I found that both the actuator pin and the hole that it went thru had become gummed up with oily dirt. Cleaning the pin with solvent and then running a pipe cleaner soaked in solvent thru the hole cleaned it up nicely. After that everything worked fine. Both of my digital locks had the same problem.
Great video! Thanks for sharing all these amazing tips
A great tip. Thanks for the information I have that come in again sometime I’ll take a look at it.
Small parts are fine. I have a nice collection of them from prior projects.😅
Really appreciate this video. Thanks Jason.
What's up with that screwdriver?? You like it ? I didn't know that existed...
Thanks Jason,,I was wondering if I should just toss it ,now I am going open it up see if I can fix it ..🌴😎
Recently, I had the exact opposite problem with this same type pin and sping in a Schlage CO-200. The latch was retracting when you turned the handle without the code. The pin had a bunch of goop on it making it stick into an unlocked mode.
Hi...so i have the same lock but i have a 2 1/8 "thick door. My inside knob is not engaging all the time to turn the deadbolt. Its almost like the tail piece is not engaginging or long enough to be in the recepticle that turns the deadbolt. I called Schalage and they claimed they do not have a longer tail piece. Any ideas to help me with this. I have had it for over 10 years and it has beem working until now..
My lock has a problem with keypad engaging. It’s brand new and when you hit the buttons sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. You will have to try a few times for all of the numbers to engage - If you don’t hit them just right they don’t work. What might be the problem?
Make sure the wire didn't get pinched/crimped when you installed it as it will cause this issue. If everything appears to be ok I would return it to the store you purchased it from! Good luck
How common is solenoid failure? That appears to be the problem with my lock. Weirdly it is one of our least used locks that failed first. These are probably going on nearly 10 years old.
It’s fun to imagine some locksmith in the future opening this lock up to rekey and finding it packed with Houdini and not AI Nano Smart Lube. Cursing out Jason under his breath.
I consider myself pretty well versed in sarcasm but I’m a little unsure about this comment. You do know you won’t find Houdini “packed” in any lock right? I could empty the whole can in there and it won’t build up at all
@@selock I guess I meant packed by future locksmith standards. I was thinking about the equivalent of graphite. Like how you don’t like finding locks with graphite in them. One day there is going to be a futuristic lubricant that would make finding houdini in a lock seem like a nuisance.
@@LCLockout ok got it 😂 I kinda figured you were being funny about it
@@selock definitely just a silly thought I had while seeing you spray them down. Very helpful video thanks for making it!
@@LCLockout Don't trust him! Jason is working for big lube! 😆 /teasing
Great video. Thanks!
I have locks that open with the door code but the lock mode doesn’t works with the Schlage button alone anymore (but does locks with the code )
Holy cow fantastic thank you so much
Excellent video 👍👍
On my very old schlage be369 that's never been installed and has sat on a shelve for like 25 years & I've decided to finally use. Well the CAM on mine faces up instead of down & the schlage 'button' opens lock. I am not able to figure out why the schlage button unlocks it instead of locking could the CAM be the culprit? I've been messing with it for days now and feel I've tried everything aside frm totally pulling it apart. I've factory reset. Pulled it on and off trying the CAM upside down, facing it right or left nothing I've done has worked to remedy problem. I can't get it to work the correct way. geez nothing can just be easy! lol. Can you help?
Good info, thanks.
Any reason we would be having this problem only when it rains outside?
@@damagedelight my personal home one was doing it mainly during humid times. I did this same repair to it several months ago (after filming this) and it hasn’t hiccuped once.
Give it a go!
Maybe put a note saying to make sure to put the inside and outside parts on the right sides of the door, when putting it back after the repair, to avoid making the same mistake as you did
I'm one minute in, and think I know what you'll find. I've found that spring and round headed pin pop out a bunch of times....let's see if I'm right.
LOL, nope wrong, it was a worn hole. How many of have run into a worn hole causing problems? 🤣
Im locked out. how am i going to get it to work to get in? how can i repair it if i cant get in>
@@lucydoyle9010 you will need to call a locksmith. Make sure to not get scammed. Google “locksmith scammers” give the info a read then start making phone calls.
I see a weep hole at the very bottom that appears to allow a wire to be inserted to access and push up on that spring-loaded plastic armature at 7:44.
not when the metal exterior of the lock is in place
@@selock I do see a notch at the very bottom of the outer casing at 3:21 to 3:23, 3:25 to 3:26 that allows access to that weep hole. I wonder if poking a wire into that notch and through the weep hole would get the wire to push up on that plastic armature.
Mine took a SH!T 2 days ago..I just bought new, 10 years old- I'll buy a new one, buy once cry once!
I changed the battery and it seems to work. If it doesn’t, I’m with you, get a new one. Mines probably 15 years or so.
For $100 it isn't worth it to take this apart and replace the motor which I have found to be the problem whenever it isn't the batteries. I no longer recommend the be365 or be375. They used to last forever but now they only seem to last a week past the warranty period. The encode is now the only electronic deadbolt I recommend.
As I found from my FE video, there are quite a large number of DIY’ers that will happily do it so that’s on them :) I wouldn’t do it personally or for a customer
@@selock I've found that same pin popped out a few times. Every one I was called out to investigate had a report of an inoperable unlock sequence using the keypad, the battery was low when I tested it, and the pin had popped out (for some darn reason). In an out in less than 30 minutes, lubing everything that moves inside, happy customer was worried about having to buy a new lock but didn't have too.
Uggg..I hate torque screws to the depths of my soul.😄
SCHLAGELLL