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(More customer reviews)Ordered and installed the Schlage FE595, and so far, it's pretty much what I expected. It seems strong and solid, and the finish I purchased (bright brass) seems like it will hold up well, even exposed to the elements. I also like that you can order whatever style door knobs or levers you want, replacing the ones that come with the unit.
Installation went fairly smoothly and took about half an hour total. The unit looked big out of the box, but mounted on my door, it's not objectionable at all. It was a bit tricky to install and was a bit more involved than other door hardware I've installed. Specifically, it took a few minutes of fiddling to get the parts to align properly, and I'm afraid this is needed every time you need to change the battery. I invested in a 9V Lithium battery, which I'm hoping will last much longer than the 3 years advertised.
The other installation issue I had is that the latch seemed to have some rough edges from the manufacturing process, causing it to bind part way open and not extend all the way into the door jamb. I buffed these rough edges down with some steel wool and applied some graphite lubricant until the latch worked smoothly. No big deal, but a sign that maybe Schlage needs better quality control.
Programming was straightforward by following the instructions that came with the unit. I suppose if you didn't want to, you could skip this step and just use the default codes that come programmed into the device. I'm just paranoid enough to want my own codes, so I deleted the defaults and assigned my own - took under five minutes.
Two other gripes about the unit and the shopping experience:
First, prior to purchase, I posted a question to one of the other reviewers in here about whether the lock generates some sort of audit trail so I can tell which codes are used when. Although I was told the Schlage has this feature, in fact, it does *not*. You can program in multiple codes and selectively enable/disable them, but you can't tell code "1234 was used Tuesday at 9:00AM", for example. Schlage has other products with this feature, but the FE595 doesn't.
Second, the literature I read suggested that the Schlage can be keyed to match other locks, but this isn't completely true. Your other locks would all need to use the same cylinder assembly, and that pretty much eliminates the Baldwin ones I have.
To be clear, both these issues were my fault for not doing more research, so I don't necessarily blame Schlage - but I did check their website, post questions to other owners and so on - and I still got the wrong information.
Still, now that I have it installed and operating, I have to say that I generally like the product and don't regret compromising over the couple of lacking features.
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19 user code capacity * Switch to automatically locking to unlocked as needed * Keypad illuminates when touched * Full size field reversible lever handle * Fits left and right swinging doors * Fits doors 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" thick * 9 Volt Battery Operated - battery included with 3 year average life. Low battery indicator light * Pre set with random 6 digit code used for programming the user codes * Comes with two random 4 digit user codes (19 user code capacity)
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