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212.206.7777When it comes to physical commercial security and sheer strength, there’s almost no better bet than solid steel reinforced doors at your residential or commercial property – especially when paired with solid, Grade 1 ANSI rated deadbolts. In this blog entry, the NYC residential lock installation service experts here at SOS Locksmith will detail the main advantages offered by steel door installation service.
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The NYC commercial lock installation experts here at SOS locksmith recommend that all business owners take a proactive approach to analyzing the existing security framework of their business. If any security gaps or lapses are detected, upgrades of security hardware can rapidly increase the level of protection that your commercial property can enjoy. In this blog entry, the professional https://www.soslocksmith.com/locks/ experts here at SOS Locksmith will detail 3 useful and effective ways that you can upgrade your commercial door.
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Hands-free exit devices are fantastic options for commercial properties, especially in these days of Coronavirus, where many people wish to go about their lives vastly limiting the n surfaces that they touch. In this blog entry, the professional door hardware installation team here at SOS Locksmith will detail some fantastic options for hands-free entry / exit devices that we can gladly install at your property.
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The majority of high crowd locations, from office buildings to stadiums, utilize panic bars on exit doors. This is due to a legal requirement implemented in the early 2000s, meant to ensure that the building will have the fastest evacuation procedure as possible. Here’s a brief guide to some common questions about panic bars, as prepared by the commercial security experts here at S OS Locksmith .
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Panic bars are essential pieces of safety hardware that allows for the easy exit from buildings in the event of an emergency. However, there’s other benefits and uses for panic bars that are little known aside from professionals. In this blog post, the residential and commercial security experts here at S OS Locksmith will provide some details as to the history of and uses for panic bar hardware.
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There’s a major variety of door makes and models available on the market today, so large of a variety that it can be difficult for the average consumer to determine what door would work best for their residential or commercial needs. As professional locksmith experts , the team at SOS Locksmiths regularly helps assess each one of our client’s needs, and then recommend a door perfect for them. We’ve prepared this short list of the qualities everyone should be looking for when determining the best doors for their needs – so keep them in mind if you’re door shopping on your own.
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Regardless of whether you lost the keys to your home, business, or vehicle, there’s always a way to get your locked door open. Any expert licensed locksmith will know the vast array of these methods – and be able to determine the best course of action based on the specifics of what type of lock you are dealing with. Here’s the best entry methods based on what type of lockout you are dealing with.
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Great advances have been made in the last few years with biometrics technology on the residential consumer level. This allows homeowners to get easy protected security and access to their doors without the need to search for keys. Biometric locks use thermal or optical scanners to memorize and read your fingerprints (or the fingerprints of those who have access to your home.)
It’s usually fairly easy to open biometric doors; simply press your fingerprint (or hand, depending on the machinery set-up,) and the device will detect your unique characteristics. Then, simply press an authentication code into the attached keypad in order to open up the lock.
No more keys. Since you take your fingers everywhere with you, biometric locks offer the most convenience and fast entry for authorized users.
Biometric Based Power – Most biometric security systems have alternate modes of key access just in case the battery operated systems stop working.
It’s important to understand that some biometric scanners will stop recognizing your fingerprints if you receive a cut on your fingers or develop a scar that covers your fingerprints.
Pricing – most biometric doors range in price from 69 dollars to 300 or more, and most can be easily purchased at home improvement or hardware stores.
The SecuGen Hamster Optical Fingerprint Reader can be linked up to any Windows operating system as a computer based security protocol. This device was designed to work using specially written software to create high-quality records of fingerprints from a wide range of fingers – even wet, dry, aged, or scarred skin, any any type of ambient weather, even rain or direct sunlight.
The BioBox fingerprint safe is portable, sized small enough to store items like cash, jewelry, medication, or even a gun. Simply press the tip of your finger into the scanner for one second access. You can store up to 30 fingerprints, so it allows for a wide breadth of users, and works simply with only four AA batteries.
The BioAxxis Biometric Deadbolt sounds an incredibly loud alarm if anyone tries to fiddle with it or break it. This lock was named one of the best fingerprint door locks on the market by Good Housekeeping’s research division, and is priced at a mere 69 dollars.
One of the most underrated pieces of hardware for commercial doors are door closers. Door closers are available in all manners of shapes and sizes. The most popular kind of door closers are surface-mounted. At one point in history, surface mounted door closers were made of a vertical cylinder inside which laid a heavy banded spring – while two other horizontal cylinders housed an oiled piston. These closers did help work doors shut gently, however they were aesthetically garish and not that durable or long lasting.
Later on, the earlier pot shaped door closers were replaced with a more modern shaped iteration. All banded springs found themselves replaced with compression springs, housed in the same horizontal container as the piston. Today’s more advanced door closers have streamlined the clunky shapes of the door closers of yesteryear.
Today’s door closer construction consists of a pinion (a shaft) and a rack attached to each other with gears. The arms of the door closer are directly attached to the pinion, and any rotating of the shaft will move the pinion, affecting the compression spring. Once the door is opened, the spring pressure increases, and when the door is closed, the spring pressure decreases. The hinged door closer arms attach the shaft to the door jamb, and provides a very wide arc of movement rotation for the pinion and rack – so you can effectively control it’s closing.
Most rim mounted door closers have a variety of features. The pinion and rack construction allows for back check control. As wella s dual adjustment valve latching and control. The flat arm and thin cover allows for a heightened level of aesthetic refinement. Also, many accessories are available, including regular or parallel arms, hold open arms,cushion arms, back plates, and drop plates. Some of these door closers are built extra tough, for heavy duty endurance in high traffic environments.
