Home is our safe haven. It provides shelter, warmth, and protection. It is a place where we watch our children grow up. It is a place where we find comfort. It protects our possessions, but more importantly it protects us and our precious family members.

High-quality doors and windows combined with quality locks and key control are your first line of defense against a break-in. To boost home security and give you added peace of mind, Medeco offers patented key control which prevents the unauthorized duplication of keys:

Regular keys can be copied at thousands of places that duplicate keys. However, patented keys can only be duplicated by authorized dealers and only with the proper identification. In fact, authorized dealers must follow strictly enforced legal procedures when making a copy of a key. They must match your identification, verify authorization, and keep a record of every key cut.

With patended keys, you don’t have to worry that someone has a key that you don’t know about, and who might use it to unlock your home’s door.

Worn or rusted locks are a serious weakness in home security. Old, worn out locks are easier to pick and break, and they are more difficult to open legitimately with a key as time goes on. If your door lock has severe tarnish, rust, or other visible signs of wear, it may be time to replace your lock. If your lock is becoming increasingly difficult to open with the key, especially on cold nights, you need to replace or service the lock immediately to avoid an inconvenient malfunction that may leave you locked out.

If you have had a break-in or robbery, you must replace your door locks. The force involved in a robbery or break-in can compromise the integrity of the mechanics of the lock. A damaged lock will put you at a higher risk of another robbery, and mechanical failures as a result of the damage can cause a lock malfunction that could leave you locked out in the cold. After a break-in, it is safest to assume that your keys might have fallen into the wrong hands, and replace all door locks at which the old keys might give someone access to your home.

For better security in your home, you must replace or re-key your locks if your keys are lost or stolen. Figure out which keys you have lost, and replace the locks in order of security priority. Outdoor locks which would give an intruder access to your home should be replaced immediately. After your outdoor area is secured, you can replace inner locks in order of your personal security priorities. 

If you frequently lose your keys, you might benefit from a combination door lock such as the SmartCode. Combination door locks can be opened by inputting a code into the lock. Most combination locks also have a keyed lock for backup in case the combination input malfunctions, or to gain entry if the code is lost. You should change the combination whenever you feel that its access may have been compromised, just like you would replace keyed locks if you had lost your keys.