Yale B1L Keypad Deadbolt Lock in Satin Nickel Finish

RayRay: I have a z-wave based security system and wanted to add a z-wave capable deadbolt for the garage door. Very happy with my purchase. Installation was a breeze and took me less than 10 minutes, thankfully I didn't have to do any extra drilling or cutting as everything fit into place. Programming was very easy too and I added this deadbolt to my existing z-wave security system in seconds.

Canada on Nov 17, 2021

Telemachos Manos: I bought two of these, one works and the other is completely unresponsive and broken. 50% survival rate I guess. I'll buy another to replace it. Customer support was not willing to replace it.

Edit: Downgraded to 1-star because I purchased a replacement, and it was dead-on-arrival. I called customer support back and had to be elevated to a manager to receive a refund. I'm extremely disappointed with the failure rate of this product.

between three locks, I've spent about 4 hours on the phone with customer support to get the help I needed. This product is a waste of everyone's time and money.

United States on Feb 28, 2021

Yutong Zhao: This product works ok for me for the first year but failed in an extremely cold winter (-30 degrees for a half month). The Keyboard doesn't work and the lock still does auto-lock. Tried to fix it but it only works for a few days.
I am very disappointed since I bought this particular product for surviving the Winnipeg winter. Now I need to spend another few hundred money to get a reliable door lock.

Canada on Feb 27, 2021

Vectorspace: I had purchased this lock because it had no key. I didn't want a key (all are easily picked) to reduce the security of the lock. I also wanted this for the Z-wave feature. Installation was easy. The software is better than others I have had in that it allows 100 users, each with their own code. This is great to easily create codes for others and delete them or change them as needed.

One key feature of Z-wave I noticed was that these (and most Z-wave locks) eat through batteries quickly at times. One might have to change batteries every month or sooner for some locks. This was disappointing. I researched this and the strength of Z-wave signals is not the best, and locks further away from the controller may use a lot of power for various technical reasons. The solution is to get Z-wave repeaters and plug them in-between locks so the signal is amplified and repeated. Doing this has eliminated the drain on the batteries.

United States on Oct 15, 2020

dg449: I bought this lock (Z Wave) to replace a Kwikset 916 this wasn't up to par. It's been over a year on the original batteries and they still report 57% on my hub. It's been flawless, even with the cold wiinters in Northern Alberta. I was so pleased with it I added a second to the side door of the Garage.

Canada on Jun 15, 2020

Rod: Installed easily, Zwave connected to Smartthings right away. Would buy again for sure

Canada on Dec 02, 2019

Tom: I picked up two of these and was very skeptical on how well they would actually work.

I've been using them for about a week now and they are absolutely amazing! I have mine tied in to my Abode Security system and its so much easier to punch in a code with groceries to get the door open. Locking the door in the mornings is extremely easy, and I even have a home automation routine for when I go to bed it locks all my door and sets my Alarm to Home mode.

Seriously if you are on the fence about it, these smart locks are the best value for the #. The buttons are 10x more robust than I imagined them and Id defiantly recommend them over a touch display.

United States on Sep 03, 2019

Brent: So far I really love it. I debated back and forth between the nest lock and the August. The August smart Lock and requires a module that will connect with Google Assistant. The nest lock clearly is the best for Google Assistant. Works right out of the box. But I didn't want to pay $250 for a smart lock. I have the Samsung smart things hub. So I decided to go with the Z-Wave Yale security lock. I couldn't be happier. I have the Google ecosystem I also have Alexa. I can unlock and lock the door with Alexa but I cannot unlock the door and lock it with Google Assistant.

The main reason I got it and I wanted a smart lock is so I can add and take away security codes for people coming and going. When I travel out of town it sucks giving a key to a person. Now I can just simply add a code I know when the enter and know when the door gets locked again. For the price you just can't go wrong. If you already have a smart hub go with this model. I can unlock the door from my phone and lock it again. You can set it to lock after certain amount of time. You can program it to a Samsung smart button to lock but you cannot set it to unlock. .

As for setup it's like putting a deadbolt...

United States on Apr 02, 2019

F. Danna: This is my second Z wave lock from Yale. I have an older version that doesn't work as smoothly. They have clearly improved since the first version and they are now much easier to program, work more smoothly and see more reliable in the Z wave network.

The design of the keys is poor, however. If you are looking down at the lock you can't see the numbers unless you crouch. Also, there's no way to light up the keypad unless you push one of the keys which then becomes an erroneous imput.

United States on Aug 21, 2017

Radman: Lock installs easily and perfectly (assuming you have a house within the last 20 years. I had to use a hole saw and drill out my 35 year old door to spec). Product feels quite solid (far stronger than I was expecting). I have seen commercial reviews describing it's physical protection as middle of the road - but my door jamb would break LONG before this would.

This is the Z-Wave version - but I would have been happy with it even without Z-Wave. It's just a seamless addition to the home. With bank cards in the phone, passive entry into the car and keypad at the door I have truly enjoyed a feeling of not being tethered to all my accessories that I didn't expect.

As this IS the Z-Wave version I have connected it to my SmartThings Hub. By default it will NOT provide you with user control and other fancy features out of the box, it will provide basic lock, unlock and tamper information. With a quick tour of the forums, you can find a device handler better suited for the Yale lock and you can get additional features making this quite the awesome addition. (Including such things as running automated processes based on which user unlocks the door)

The response time to...

Canada on Nov 15, 2016