A skilled burglar wont break your windows or force open doors in order to get into your home, they can simply pick the lock. Lock picks should only be used by locksmiths when they come and help you go back in to your house if you lost your key but many burglars are also taking advantage of this method to break into your home.
Basic cylinder locks
Most locks installed on residential doors are doorknob and deadbolt locks. The main difference between a them is that doorknobs work with a spring latch while deadbolts use a solid piece of metal which is the bolt that goes into the door frame when you lock the door. Doorknobs are much easier to bypass and sadly they don’t offer much security. Most cylinder locks use a pin tumbler system which can be picked using a simple tools allowing burglars to discreetly unlock your door without making noise or damaging the lock.
How Does It Work
The main tools that are used for lock picking are a tension wrench and a lock pick and they work like that:
The tension wrench goes into the keyhole and when you put pressure on it mimics the turn of a key. In that point the lock pick tool is being used to move the pins inside the lock until they are aligned in the right position and open the lock. When this method is performed correctly no ordinary lock can resist it which makes it the number #1 choice for experienced thieves.
How to Protect Against Lock Picking
There are 2 good ways to protect your home against lock picking, installing High-Security locks or replacing your old lock with a new smart lock that uses digital code instead of a physical key.
