The lock was purchased as a direct replacement for an original Yale No.2 fitted to my front door. This lock had been in service for 25+ years until the lock hold button sheared off!
No doubt fair wear and tear after all the years of service that it had completed!
I was very pleased to find that the Yale No.2 was still available after all this time, looking exactly the same as the original. I was additionally pleased to find that the screw fixings had not changed and that swopping the two over was extremely easy and did not require any modifications to the door .
The lock was a replacement for an identical lock installed by my builder 24 years ago and if the new lock lasts a further 24 years I will be more than pleased.
The fact that the same lock is still being manufactured is testament to its good design, manufacturing quality and therefore reliability.
As a straight replacement, installation was simple and straightforward.
The robust quality and type of lock gives me peace of mind and helps to keep my home insurance costs down and my home safe.
In summary the product appears to be of good quality at a time when cost cutting is common place. So far I have every reason to believe that I have purchased an excellent product, which will give me many years of service.