Yale PBS1 - 60mm Auto Deadlocking Night Latch (60mm, Brass)

This was to replace the exact same item that was bought and fitted about 10yrs ago... maybe a bit longer. Interesting to see the cost reduction measures that have been taken in the meantime. Brass internals that were solid are now skeletons and the latching plate has been reduced in thickness and ribs designed in to bulk out to the same thickness. The disappointing thing is that the old inside handle was solid and nicely shaped for the hand. This new one is a concave shell to look the same but is hollowed out to save material and is nowhere near as nice to use. I would have willingly paid £5 more for the better handle. However it does the job and is still a good item.

The Yale PBS1 Deadlock I purchased was faulty and I spent about 3 hours trying to resolve it. Having gone beyond the point of no return, with the old lock off and new holes drilled for the new lock, I ended up 'fixing' the unit myself.

Quality lock with many fixing points to keep everything securely in place. Only dislike is the small piece of black plastic on the otherwise brass finish which makes it look more modern than it needs to. Had it professionally installed because it required more modifications to our Victorian era door than I was happy to do myself. Latch mechanism snagged slightly when using the handle. Support sent replacement after diagnosing fault over the phone. Same problem that was eventually rectified with a lot more lubrication to get latch to move smoothly. Very happy with end result.

Beautiful piece of kit, easy to look at, clean, smart and well finished. Not the easiest thing in the world to fit but that was partly due to an 80 year old front door with an old Yale fitted. Now we can feel safe and sound, knowing you can't get in using a credit card or similar.

A reasonably robust lock which looks and feels well put together whilst being easy to use. Fitting requires drilling of extra holes in the door when replacing a conventional Yale lock. The instructions advise these should be drilled from the rear of the door using their template. This is a mistake as small errors then need extra fettling to make the keyplate and lock align and fit correctly.

The lock does not slide well requiring a huge slam of the door. Perhaps a bit of fiddling about with the fitting will ease. But disappointing.

This is a good looking lock with a neat outer pull, All of which feels sturdy, certainly better than the old lock which was average to say the least. The door manufacturers have fitted the lock, along with the frame, though they did say it was relatively straight forward. Seems easy to use once we have got the hang of things, no problem with it so far. The customer service people were friendly and helpful with my query with regards to the suitability of locks for my door design. The delivery was very fast and I was kept well informed throughout the process. Thank you

A good product eventually. Installed ok, but would not shut reliably. After much investigation we found that the solution was graphite lubricant, obtained from Amazon. This made a huge difference. Either the lock as supplied is not sufficiently lubricated, or else some lubricant should be supplied. The difference before and after lubrication is huge.

This is the third Yale PBS1 that I've bought over the last 15 years, all fitted to different doors, and all still in service. The instructions provided are clear and comprehensive so the little bit of fiddliness in fine tuning the fit to work perfectly was probably down to my lack of skill.

The build quality is still very good despite the handle being hollowed out at the rear. Just a good solid product.

This was a direct replacement for a 35 year old door lock of exactly the same size and style.

The cost-cutters have been at work. The main indoor handle is now not solid brass but still functions OK. However, it does not feel so good.

The main problem is getting the key into the lock, inside or outside. The old lock never had such problems. With the new one, one has to fiddle and twiddle until the key goes in.

All in all not very good. The saving grace was that it fitted in the old position on the door with no difficulties. The striking plate had changed though, so we left the old old in position.