Electronic options for a door with 3-point locking system?

signal15

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Looking at replacing my front door with an 8 foot tall one.  These all have a 3-point locking system (normal spot, top, and bottom) as an option.  The problem is, it looks like if I get this, I'm stuck carrying a key.
 
Does anyone know of any locks with keypads or anything that I can use on something like this?  It doesn't necessarily have to connect to a home automation system, I just don't want to carry a key.
 
Why does your door need 'all' of those locks?  Our neighborhood homes all have eight foot doors on the entry and they just have the normal door knob and deadbolt (with four hinges holding them up).
 
Since when did anything on this board start with a need? :)
 
My front door has glass on both sides, which mean the hinges and deadbolt have no substantive attachment.  As an experiment I might get my fourth graders to see how easy it is to kick in, once I build it's replacement out of Ipe.  And multiple locking points sounds good. :)
 
David
 
I'd check with the company that makes the original lock to see if they make a keyless model.
 
signal15 said:
Looking at replacing my front door with an 8 foot tall one.  These all have a 3-point locking system (normal spot, top, and bottom) as an option.  The problem is, it looks like if I get this, I'm stuck carrying a key.
 
Does anyone know of any locks with keypads or anything that I can use on something like this?  It doesn't necessarily have to connect to a home automation system, I just don't want to carry a key.
Do you have a link or a cut sheet with information on this system?
 
Von Duprin or similar retraction hardware, however the cabling and power supply requirements, not to mention the hardware cost isn't going to be friendly. Also, it's not going to be a standalone system.
 
If you look at the statistics and percentages, there are some variances, but typically around 35% of all break ins are through the front door.
 
One aspect of most 3-point systems is to help keep the door from warping.  
 
I had to specifically order one of ours with a regular set of bores for a normal lockset so I could use a keypad lock.
 
I've got a french door pair and another entry door that still have the 3-point setup.  The handle just goes through a square socket, so if something had the right post and enough torque it could probably be made to work.  Trouble is the lockset doesn't also have the same typical two bolt holes, and I doubt the hardware in the lock as clearance to allow for them.  So any electronic lock would need to be designed to work with it.  I'm not guessing too many would be.  Still, it'd be nice to have a rough idea of just how much it'd cost...
 
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