SCHLAGE FE595 CAM 626 ACC Camelot Keypad Entry with Flex-Lock and Accent Levers, Brushed Chrome

Great lock if you don’t need to have it rekeyed
I have only had my Schlage FE-595 for a few weeks, but I am extremely happy with it so far. As explained in the review by Fred, it is very easy to install the lock – no harder than a standard mechanical lock. The only part that is a bit fussy is making sure that the wires are tucked into the plastic back plate so that they are not pinched when the interior potion is screwed on tightly.I did, however, have a frustrating, amusing and educational experience with this model. All the doors in our house use Schlage locks and deadbolts, which are all keyed alike. I initially ordered my lock from a major home improvement retailer, so that I could have it rekeyed to match. I went to the hardware department, and the two gentlemen working at the time looked at it and said they had never attempted to rekey one of these locks. They said they would leave it for Dale, who knew the most about locks. When I arrived later in the day I met up with Dale, who had not been asked to rekey anything. We spent about 15 minutes searching for the lock until he found it under the service desk. As it turned out, it had already been rekeyed, so I went home to install it.After I installed the lock in the door I discovered that the door would not lock at all. I took it off and reinstalled it, to no avail. Assuming that the gents who had rekeyed the lock had failed to reassemble it correctly, I returned to the store when Dale was working. He opened the lock and several components fell out. Although we both laughed about it, I had to return the lock and order a replacement.When the replacement arrived I once again met with Dale and watched him rekey it. Although he knew how to rekey the cylinder, it was clear he didn’t really understand how the mechanism worked. He tried not to disturb anything, although he was still forced to try to align certain parts that seemed liked they should be more secure.Installing the new lock at home, I discovered that this time I had a lock that was perpetually locked – neither the key or the programmed codes would unlock it. It also rattled when I shook it, which seemed like a sure sign it was improperly assembled. I thought this couldn’t possibly be rocket science and decided to completely disassemble and reassemble the lock. After 3 or 4 tries I still did not have a working lock and decided to give up. While cleaning up and getting ready for bed I noticed a small spring on the floor and shortly thereafter happened to read Mark Hornig’s review. Eureka – I now know what was missing and how to assemble to mechanism.Everything worked properly now, but the lock made more noise than I thought it should. I was certain that at least one component had become bent under Dale’s or my attempts to reassemble the unit. You will note that Mark Hornig’s locks had also been rekeyed, and I suspect that the folks who did his were only slightly smarter than those who worked on mine.I decided to order a third lock from Amazon. When it arrived, I disassembled the older lock to remove the cylinder. I then carefully disassembled the new lock without disturbing the mechanism and swapped out the cylinder. I reassembled the new lock and installed it; voilà – it worked flawlessly. I then returned the old lock to the home improvement chain.My conclusions are as follows:1) The lock itself works well.2) If you can use the key that comes with the lock, the installation is a piece of cake.3) If you want it rekeyed, there is a high probability it will not be reassembled properly and will either not work at all or will fail in the near term when a component that was not properly installed works itself loose.As Schlage does not seem to provide instructions, this is what I have learned about how to replace the cylinder if you want to rekey the lock:1) Carefully remove the four Torx screws while holding the lock so that front and back do not separate.2) Place the lock so that the outside is facing up. As the spindle will protrude from the underside, you will need to either be working at a table or bench with a hole ,or holding the lock in your lap with the spindle between your legs.3) Gently lift off the outside of the lock, making sure everything (including the buttons) remain seated on the underside portion. The cylinder is the only component attached to the outside of the lock.4) A simple screw holds the cylinder in place, which can easily be removed to rekey the lock.5) After the cylinder has been reinstalled, gently place the outside of the lock on the inner portion, being careful not to jostle any of the components.6) Hold the two pieces tightly together until the Torx screws are fully tightened.Enjoy…

Excellent locks
I own 3 of these for varying reasons. I keep my liquor in a closet and use one to keep teenage kids away from it. I keep one on my garage entry door for easy access to the house and I gave one to my son for his house. I also have the deadbolt style.They install super easy and have great instructions. The two most recent purchases were 4 years ago and the battery is still going strong. We use simple codes like old addresses or birth month and year or whatever for the codes. I also program a few extra or use the two that came with it so I can give it to Amazon driver or whoever needs access to the house. These codes can be removed after a while.Always keep the instructions, they have the two factory codes and the programming codes. You can remove or unprogram the factory codes but will need the 6 digit programming codes for the future to add or remove codes. I keep the factory codes for the delivery drivers or plumber or whoever.The one on my garage entry receive the most use and I gave the code to Amazon to place packages inside my door. But lately the when the code is entered you have to flip the lever twice to get the latch to open the door. AFinally it got to where it wouldn’t always open. This causes the driver to leave the package outside the door, not even on my porch.The assistance from Schlage for issues like this is zilch, they want you to call a locksmith or to dispose of the product and buy more. I saw a review where the customer paid a locksmith a small fee to repair it. They were not clear what the locksmith did to fix it, but said it was a small fee, which is good.For the errors I was getting I disassembled the lock and noted the solenoid and plastic piece it moves to unlock the door were lose. It took three times of adjusting the plastic piece that slides with the solenoid and reassembling to get it working every time but it works like new now. All I can say is I think the lock worked loose a little and wobbled some while on the door and something inside moved and got out of kilter. There was nothing broken inside.When disassembling be careful of the small pin with spring that gets moved into the turn gear, this pin is what gets pushed down into the arm when activated and allows the outside door knob to turn the latch momentarily. There is a video on a popular video site that shows what these locks look like inside, see the 4:00 minute mark to identify this pin and spring. It’s very small. I lost the spring on a rug in my garage and spent 30 minutes looking for it. It is about 3/16′ diameter and 3/8″ long, very small. I doubt you find this part for sale on any Schlage parts lists. I used a magnetic parts tray and slid it across the rug several times before finding the spring.The same thing happened to my deadbolt, something worked loose and it started failing. Disassembly and putting back together tightened it all up and works fine now, that lock is 15 years old and gets used daily.

Have bought two of these in the last week (Amazon open box) and was surprised to see that they had been not even really been opened… Super easy to install, work well, easy to add codes. I had two predrilled doors that had lockable knobs that I wanted to make more secure and adaptableNote that these are nice looking but not “front door nice” to me. I am using for garage access and shed doors. The handle hangs a little slack (see picture) but other than that very nice. Don’t know if I would feel the same way if I had paid full price.Also, Schlage… The 1 key included in a 175+ dollar purchase…I get it’s a primary code based lock but it just stinks of cheapness, not worth saving the 12 cents, but that’s just me.

I have a few of these locks. They work great and the fact that they don’t rely on a motor to cycle the lock means the battery lasts a long time.

worked for a year with no problems. Then today it decided to malfunction and lock my family outside of the house. The lock was actually unlocked, but it would not open at all. We tried multiple times to open it, put the code in, etc. and it would not budge. We ended up having to bust open the door…. Thanks Schlage..