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The Yale Assure Lock 2 is one of the best smart locks on the market, but it's not without a few hiccups. Like all electronics, it's bound to run into issues from time to time — one of which is a ...

When a door latch won’t catch, it’s because the latch doesn’t align with the hole in the strike plate. Sometimes you can clearly see the misalignment. If not, do the “lipstick test.” Smear lipstick on ...