A fingerprint door knob is a replacement lock for your current door knob. The fingerprint door knob will be a straight, easy to install replacement for your current door knob. Most of the fingerprint door knobs on the market use a springlatch locking mechanism, have a handle, and can be opened via fingerprint, code, or mechanical key. Some require 1 or 2 holes to be drilled, but that is it. If you or a handy friend can't install it, a local locksmith can for a small charge, probably between $50 and $100. The springlatch mechanism is the standard inside lock on most office, bathroom and bedroom doors. If you have this kind of lock, the kind that is springloaded and when the door closes, locks the door closed, you are probably a candidate for a simply upgrade to a fingerprint door knob.
Once you upgrade you will find many new benefits to having a fingerprint door knob. At first, the door will function like your old door knob did, but then you will learn and experience the benefits of having a fingerprint door knob. The first thing you will notice is that your door is more secure now... no one can open it with a pick set, or a q-tip, also, you can set up the lock to automatically lock once the door has been closed for 15 seconds. This is a great feature if you like to keep your door always locked and don't want to worry about ever leaving it unlocked. However, if you want to leave the door unlocked for a certain period of time, most fingerprint door knobs have a feature to let you do this too. That is great so if during the day, you want to leave your door open, but at night have it lock, you can put in the code to leave it open during the day, then disable it at night and have it set to auto-lock again.
Fingerprint door knobs are now reliable, dependable and affordable. Once you get a fingerprint door knob and don't have to worry about keys, codes and unwanted intruders, you will finally achieve that peace of mind you have been missing with your ordinary door knob.