Safety 1st Magnetic Locking System (1 Key and 8 Locks)

These are AWESOME! (Just dont lose the key!!) These are super easy to install, love the on off feature for when Im in the kitchen and going in and out of cupboards (and the child terror is occupied elsewhere or sleeping, the dear child). I did add little pieces of tape on the outside of the doors so it was easier to know where to put the key but I recommend putting them all in the same spot such as the seam of the door so you dont also have to have ugly pieces of masking tape decorating your cabinetry. Not only do they work great for keeping the busy toddler out of the flour bins, but they have also successfully kept the dog out of the trash cupboard. Hand to forehead on the days I come home and clearly forgot to set it to lock when I see the contents of the trash strewn around the house... At any rate, I recommend these bad boys, for sure!

My two toddlers love to open their dresser drawers and pull out all of their neatly folded clothes. The traditional baby locks that allow you to open cabinets a couple inches wouldnt work because my kids could still reach the clothes and the wraparound locks dont work for us because my daughter knows how to get them open. These locks to the rescue. They dont allow you to open the drawer at all until unlocked which is great but this perk comes with a few downsides: 1) The key. Were always misplacing the key. Regular fridge magnets arent strong enough and without the key you cant access the contents your securing so weve had some frustrating mornings trying to find the key so I can get my kids dressed. This can obviously be rectified by having more than one key (but theyre expensive!) or not being careless with it like I apparently am. 2) Install. These wouldnt work on our dresser as is because the drawer face was extended past the actual box part of the drawer. This meant that no matter how we installed it, the magnet part of the lock wouldnt reach the piece its supposed to hold on to in order to keep the drawer shut. My husband rectified this by custom cutting pieces of wood to screw into the dresser, which we then attached the locks to. This was a time consuming process since each drawer level and size had to be different but in the end its working perfectly. 3) Finding the lock after installed. Again, really a trivial matter in the grand scheme of things but sometimes I have to slide that key back and forth on the dresser to get the right spot to unlock it. Maybe if your doing cabinets and can instal in the same lower hand corner or something this wouldnt be an issue for you but for us its annoying. Id definitely recommend these locks if the others dont work for your situation. Learn from our mistake and invest in an extra key though.

This is a clever system that really works well. It is so much better than the other terrible cabinet and drawer locks out there. All you do is wave the magnetic key in front of the lock to open. The fact that you can disable the lock temporarily is also a huge plus. The hardware is plastic but is very sturdy and seems well made. Unlike some of the other lock systems which allow the cabinet to open a bit by design to allow you to stick your hand in and unlock the mechanism, these do not allow the drawer or cabinet to open at all when locked and are less of a pinch hazard. The installation instructions seemed extremely complicated, so I just skipped that and marked everything out myself, drilled the holes, and installed the hardware and it worked perfectly. If you are working in a small drawer, it may be a challenging time getting the hardware installed. I had to use a stubby screw driver in one drawer to get the screws in. Little bit of a pain but not that big of a deal. Larger drawers and cabinet doors were a breeze. Another other reviewer made a comment that these can be unlocked inadvertently with a large piece of metal: 1) I have not noticed this, and 2) why would toddlers be wielding large pieces of metal? I actually couldnt even unlock it using another magnet (although a fairly weak one). Maybe they updated the product since then, but I think it works great.

This locking system is superb. Its the only system that truly stops a child (or animal) from getting into a cabinet unless they have access to the key. Of course, if you leave the key (or a magnet) in a place where they can get it, access is a snap! So, my wife and I installed brand new kitchen cabinets, and we had, at the time (this was about a year ago), an 18 month old. He was starting to get curious about the cabinets as he got more mobile. We wanted to secure the cabinets in a way that would: 1) Not be noticeable from the outside 2) Could not be easily defeated by a child 3) Could be turned on and off as needed Enter this system. I checked a lot of them out, and this got great reviews, though the install was a little more challenging. Ordered a set (and, later, a 2nd set) to outfit the kitchen. I waited until my 18 month old was not around (think my wife took him to the park) and started on a cabinet. Since I care about my brand new cabinets, I was careful. Measure. Measure again, and mark the holes. Solid wood cabinets, so I pre-drilled a hole, and then screwed in the top bracket. Measured and checked the latch system, and then marked, pre-drilled, and screwed in the latch. Make sure you test the system right away to ensure a clean lock/unlock. Its pretty solid. Yes, if you pull really hard it is possible to pull a cabinet open, but it does take some effort. I like the fact that, because the lock is flush (if you install well), when the cabinet is closed and locked, there is no give - that makes a child lose interest in trying to open, because is does not do anything (in contrast to the ones where you open a little, push down, and then fully open). The key is just a magnet that you put in the [close] vicinity of the lock on the outside of the cabinet. I believe any decently powerful magnet would work, but these are coated in plastic and wont scratch your nice cabinets. I ordered the 8 lock/1 key system, which only gives you one key, obviously. Recommend getting a 2nd key since, if you lose it, you are stuck for a while. We put a hook high up in one of the upper cabinet doors, and hang the key from there, so we alwyas know where it is (and the little dude cant get it!) I later ordered a 2nd system to complete my kitchen, and had 3 leftover. So I took those and intalled them in on the glass doors in my family room entertainment system, so now my son cant touch the receiver buttons (if he did that, hes make sure we never heard sound again), pop out a DVD, or turn the cable box off. Keeping him out of those doors was a great use for the leftover locks, and I keep the key that came with that set hidded behind a statue in the bookcase above the doors. I love the fact that you can easily lock/unlock the system. We regularly leave one cabinet (the garbage/recycling drawer) unlocked, as we use it a lot, and when not cooking. However, our son goes through periods of curiosity about that spot. So, when he shows interest in doing something he should not in trash can, we just lock it. He quickly loses interest and goes away, and we can unlock for later use. This is a well designed, high quality product. We have been using them for over a year and (knock on wood) not lost a key. Weve had no problems with them during this time. If you want a discrete system that enables you to securely lock the cabinets, and you are not prone to losing thngs (like the required key), I highly recommend this. It may cost a little more, but you will be satisfied with what you get.

We tried the tab and hook kind, where you push down the tab to disengage it from the hook, but those still allow your kid (and you) to get your finger smashed in the drawer, and kids figure them out pretty quick. Even the small gap needed to get your finger in to depress the tab is like a mile wide gap for small hands. Installing them is a bear, with lots of trial and error, and usually no templates to help you. They also tend to collect grime, and they break or loosen up a lot over time. These are great! The doors/drawers remain firmly shut until the magnetic lock is disengaged with the key. The directions are good, and they include a sticky template for each lock. I will say that you need to read the instructions and make sure how your hardware is supposed to be lined up. I screwed up the first one I ever did, which was more me hurrying and screwing up some spacial relations as far as what direction things needed to be in than bad instructions. After that the rest (we have quite a few of these installed) went smoothly. The sticky templates are especially helpful making sure everything is where its supposed to be. If you have thick doors (we have really thick, hardwood cabinet doors) they have extender slugs that effectively lengthen the magnetic catch. Even if you have to have a handyman install these theyre well worth it! One note: It does take some trial and error to get the hang of what spot you have to pass the key over to disengage the lock. But you get the hang of it quickly.

Works pretty well. My boy was not happy when he found that he couldnt open the door any more. The reasons it got 4 stars instead of 5 are two folds. First, 1 out of 8 locks doesnt work. The locking tongue doesnt bounce back after its been retracted. Second, Safety 1st needs to redo their instructions. Its so unnecessarily complicated and confusing. Read my instruction below. 1. Find the position where the lock should be installed, i.e., not interfering with handle and everything else. 2. Peel off the 1A on the marker paper. Fold over and find the holes for the catch. 3. Drill two holes for the catch. 4. Peel off the 1B side on the marker paper, close the cabinet door firmly and open again so the marker paper is transferred onto the cabinet door. 5. Drill the two holes for the lock. 6. Install the catch and the lock, adjust position of both so theres minimal play in between. 7. Youre done!

Weve had a number of foster kids through our home over the years. And many of them need to learn boundaries. Being able to reinforce those boundaries with a physical reminder is a frequent need. These locks work well, are easy to disengage when you need frequent access to a cupboard, and then reengage once youre done. Or just leave it permanently unlocked when you have no kids around. They can be tricky to line up when youre installing them. While they do provide templates for drilling screw holes, theyre not easy to use, or at least I had trouble figuring them out. So for a couple of locks I ended up drilling a couple pair of holes, before I found the ideal positioning of the lock unit. The catch was very straight forward, though you must pay attention to which way round you attach it, or youll need to flip it over to get it to work. It works well on cupboards, but we have found that draws with a separate fascia may be a problem, as theres nowhere to attach the lock such that it will engage with the catch without a lot of pay - and potential that an enthusiastic kid will tear through the catch. Make sure you keep the magnet safe (and out of reach of the children) so that you can open the locked doors - we did lose a magnet for a couple of hours - but fortunately we have 2 sets of these locks, thus 2 magnet keys, so it wasnt a disaster for us.

I know these are probably made for young children, but I bought them because my son has autism and he is no longer little - he can reach all the same cabinets I can because hes almost a teenager. He thinks he can do more than he actually can... such as experimental cooking in the middle of the night :-( So I bought a pack of these to test them out. Figured if they didnt work, Id give them to someone with smaller kids to lock them out of lower cabinets. Installed one and tried to pull the door open afterwards - I am a very big, tall woman - door didnt budge. Id have to literally rip it off the hinges to open it. Have not had any trouble as of yet with my son opening any cabinets now. Might install them on drawers too, havent decided yet. Of course this means I have to wear the key on my person (even in my sleep, or hide it well) but small sacrifice for a kitchen that doesnt look like a cyclone hit it.

The locks were relatively easy to install and work well so far. I bought the 8-lock package for the kitchen, hall bath, and master bath cabinets because it was the best buy. Sadly, I didnt think about the fact that the package only came with one key. I will have to order additional keys. Some notes on installation: -I had to adjust the template positioning because of the overlap of the door to the cabinet frame. Still, the template was a blessing by making sure the holes were spaced apart just perfect. -Pre-drill your screw holes through the template, making sure not to drill through the doors! -Also, one of my cabinet doors had slightly warped so that it wasnt exactly flush with the frame. I put some spacers (small cardboard cutouts) between the lock and the door to help with the offset. It locks but its so tight that I cant just wave the key by the door...I have to push the door in to relieve the pressure on the lock/latch so that it will open correctly. Please know this is not an issue with the lock but rather a problem caused by my kitchen cabinets. -One of my cabinets in the bathroom uses small rubber bumpers so the doors dont slam shut loudly. I had to put spacers between the lock and the door for these as well to make up space created by the rubber bumpers.

Easy to install and the templates included are brilliant but I did find the screws to be so short they were really hard to work with...now I understand that you dont want them going through the cabinet but I would have liked them a hair longer. Buy an extra magnet. I love that I can turn off the magnet when my grandson is not here. Good value Addendum: I have read that everyone says you must drill a hole in the inside of the cabinet to screw in the screws...they do have a pointed tip but its not sharp enough. I used an awl to get a hole started and did not have to drill one hole. The unit has been up a couple of months now and Im very pleased. One lock comes open at times but I think its my fault and I need to adjust the unit up a bit which is not a problem because the screws are on a track that gives you leeway in either direction. Im still very pleased with this purchase. MAKE SURE YOU BUY A SPARE MAGNET! I put that off and then mine went MIA. Had it not been for the powerful magnet on the base of my power drill I would have had to wait for a replacement to access my cabinets.