HAVEN HL1-MCH-001 HAVEN Mechanical Floor Mounted Manual Lock, Heavy-Duty Door Lock, Steel; Delrin; Nylon, 30inches Length, 4inches Width

My wife and I were concerned for our home security. A few months back somebody walked off the main road near our house and into our garage. Nothing was stolen and they only needed help with a broken car. However it got us to thinking how fast that incident occurred and what could happen with somebody less peaceful. We needed something easy to put into operation, easy to disable in case of emergency, strong, and good looking. We researched several electronic home security systems, they alert something is wrong, does little to prevent the bad people from entering the home. I researched door blockades and found the Haven. We decided the start with the Haven Mech, to ensure it is what we desire. I received our Haven in the mail last week with plans to install on the weekend. The picture is our front door, wood floor over concrete slab. The wood is only ½” thick, not nearly enough to properly secure the Haven to the 2” hole depth recommended by the manufacturer. I purchased some 3/16” by 1 ¾” TAPCON screws, roughly the same size as the wood screws supplied by the manufacturer, along with a drill bit suitable for the concrete floor. Here I must caution you, if you do not have a hammer drill, don’t try to install by yourself in a concrete or tile floor. I happen to have a professional hammer drill, so installation was performed by me. I also added the door kick plate on the inside of the door to help reinforce the door if a break in were ever to be attempted. The Haven comes with a template to mark where to drill the holes in the flooring. Very easy to lay out, mark mounting screws location, then move for drill production work. The hammer drill took only a few minutes to drill all 6 holes down below the 2” recommended depth for install. The ramp that raises has 4 small #1 Philips head screws that has to removed, then the ram top cover slips off to expose the install locations for the 6 screws. They are located below the nylon strap, take care not to damage the strap during installation. I managed to do this easily, so almost anyone could. I tightened all 6 screws, reinstalled the ramp cover and four screws. Then tested the installation by having the Haven engaged and opening the door. The door kick plate hit on the Haven and the door only opened about 1”, not even enough to clear the door jamb. I have also installed longer screws in the door hinges and striker plate, this makes those areas much stronger than the ¾” screws that are normally installed by the home builder. We are confident that nobody is coming through that door easily, if at all. We choose the Haven Mech for this door as we would never try to open it from the exterior. Our next purchase will be the Haven Connect for a door we wish to secure from the inside and open from the exterior as needed. We could not be happier with our purchase and the install of the Haven.

Haven LockInstallation: I attempted to install my Haven Mech a few weeks before receiving my Haven Connect. What I noticed from the start was that the Mech was slightly too short for my door threshold (About an inch) when in the 'lock' position. I purchased a few spacers from Haven Lock, which they were kind enough to reimburse me the cost of the spacers!My spacers and Haven Connect arrived the same day, so I packed the Mech away and started work on the connect. During installation, it took five spacers to hit the bottom of the door. This was hardly an issue as I'm sure a milled 2x4 probably would have done the same job.The installation process took maybe 45 minutes in total, which only required a tape measure and drill.I've been using the Haven Lock application for seven days now. So far the app works as intended, I have not noticed any bugs or issues with connecting to the haven via Bluetooth. I am slightly worried that my Haven Connect batteries' will die while I'm away from home leaving me without a means to get back into the house. I'm not sure if haven added a warning in the app to tell you when your batteries are low.There are some features or functionalities of the app that I would like some further and more in-depth explanation on. The Bluetooth functionality means that you should not be able to lock your Haven Lock from anywhere unless it uses crowd data and is connected to another device such as your security system or phone back at home.Those minor questions aside, the Haven Connect and Haven Mech appear to be of a higher quality. I believe that my door or its hinges will break will before either of the Haven devices.I highly recommend this product and will also be purchasing two keyfobs in the near future. I am looking forward to seeing a Haven Connect with Wifi capabilities.

Spent three hours with videos and feedback from their tech with no success getting it to work. Looks great and wish it worked but it would not deploy. I had to manually lift it to get it in position. Hopefully this was a one off as the people at the company seemed very willing to help. Returning and I will try something else.

I returned this product. My house is a new house built in 2017. The door is relatively high from the ground. It can only touch the edge of the door. I think this effect will be discounted! Unless I put another steel plate under the door. Oh, come on, I don't want to be that troublesome.

I bought a pair of these. Videos make them seem really sturdy and they probably are. I have not installed yet. What I can say is that “unlocking” the device (non electric version) is loud as heck. It feels like you’re breaking it. Like something is snapping inside.I had to double check with videos how to disarm it and yep. You just step on it and make the crunchy snapping noise.

The item is just as pictured. Well made and simple to use. Quality packaging and easy to install. Really adds peace of mind that the lock will perform as advertised. If I had to find an issue with the haven lock, it would have to be the loud click when you step on the wedge in order to open the door for use. It's not a real complaint. It could possibly be heard and annoy someone if they are unreasonable.

If your door allows this to be attached to it, it makes it much more secure. However, i was disappointed because I bought two of these for two different doors and one of them wouldn’t fit as the door was too low to the ground. I had to return one and was disappointed this couldn’t be more positioned to fit more doors. Good product but isn’t universal.