Yale P-Y3-BL-PB-60 - Contemporary Nightlatch - 60mm - Black Finish - Standard Security

Très content du produit. Les + = Qualité du produit, solide, design agréable visuellement. Les - = Pas facile à placer en remplacement d'un autre verrou: les fixations permettent très peu d'ajustement

Hard to install

ok

I bought this to secure a shed door rather than a front door, mainly because I wanted something that looked decent and didn’t feel like a cheap afterthought. The matte black finish was a big part of that decision, and in person it looks clean and well applied, not the thin painted coating you sometimes see on cheaper hardware. Build quality is what you’d expect from Yale. The body feels solid, tolerances are good, and once installed there’s no looseness or rattle in the mechanism. The latch action is positive and consistent, and it feels like it will hold up well to regular use rather than being purely cosmetic. One issue I ran into was installation on an outward-opening door. The instructions state the latch can be reversed, but they don’t clearly explain how. In reality it’s straightforward: open the case, pull the latch striker out, flip it upside down, and reinstall it. Once reversed, it worked flawlessly. This isn’t difficult, but it’s something worth knowing in advance as the documentation could be clearer. My only real criticism is with the screws that fix the key barrel to the latch body. Yale uses flat-head machine screws here, and the heads are very easy to damage with even modest torque. A Phillips head would have been far more forgiving and more appropriate for this kind of installation work. It’s a small detail, but it stood out on an otherwise well-finished product. Overall, this is a well-made nightlatch with a modern look and solid feel. Good value for money if you want something more substantial and better finished than generic shed locks. Just take care with the barrel screws during installation.

This is what a night land should be. Not the easiest night latch to install. Bit the best quality I've seen in the month of Sundays. I need four more! Hope to start cold out