Review on 🔒 KidCo Adhesive Mount Magnet Lock - White - Set of 4 for Optimal Security Enhancement in Home Safety by Nate Forleo

I installed about a dozen of these in total and it was very easy. I am an engineer and designer myself and was very impressed with this design. Actually, I buy more here. Great things about this design: - Locating tabs make it easy to align and secure the latch to the cabinet, then peel off the adhesive backing and snap the latch into place, close the door and the latch is perfectly positioned. Then break the installation tabs and you're done. If you want more security you can screw them in but you don't have to bother with templates or anything like that as they are already glued on. - Any sufficiently strong magnet with the right polarity will work as a key. - Trigger switch. Very convenient. The system is quite reliable on conventional cabinets. It is excellent for cabinet doors that rest on top of the cabinet. I've installed them on a couple of recessed doors, which would be very difficult if I couldn't install them by opening one of the two doors inside. Also, they're quite large and won't work in shallow drawers. I also have a sideboard with drawers above the door, so there is no surface on top of the door to place a latch. Instead, I placed a latch on one of the shelves so that the latch was centered on the edge of the door. Worked well, if a bit inelegant. It would be nice if you could use them from the side in a situation like this, but they are gravity based. The adhesive is strong, but I would recommend only screwing on the latch that attaches to the cabinet. It would be nearly impossible to pull the adhesive right out of the side of the latch, but the latch's adhesive is on the side of the handle so it doesn't take much effort to fail. You don't actually have to pre-drill, but it makes screwing in easier. If the glue is on something that isn't smooth (I've had a number of cabinets with rough plywood inside), screws on both are imperative. As for the keys too, you need a magnet strong enough, but any will do. . Don't waste your extra money on spare keys. I found I had quite a few kitchen magnets to fit all except the drawers, which were twice as thick (turned out to be colorful IKEA magnet magnets, which are very useful anyway). So save a few bucks and buy some strong fridge magnets (take the latch to a hardware store and make sure the magnet activates it from 1.5 inches away to be sure). Note that fridge magnets may not have the correct polarity. If you have a working key or magnet, you can find out if another works by putting the bottom pieces together. If they repel each other, your new magnet has the correct polarity. When attracted, this magnet will not function as a key. In my group of fridge magnets that I already had, the polarity was random, so only half of them worked. I now have at least one key within reach of every locked cupboard.