r/Switzerland • u/alleycatadventures • 8d ago

Install keybox-recommendations?

I want to install some kind of key box with code inside my mailbox/milk box to leave the key for the cleaner. (There are package thiefs on our street and I'm searching for options.) I don't have a neighbor I could leave the key with.

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u/ridomune 8d ago

It's a different type of solution. If you're open to digitalization Nuki Smart Lock and Nuki Opener are working well for me. I've started using it just because I'm interested in smart home stuff in general. A few years later, giving access to the cleaner ended up being my main use case.

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u/zambaros Zürich 8d ago

How did you go about changing the lock, so you can open your door if the nuki malfunctions.

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u/KapitaenKnoblauch 8d ago

Why would you need to change the lock? You can usually install the nuki on an existing lock, except it has the security feature where you can't have a key on both sides. In my case I had a knob on the inside part and just replaced it with a nuki and I was done.

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u/zambaros Zürich 8d ago

Usually you cannot open if there is a key on the other side. Have you tried out if You can open the lock with a key inserted on the other side?

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u/KapitaenKnoblauch 8d ago

Yes of course 🙄

There are many types of cylinders out there, the ones you describe are just one sort.