KidCo 4 Lock Set
by Kidco
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Baby Products Reviews of KidCo 4 Lock Set
Customer Review: Great but sometimes installation problems
Summary: 4 Stars
My child easily started defeating my other locks (that you push down to unlatch) at 16 months. He reaches his arm in there and undoes the lock... so I am switching to these. These are very nice except when installation doesn't go well. These must be installed almost exactly correct for them to work right. A little too high or too low and there could be problems. They are not easily adjustable and can be very frustrating if not installed exactly correct (won't latch right, won't close right, won't open right, etc.). The company should give more consideration to be able to make small adjustments when installing. That is my main "complaint" and thus I'm not rating it 5 stars. Oh, also these are rather expensive but I suppose they are worth it considering that my other locks were more of a waste because they had to be replaced when they were defeated.Customer Review: a total waste of money
Summary: 2 Stars
I got these locks because I didn't want my son pulling all the stuff out of the kitchen cabinets all the time. But they wouldn't work with the way our cabinets are built and when I put them in drawers, they were pretty easy to pull off with just the adhesive. And two broke when unsuspecting relatives gave them a tug thinking something was stuck in the drawer/cabinet.
I am impressed by the mechanics of how they work, but in the end it was just easier to put the non-child-friendly items out of reach. HOWEVER, if you have a drill and the time to put them with screws - and your cabinets have the right size lip inside and the drawers are snug, it might really be what you're looking for. My advice - get a couple and see if they work before buying into the whole system, which is what I did.
Customer Review: Great for doors/such as under sink - do not work for drawers
Summary: 2 Stars
We purchased these for our kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately, they do not work at all for drawers. Both pieces are too long for adhering to front of drawer and top of drawer. We tried everything, even drilling them in - when we specifically bought them for the "non-drilling" option - and they still won't work.
They, do however, work great on cabinet doors. So, I suppose we will use the rest we have a total of 10 locks for other cabinet doors in our home.
Not sure what to do about our drawers in kitchen. They are custom, so I think it may be difficult to find anything that will work.
Overall, if you are buying these for cabinet doors, they work excellent. But, I would not suggest purchasing them for cabinet drawers.
Customer Review: Not a good purchase
Summary: 1 Stars
There was no way to mark the correct position of both pieces so they would fit together properly. After ruining one piece by putting it in the wrong position, we put masking tape on the back of it to line it up with the second piece. That worked as a trial (and something we should have done first) but when both latch and catch were properly lined up, the door would not unlock, as the cabinet door was evidently too thick, although the writeups said the locks would work on doors up to one inch.....
We gave up, thought about screwing them on, but decided it wasn't worth the trouble. IF you want to use the magnetic locks, be sure your cabinet doors are less than one inch thick. A waste of money on our part.
TomE
Customer Review: Great locks
Summary: 5 Stars
I installed the locks last week and they are fantastic. I did not have to use the screws, just the sticky tabs. I chose the locks because they keep the cabinets completely closed. Our baby cannot get his fingers inbetween the cabinet (so no pinched fingers). I also like that the locks can be unlocked. So, once our baby is old enough to know better, we can unlock then until our next baby needs them.
I am not sure why other reviewers said that they were hard to install. The directions are a little confusing, at first. It didn't take long to figure them out. I had to install 18 locks and it took me less than an hour.
Excellent product. I am glad I spent the money on these. I recommend them to anyone.