To all of you extolling the virtues of combo locks, I guess you live in pretty secluded houses in safe neighborhoods with zero visibility of the keypad from across the street.
If I had a combo lock, I'd be more worried about someone with binoculars or an ultra-zoom camera watching me key my lock without covering my hand than my physical key getting lost or stolen.
>>acka+(OP)
I live right outside downtown Seattle but I have a fence, so my door is not visible from the street. I don’t know why more people don’t try it.
>>lazyas+32
Aren't the keys you press visibly different from the others after a while? This is a failure mode I've noticed on several code pads. Even though you don't know the exact code, it gives the numbers so you now only have to guess the order.
>>acka+(OP)
If someone cared that much about getting into my house, they could easily get into any key-based lock as well, or through any other way, like a window.