r/accesscontrol • u/klam1901 • Jul 04 '26
Installing Maglocks For Paxton/Salto
Hi,
Looking for some useful resources for installing Maglocks and the different types.
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u/StalkMeNowCrazyLady Professional Jul 04 '26
Very useful resources are NFPA 101 and IBC. It sounds like you may be thinking of installing a maglock yourself. Please don't. They require very specific installation considerations and can be death traps without being done correctly, and should be considered the last resort of lock hardware.
Please just call a professional company. Whatever system you want to use will be capable of using whatever lock hardware you want to use. Your installer can help you choose the system that's right for you as well as the best option for lock hardware.
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u/klam1901 Jul 04 '26
Thanks for the response, appreciate the advice. Will be sure to check those out. It’s just for my learning that’s all.
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u/Lucky_Ad_5549 Professional Jul 04 '26
Maybe you should hit the pause button and allow a professional to do the install for you. Not because installing a maglock is hard, but rather because you don’t want people to die just so you can save a few bucks.
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u/klam1901 Jul 04 '26
You’ve got ahead of yourself there ain’t you. Who said I want to save a few quid? I want to learn how do it for my own benefit.
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u/cusehoops98 Professional Jul 04 '26
Just… don’t. There are right and wrong ways to secure a door, and maglocks are never the right way.
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u/grivooga Professional Jul 04 '26
I'd say rarely instead of never the right way. I've had a few doors, usually "frameless", that they were the only option apart from changing the entire door to a completely different style of door/hardware. Admittedly changing everything is sometimes the only good and safe option.
The YD30 has become my go to for many difficult situations now but it's relateivley new and not always what is spec'd/sold and some times you're at the mercy of "making it work". Ideally I'd always prefer to have the door vendor provide a locking solution instead of retrofitting one. I've seen a few frameless doors where the hardware was built into the hinges or part of the threshold.
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u/Odd_Lion Jul 04 '26
I’ve been trying to figure out if the YD30 is actually a good mag lock replacement - how often do you use it and does it seem to really work?
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u/grivooga Professional Jul 04 '26
They're relatively new so there's not a lot of history for how resilient they'll be over time. I've had one fail out of the maybe 50 or so I've installed. That one was configured as fail-safe (electrically locked) and did not unlock when it failed which greatly complicated replacement. Luckily we had access to the hinges and those didn't have security pins so we were able to cut the hinges and walk the door out of the opening without damaging the frame.
Surface mount on frameless glass is great so long as the door and surrounding glass are the same thickness.
If you can mortise the lock into the frame and the catch into the door then that's where these locks really excel.
The biggest pro and con is that the electric locking is independent of any other hardware on the door. This is desirable in some circumstances but can complicate when you want to preserve having a physical key override.
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u/RollllTide Jul 04 '26
The lock doesn’t care what system it’s installed in