Door Security Bar Breaks Too Easily

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We have two sliding glass doors in the back of our house.  they both have locks, but I like the feeling of extra security.  We bought two of these dual function door security bars so that I felt safe when my husband was not home.

The bars are amazingly flimsy. While they were easy to install, it did not stay in place.  About a month after screwing it into the wall it fell out.  It turns out the screws that come with this product were rather short and did not hold it in place.

The second problem we had with these bars, and the reason we stopped using them, is because the little clip that is supposed to keep the bar locked, does not stay locked.  The bar just collapses without the clip. 

The bar was rather affordable and I guess you get what you pay for, but I would have thought that a company such as master lock would have made a security bar that would have kept our family a little more secure.


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  1. Sorry these did not work out for you. I think I'll just keep my sawed off broom handle in my sliding door.

    rogue34 on April 25, 2008 19:13
  2. What we did, where I used to live, was to cut a piece of wood to fit almost exactly into the slot behind the glass door. We left about an inch of leeway to make it easy to get the board up and out when we wanted to open the door. I know that have the board in there is a bit inconvenient, having to pick it up to open the door, but there is absolutely no way that anyone could open the door with that board in there. Plus, it is cheap!

    Bosoxy on April 29, 2008 07:44
  3. I wouldn't want a flimsy security bar! :)

    Rancosto on June 30, 2008 17:49
  4. www.buddybardoorjammer.com, I make the strongest door jammer on the market, check it out for your self.

    buddybar on May 03, 2009 13:24

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Overall Rating:

1.6
Product Name:
Dual Function Door Security Bar
Made By:
Master Lock
Purchased at: Lowe's Price: 19.99 Category: Household / Home Safety Products Published: April 24, 2008 20:43
My Experience Level:
4.0
Feature Ratings: Effectiveness
1.0
Construction / Durability
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