If your Schlage lock is not working correctly, it may need a battery change. But sometimes, your lock stops working even after changing the batteries! If you are experiencing this problem, here are three things that you can try.
Check the Battery Life
All Smart Locks are battery-powered. The battery may or may not last long, depending on various conditions. The first thing to do is to check if your battery has gone dead.
If your lock has run out of battery power, you can try changing the batteries. Most Schlage models require AAA batteries. Sometimes, a 9V battery is also required. You can add new batteries and reset your smart lock.
How Can I Change the Batteries in a Schlage Lock?
Here are some simple tips to change the batteries of the Schlage lock:
- Remove the inside cover and the screws of the Schlage lock using a screwdriver.
- Lightly clean by removing the old batteries. Make sure you clean the inner parts of the battery holder using a piece of cloth or batteries.
- Take the required number of batteries and install them in the lock.
- Take the screws back and attach the cover part of the battery compartment.
How Often Should I Change the Batteries in a Smart Lock?
Changing a battery depends upon multiple factors, and battery life is one. You should make sure that you are using a brand new battery for your lock.
You may experience certain technical glitches, like your lock’s keypad not turning on. Sometimes you cannot access your door when the light is green. You can fix this type of glitch by changing the batteries.
While changing a battery, make sure you use the right battery in your Schlage lock.
Schlage usually uses alkaline batteries. People often make the mistake of changing the battery with lithium batteries. Lithium batteries do not work properly in these locks.
Your Battery Connector Should Be Intact
If your Schlage lock is not working after the battery change, then you can check whether the connector present in the lock is intact or not. While changing the battery, the battery connector gets disconnected in error, and your lock doesn’t work (electronically) properly until and unless a battery connector is connected correctly.
Make sure that the battery connector is intact in the lock. If not, check again and try to operate your lock again to see if it works properly.
Check and Reset The Keypad
You can also try resetting your lock’s keypad to get the lock working again:
- Disconnect the batteries from your keypad. Just move the wire so that they are close to each other.
- Press and hold the reset button for a while. The button location may vary from person to person.
- Reconnect batteries to the keypad.
- Hold the button until you hear a beep sound. The smart lock light will flash blue or green.
Reset the Lock Completely
If the previous methods are not correcting the problem, you can try to resolve the issue by factory resetting the smart lock. A factory reset will erase all the settings. Thus you can correct any wrong electronic configuration in the lock via this step, and then your lock might start functioning again.
You can reset your Schlage lock by doing the following:
- Try to slide the battery cover up to remove it.
- After that, remove the battery connector and press and hold the Schlage button on the keypad.
- Reconnect the battery connector while holding the Schlage button.
After this process, the green check on the keypad will flash 2-3 times. This indicates that the process was successful and you have reset the factory settings correctly.
Keep in mind:
The factory reset will erase all the codes from the lock. You will need to reprogram the lock to set new codes. It is essential to manually set the code for security reasons.
If you previously enabled auto-lock low battery notification alerts, you can enable them. They will return to the default settings once you restore factory settings.
What Batteries Should I Use In a Schlage Lock?
Schlage locks use Non-rechargeable alkaline batteries. Many types of rechargeable batteries, like lithium batteries, can work in them; however, you may experience undesirable effects just like what you may be going through here.
So if you put in lithium-ion batteries instead of alkaline ones, you need to replace them. If your Schlage lock is not working after the battery change, you can use alkaline batteries to avoid unsatisfactory operation.
Secondly, keep in mind that you should not use old and new batteries together. Remove all old ones and put all new ones together.
Lastly, the recommended battery configuration for some of the common Schlage locks are as follows:
- For locks like Smart deadbolt, Schlage connect smart deadbolt, Schlage sense, Schlage encodes smart WiFi deadbolt 4× AA battery is required.
- Different locks like Schlage keypad locks and Schlage touch locks work like a 1×9-volt battery.
- Schlage locks like with a built alarm should have 2× AAA batteries.
Final Thoughts
A smart lock can help improve the security and convenience of every house. It ensures safety, and it must work adequately. A smart lock may stop functioning after conducting a battery change. You can try resolving this without a locksmith. Review this article for methods for how to fix your Schlage lock if it does not function after changing its batteries.
