Keyed alike options are available for the majority of our range and can quickly be accessed on product pages. In summary keyed alike padlocks are a great option for convenience and time saving and its applications can be useful in both commercial and personal environments. With all padlocks keyed alike you would need fewer spare keys instead of having a spare key for every padlock you purchase. There are personal benefits too, for example you save money on spare keys. However the benefits and practicality are not just tailored for commercial use. One will match most any door lock keyway, old or new. There are 26 different door keyways in the Master Lock selection.
You could also have multiple locks on one door and have the same problem resolved with keyed alike padlocks. The ProSeries® product line of Solid Steel, Solid Brass, Weather Tough and Shrouded High Security has been engineered to be door key compatible, without sacrificing any of the quality and versatility that ProSeries is known for. The most obvious benefit is that of convenience having a smaller set of keys for a large number of locks saves the hassle of finding the right key for the right lock and carrying a lot of keys. Simply put ‘keying alike’ allows the owner to open multiple padlocks with one key. Important: Although each padlock will arrive with two keys each as standard, please remember to include the number of actual Master Keys you require with the order. This is what is known as ‘keyed alike’ or sometimes ‘suited’. Master key padlocks are individually keyed and are operated uniquely but then a single master key can then be used to override all the padlocks within a set. You can create a keyed alike system with the same lock model or different padlocks that are used for many different applications. In order to eliminate the inconvenience of having one or two keys for each lock customers will instead request the purchased padlocks to all work with a smaller set of keys. Keyed alike is when one key can open many locks, providing the user with one-key convenience.
In some cases the customer can select a key code for the KA locks. KA in the product number (ie 3KA) designates that the products are Keyed Alike. This option provides 'same key' convenience and eliminates the need for multiple keys where numerous padlocks are used. Sometimes people will buy a large quantity of padlocks whether that be for a business, school or other large scale applications. All padlocks in the set are opened by the same key.