I use that app and have it set up with my lock.
Open the app, select your lock, scroll down to “Click here to automatically lock/unlock the door based on events” and it’s in there.
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Yes thank you, and also you @diehllane !!!
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So what’s the least expensive Z-Wave lock available?
This one will go on the door that leads into the house from the garage. Right now that door just stays unlocked, as it does in most homes, but I have never been thrilled with that idea.
Since someone has to be able to get into the garage to go through this door I’m not concerned at all with being able to set temporary codes or in fact enter any code. If there were just a Z-Wave lock with a key and the ability to control it from ST that would be ideal.
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I understand the reasons that a family might choose to disable an interior lock if they have a family member who is a wanderer, but in the united states this is a violation of fire code pretty much everywhere. A primary exit for A building where people sleep has to be able to be opened without requiring any additional tools or codes for fire safety.
This is a common discussion among caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s. There are child safety locks which will work for many families and which don’t violate code. However, they don’t always stop someone with Alzheimer’s.
Sirens and voice alerts that go off when the door is opened at a specific time of day are fine as far as the fire code goes. But they may not be enough for a family with a wanderer.
If you have an in swinging door, one of the confounding door locks may work well and will also be to code. This is a door blocker which swings into place. In order to open it again you have to Squeeze and twist. If you put the blocker either quite high or quite low and don’t show the person who is a wanderer how to use it, they will probably have a hard time figuring it out.
Combined with a pressure Mat door alarm, you should get a warning well before they open the door. (Of course if you have a dog who sits on the mat, that’s a different problem)
There are some other alternatives as well. Different families will make different choices in these situations, so it’s good to know what the options are.
This works well too. I use both this feature or the auto-lock. I switch back and forth depending on how reliable ST is going or if the 30sec ticks me off for being not long enough. That feature using the door sensor of course requires ST to be communicating reliably to the door whereas the autolock can work completely standalone from the ST system.
I just picked up my second Yale smart lock on ebay. The first had the number buttons, this one has a smooth keypad. Both z-wave enabled. This latest one was a steal at $92 shipped on ebay.
My 11-year old has a smartphone, but sometimes arrives at home with a dead battery. With the keypad, that does not matter. He can unlock it via his code and he’s in. I don’t think the keypad detracts from the appearance of my home. I do have a storm door on the front door, which makes it pretty hard to see anyway.
I don’t like the looks of a keypad, and prefer the looks of a standard looking deadbolt. The only one like this is the Kwikset 910 Standard Traditional. I wish there were more options like this to chose from as I’m not a fan of the SmartKey re-keying locks.
I asked a friend of mine who has a family member who is a wanderer and they are using another option to keep them from opening the door which still meets fire safety codes, so I thought I would mention it. The advantage of this method is you don’t have to remember to set it every night, like you do with the confounding lock.
They also have A child who is about 10 and they wanted to make sure that he could still open the door while the elderly relative would not.
So they ended up just putting a box case over the deadlock. To unlock the box case you have to push two buttons at the same time, one on the left side of the case and one on the bottom of the case.
No extra tools are required, so you can still make a quick exit in the event of a fire.
They said they got the idea after a seminar for Alzheimer’s caregivers which showed a similar box case to keep medications in.
Because people with Alzheimer’s rely a lot on muscle memory, it was important to put one of the buttons on the left side of the case because that requires more cognitive skill. If it’s on the right side of the case for a person who typically turns the deadbolt with the right-hand then they might feel the button right away and that might cause them to try to push it.
But apparently many people with Alzheimer’s will not think to try both buttons at the same time, particularly since they are on two different edges of the case.
Anyway, this method has the advantage of being always set except when you’re using it, so you don’t have to remember to lock up every night like you do with the confounding lock. But it should still be very easy for visitors and other family members to use in an emergency.
But of course you have to build it yourself which is a different challenge.
As always , different families will choose different options, but it’s good to have choices. 
When we took the knob of the front door look, we too were concerned about the possibility of a fire. Fortunately, in our case, the front door and back door are in the same room (the living room), and we have the knob in place on the back door.
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I bought a cheap rekeying set off of Amazon. I’ve rekeyed 5 Schlage cylinders and am about to do another. It’s very easy.
I just bought a nice Schlage front handle set. I was torn. I decided to go with a dumb lock.
There’s an easy way to open those Schalge keypad locks with a drill, thought that’s wasn’t a deciding factor. I want more than one lock on most of my doors. The outswing french door is nearly impossible to kick in, but they others aren’t. I didn’t want to have to put two keypad locks on either the front or the side door. It seemed pointless to have one keypad and one keyed lock on the same door.
Until recently, I hadn’t considered the danger or having a double cylinder lock on a main exit door. . . . There’s one on the front door of the house in the recent movie called “The Invitation.” One of the characters was rightfully suspicious of it. I’m less worried about homicidal cult members than fires though.
Did you successfully connect this lock to ST? My daughter just bought one and we cannot get it to pair.