What is a magnetic lock? A clear explanation of magnetic locks!

A magnetic lock (Magnetschloss) is a lock with a particularly high security value because it cannot be opened by clever “lockpicking”, as the tumblers are activated via magnetic force fields during the locking process. Magnetic locks rely on a functioning power supply since they are electrically operated. For emergencies, it is important to have an emergency power supply, for example batteries or an emergency power generator. Otherwise, the magnetic lock will not work.

This Is What Happens to the Magnetic Lock During a Power Outage

If the power supply is interrupted, for example due to a power outage, there are two possibilities for what happens. This depends on whether the lock is a “fail-safe” or a “fail-secure” magnetic lock. A fail-safe magnetic lock opens when the power fails. This prevents anyone from being locked in anywhere and enables an escape, which can be life-saving. Such a magnetic lock is usually installed for rooms where people are present who need to escape in an emergency.

A fail-secure magnetic lock, on the other hand, remains locked during a power outage. This makes sense when danger lurks outside and you rely on the fact that, despite a power failure, nobody can enter or open the protected space – for example a safe or a medicine cabinet. This other type of magnetic lock is suitable, for instance, for server rooms into which a break-in could otherwise be committed by triggering a power outage.

How a Magnetic Lock Works

A magnetic lock is provided with a magnetic code where the key and lock match each other exactly. Only when the two components provided with the same code come together does the lock open by having the tumblers unlock the locking element. The key for a magnetic lock can only be copied if the magnetic code is known.

Since a burglar can hardly get anywhere with a magnetic lock without a matching key that carries exactly the correct magnetic code inside it, this type of lock meets particularly high requirements.

Special Characteristics of the Magnetic Lock

A magnetic lock can hardly be compared to an ordinary cylinder lock. It has certain advantages, but there are also a few things that must be considered if you want to avoid suffering disadvantages from the magnetic lock.

The great advantage of the magnetic lock – apart from the fact that it is particularly secure – is that it has no mechanical components that could wear out. This makes this type of lock exceptionally durable, and maintenance costs always remain low.

However, a magnetic lock is somewhat more complex in its handling and mode of operation than a mechanical lock, not least because it relies on an intact power supply. Therefore, it is important that people who handle magnetic locks are well acquainted with them and know exactly what to do in emergencies to avoid dangers. It is particularly important that every person who has to operate a magnetic lock knows how it can be unlocked during a power outage or – if, conversely, an automatic unlocking during a power failure would be more dangerous – remains closed.

Where a magnetic lock is installed, an electromagnetically compatible environment must prevail. Otherwise, electronic devices could be disturbed by the magnetic lock and no longer function properly or even break.

Where Are Magnetic Locks Used?

Magnetic locks are rare in private households; they are rather something for buildings with increased security requirements, for example prisons, hospitals, hotels, or also certain company buildings. They are also used in aviation. They do not necessarily have to be installed only on exterior or room doors, but can also be located on medical cabinets, vending machines, laboratory centrifuges, or lockers.

However, there are also very simple magnetic locks without electricity for use at home, for example as a child safety lock. These small, inexpensive devices are attached to drawers, for example, which can then no longer be opened by children. You then need the matching magnet so that the drawer can be opened again. However, it is also possible to temporarily deactivate the built-in device if you need to open and close the drawer constantly, for example, and do not always want to use the magnet for it.

Installation and Maintenance of Magnetic Locks by Locksmith Munich – Mario Pichelmaier

Are you interested in magnetic locks for a building with increased security requirements? Then you have come to the exact right place with us, Locksmith Munich – Mario Pichelmaier. We are experts in security technology and have many customers in the commercial and also institutional sectors. Our professional technicians know how to protect buildings effectively, and they are very well acquainted with magnetic locks and their installation as well as handling. Of course, we are also happy to take over the maintenance of your magnetic locks.

Since magnetic locks are used where security requirements are high, it usually makes sense to additionally install further burglary protection elements, for example alarm systems or surveillance cameras. We are happy to create a professional, well-thought-out burglary protection concept for you.

This offer naturally also applies to private households, although the required burglary protection technology for residential buildings is usually different from that for companies or institutions such as prisons.

Troubleshooting for Magnetic Locks on All Days of the Year

If you have a problem with your magnetic lock of all times on a weekend or on a statutory public holiday, you can be sure that we will stand reliably by your side. Especially for door openings or the replacement of a defective (magnetic) lock, it is of the utmost importance that an experienced emergency locksmith service in Munich can be reached at any time. Because nobody wants to wait for hours or even days to regain access to their home.

Our service as an emergency locksmith is reliable and is quickly at your disposal without you having to wait or enter your name into a appointment list. In contrast to conventional locksmith services that do not offer an emergency service, we dispense with such lists. This means that other providers will first put you on a list, and you will have to wait until it is your name’s turn. If you happen to land at the end of this list, it can take a very long time before your magnetic lock problem is finally solved.

In an urgent emergency, we are generally within about 30 to 45 minutes at the place where the help is required. So if you urgently need support, Locksmith Munich – Mario Pichelmaier is a good option.

Installation of Your Magnetic Lock at a Binding Fixed Price

Our competent and friendly employees are characterized by their honest and fair way of working. Our goal is to build a relationship of trust between us and our customers. A clear and transparent pricing structure is particularly close to our hearts. Therefore, we calculate the total price for the work on your magnetic lock individually according to your needs.

Our billings are transparent and comprehensible; there are no unexpected additional costs or inflated imaginary fees. Instead, we follow a clear and binding pricing strategy. Our customers can rely on us to stand as a trustworthy partner for quality, integrity, and reliability. If you choose our first-class service, you can be sure that you are in good hands and only have to pay the previously determined fixed price.

With our customer-friendly fixed-price guarantee, we make it clear that we want to distance ourselves from those companies in the locksmith industry that work with dubious tricks and unserious business practices. Often these advertise with ridiculously low starting prices, but in the end bill inflated and inappropriate additional fees of which you had no inkling. Therefore, we urgently recommend that you turn exclusively to a Munich locksmith service for locksmith work that tells you the exact total price before taking action. Any provider who does not do this is, in our view, operating unseriously.

Lock Installation Already in the Third Family Generation

One thing distinguishes Locksmith Munich – Mario Pichelmaier to a particular degree: Owner Mario Pichelmaier already installs locks of every kind in the third family generation, including magnetic locks. He has also specialized in the damage-free opening of slammed, pulled shut, or locked doors. The tools used are diverse. Fundamentally, Locksmith Munich – Mario Pichelmaier places the greatest value on experience, technical competence, and the precise use of the best professional tools.

Johann Pichelmaier, Mario’s manually skilled grandfather, began in the sixties of the 20th century to open doors non-destructively, install cylinders, and replace locks of every kind. During his creative period, he also invented a tool for locksmiths that could be patented.

Herbert Pichelmaier, Mario’s father, began his locksmith career in the year 1981. Now it is Mario’s turn to preserve the family tradition of the Pichelmaiers in the locksmith sector and to carry it before him like a monstrance.

So if you would like to commission a genuine specialist for your magnetic lock concerns, then you have come to the exact right address with us. We are happy to help you professionally and at a guaranteed fixed price. With us, you have landed with a customer-friendly provider who possesses an intact reputation and a lot of renown. Otherwise, we as a Munich locksmith service would not perform locksmith work for institutions such as the police, tax fraud investigation, the judiciary, or the tax office.