About approved lock units

Examine your entrance lock and consult with your insurance company to ensure that it is approved for your insurance. Often insurance companies offer discounts on homeowners’ insurance or deductibles if approved lock units are installed.

Lock housing – cylinder

The lock housing should be fitted with a bolt that is maneuvered by the key. It can be a hook bolt or a straight one of at least 20 mm in length. The key must be turned 360° (a whole revolution) to ensure that the bolt is in locked position when the key is removed. Round cylinders on both sides of the door are marked with SCD.

Lock housing – tumblers

The lock housing must be fitted with a bolt. It can be a hook bolt or a straight one of at least 20 mm in length. All ASSA 7 and 9-tumbler locks are the correct class for inclusion in an approved lock unit.

A lock units consists of (se image below):
lock case (1)
strike plate (2)
cylinder (except for tumblers) (3)
and door reinforcement plate (4)

Security class and approved lock unit under SS 3522

Insurance companies’ terms are often based on norms established by the Swedish Theft Prevention Association at the request of the Swedish Insurance Federation.
 
The SSF 200 norm specifies security classifications for the insured object – store, bank, office, etc. The norms can also be applied to all the objects on the private insurance market, such as houses. The security classification indicates what locks and fittings are required. A common term for this is approved lock unit according to SS 3522. To meet the requirements of an approved lock unit, all components – lock housing, lock cylinder, strike plate and reinforcements – must meet certain requirements.

Lock classes according to SS 3522:2004, edition 4:
When all components meet class 3, you have an approved lock unit.        
 
Each component is tested separately. Simply because each component is class 3 does not mean that they will automatically work together as a unit. If you choose a complete solution from ASSA, you know the products are optimized to work together.
 
Today we have specific certificates based on different editions of SS 3522. They are specified as edition 2, 3 and 4. In 2009, products can be certified by SBSC, the Swedish organisation for fire and safety certification, under edition 2, 3 and 4. However, certificates under editions 2 and 3 cease to be valid after December 31, 2009. After this, only the standard in edition 4 will be certified. This does not apply to installed products or locks manufactured prior to December 31, 2009. All certified locks, regardless of edition, are approved for installation as long as they were manufactured before the certificate expired.