Kwikset KWI-9240CNT Contemporary Powerbolt Electronic SmartCode Deadbolt with 4AL Latch and RCS Strike

The Powerbolt 240 is a keyed deadbolt with an electronic keypad on the outside. One key ships with it, along with the lock, latch, strike, mounting hardware and instructions, so you can still get in by key if the batteries die or you disable the keypad. Codes are the day to day method: up to 12 user codes plus 2 one-time codes.

BHMA Grade 3 for security, durability and finish. Grade 3 is the residential-duty tier, which suits apartment and single-family entry doors and light multi-family turnover. For a high-traffic commercial opening or a school door, step up to a Grade 1 deadbolt like the Design Hardware D1 Series or the Delaney LM Series; the Falcon D211 is a Grade 2 middle ground.

It is a standalone code lock: codes are programmed at the door, 12 users plus 2 one-time codes, no credential system behind it. That works for a landlord managing a handful of units. For property-wide credential management, look at RFID-based deadbolts instead, such as the Dormakaba Saffire LX-D with BLE and electronic lock override, or the Dormakaba Nova-D multihousing smart deadbolt.

Where the opening carries a fire rating, the Hager 3215 is a single cylinder deadbolt with a 1 inch throw, Grade 2, fire rated, over a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range; the Hager 3118 is a Grade 1 classroom deadbolt, fire rated, with a Schlage C keyway and 6-pin cylinder over the same thickness range; and the Cal-Royal CRB800 is a Grade 1 heavy duty single cylinder deadbolt with a UL 3-hour fire rated latch. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a BHMA Grade 3 certified keypad deadbolt shipped with a 4AL latch and RCS strike, so a rated opening is the case for a keyed mechanical unit instead.

The Delaney KP400 is the nearest electronic deadbolt equivalent, a Grade 2 electronic deadbolt in the KP400 Series that adds a programmable remote alongside code entry. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a keypad-reader electronic deadbolt carrying BHMA Grade 3 certification, with 12 user codes plus 2 one-time codes, auto lock, intrusion alert after 3 wrong codes, and vacation mode. Both are code-credential deadbolts for a standard bored deadbolt prep; the Delaney differs in grade and in offering the remote credential in addition to the keypad.

For a card credential rather than a code, the Dormakaba Saffire LX-D is an RFID electronic deadbolt with BLE and an electronic lock override, and the Dormakaba Nova-D is an RFID multihousing smart electronic deadbolt in the Nova Series. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a keypad-entry electronic deadbolt, so every user is issued a code rather than a credential that can be presented at the reader. Multifamily and hospitality operators standardizing on issued cards typically take the RFID route; sites where a code can simply be told to a tenant or crew stay with the keypad.

The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt carries BHMA Grade 3 certification. Where a drawing calls for Grade 1, the Accentra D111 is a Grade 1 single cylinder deadbolt in the D Series with a 2-3/8 inch backset and a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range; the Dexter DB1000 single cylinder is Grade 1 cylinder by thumbturn over 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch; and the Design Hardware D1 Series is a Grade 1 extra heavy duty double cylinder deadbolt for 1-3/4 inch doors. All three are keyed mechanical deadbolts, so a Grade 1 spec on the opening means giving up keypad code entry.

The Codelocks CL2200 is an electronic surface deadbolt in the CL2000 Series, medium duty, in a brushed steel finish, and the Codelocks CL2210 is an electronic mortise deadbolt. Both are code-entry electronic deadbolts, but a surface unit mounts to the face of the door and a mortise unit needs a pocket cut into the door edge, while the Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a bored deadbolt supplied with a 4AL latch and RCS strike and installs with a screwdriver. Ordering either Codelocks unit against a standard bored deadbolt prep means a different door prep, not a drop-in swap.

No. The DynaLock 1300 Series is a heavy duty mortise electric deadbolt, meaning the bolt is thrown and retracted by an access control system wired to the door rather than by anyone at the door. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a standalone keypad electronic deadbolt that manages 12 user codes and 2 one-time codes on the lock itself and runs on 4x AA batteries with a 12-month battery life. Choose the DynaLock when the opening is being tied into a panel and needs power to the frame; choose the Powerbolt when the door is to stand alone with no wiring.

The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a keypad electronic deadbolt whose users are managed as 12 codes plus 2 one-time codes, so it does not take an SFIC core. Facilities that key everything to one core system should look at the Arrow E61 Grade 2 single cylinder deadlock with SFIC prep less core for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Deltana CL200LAIC Grade 2 single deadbolt with interchangeable core and a 2-3/4 inch backset, or the Delaney LM Series Grade 1 single cylinder less core deadbolt in dull chrome US26D. Those accept the core the facility already stocks; the Powerbolt is credentialed entirely by code.

Batteries are not in the box. It takes 4 AA alkaline cells and Kwikset rates them at 12 months. If you are managing a portfolio of doors, budget an annual battery swap per unit and stock AAs with your turnover kit.

A screwdriver does it. The Powerbolt 240 mounts to a standard deadbolt prep and Kwikset supports the install through the BILT app step-by-step. The 4AL latch and RCS strike ship with the lock, so no separate latch or strike order.

Three wrong codes and the keypad shuts down and an alarm sounds. There is also a vacation mode that disables the keypad entirely while a unit is empty, which is worth using on vacant turns so no old code works. Auto-lock is customizable, so the bolt throws itself after a set delay rather than relying on a tenant to lock up.

The Powerbolt 240 is a bored deadbolt and needs a standard cross-bore and edge bore. Where you cannot bore, the Codelocks CL200 is a surface-mounted deadbolt with key override, and the CL2200 is the electronic surface deadbolt version in brushed steel. Both mount to the face of the door instead of through it.

The Powerbolt 240 is keypad entry only, with a key override. If you want fob operation, the Delaney KP400 is a Grade 2 electronic deadbolt with a programmable remote. For a hardwired opening tied into an access control panel, the DynaLock 1300 Series is a heavy duty mortise electric deadbolt, not a battery lock.

A keyed deadbolt in the same bored prep covers the opening without batteries or programming. The Cal-Royal ED500 is a Grade 3 single cylinder deadbolt in the Chelsie ED Series with an adjustable backset and a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range; the Cal-Royal LSD is a Grade 3 single cylinder deadbolt in the Chelsie LSD Series with an ADA ergonomic thumbturn over the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thickness range. Both are cylinder by thumbturn, so entry is by key rather than by the 12 user codes and 2 one-time codes the Powerbolt manages, and there is no 4x AA battery to change on a 12-month interval.

For keyed doors that should read the same as a contemporary Powerbolt, the Bravura 310SC Elite is a Grade 2 contemporary square deadbolt, cylinder by thumbturn, and the Bravura 310RC Elite is the same Grade 2 contemporary trim in round. The Brinks Mendocino is a contemporary square single cylinder deadbolt with a 4 way adjustable backset, and the Baldwin Reserve Contemporary Square and Contemporary Round are double cylinder deadbolts in the same idiom. The Powerbolt supplies the contemporary keypad opening in Satin Nickel or Matte Black; the mechanical units cover the doors that do not need codes.

The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt takes a bored deadbolt prep and ships with a 4AL latch and RCS strike, which a narrow stile or glass door will not accept. The Emtek 2050 and 2051 are European mortise deadbolts with an integrated roller latch, cylinder by thumbturn, in square and round trim, and the Dormakaba D900 is a small case mortise deadbolt, cylinder by thumbturn, with a D cylinder keyed different in SC keyways. All three sit in a mortise pocket in the door edge rather than in a bored hole through the face.

The Falcon D111 is a Grade 1 heavy duty classroom deadbolt, cylinder by thumbturn, in the D100 Series with an adjustable backset, and the Falcon D211 is the Grade 2 medium duty equivalent in the D200 Series. The Corbin Russwin DL3011 is a Grade 1 cylindrical deadlock, cylinder by blank, in the DL3000 Series for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the DL3211 is the DL3200 Series version for 1-3/4 inch doors. Those are keyed institutional deadlocks operated by a key from outside; the Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a keypad electronic deadbolt at BHMA Grade 3 with code management for 12 users. A cylinder by blank function has no interior thumbturn at all, which is a different egress condition from the Powerbolt's one-touch locking.

The Arrow E60 is a Grade 2 exit deadlock, non-keyed, with a blank plate by thumbturn function for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan 205S is a Grade 3 one-sided half-bore deadbolt. Neither has an exterior credential of any kind, so the door can only be secured and released from the inside. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is the opposite case: a keypad on the outside admits up to 12 users by code plus 2 one-time codes. Use the exit deadlock where an opening must never be entered from outside and the Powerbolt where crews and tenants need to let themselves in.

The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt has a keypad outside and one-touch locking inside, so it does not answer a double cylinder requirement. For a key on both sides, the Hager 3214 is a Grade 2 double cylinder deadbolt with a Schlage C keyway, fire rated, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors; the Dexter DB2000 double cylinder is Grade 2 over the same thickness range and the DB1000 double cylinder is Grade 1 over 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch; and the Delaney LU Series is a Grade 2 double cylinder deadbolt in stainless steel US32D. Double cylinder function affects egress, so confirm it is permitted for the occupancy before specifying.

The Deltana 7312KA2 is a Grade 3 double cylinder deadbolt covering 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin DL3011 is a Grade 1 cylindrical deadlock covering 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Both reach thicknesses beyond the standard residential and light commercial range, which is where a heavy custom or institutional door usually lands. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a keypad electronic deadbolt supplied with its 4AL latch and RCS strike, so on an unusually thick door confirm the fit before ordering the electronic unit.

They solve different halves of the opening. The Falcon H2101 is a Grade 2 entrance interconnected lock in the H2 Series with a single cylinder deadbolt, so the knob or lever and the deadbolt are one assembly that retracts together. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a deadbolt only, keypad operated, and the door still needs a separate knob or lever with its own latch. Choose the interconnected unit for a single-motion egress at an apartment entry; choose the Powerbolt where the existing lever stays and only the deadbolt is going keyless.

Two: Satin Nickel and Matte Black. The trim is the Contemporary square style, so if you are matching existing openings, pair it with square-rose levers rather than round-rose. Matte Black is the one that reads modern against a dark entry door; Satin Nickel matches most builder-grade brushed hardware already on site.

One-touch locking handles that. Press the button on the keypad and the bolt throws, no code needed to secure the door, only to unlock. Combined with auto-lock, a tenant or crew leaving the unit does not have to think about it.

No, none of them is a lock. The Arrow 460 is a mortise lock strike with latchbolt and deadbolt functions and a straight lip for 1-3/4 inch doors; the Baldwin Reserve 8BR0618001 is a deadbolt spacer for a double cylinder application; the BEST 8T is a tubular deadbolt tube component in the T Series. Those are parts fitted into or alongside a lock. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is a complete keypad deadbolt supplied with lock, latch, strike, hardware, one key and instructions.

For doors on the same job that do not need code entry, the Cal-Royal CB160 is a Grade 2 single cylinder deadbolt with a tamper-resistant cylinder guard, the Arrow DBX61 is a Grade 2 single cylinder deadbolt in the DBX Series, and the Deltana CL200LA is a Grade 2 single deadbolt with a 2-3/4 inch backset. All three are cylinder by thumbturn. The Kwikset 9240 CNT Powerbolt is the keyless BHMA Grade 3 unit for the doors that need shared access, and it comes in Satin Nickel and Matte Black to sit alongside the keyed hardware.

The keypad is LED backlit, so codes are readable at night without an exterior fixture. Useful on rear entries, storage rooms and garage service doors where there is no light on the approach.