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Yale smart lock master password fault frustrates owner

Original: I have a Yale YDM3109 "smart" door lock for which the master password is not the one I recorded 2 years ago. Resetting i

A homeowner with a Yale YDM3109 smart door lock reports the master password no longer matches the one recorded two years ago. Resetting the lock should require shorting two pins on the circuit board, but the pins described in the manual are missing from the board, leaving the owner locked out of administrative access. The complaint highlights recurring frustrations with smart lock documentation and recovery procedures.

Why now: Stories of smart home devices failing in ways that lock owners out resonate widely and raise questions about hardware reliability

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• I have a Yale YDM3109 "smart" door lock for which the master password is not the one I recorded 2 years ago. Resetting it requires shorting two pins on the PCB, but there are no pins on my board at the location shown in the manual, and no pins anywhere with the label shown in… · rupert@mastodon.nz · 13

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