Brass-finish Schlage spring failure on a 14-year-old front door
Thursday afternoon - Polo Trace homeowner called because the front-door deadbolt suddenly wouldn't turn. The cylinder had been moving stiffly for weeks; the spring finally gave up.
We replaced with a finish-matched Schlage B60 in lifetime polished brass to keep the HOA happy, re-pinned to her existing key, and reset the latch. She also asked about a smart-lock upgrade that 'wouldn't look weird' next to the brass - we showed her Yale Assure 2 in polished brass and Schlage Encode in satin brass on the iPad; she went with the Yale and we came back the next morning to install it.
Finish matters in Polo Trace. The HOA enforces brass and brushed brass exterior finishes - the wrong color cylinder gets a letter from the architectural committee inside a week.
Brass-finish cylinder swap