Until recently only a handful of professional locksmiths and well researched criminals knew about a relatively simple way of breaking the locks used in 90% of doors in the UK and Europe. But now, with the help of the internet, these practises are fast becoming common place among the criminals and the opportunist thief.

One such method of breaking a cylinder lock is called ‘Key Bumping’.

Most homes in the UK have a PVCu or Composite Door. These doors are fitted with a lock and a key cylinder and they offer a good amount of security. They may even have passed British Standards, won awards and been tested for durability.

But there is now a new threat to your security.

Lock Bumping keys are used legitimately by locksmiths and therefore legally available. Bump keys will open almost any cylinder lock in the country and around 90% of all homes are fitted with cylinder locks.

In the hands of thieves Bump Keys can be used as master keys to open any number of locks quickly and with minor disturbance. Breaking into Door Locks has now become a simple and routine way for burglars to enter a home. There are hundreds of videos on the Internet showing how to make and use ‘Bump Keys’ which can open cylinder locks.

Elitis now provide a solution to the problem by offering Anti-Bump Cylinders with all of their doors*. These cylinders are also snap, drill and pick resistant.

The Anti-Bump cylinder is fabricated with a patented laminate, snap resistant steel core to provide flexural snap and pull resistance. The core is visible from both ends acting as a deterrent. A BKP bump resistant device is built-in as standard as well as hardened steel pins and drivers to protect from drilling. Fully compliant with BSEN1303:2005, the cylinders unique construction will withstand drilling, picking, bumping and snapping. They also have a 10-pin key biting system offering over 1.6 million differs. Keys are registered to your own property and can only be provided (cut) at your request through the supplier.

The following Video (watched by Millions on YouTube) shows just how easily Bump Keys can be used to open locks.

Normally, an opportunist thief would not be able to visibly see whether the lock they are trying to attack is protected or not. Therefore they could damage the door and lock whilst trying to break in. With the Elitis Anti-Bump cylinder there is a visible snap resistant core, which is designed to deter thieves from trying to attack the lock and thus preventing damage. Keys also enter the cylinder sideways alerting a thief to the security features of the cylinder.

If you want to ensure that your door lock and home are secure from thieves using the Bumping method of entry make sure that you ask for the Elitis Ant-Bump cylinder when you order your door. If you would like to up-grade existing doors just ask your Elitis installer to do that when the visit you.

For an information pack on security and anti-bumping cylinders just send us your contact details on an Email marked Anti-Bump!

*This is an option which needs to be chosen when ordering a door. Anti Bump cylinders can also be ordered for replacement of existing door cylinders.