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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob McDonald" data-source="post: 983512" data-attributes="member: 54868">At my primary residence I had a locksmith come out to key all the keys the same. The were Kwikset.When I later added security screen doors, I got Kwikset deadbolts with the smartkey and changed them to match the rest.When I turned my Pebble Beach vacation home into a rental I changed all the outside locksets and used Schlage as I liked the 'master key' approach better than the tab tool that Kwikset uses. (Sorry LaRue. I wasn't aware of your insight about the plastic parts.) I have noticed one weird thing with the Schlage master key and I don't really know what is going on. When I later tried to use the 'master' key. I could not inset the key into the key slot. I ended up have to have Home Depot cut me a new master key and that worked. Since then. I noticed that neither master key will insert into the key slot. It is as if the master keys have swollen up and are now too thick to fit into the slot. I know the master key seems to be made from a different metal compound (and is tinted blue) It is like the master keys are slightly thicker and/or have a different coefficient of expansion value.   LaRue, Have you heard of this happening along your travels?</blockquote>