Re-keying locks

[Salty]

I did a search and found one very old thread about this. Here is some new information, at least new to me.
Over the past 20 years I have worked at 2 different places where I rekeyed locks. My current job is different so I don't have access to the tools and supplies anymore. Soon I will be installing a new door and locks and I want to rekey all of them to a different key or to a new key. This was not done when we bought this house last fall.
Anyway, I found a place where I could order a rekeying kit. It has the instructions, tools and lower pins for 6 keyways. I was not aware that anybody could get these without being a locksmith.
The kit is called CHANGE-A-LOCK and I got mine from changealock.com
For $18.00 delivered I got 2 extra sets of pins and 2 extra keys. Since the local shop gets $5 per keyway I thought I did OK.
I have not yet used it because I am waiting for the new Weiser locks to arive.
Anyone else ever seen these kits or used them?

Dale

[crokett]

I guess I've never had that many locks to do - I just had Lowes rekey my lock when I bought it. They did it for free.

[RmeDad]

No need to order.

HD sells the kit for re-keying!

[dale]

I've seen kits at HD, but IIRC they were specific to a particular manufacturer. Hope your kit works with your locks.

[Salty]

The kit I got is specifically for Weiser locks. Even the larger kits I have used are brand specific. Although some of the pins can be interchanged it is not a good idea as it can make a lock stick or possibly only work in one direction.
What I like about these kits is that the pins are color coded to the numbering system. I once let a salesman borrow a keying kit and he apparently dropped it because the pins were all mixed up. Those were all brass colored so it was almost junk at that point.
I hope those locks get there soon so I can try it out.

[maxparot]

After purchasing a rekey kit for Kwikset locks from HD a number of years ago I've done probably 50 locks over the years. The thing is to keep the old parts and use them next time around. Purchasing locks from garage sales is great for extra parts an keys. Just don't get them from someone close by that knows you.

[Salty]

Just don't get them from someone close by that knows you.

I've often wondered about this aspect of getting locks, keys, rekeying done.
I probably have rekeyed 200 locks over a span of 15 years and never once did I even consider keeping a key or recording a keying sequence for unethical purposes. I have even done master keying and 'lost-ball' construction keying on dozens of homes and never kept or wanted to keep any of the information beyond what was needed for proper records.
But still I wonder when I order locks from an online source or order a keying kit that comes with precut keys. Or, when you take a lock to a locksmith and get it rekeyed, they have the key blanks and the pin sequence, and your address in most cases.
I think I worry about these things too much. After all, they don't know which key I rekey to or if they are all keyed alike.