Converting a lock to thumbturn

Jun 24, 2018 3 Replies

I've recently changed a Euro cylinder in a back door to one with a thumb turn on the inside so that the occupants can get out more easily in the event of fire and this set me wondering about some mortise locks I fitted a while ago to a wooden door.



The mortise locks tend to get locked from the inside at night and the key left in so that they can be opened quickly but the downside of this is that anyone trying to get in from outside can't as the key's in the way.



I'd like to put a thumbturn on the inside - is this possible with standard mortise locks or would I have to replace them with ones that can take a Euro cylinder?


Istr on an old uPVC door, not being able to get two keys in at once & operate the lock - so just wondering how the thumbturn variety do it?

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Most can't be opened from one side if the key is in the other, but there are specific versions that can. You need to specify if you want them to do so when buying to get the right type.

SteveW

Many years ago and not seen recently, there used to be a mortise lock that had a push button that obviously made a spring or something unlock the door. I've not seen them for many years, maybe they had drawbacks we are not aware of. Brian

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