Eurolock / locksmith visit was required

Colin Wilson · 2006-02-19T10:20:32+00:00

Wonder if anyone has an idea how I can avoid calling a locksmith in future :-} (barring the obvious from the paragraph below)Me and the missus both tried to open the front door from both sides at once, and the locking lever managed to find itself ~90 degrees out of where it should have been.No amount of wangling with the keys would reset the position, and the door wasn`t lockable due to the position of the operating lever and the relative position of the keys - the keys would only be released when the operating lever was in the "wrong" position on the door, which meant the mortice protruded about 5mm and the door wouldn`t close.Is there a knack to being able to reset the operating lever, rather than having to replace the lock barrel ?--- Please add "newsgroup" in the subject of any personal replies ------ My anti-spam address has "ngspamtrap" & in it ---

Feb 19, 2006 21 Replies

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Steve Walker 20 years ago

Unlikely that this problem could be widely known on the continent, but still a secret in Blighty. I think you're right to diagnose shoddy journalism.

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nightjar 20 years ago

I would not be surprised, if you are describing it after the lug had rotated to the wrong position. Wear could allow the lug to force its way past the bits that rotate it and it would only stop when it reached a position where it was held fast again. Unfortunately, that would not be where you wanted it to be.

Colin Bignell

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