Help im locked in - i mean out - oh u know what i mean !

Nov 07, 2012 8 Replies

door lock failure this morning



door lock looks a lot lik these ones ...

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tips how i can get door open so i can get lock out to buy replacement



Its an aluminium front door


It you can remove the lock covers, lock "snapping" might be worth a try.

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What's the symptom? e.g key won't turn? Key turns partway only? Key turns all the way but doesn't engage with lock? etc...

thanks guys , managed to get it to turn with a bit of shoogling :-)

its been very interesting though , learning about these euro locks - very frightening

Euro lock? Blimey does that mean its been designed by the EU via a committee who never understand each other perhaps? Brian

rule) the "outside" length. This is important because some better cylinders have security features on the "outside" side, like a hardened face or pins, or pull protection.

Thomas Prufer

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