Mine is a Chubb, but uses an entirely different type of key. More like a mortice lock key (but shorter) than the usual night latch 'flat' type.
IIRC, mine was the first night latch that conformed to the standard for a single lock on a front door, whatever that BS number is. It's several years old now.
BTW, they have a locksmith in at the moment. ;-)
Love to know what the locksmith's bill will be. I'd have fitted a new lock the same as the old for a cup of coffee. ;-)
Just wait until drones are small enough to fit through the letter box!
They would have to have locked it and then mislaid the key they used to lock it.
How did they get out of the house when going off to France, then?
You can't open the closed door from the inside...
When we had problems with our Yale lock I assumed the cylynder was worn so I contacted Yale to ask if they could supply a matching cylinder or, if not, a new matching pair.
They replied that they couldn't but suggested it was extremely unlikely to be due to wear and suggested trickling some light oil into the slot.
I did and it worked - and has continued to do so ever since.
I'm not sure WD40 would work as well as it isn't intended for use as a lubricant.
+1
Although ours was on a keyring and hung on a hook.
Often people change the outer cylinder but forget about the inner which may be still keyed to an old key.
The string is more to stop me thinking "where's my keyring? I know, I'll take the spare" ...
I didn't forget - I just couldn't get a matched pair of cylinders. And they would probably have cost more than a new lock, anyway.
The same way that you're supposed to use those locks! You lock it while the door is open, then slam it shut from the outside. Simples!
No. Graphite powder is the stuff, like this.
It lasts for ever. I've still got a similar one I bought about 40 years ago.
It does indeed last forever. We have one, and I got one for M-I-L when she had a sticky lock. I posted it to her, and when she next visited she brought it back - wouldn't keep 'your oil'. So now we have two.
Ah - right. They locked it then threw away the key. ;-)
I do not have any of these problems I just put new pins in to match the new key on the front lock
Well, I could have done that. But for safety reasons, we don't lock it on the inside.
Why pay for an expensive lock and not use it as intended? You could have saved money with a basic one.
And how is this type of lock more dangerous than the mortise lock most front doors have for insurance purposes?
Because it has other features. Many more differs than a standard rim lock. Deadlocking (anti-carding). Protection against jiggling. More attachment points. Rated at BS3621.
Apart from making it easier for thieves to exit, it's just as secure as a mortise lock since it's a solid door.
It's as dangerous as a mortise lock, if locked from the inside. One of the reasons I didn't want a mortise lock.
Or took it to France. What's *your* take on how it got locked?
Go out the window like the child is currently doing.
On this note, I thought all houses had to have two means of escape, yet my neighbour's weird house has only ONE door - at the side. I have a front door and a back door and thought everyone did.
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