Which Yale lock?

Jul 19, 2006 23 Replies

Get a mortice with turn button on the inside. This covers the fire escape requirement though it does loose the option of deadlocking to prevent the burglars easy escape.

Personally I have one mortice with key both sides to lock when I am out. A mortice with turn button to lock if inside, and a key on the outside. Plus a night latch, to for general convenience.

They are all operated by the same key: as small as a cylinder type but with holes down the side rather than a serrated edge so kinder to pockets (Not so useful for opening parcels though).

Measure the distance from the edge of the door to the centre of the hole for the outside key. These days there are two standard widths, 40mm and 60mm. I fitted a PBS2 to my mother's back door recently. The lock it replaced (which was marked in imperial) had been there at least since I can remember, which would have been about 1978. The 40mm fitted perfectly, so I suspect these have been standard sizes for decades.

Christian.

Great - looks like it's 60mm.

Thanks David

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