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George wrote in
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Hi;

I have a "Coldseal" back door, Ya I Know.
After several years I have just got round to using the lock on it,
that basically no longer works.

It is the type that has four fingers and four pegs that go to really
lock the door to the frame, where one has to ram the door handle up
to engage them. It has the standard Euro lock to throw a long flat
bolt into the frame and lock the whole thing up.

I have taken all this apart and come to the conclusion there is a
broke spring (Only the one spring in there) that maintains pressure
on one on the plates that sits under the bolt.

Any one solve this problem?

I guess there may even be a seller of the whole replcement mechanism
some where as these seem to be standard (though stamped "Coldseal")
type fitments to modern doors.

Regards
Ian

I had a similar problem, though not on a Coldseal. My door simply
jammed in the locked position.

I called a local locksmith, who managed to unjam the lock and he then
replaced the whole locking mechanism. He said that locking systems
were pretty standard and he just adjusted the length by sawing a bit
off !

Total cost was about £130.

George

I forgot to mention ..... He also adjusted the doors by using the screws
on the hinges because he reckoned that where I had been "ramming" the
handle upwards this had strained the locking mechanisms causing them to
break. He did the adjustment free of charge !

George.