"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert my surname here wrote in message
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"oh-news" wrote in message
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My daughter lost a bag with keys and address information, so the question
is basically what should we do with the locks (Yale cylinders)? Changing
the cylinders is dead easy but could a locksmith modify the existing
cylinder and make new keys for it, or should I not bother and just get
new cylinders out of B&Q?

While a locksmith could modify the cylinders, it will probably take a day
or two, so what do you do about the doors while that is happening? OTOH, I
wouldn't buy cylinders from B&Q, unless they say how many pins the
cylinder has. Basic cylinders are five pin, but six pin is considered to
be the minimum needed to give good security and seven is even better,
although more expensive.

It may cost more for a cylinder modification and all the new keys that are
required to be cut to match than buying a new cylinder with free new keys.

Adam