I am changing the doorknob on my front door.
I have a used doorknob that I bought at a rumage sale. I noticed it
has a small white dot near the edge. I'm assuming this dot is supposed
to be placed at the top, so that the knob user knows whether the
doorknob is locked or unlocked. Or maybe whether the door is open or
closed (I'm not sure, because there were no instructions).

The problem is that no matter which way I put the parts together in
the door, this dot can not be placed at the top. It's either a little
right of the top of the knob, or a little left of the bottom of the
knob. How can I fix this?

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I am changing the doorknob on my front door.
I have a used doorknob that I bought at a rumage sale. I
noticed it
has a small white dot near the edge. I'm assuming this dot
is supposed
to be placed at the top, so that the knob user knows whether
the
doorknob is locked or unlocked. Or maybe whether the door
is open or
closed (I'm not sure, because there were no instructions).

The problem is that no matter which way I put the parts
together in
the door, this dot can not be placed at the top. It's
either a little
right of the top of the knob, or a little left of the bottom
of the
knob. How can I fix this?

On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:51:10 -0600, wrote:

I am changing the doorknob on my front door.
I have a used doorknob that I bought at a rumage sale. I noticed it
has a small white dot near the edge. I'm assuming this dot is supposed
to be placed at the top, so that the knob user knows whether the
doorknob is locked or unlocked. Or maybe whether the door is open or
closed (I'm not sure, because there were no instructions).

I think it's paint too. I wouldn't want a lock that gave an
indication to the outside whether the door was locked or not. I have
a car like that, and it's annoying.

The problem is that no matter which way I put the parts together in
the door, this dot can not be placed at the top. It's either a little
right of the top of the knob, or a little left of the bottom of the
knob. How can I fix this?

Turn the door a little counter-clockwise. Or the house.

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:08:01 -0800 (PST), RosemontCrest
wrote:

On Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:14:34 AM UTC-8, mm wrote:
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:51:10 -0600, wrote:

I am changing the doorknob on my front door.
I have a used doorknob that I bought at a rumage sale. I noticed it
has a small white dot near the edge. I'm assuming this dot is supposed
to be placed at the top, so that the knob user knows whether the
doorknob is locked or unlocked. Or maybe whether the door is open or
closed (I'm not sure, because there were no instructions).

I think it's paint too. I wouldn't want a lock that gave an
indication to the outside whether the door was locked or not. I have
a car like that, and it's annoying.

IIRC, all of the entry lock sets with which I am familiar are such that the interior knob moves independently
of the exterior knob regardless of whether or not the set is locked.

That's the way my doors in high school worked, and in NYC the doorknob
inside and out were connected, but had no lock. I think the knob was
connected to a slam latch (a triangular latch) that kept the door from
blowing open when it was shut, but the knob could always turn.

Instead the lock was a separate item, one where three 1/2" pins came
down and grabbed onto matching rings in a heavy bracket screwed to the
steel door jamb, so the door wouldn't release even if broken in the
middle. (One flaw in Law & Order is that they show police kicking in
a door. The vast majority of doors in Manhattan and Brooklyn
apartment buildings, and maybe the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Islan,
can't be kicked in. And probably a lot of single family homes too,
especially those used by those who used to live in an apartment.

But in Baltimore suburbs, with a quikset lock, when the knob is
locked, I can't open it from the inside. I don't like that, but it
does make it a lot harder to lock myself out, since I have to unlock
the door to get out of the house.

Even if the exterior knob is marked, it is no indication of the
position of the interior knob or whether or not the set is locked.

I note also that I don't need instruction or a mark on a door knob to distinguish
whether or not a door is open or closed. ;-)

The problem is that no matter which way I put the parts together in
the door, this dot can not be placed at the top. It's either a little
right of the top of the knob, or a little left of the bottom of the
knob. How can I fix this?

Turn the door a little counter-clockwise. Or the house.

This is not so difficult. You can buy special jacks to lift up one
side of the house. One guy can do it.

That's the way my doors in high school worked, and in NYC
the doorknob
inside and out were connected, but had no lock. I think the
knob was
connected to a slam latch (a triangular latch) that kept the
door from
blowing open when it was shut, but the knob could always
turn.

CY: You are describing passage set.

Instead the lock was a separate item, one where three 1/2"
pins came
down and grabbed onto matching rings in a heavy bracket
screwed to the
steel door jamb, so the door wouldn't release even if broken
in the
middle. (One flaw in Law & Order is that they show police
kicking in
a door. The vast majority of doors in Manhattan and
Brooklyn
apartment buildings, and maybe the Bronx, Queens, and Staten
Islan,
can't be kicked in. And probably a lot of single family
homes too,
especially those used by those who used to live in an
apartment.

CY: Sounds like Segal, or Jimmyproof lock.

But in Baltimore suburbs, with a quikset lock, when the knob
is
locked, I can't open it from the inside. I don't like that,
but it
does make it a lot harder to lock myself out, since I have
to unlock
the door to get out of the house.

CY: In my case, I have Kwikset knob and deadbolt on the
door. I never lock the knob, just lock the deadbolt when I
leave.


Turn the door a little counter-clockwise. Or the
house.

This is not so difficult. You can buy special jacks to lift
up one
side of the house. One guy can do it.

CY: Just do the sill plate with a temporary flashing, in
case the next knob has the paint on the other side.