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

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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

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wrote in news:1139165183.979880.86970
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

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.

George wrote:

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 !

I ws just going to suggest checking the frame fixings to check the
frame is still sitting tight. Go around it with a good spirit leve too.

At a guess -if it's a glass panelled door; I'd say that the glass has
not been fitted properly. It should be resting againsts a packer up
near the top of the side opposite the hinges and a packer on the bottom
near the hinge side.

Similar in principle to the way a brace is inserted in a ledged and
braced door.

As the door opens you will be able to see if I am correct as it has
dropped onto the threshold on the lock edge.

If it is plastic pannelled then they will not be heavy enough to do
that damage. In which case the fitting have probably come loose. You
will have to drill plug ans screw extra fixings in the frame to bring
it back.

Check for dropped packers and make sure it goes back square -there may
be a temptation to over compensate. There might be a measure of "drop"
if you think it need that. Don't forget to re-seal it.

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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

If you are lucky enough to have a locksmith locally ask him for advice,
there's quite a few different types of multi point locks. Priced from about
£50 upwards.

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there's quite a few different types of multi point locks. Priced from about
£50 upwards.


There aren't that many different types and they are priced
from about £15 !!

Google for Avocet Hardware. You will find a replacement
mechanism (or even parts) there.

You might even get one locally from a hardware wholesaler or
Builders Merchant.


--
Ziggur

"S'ils te mordent, mords-les"

"Ziggur" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...


there's quite a few different types of multi point locks. Priced from
about
£50 upwards.


There aren't that many different types and they are priced
from about £15 !!

Google for Avocet Hardware. You will find a replacement
mechanism (or even parts) there.

You might even get one locally from a hardware wholesaler or
Builders Merchant.
-
Are you referring to the cylinders or the lock bodies themselves, crap
cylinders are available from about £4.00.

"S'ils te mordent, mords-les"