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Seized mortice lock
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A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? Thank you. -- Patrick - Hove, UK If you wish email me from my web-site: http://www.patrickjames.me.uk |
Seized mortice lock
"patrick j" wrote in message al.Net... Hi A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? Thank you. -- Patrick - Hove, UK If you wish email me from my web-site: http://www.patrickjames.me.uk If siezed whilst unlocked then remove and dismantle If locked small angle grinder and 3 mm metal cutting disk between the door and the frame to cut through lock bolt then fit new lock Tony |
Seized mortice lock
"patrick j" wrote in message al.Net... Hi A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? Thank you. Sometimes the door or the frame distorts jamming the lock bolt against the edge of the keeper/striking plate. Try pushing/pulling/lifting the door as you turn the key. |
Seized mortice lock
"patrick j" wrote in message al.Net... Hi A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? WD40? |
Seized mortice lock
"dennis@home" wrote in message ... "patrick j" wrote in message al.Net... Hi A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? WD40? Another solution would be to knock out the pins from the hinges and lift the door away the lock can them be removed Tony |
Seized mortice lock
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j
wrote: I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? Spray in WD40 (including a bit around the bolt and strike plate) and leave an hour, put key in and try to open it. Don't use too much force (especially if you only have one key). If lock doesn't open spray in more WD40 and leave overnight. Repeat morning and night until it opens or you decide more brute force methods are needed. -- Peter Parry. http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/ |
Seized mortice lock
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:25:44 UTC, "TMC" wrote:
"dennis@home" wrote in message ... "patrick j" wrote in message al.Net... Hi A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? WD40? Another solution would be to knock out the pins from the hinges and lift the door away the lock can them be removed The last jammed mortice I had, that wasn't an option....there were hinge bolts! -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by http://www.diybanter.com |
Seized mortice lock
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from patrick j contains these words: A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? I have a mortice lock that is a bit temperamental and jams when I try to unlock it but I have found that the reason it jams is that when last locked the levers didn't quite complete their full movement so if I start by turning the key the wrong way I can then unlock the door. A long shot I know but it is just possible you do have the same problem. -- Roger Chapman |
Seized mortice lock
On 2 Aug, 21:48, Roger wrote:
The message et from patrick j contains these words: A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? gentle hammer taps might help break up any corrosion, but its easy to damage the lock. NT |
Seized mortice lock
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j
wrote: Hi A mortice lock on an external door which I hardly ever use has become seized. I bet the problem is corrosion. Anyway I've found out because now I want to use the door :) I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to assist with some suggestions to free up the lock? Thank you. I got locked in our downstairs lavatory because the spring broke on a cheap 3-lever mortice lock (With a permanent "Bathroom" style turnkey). This had permitted the deadbolt to slip sideways so it could not be retracted back into the lock. I got out when my son passed me a knife under the door which I used to align the bolt which was visible from my side so it could be unlocked. Other experiences with mortice locks which won't unlock incuded Chubb 7-lever mortice lock which occupy the same outline and profile as their 5 lever locks, the levers just being that much thinner, *Hence they wear*, eventually the key no longer reliably fits, and the locksmith said his customers *always* disregard the minor warning difficulties until they eventually get locked right out. DG |
Seized mortice lock
replying to Peter Parry, Rebecca Bonnell wrote:
peter wrote: On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j Spray in WD40 (including a bit around the bolt and strike plate) and leave an hour, put key in and try to open it. Don't use too much force (especially if you only have one key). If lock doesn't open spray in more WD40 and leave overnight. Repeat morning and night until it opens or you decide more brute force methods are needed. A Huge Thank You for your advice I had this problem with my inner front door to my flat and could see a major bill looming up then i Prayed about it to GOD... and HE Directed me online to find this helpful site and then i sprayed the WD40 ...ALOT, BOTH SIDES (Lucky i have a back door as i live in a ground floor flat) then i went in search for my mallet hammer and proceeded to vent my frustration on the area where the bolt is while tryng to turn the key and then it gave and turned...WOW CHUFFED TO BITS TO SAY THE LEAST...and the bolt got sprayed with WD40 several times while i turned it back and forth, just to make sure that everthing was well lubricated, as i don't want a repeat! Thank You Again.X PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -- |
Seized mortice lock
Huge wrote:
On 2015-12-01, Rebecca Bonnell wrote: [22 lines snipped] PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Take your imaginary sky fairy friend and shove it where the sun don't shine. +1. We're all follows of Allah here. ;-) Tim |
Seized mortice lock
On 01/12/2015 13:44, Rebecca Bonnell wrote:
replying to Peter Parry, Rebecca Bonnell wrote: peter wrote: On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j Spray in WD40 (including a bit around the bolt and strike plate) and leave an hour, put key in and try to open it. Don't use too much force (especially if you only have one key). If lock doesn't open spray in more WD40 and leave overnight. Repeat morning and night until it opens or you decide more brute force methods are needed. A Huge Thank You for your advice I had this problem with my inner front door to my flat and could see a major bill looming up then i Prayed about it to GOD... and HE Directed me online to find this helpful site and then i sprayed the WD40 ...ALOT, BOTH SIDES (Lucky i have a back door as i live in a ground floor flat) then i went in search for my mallet hammer and proceeded to vent my frustration on the area where the bolt is while tryng to turn the key and then it gave and turned...WOW CHUFFED TO BITS TO SAY THE LEAST...and the bolt got sprayed with WD40 several times while i turned it back and forth, just to make sure that everthing was well lubricated, as i don't want a repeat! Thank You Again.X PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I fear it was in fact Extreme Unction in that can and your lock is headed for certain death. On the positive side, the church pretty much abolished Limbo. Sadly, both Mumbo and Jumbo persist. Cheers -- Syd |
Seized mortice lock
Syd Rumpo wrote:
Sadly, both Mumbo and Jumbo persist. I didn't realise any of the Marx brothers were still alive. Tim |
Seized mortice lock
En el artículo , Huge
escribió: Take your imaginary sky fairy friend and shove it where the sun don't shine. AOL. -- (\_/) (='.'=) Bunny says: Windows 10? Nein danke! (")_(") |
Seized mortice lock
Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículo , Huge escribió: Take your imaginary sky fairy friend and shove it where the sun don't shine. You mean that wasn't TMH after using a can of the classic old Evostik in a confined space? -- Robin reply to address is (meant to be) valid |
Seized mortice lock
On Tuesday, 1 December 2015 13:44:07 UTC, Rebecca Bonnell wrote:
A Huge Thank You for your advice I had this problem with my inner front door to my flat and could see a major bill looming up then i Prayed about it to GOD... and HE Directed me online to find this helpful site He did? Are you sure He didn't have a little help from Google? Is Google doing the Lord's Work? Or is Google the work of Satan, dragging you in with enticing links to uk.d-i-y and then slowly he'll start tempting you to all those sinful websites God doesn't want you to look at? After a few weeks of nonchalantly typing in women diy lubricant Satan's gonna stop linking to sites about WD40 and sheds and fitted kitchens and start dangling links about coconut oil and sisterhood and before you know it your computer will be filled with girls doing things with power drills that involve a lot of screwing but not making shelves Owain |
Seized mortice lock
Did not realise God made penetrating oil, you learn something every
day...:-) But so many years ago.. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active Remember, if you don't like where I post or what I say, you don't have to read my posts! :-) "Rebecca Bonnell" wrote in message roups.com... replying to Peter Parry, Rebecca Bonnell wrote: peter wrote: On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j Spray in WD40 (including a bit around the bolt and strike plate) and leave an hour, put key in and try to open it. Don't use too much force (especially if you only have one key). If lock doesn't open spray in more WD40 and leave overnight. Repeat morning and night until it opens or you decide more brute force methods are needed. A Huge Thank You for your advice I had this problem with my inner front door to my flat and could see a major bill looming up then i Prayed about it to GOD... and HE Directed me online to find this helpful site and then i sprayed the WD40 ...ALOT, BOTH SIDES (Lucky i have a back door as i live in a ground floor flat) then i went in search for my mallet hammer and proceeded to vent my frustration on the area where the bolt is while tryng to turn the key and then it gave and turned...WOW CHUFFED TO BITS TO SAY THE LEAST...and the bolt got sprayed with WD40 several times while i turned it back and forth, just to make sure that everthing was well lubricated, as i don't want a repeat! Thank You Again.X PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -- |
Seized mortice lock
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Seized mortice lock
On 01/12/2015 13:44, Rebecca Bonnell wrote:
replying to Peter Parry, Rebecca Bonnell wrote: peter wrote: On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j Spray in WD40 (including a bit around the bolt and strike plate) and leave an hour, put key in and try to open it. Don't use too much force (especially if you only have one key). If lock doesn't open spray in more WD40 and leave overnight. Repeat morning and night until it opens or you decide more brute force methods are needed. A Huge Thank You for your advice I had this problem with my inner front door to my flat and could see a major bill looming up then i Prayed about it to GOD... and HE Directed me online to find this helpful site and then i sprayed the WD40 ...ALOT, BOTH SIDES (Lucky i have a back door as i live in a ground floor flat) then i went in search for my mallet hammer and proceeded to vent my frustration on the area where the bolt is while tryng to turn the key and then it gave and turned...WOW CHUFFED TO BITS TO SAY THE LEAST...and the bolt got sprayed with WD40 several times while i turned it back and forth, just to make sure that everthing was well lubricated, as i don't want a repeat! Thank You Again.X PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Nice troll. |
Seized mortice lock
Albert Zweistein wrote:
On 01/12/2015 13:44, Rebecca Bonnell wrote: replying to Peter Parry, Rebecca Bonnell wrote: peter wrote: On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:45:33 +0100, patrick j Spray in WD40 (including a bit around the bolt and strike plate) and leave an hour, put key in and try to open it. Don't use too much force (especially if you only have one key). If lock doesn't open spray in more WD40 and leave overnight. Repeat morning and night until it opens or you decide more brute force methods are needed. A Huge Thank You for your advice I had this problem with my inner front door to my flat and could see a major bill looming up then i Prayed about it to GOD... and HE Directed me online to find this helpful site and then i sprayed the WD40 ...ALOT, BOTH SIDES (Lucky i have a back door as i live in a ground floor flat) then i went in search for my mallet hammer and proceeded to vent my frustration on the area where the bolt is while tryng to turn the key and then it gave and turned...WOW CHUFFED TO BITS TO SAY THE LEAST...and the bolt got sprayed with WD40 several times while i turned it back and forth, just to make sure that everthing was well lubricated, as i don't want a repeat! Thank You Again.X PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Nice troll Old troll. |
Seized mortice lock
On 01/12/2015 13:44, Rebecca Bonnell wrote:
and the bolt got sprayed with WD40 several times while i turned it back and forth, just to make sure that everthing was well lubricated, as i don't want a repeat! Well, just in case this _isn't_ a troll - now you've got the door open it is trivially easy to take the lock out (a couple of screws you can't see when the door is shut, and take one of the handles off). You can then clean it of all the Water Dispersing stuff in that WD40 (see where the name comes from?) and lubricate it properly. Light oil would probably do, but as has been mentioned graphite is better. Andy |
Seized mortice lock
Which was that politicians wife who described having sex with her husband as
lying down when a wardrobe with the key in the lock fell on you? Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active Remember, if you don't like where I post or what I say, you don't have to read my posts! :-) "Jonno" wrote in message ... Brian-Gaff scribbled Did not realise God made penetrating oil, you learn something every day...:-) But so many years ago.. Brian Don't mention penetration, even obliquely. She'll be serving a pennance for weeks for just reading your post. |
Seized mortice lock
On 01/12/2015 13:44, Rebecca Bonnell wrote:
PRAISE OUR DEAR ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD/DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST/DEAR HOLY SPIRIT. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Why? Did he tell you what to do, did he spray the lock with WD40? No? Then why praise him? |
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