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Yale patio door locks won't unlock
Hi good diy-ers
What with all the unseasonably hot weather in SE England recently, as you can imagine, I decided to open my patio doors this weekend. Alas and alack! I have 4 yale locks securing the two doors securely to the top and bottom, but 3 out of the 4 locks would not budge at all. I have tried using WD40, but with no success. What can I do, other then remove the same and chuck in the nearest bin? If that is the only answer, could anyone recommend a decent lock as an alternative? Chubb any better? Even the keys on these Yale locks seem distinctly dodgy - slight tendency to bend with time... |
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Mikeyboy wrote:
Hi good diy-ers What with all the unseasonably hot weather in SE England recently, as you can imagine, I decided to open my patio doors this weekend. Alas and alack! I have 4 yale locks securing the two doors securely to the top and bottom, but 3 out of the 4 locks would not budge at all. I have tried using WD40, but with no success. What can I do, other then remove the same and chuck in the nearest bin? If that is the only answer, could anyone recommend a decent lock as an alternative? Chubb any better? Even the keys on these Yale locks seem distinctly dodgy - slight tendency to bend with time... I assume you've tried a good old thump in the location of the locks? Si |
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"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... Mikeyboy wrote: Hi good diy-ers What with all the unseasonably hot weather in SE England recently, as you can imagine, I decided to open my patio doors this weekend. Alas and alack! I have 4 yale locks securing the two doors securely to the top and bottom, but 3 out of the 4 locks would not budge at all. I have tried using WD40, but with no success. What can I do, other then remove the same and chuck in the nearest bin? If that is the only answer, could anyone recommend a decent lock as an alternative? Chubb any better? Even the keys on these Yale locks seem distinctly dodgy - slight tendency to bend with time... I assume you've tried a good old thump in the location of the locks? The correct term is 'percussive maintenance' :-) -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... "Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... Mikeyboy wrote: Hi good diy-ers What with all the unseasonably hot weather in SE England recently, as you can imagine, I decided to open my patio doors this weekend. Alas and alack! I have 4 yale locks securing the two doors securely to the top and bottom, but 3 out of the 4 locks would not budge at all. I have tried using WD40, but with no success. What can I do, other then remove the same and chuck in the nearest bin? If that is the only answer, could anyone recommend a decent lock as an alternative? Chubb any better? Even the keys on these Yale locks seem distinctly dodgy - slight tendency to bend with time... I assume you've tried a good old thump in the location of the locks? The correct term is 'percussive maintenance' :-) Bah...Amateurs Angle Grinder................ |
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... Mikeyboy wrote: Hi good diy-ers What with all the unseasonably hot weather in SE England recently, as you can imagine, I decided to open my patio doors this weekend. Alas and alack! I have 4 yale locks securing the two doors securely to the top and bottom, but 3 out of the 4 locks would not budge at all. I have tried using WD40, but with no success. What can I do, other then remove the same and chuck in the nearest bin? If that is the only answer, could anyone recommend a decent lock as an alternative? Chubb any better? Even the keys on these Yale locks seem distinctly dodgy - slight tendency to bend with time... I assume you've tried a good old thump in the location of the locks? The correct term is 'percussive maintenance' :-) You can tell I'm not a tradesman. "Want woofers and tweeters with that?" Si |
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"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message ... You can tell I'm not a tradesman. "Want woofers and tweeters with that?" The gadget show did a comparison of hdmi leads and announced at the end "if you spent £120 on a lead you have wasted £100". The reality is they wasted £15 and the others wasted £115 but who's counting? |
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Yale patio door locks won't unlock
No I haven't tried percussive maintenance, but will give that a go.
What about my follow up question: could anyone recommend a decent lock as an alternative? Chubb any better? Even the keys on these Yale locks seem distinctly dodgy - slight tendency to bend with time... |
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