Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?
Pete

goodolpete wrote:
Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?
Pete


Hardware store. eBay. It's a standard meter cupboard key by the sound of
it.

Tim

On 10/11/2015 16:00, goodolpete wrote:
Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?

If you have a socket set, one of those (I forget the size) fits. Trial
and error will enlighten.

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F news@nowhere wrote:
On 10/11/2015 16:00, goodolpete wrote:
Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?

If you have a socket set, one of those (I forget the size) fits. Trial
and error will enlighten.

sold on ebay as (believe it or not) "meter key"

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On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 4:00:43 PM UTC, goodolpete wrote:
Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?
Pete

Cheers.
I've been doing unsuccessful searches for phrases like "triangular key".
Easy when you know, isn't it............

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On 10/11/2015 16:00, goodolpete wrote:
Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?

If you have a socket set, one of those (I forget the size) fits. Trial and
error will enlighten.


Just like the old anti vandal Thorn 2D bulkhead lights used in communal
areas of flats etc:-)



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Adam

On 10/11/2015 16:59, goodolpete wrote:

I've been doing unsuccessful searches for phrases like "triangular key".
You think to much. Just act daft like everybody else.

Bill

On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:00:34 -0800 (PST), goodolpete
wrote:

Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?

Before the utilities were privatised the East Midlands Electricity
Board gave them out free in their shops.

On 11/11/2015 15:57, Peter Johnson wrote:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:00:34 -0800 (PST), goodolpete
wrote:

Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?

Before the utilities were privatised the East Midlands Electricity
Board gave them out free in their shops.

As did British Gas a couple of years ago. To non-customers even.

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F

On 11/11/2015 15:57, Peter Johnson wrote:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:00:34 -0800 (PST), goodolpete
wrote:

Our 1980s house has one with a 1/3 inch per side
triangular spine inside a 1/2 inch casing. Pliers
wont grip the spine. Any ideas where I can get a
key please?

Before the utilities were privatised the East Midlands Electricity
Board gave them out free in their shops.

Toolstation call them: Service Cabinet Keys which is why I struggled to
find them in the catalogue - but the man in the shop knew what I wanted :-)

Peter