What are the better brands of Oval door lock cylinders?
(To fit to an aluminium door.)

Are there any brands to avoid?


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Michael Chare

On 26/11/15 19:34, Michael Chare wrote:
What are the better brands of Oval door lock cylinders?
(To fit to an aluminium door.)

Are there any brands to avoid?




By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Tim Watts wrote:
On 26/11/15 19:34, Michael Chare wrote:
What are the better brands of Oval door lock cylinders?
(To fit to an aluminium door.)

Are there any brands to avoid?




By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?


Ahh! I was wondering what an oval cylinder was! ;-)

Tim

On 26/11/2015 20:20, Tim Watts wrote:
On 26/11/15 19:34, Michael Chare wrote:
What are the better brands of Oval door lock cylinders?
(To fit to an aluminium door.)

Are there any brands to avoid?




By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Oval locks are like Eurolocks but just have an oval profile. No
large bit at the top.

However as many manufacturers do both and the locks are similar an
answer about Eurolocks would likely be just as good.


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Michael Chare

On 26/11/2015 21:45, Michael Chare wrote:
On 26/11/2015 20:20, Tim Watts wrote:
On 26/11/15 19:34, Michael Chare wrote:
What are the better brands of Oval door lock cylinders?
(To fit to an aluminium door.)

Are there any brands to avoid?




By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Oval locks are like Eurolocks but just have an oval profile. No
large bit at the top.

However as many manufacturers do both and the locks are similar an
answer about Eurolocks would likely be just as good.


As locks are unlikely to be picked probably your best bet is one that
has anti snap and anti bump.

Tim+ wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:

Michael Chare wrote:

What are the better brands of Oval door lock cylinders?

By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Ahh! I was wondering what an oval cylinder was! ;-)

Well, there *is* the Union type

http://ironmongerydirect.co.uk/products/locks_latches_and_security/cylinders/1245/u/415371

On 26/11/15 21:45, Michael Chare wrote:
On 26/11/2015 20:20, Tim Watts wrote:

By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Oval locks are like Eurolocks but just have an oval profile. No
large bit at the top.

However as many manufacturers do both and the locks are similar an
answer about Eurolocks would likely be just as good.



Intriguing - I don't think I've seen an oval lock... Sorry - I don't
have much experience with Eurolocks to recommend a make.

On 26/11/2015 22:14, Tim Watts wrote:
Intriguing - I don't think I've seen an oval lock... Sorry - I don't
have much experience with Eurolocks to recommend a make.

Probably means the overall shape.

On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 10:16:22 PM UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
On 26/11/15 21:45, Michael Chare wrote:
On 26/11/2015 20:20, Tim Watts wrote:

By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Oval locks are like Eurolocks but just have an oval profile. No
large bit at the top.

However as many manufacturers do both and the locks are similar an
answer about Eurolocks would likely be just as good.



Intriguing - I don't think I've seen an oval lock... Sorry - I don't
have much experience with Eurolocks to recommend a make.

Strictly I suppose they're not oval but a rectangle with rounded top and bottom - I remember seeing them long before I'd ever come across a Eurolock in the UK; at that time they were not used much in domestic applications, mainly commercial property, schools and so on.
Other things being equal I'd expect them to be somewhat less vulnerable to snapping than eurolocks, since there's rather more metal left at the weakest point.

On Friday, November 27, 2015 at 8:02:13 PM UTC, wrote:
On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 10:16:22 PM UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
On 26/11/15 21:45, Michael Chare wrote:
On 26/11/2015 20:20, Tim Watts wrote:

By "oval" do you mean a eurolock?

Oval locks are like Eurolocks but just have an oval profile. No
large bit at the top.

However as many manufacturers do both and the locks are similar an
answer about Eurolocks would likely be just as good.



Intriguing - I don't think I've seen an oval lock... Sorry - I don't
have much experience with Eurolocks to recommend a make.

Strictly I suppose they're not oval but a rectangle with rounded top and bottom - I remember seeing them long before I'd ever come across a Eurolock in the UK; at that time they were not used much in domestic applications, mainly commercial property, schools and so on.
Other things being equal I'd expect them to be somewhat less vulnerable to snapping than eurolocks, since there's rather more metal left at the weakest point.

Oval locks are similar to the very common eurobarrel locks (whose section looks a bit like a fat key hold). IIRC they are only made by Union and are somewhat expensive. So you may not have a lot of choice over brand.

On 27/11/2015 20:02, wrote:

Strictly I suppose they're not oval but a rectangle with rounded top
and bottom - I remember seeing them long before I'd ever come across
a Eurolock in the UK; at that time they were not used much in
domestic applications, mainly commercial property, schools and so
on. Other things being equal I'd expect them to be somewhat less
vulnerable to snapping than eurolocks, since there's rather more
metal left at the weakest point.


On the ones I have seen there isn't enough extra metal to make any
difference to snapping. Its not difficult to snap a eurolock so its not
going to be difficult on an oval one.

Most of the oval ones I have seen are in shop doors and they don't stick
out like many eurolocks and that does make them more difficult to snap.

Eurolocks appear to have been designed to be insecure in that they
normally have a flimsy handle/cover that can be pulled off to allow easy
access to the cylinder.