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Modern locks are a pest
понеділок, 25 травня 2020 р. о 18:20:39 UTC+3 Commander Kinsey пише:
On Mon, 25 May 2020 16:17:23 +0100, Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Monday, May 25, 2020 at 11:13:48 AM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote: What happened to the good old mortice lock where you didn't have to do a dance with the doorhandle to get the key to turn? I've found that's the case only with very cheap locksets. Have it replaced with a better lock. I've found it with everybody's lock. To lock the door (or is it unlock, I can never remember which [1]), the handle has to be lifted first, as the key doesn't have enough torque to move all 7 latches. [1] That's the problem, if you forget which, you break the key or mechanism. So familiar to me. Although, I just found an online door lock shop where they sell really durable privacy door locks that have a protective mechanism so you know you'd never break one by a mistake. I'll just leave a link to the example of what I'm talking about https://vizilok.com/collections/privacy-door-locks. |
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Modern locks are a pest
Edan Crosby wrote in
: понеділок, 25 травня 2020 р. о 18:20:39 UTC+3 Commander Kinsey пише: On Mon, 25 May 2020 16:17:23 +0100, Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Monday, May 25, 2020 at 11:13:48 AM UTC-4, Commander Kinsey wrote: What happened to the good old mortice lock where you didn't have to do a dance with the doorhandle to get the key to turn? I've found that's the case only with very cheap locksets. Have it repla ced with a better lock. I've found it with everybody's lock. To lock the door (or is it unlock, I can never remember which [1]), the handle has to be lifted first, as the key doesn't have enough torque to move all 7 latches. [1] That's the problem, if you forget which, you break the key or mechani sm. So familiar to me. Although, I just found an online door lock shop where they sell really durable privacy door locks that have a protective mechanism so you know you'd never break one by a mistake. I'll just leave a link to the example of what I'm talking about https://vizilok.com/collections/privacy-door-locks. Lubrication and adjustment are all that are needed. |
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