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Why can I no longer turn the knob of my self-locking door from the inside?
I live in an old apartment and the door knob on my front door has been having problems for a while. In theory, the door locks from the outside automatically, but can always be opened from the inside. ...
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How can I remove a dead bolt?
I'm trying to remove a 16 yr. old Titan Dead Bolt. I have it disassembled but cannot get it out of the door. There is no strike plate on the door that I can remove. There is only a brass ring that the ...
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Are garage door locks that cannot be opened from the outside available?
I would like to replace my garage lock with a lock face that does not permit opening it from the outside. I don't have a key to it anyway, and right now it's the weakest link of my home security.
I'...
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Schlage Locks - What is "Less Full Sized Core" vs Full Size?
I am buying a Schlage commercial lock set, and there is a $120 price delta between:
FSIC Full Size Inter-changeable Cores
And
Less Full Sized Core
What does this mean?
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How to prevent pool gate plunger latch/lock from freezing?
This MagnaLatch lock is a really nice product, but rain/snow/ice gets under the plunger, then inside the cylinder, then freezes. I have tried rubbing alcohol to unfreeze the latch, but the best ...
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How to open a lock without handle?(with pic)
I don't know how to open this, detail is shown in pic.
Plz tell me if you have a clue, thank you in advance.
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How to unlock a locked interior door?
The door to the bathroom in my house was accidentally locked and I can't figure out how to unlock it from the outside.
The knob has 3 holes on the outside:
The hole in which on a normal doorknob you ...
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Are surface mount deadbolt latch door lock inherently unsafe?
I want to install a digital lock on my front door. It is surface mounted and its latch-catch is attached to the jambs by just 2 screws.
My house is in a gated community, so o don't expect anyone ...
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How can I adjust a door latch so that it engages securely?
My cousin has an external door with a knob lock and a double-deadbolt lock. She prefers not to keep the deadbolt locked. If she goes out through that door, she normally turns the knob, leaving the ...
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entry door lock replacement
My keys might have been compromised.
My options are :
1. Buy a Kwikset rekeying set and rekey all the locks (something I've never done before but there are enough Youtube videos that I can figure it ...
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How can I secure an outwardly opening front door without damaging anything?
This is a rented house in Japan (single room).
It has an outwardly opening front door. The resident (a single woman) has fear of intruder breaking in. Also, damaging/modifying the door or the wall is ...
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How do you fix a front door latch that will not retract when you turn the knob? [closed]
I have taken the back plate off of the lock and nothing appears to be worn or broken. However, the door was shut when the latch got stuck, so I cannot pull the whole latch out. The lock is made by ...
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Exterior entry door handle & deadbolt: What is a combined locking handle + deadbolt called?
I need to replace the setup below.
I have searched high and low, but cannot find the integrated setup for the interior (where the door handle and deadbolt are combined, so by just turning the door ...
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Replace mortice deadlock in wooden door
My flat's wooden door has an old mortice deadlock that needs replacement.
It's one of the old Chubb locks, that apparently (from the info I found online) is now rebranded Union.
However, I can only ...
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How to fix free spinning thumb turn in entry door lock
I have an Emtek Charleston entry door lock set that seems to have a free-spinning thumb turn with nothing attached to it. I can turn the inside doorknob to either lock or unlock (similar to how the ...
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How can I remove this commercial Schlage door latch?
I just moved into a new place and am trying to swap out the front door lock with a smart lock. It appears that the house (which was built in the 70s) came with some industrial locks and I can't seem ...
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How to install door security guard on metal door jamb?
I bought a door security guard that looks like this
The instruction coming with it says I need to drill a 1/8‘’hole first on the door jamb and put the screws in it, but I am not sure it would work ...
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Antique Schlage Door Knob - Can't reassemble
From an old Schlage outside/inside door knob (I think it dates back to the 1950's). I can't find where the retaining clip goes. The front of the door is a handle with an old-fashioned lever
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How to remove this door knob and plate with no obvious screws
So I've been trying to take out a sticky door knob to give it some grease and tigthen up the loose jiggles, but I can't figure out how to remove the full knob. I removed the end bit and don't know ...
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How to remove this door knob?
It's stuck now. So I am trying to remove it to clean or replace.
Searched videos on youtube and didn't get any insight yet.
Any tips about how to remove this knob is appreciated!
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Adjusting deadlatch so it doesn't fall into strike pocket
Our front door's deadlatch falls into the strike pocket when pulled close -- if gently closed, it's ok. So it just needs a minor adjustment.
If you look at the latch, you can see where it has been ...
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How to tell what brand a door lock is?
For rekeying locks, how can one tell what brand the locks are?
As far as I can tell there are no indications on the outside of the locks and I haven't taken them apart yet to check inside. Any ...
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Re-key a lock so it's always openable without a key
The locking mechanism on the sliding door for my balcony is crappy and it sometimes locks people out on the balcony if they aren't careful. One idea I had to make the door safer was to just store a ...
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Can these locks be rekeyed to the same key?
I have 3 external doors on my house. Each has a different key. Two are Schlage sets and one is a Norwalk. The Norwalk blank says AR1 on it, and the Schlages are the standard version.
The Norwalk is ...
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What Adapter or Handle do I need to fix a Handle to Barn Door?
We have a barn-style garage with hinged double barn doors. The right-side door has a pull chain lock mechanism on the inside and a 5/8" (16mm) male hex bolt slightly sticking out of the outside ...
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What type of lock is this?
Here's a bit of back story I live in Missouri and their is no laws in place for either a landlord/management or maintenance to give me advanced notice or any notice of any kind to gain entry into my ...
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How to find a Pella multipoint locking gear box replacement? [closed]
The gear box for my locking French doors broke. I am not sure how to find the exact replacement part or if it is even available. The Pella service team will attempt to schedule a service call, but I ...
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Unable to remove my bathroom recessed lock
I want to repair my recessed lock, it broke some time ago and I have to replace it, but I have an issue. This is a bathroom lock and, I cannot remove it from the door, because the "bathroom ...
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Mount door lever lock to iron fence gate?
Does anyone know what the hardware would be called that I'd need to purchase in order to get a door latch like this to mount to a standard iron fence gate (i.e. vertical bar gate)?
The reason I'm not ...
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Closed the closet door and Kaboom the acorn thumb latch broke off. Looking for a solution to open it
After I closed my closet door the acorn thumb latch fell apart. The part I depress with my thumb fell off in front and the door is locked. There is a small hole where the thumb piece was inserted, but ...
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Sliding Glass Door Mortise Lock Replacement
I live in Florida and I have a Hurricane sliding door there the lock has failed. I thought that this would be an easy thing to replace, but when I removed the screws to take the lock out, there is a ...
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What kind of cylinder do I need for this type of lock?
I have a Fleetwood Archetype door lock for sliding doors that I want to improve by adding an external locking mechanism. It looks as following:
The lock is described in more detail in its patent ...
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How to lock this closet with a non-standard knob size?
We have a small closet in a spare room that we'd like to be able to lock with a key. It has a small, non-standard doorknob. I thought of using a hasp with a padlock, but that's ugly and more security ...
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How to rectify a heavy door?
The following picture shows how one of my very heavy doors got "skewed" in the door opening. The numbers indicate the gaps between the door and the jambs on the sides. The door used to shut ...
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double hung sash window, any way to prevent the top from being moved down?
I have double hung sash window, is there any way to prevent the top from being moved down? A different style of window hardware possibly?
As of now I have a crecent style fastener in the middle, ...
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Which kind of locks should be installed on external wooden glass panel doors?
When you have an external glass panel door it may be simple for a criminal to break a pane of glass to access the handle and lock inside.
What types of locks are appropriate to install on a door of ...
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How can one replace a Lori branded lock that won't fit in a new door
I've replaced an exterior door on my house and the old deadbolt won't fit in the new door because the back set is different.
The deadbolt key is common to all my exterior doors, and I'd like to be ...
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Adding a mechanical part to a lock insert
After some cases of vandalism (objects inserted in the lock from outside) I would like to get rid of this single point of failure by adding, on the internal side of the lock, an electro-mechanical ...
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Best way to reinforce beam for a deadbolt?
I want to install a deadbolt into the garage door but with that one beam of wood I feel someone could easily kick it open?
What's the best way to reinforce it before installing a deadbolt. Or if ...
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Schlage single cylinder lockset won't release from the door
I have a nosy homeowners association that enters anytime they want....my privacy is not respected. I have purchased an identical Schlage set, have removed all the screws I can, but the covers don't ...
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Fence gates with two holes for lock and handle
I have a wooden gate and an iron gate, both have holes similar to how entry doors have for a door knob/lever and dead bolt.
I'm not sure what kind of lock sets I need to install. I thought about the ...
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What does this double lock do?
I saw this recently and wondered:
Why are there two lock cylinders?
How does this work?
Is this how this thing was originally designed?
...and thought someone on this site might have some insights.
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Am I required to have a doorknob lock on my exterior door?
I have both a deadbolt and a doorknob lock on my door (actually, all three of my doors). I've noticed that this is a consistent pattern at most houses and apartments that I've visited in my area (I ...
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How can I make a copy of a door key without a matching blank?
We have an old numbered key, that looks like a regular key, but it seems it is numbered, so the locksmith refuses to copy it without our landlord coming with the original.
Our landlord would ...
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deadlatch operates by a simple push instead of push & turn [closed]
The door locks at my church are constantly being accidentally locked because the deadlatch button can latch by a simple push. Someone comes up and turns the handle, but inadvertently pushes the button ...
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Are lock cylinders (internal mechanism) lubricated in the factory? [closed]
As far as I know, the internal mechanism parts of the lock cylinder are made from zinc/brass and when this part develops problems spraying a dedicated spray (based on PTFE) through the keyway usually ...
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Cannot remove set screw in deadbolt thumb turn
I'm trying to remove the thumb turn on my door. There appears to be a set screw that's preventing the knob from coming off. I believe the manufacturer of the lock is Lawrence Hardware.
I have tried ...
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How to completely remove Falcon door lock
I'm trying to remove a Falcon door lock that was installed around 2007. I hope to replace it with a Nest x Yale lock. I don't know the exact model of the current lock. It doesn't look like Falcon ...
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How do I get this locked doorknob off?
I'm writing this on my phone (laptop is locked in my room), so I apologize if this isn't formatted well. I also know nothing about tools/doorknobs, so forgive me for not knowing the exact terminology ...
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What style/type of storm door handle and lock is this?
This storm door handle has gone bad and needs replaced. With my experience in the past, these handle sets are very specific styles, and not something I can just go to a big box store and find a ...
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