The Fix Locks System

The first cold of winter, the lock on the front door of the house begins to spoil. The more the temperature drops worse, it gets so hard that sometimes it is impossible to close it completely. How strong are you get hurt on your fingers to tighten. If you continue to do so gives the impression that the key was going to leave at that time.Sick of this situation dismounted the bowler of the lock and went straight to the hardware store to buy a new habit. When I arrived I told the ironmonger what was happening and he took the piece was started testing (this is the advantage of going to the usual) coming to the conclusion that everything worked properly. I commented that in his opinion the bowler was perfect to spend on a new one was not necessary, that the problem would be elsewhere.At my insistence he told me (here comes the reason that I know and that leads me to publish this article) that this type of locks are more complex than normal doors. The lock structure is larger and occupies the entire length of the gate, consists of several parts and this may be a problem with one or more of them. He showed me a model he had in the store and told me that if a little laborious dismount was not difficult to see where was the fault.

The following weekend I took courage and went to the door, grabbed the screwdriver (by the way this tool is great because it saves a lot of time and effort) and started to remove the lock . After a failed attempt I realized that after removing the screws just had to pull the lock out, first in the centre of the door and then also get from the top and bottom alternately. As the piece is not glued or sealed, it is just screwed, not too complicated removal.In the photos you can see how once the lock is outside the frame. As you can see there are pieces that are full of fat, I advise you put you put disposable gloves and paper cardboard or newspaper on the floor, to avoid staining the same knock on the entire structure. It should be done carefully, because the metal sheets together with other pieces are very thin and put them in a horizontal position can be bent. If you bend over and then would be hard to put back in place.After lying on the floor can easily prove the key to the operation of the lock and see where it fails.

In my case I was lucky and can see that no piece was damaged and that the problem was caused by dust and debris from the hair of the dog that had been mixed with fat. Because of this cold had hardened so, especially in the lower part of the door which made it impossible the correct operation of the parts.If there had been damaged parts would be no problem because you can buy at the hardware store. But all I had to do was remove with a damp old grease and old toothbrush to apply the new consistent fat. In the most inaccessible places use a cotton swab to lubricate the inside of the lock,very advisable to have at home a tube of this material as sometimes we can get out of any trouble. They sell it at any hardware or DIY mall and is very comfortable to use in pipe, as non-staining and easily stored anywhere. Also does not break down and spreads much. Una After that I could not leave my amazement, the lock worked perfectly. It was unbelievable, as if the door were new. In the last picture you can see how to mount a lock back in place and ready to fulfil its mission.