Fix Locks

Not if you has past, but I always start coming to the first frosts 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 is you get hurt on your fingers to tighten. If you continue to do so gives the impression that the key is going to leave at that time.

Tired of this bowler disassemble 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 begun to test (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 door consists of several parts and maybe the problem is in 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 the plunge 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 several failed attempts I realized that once you remove the screws just had to pull the lock out, first in the center of the door and then also get by the top and bottom alternately. As the piece is not glued or sealed, it is just screwed, is not too difficult draw.

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 to put on gloves and disposable cardboard or newspaper on the floor, so as not to stain himself by knocking in the whole 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 folded. If it bends then it would be hard put back into 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 hair of the dog that had been mixed with fat. Because of the cold it was so hard, especially in the lower part of the door, which made it impossible for the proper functioning of the parts.

Had there been any damaged parts would be no problem because you can buy at the hardware store. But all I had to do is remove the grease with a rag and an old old toothbrush to apply the new consistent fat. In the most inaccessible places use a cotton swab to lubricate the inside of the cerradura.Es very advisable to take home a tube of this material and that sometimes we can get out of any trouble. They sell it at any hardware or DIY shopping center and is very comfortable to use in pipe, as non-staining and easily stored anywhere. Also does not break down and spreads mucho.Una After that I could not leave my amazement, the lock worked perfectly. It was incredible, as if the door were new. In the last picture you can see how to mount a lock back into place and ready to fulfill its mission.