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Help with replacing lock please
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Any suggestions as to best place to purchase a Euro cylinder lock. Currently looking at Wickes and Screwfix.
Try Toolstation as well.
The most important thing is to get the right length replacement. The amount which sticks out on the outside is especially important - you need enough, but not too much. Otherwise it makes it easier for people trying to break in."In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
The most important thing is to get the right length replacement. The amount which sticks out on the outside is especially important - you need enough, but not too much. Otherwise it makes it easier for people trying to break in.
Quite. The B&Q video explains that point really well - suggesting it should be as flush with the door as possible - protrude no more than 5mm from the door.Free thinker.:cool:0 -
I had hoped to have this sorted by now, but I can't get the lock out to do a proper measurement. The central Philips screw won't come out. Tried a few manual screw drivers and the elastic band trick. The head is still in tact but worried about damaging it.
Any ideas for this embarrassed lass
Free thinker.:cool:0 -
You HAVE to get that screw out I am afraid.
Get your screwdriver in the head of the screw then hold the screwdriver in place & hit the end of it with a hammer, hard & several times.
Just as though you were trying to hammer a nail into a piece of wood.
Then try to turn the screw again.
You might have to do this several times.
You are trying to turn the screw ANTI clockwise are'nt you ??
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firefox1956 wrote: »You HAVE to get that screw out I am afraid.
Get your screwdriver in the head of the screw then hold the screwdriver in place & hit the end of it with a hammer, hard & several times.
Just as though you were trying to hammer a nail into a piece of wood.
Then try to turn the screw again.
You might have to do this several times.
You are trying to turn the screw ANTI clockwise are'nt you ??
HTH
Thanks, FireFox, I think!? I will try to again, and yes I know my left from my right or my clockwise v anticlockwise.
If I can fix my own washing machine this should be easy, just clearly need more brawn...Free thinker.:cool:0 -
Make sure the door is held in place securely. Working on a moving door will add to the problem.0
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