Locksmith Guelph New Lock Installation

Locksmith Guelph New Lock Installation is offered to you when locks fail or break. It is important to replace them quickly and correctly in order to protect your office. Locksmith Guelph New Lock Installation will make sure that first thing is to remove the current lock.  For dead bolts, the Locksmith Guelph New Lock Installation will have to make sure the apparatus is disassembled by unscrewing, but door knob locks are more complicated. Our Commercial locksmiths will have the necessary tools for door knob locks, such as a catch tool, a spanner, and a plug follower (sometimes referred to simply as a follower).

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Locksmith Guelph New Lock Installation

More info about the locks.

The catch tool is used to remove the knob or handle from the lock.  To do this, the handle or knob must be twisted until the hole in the knob rose (the sheath-like case usually attached to the wall) is seen.  The catch tool is placed in the hole to release the catch, and the knob and rose can be separated.   The rose and spindle (the rod connecting the lock on one side of the door to the other lock on the opposite side) will be removed from the door.  The bolt will also be replaced by unscrewing the bolt guard (also known as housing) and removing the bolt.  Once this is done, the holes may need to be adjusted depending on the difference of the new or desired lock.  The reassembly is a cautious reversal of the disassembly process, with special attention kept to the fitting of the internal mechanisms.  With the new lock installed, the business owner can rest easy knowing that their locks will open and close as desired, and keep the building and its contents safe.

Mailbox or Cabinet Change

Everyday locks, such as those found on office mailboxes and cabinets, get a lot of use.  The more use a lock gets, the more important it is to have that lock functioning properly.  Changing the locks on a mailbox or cabinet is similar to changing the lock on a door, with a few important differences.  The largest difference is usually in the mechanics of the lock.  Where a door lock usually retracts a bolt to open, the plug of the key in most mailboxes and cabinets is fixed to a bar that rotates with the key turn.

The first step in replacing the lock is to open the locked mailbox or cabinet.  For a standard office mailbox, there may be an additional key that is held by the manager.  If the key has broken in the lock, or is missing, the lock can still be opened.  There will be a pin on the lock either turned facing up or to the side.  This pin is removed, most often by hand (there may be a nut that needs to be unfastened), and the lock can be removed from the hole.  The new lock is then inserted into the hole and a new pin is placed to keep the lock secure.  If the bar that is bolted to the lock is too long to be slid in with the lock, it may need to be unfastened.  Once the plug of lock is secured to the bar and the pin (or secondary nut) is replaced, the lock is ready for use.

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