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Slamming Door To Lock – Handy Tip

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Slamming door to lock it?

If you are constantly slamming a door to get it to lock properly, one of the causes could be that the lock bolt needs lubricating.

Metal-on-metal friction prevents the latch from passing smoothly into the lock-keep (strike).

It is so easy to remedy this particular problem.  A quick spray of WD-40 (if you haven’t got any, a bit of butter will do) on the bolt to cure it.

You won’t believe the number of times I get called out for this. The customer has been slamming the door for so long that the frame-fixings have loosened and sometimes the bolt is bent. The main entrance door to a block of flats I visited recently was just being left open due to this problem and resulted in one of the flats being burgled.

A small can of WD-40 is a must in all store cupboards/garages/toolboxes.

For more handy tips have a look at our news blogs https://www.clubbsecurity.co.uk/news

If you already tried WD-40 or butter and this didn’t remedy the problem, then simply contact us and we will be happy to solve the problem for you once and for all.

 

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2 replies
  1. James Bradshaw
    James Bradshaw says:
    April 26, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    Bring the strike plate out a bit and the latch should click into place smoothly.

    • Clubb Security
      Clubb Security says:
      April 26, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      That’s right Jim that would be the remedy for a tight strike which also has the same symptoms.

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