Discount Locks

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FAQ’s

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Frequently asked questions

Q: What’s a Thumb Turn

A: Thumb turns are required to be fitted by law on a lot of doors such as residential homes/ student accommodation /apartments in blocks etc. They are the fire brigades preferred choice of lock as you don’t have to look for your key to open the door in the event of a fire. As you just turn the knob on the inside of the door part of the lock to open and unlock the door.ABS cylinders Thumb Turn cylinders have a nice feature where the knob has to be pushed in and then turned this is an extra security feature

Q: How do I measure the cylinder?

A: We take the measurement from the centre screw hole to the edge of the lock. But you have to remember that abs locks are handed so the anti snap feature is obviously on the outside of the lock.

For instance measure the inside door part of the lock 1st this can be for instance 45mm from the edge of the lock where the key goes in - to the centre of the lock where the screw hole is for the retaining screw. Then measure the other side of the lock (the external side) again form the edge of the lock where the key goes to the centre of the screw hole, this may be 50mm for instance this would make the lock a 45 x 50 with the50mm being on the external side. The lock would be 95mm in total length. There is a video below to show you how to measure your lock.

Q: Can you key alike my locks -What’s keying alike mean and how many keys do I get?

A: Yes we can key alike your locks, drop us an e-mail or call us advising us what you would like. Keying alike means that all your locks will work off 1 key – for instance if you purchased 4 locks and requested them to be keyed alike all 4 locks would work off the same key. You will receive 3 keys total. But we can cut extra for you.

Q: I have had copy keys that don’t work from heel bars and such like, will yours work?

A: We cut any extra keys that you require on specialist machines supplied to us from the ABS factory that we only use to cut the ABS key. If you place an order for extra keys at the same time as ordering your locks we will try them in the lock 1st before we send them out.

Also we only use genuine ABS key blanks

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