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The Care and Maintenance of Locksets |
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The Care and Maintenance of Locksets
Locks are sold with varying mechanical warranties, 5 years,
10 years, 25 years and even lifetime warranties. The brand, warranty, or
price you pay for your locks is not as important as the few easy minutes
twice-a-year you should spend on preventative maintenance. Our experience
as locksmiths has shown us that locks almost never fail due to mechanical
failure but to improper lubrication and most often no lubrication at all.
Door knobs/levers and handlesets are one of the most used items in a house
but are often the most forgot about, until there is trouble. It is never too late to lubricate a lock cylinder!
Signs of a lock needing lubrication
are:
1. It is difficult to insert key
2. Key will not insert at all (assuming you have the correct key)
3. Lock cylinder does not turn easily
4. Lock cylinder does not turn at all (assuming you have the correct key)
All locks should be litely lubricated at
the time of installation and in the Spring and Fall with a spray-in
graphite. Most installation and lock care documentation that is provided
with your new lockset will impress the importance of preventative
maintenance. It is important to use a graphite base
product and not an oil-based product! Your entry locks are exposed
to heat and inclement weather (some parts of the country worse than
others), wet oil-based lubricants tend to collect dust and dirt which tend
to shorten the life of lock cylinders.
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Powdered Graphite Lock Lubricant
A fine, dry,
powdered graphite lubricant specially refined and carefully compounded
to eliminate harmful abrasives and provide maximum lubrication.
Oil-less, stainless, odorless, greaseless, and dripless. Unaffected by
heat or cold. The puffer-type dispenser air-floats the powdered
lubricant into hard-to-get-at places, eliminating the need for
disassembling locks. Use it on your car locks, padlocks
and garage door locks too!
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