by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Dec 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
As a rule, we don’t tend to get many time-wasters, but now and again people show up who are either deliberately prank-calling us, or have simply come to the wrong place by mistake. I’m a forgiving sort of chap, and hold no grudges against pranksters (with...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
A turned curtain is when your key suddenly won’t go into your Chubb-type lock. The curtain is the not-quite-closed tube that constitutes the key-hole. This is a piece of metal that defines what key can fit. If I take your key and copy it onto the wrong type of...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
“My key is just spinning in the lock.” This is a very common problem and, to understand why it happens, we need to discuss how cylinder locks work. The cylinder consists of a plug, which is pretty much the key hole, and then either a tailbar (if it’s...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Keys snap in locks for all kinds of reasons. You’ve put the wrong key in; your key or lock is old and brittle; the lock is broken, which makes the key stick inside; your key has a fulcrum in it due to a very deep cut; you’ve been heavy-handed. These are...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Aug 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
“My maglock isn’t working anymore.” I can’t count how often I’ve heard that one. 99 times out of 100, it’s for one reason only. First, what’s a maglock? A lot of fancy offices and some communal entrance doors have...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the first post in a series about common locksmith problems. Today, we’re discussing the so-called snib drop. The snib button is the little button on the inside of most Yale locks, which allows you to hold open the latch, or to prevent the key from...
