PVC doors quick lock thingy

smoking_kills

HI All,

In the new house on the front and back door you have to use the key to open/close them. What are the quick lock thingys called. Where you don't need a key, just a knob you twist to open/lock them???

Cant find any online but i assume i'm searching with the wrong phrase.


Thanks

Andrew_Doran

smoking_kills wrote: »

What are the quick lock thingys called. Where you don't need a key, just a knob you twist to open/lock them???

Cant find any online but i assume i'm searching with the wrong phrase.

Thumbturn cylinder. Better in a fire (no need to find keys) but not great for security if you can easily smash a window and get a hand in to turn them. Go for an anti-bump, anti-snap cylinder if you can. ABS make a good one but it's not cheap. It's all too easy to defeat the cheap cylinders.

smoking_kills

Andrew_Doran wrote: »

Thumbturn cylinder. Better in a fire (no need to find keys) but not great for security if you can easily smash a window and get a hand in to turn them. Go for an anti-bump, anti-snap cylinder if you can. ABS make a good one but it's not cheap. It's all too easy to defeat the cheap cylinders.

I'll go for the ABS ones so.

thumbturn, would have never guessed that

Thanks Andrew.

irelandspurs

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yale-Superior-Thumb-Turn-Anti-Snap-Bump-Pick-Euro-Barrel-Cylinder-Door-Lock-Upvc-/121185688759?pt=UK_HaG_Lock_Safes_GL&var=&hash=item1c373adcb7
will need get the correct size

Cerco

smoking_kills wrote: »

I'll go for the ABS ones so.

thumbturn, would have never guessed that

Thanks Andrew.

You can get the thumb turn on ABS locks.
If somebody is going to the trouble of breaking a double glazed door then they will have access anyway.
Go to a locksmiths and ask for their advice on your particular application.

jack of all

I have a standard multipoint lock on our (Munster Joinery) front door that requires a key for locking and opening, which I wasn't happy about for fire escape reasons, so I fitted a standard night latch with modified receiver (deeper seat to suit the larger offset/ gap). Works well- we use the night latch when we're in the house and at night (no leaving keys in the door, no fumbling with keys in the event of a fire), when we leave the house both the night latch and mortise lock are used. It may also extend the life of the cylinder as it is not being used as often reducing wear and tear on the internals. The other downside of leaving a key permanently in a lock is that it increases the likelihood of the key being broken in the lock.

Alun

+1 for that solution, it's what I did as well.