Bought a lock, don't know what to do

Hammer89

Bought a lock in DIY shop on Thursday but as it turns out it's too big to replace the existing Chubb lock. I've got two questions here.

a) The pack has been ripped open but do you reckon I could blag it and say the worker - who hopefully will be on a day off - wrongly advised me, in an effort to get my money back? It's 150% my fault, but is it worth the try?

b) If that doesn't work, is there modifications that I can do to the door to make it fit?

Cheers

colm_mcm

What type of lock is it

NomadicGray

Hammer89 wrote: »

say the worker - who hopefully will be on a day off - wrongly advised me, in an effort to get my money back?

If you want to be a prick you could try it, but the glazed look in your eyes will quickly give way to the truth.

Hammer89

Not sure about the name but the brand is Yale and it's the lock lower down on the front door, at calf level.

colm_mcm

You could bring in the old lock from the door and the one you bought and politely ask for an exchange.

It's unclear what type of lock you need or even which you bought, so this is probably the best way to go.

Hammer89

NomadicGray wrote: »

If you want to be a prick you could try it, but the glazed look in your eyes will quickly give way to the truth.

I wouldn't get the chap in trouble.

Sleeper12

You can try honesty. Some builders suppliers will take it back the way it is

Hammer89

What's that sort of lock called by the way, the one halfway down a front door? I always thought it was called a Chubb lock but that's obviously the brand.

Sleeper12

Hammer89 wrote:

What's that sort of lock called by the way, the one halfway down a front door? I always thought it was called a Chubb lock but that's obviously the brand.

Chubb is the make. They actually make safes too. It's a mortice lock

Fuzzy Clam

Hammer89 wrote:

What's that sort of lock called by the way, the one halfway down a front door? I always thought it was called a Chubb lock but that's obviously the brand.

Mortice lock?
5 lever or 3 lever maybe.

Cerco

Hammer89 wrote: »

Not sure about the name but the brand is Yale and it's the lock lower down on the front door, at calf level.

Bull or heifer?

reddevilfan

I would bring it back to the store and explain to them...

It's an honest error and next time you will be smart enough to take the lock out and bring it with you or take a picture so you can buy the correct one.

I would not say to open it and remove parts before bringing back to the shop as they would mark it as faulty and replace with the same model..

Last option is buy the right one and sell that one on Adverts etc to recoup some money

looksee

Or you could put it down to a learning experience, buy the right one and keep the other in case you can use it at some stage.

Right2Write

looksee wrote: »

Or you could put it down to a learning experience, buy the right one and keep the other in case you can use it at some stage.

Agree, you could also enlarge the mortice cut into the door to fit the bigger lock, assuming it's timber. But that's work, so most likely easier to take out the existing one and bring it in to get the same size. Watch out too that the key lines up as well.

Hammer89

I've done that before, removed wood to fit a lock. I had a drill then and I don't now, but is it possible to do this without a drill?

Hammer89

Looks like it's possible, but very difficult

Cerco

Yes, you could use a chisel but it makes the job more difficult. You also need to check the alignment of the key hole and the handle, as mentioned by Right2Write. You don't want to end up with extra holes in the door.

More sense to get the right size replacement even if you do have to keep the bigger one.

Hammer89

I'm afraid you're probably right. Does anybody need a Yale lock?