Mortice lock and keys

WastedYouth

I need to buy replacement keys for Union 2 lever mortice lock.

How do I know which key will fit?

The original key is lost but I do know what it looked like. I just don’t know if it is possible to distinguish it from the other keys.

Should I take the lock out of the door?

This is for the mother so just need to know so I need to go around there first to get the lock.

TheW1zard

WastedYouth wrote: »

I need to buy replacement keys for Union 2 lever mortice lock.

How do I know which key will fit?

The original key is lost but I do know what it looked like. I just don’t know if it is possible to distinguish it from the other keys.

Should I take the lock out of the door?

This is for the mother so just need to know so I need to go around there first to get the lock.

You buy the lock and key.
Take it out so you know what will fit

WastedYouth

TheW1zard wrote: »

You buy the lock and key.
Take it out so you know what will fit

Are you saying buy a new lock?

Or bring the current one with me?

The Continental Op

Two lever locks have very little security value and aren't very expensive Example. Say you were getting three new keys I suspect the cost would be a good way to buying a new (cheap) lock.

Just buy a new lock and try and get a better one (5 lever) with three keys to start with. If you want something with a bit of security look for something that has a British Standard on it but that will be much more expensive.

If getting a new lock best take the old one out to get a new one of the right size.

WastedYouth

The Continental Op wrote: »

Two lever locks have very little security value and aren't very expensive Example. Say you were getting three new keys I suspect the cost would be a good way to buying a new (cheap) lock.

Just buy a new lock and try and get a better one (5 lever) with three keys to start with. If you want something with a bit of security look for something that has a British Standard on it but that will be much more expensive.

If getting a new lock best take the old one out to get a new one of the right size.

I was just wondering about this and thinking of my mother might want the doors all changed to 5 lever locks.

Are 5 lever locks as straight forward to fit as 2 lever ?

Do you mean bring the current 2 lever lock with me to get a 5 lever of the same size?

endacl

Just take the lock off the door. Bring it to a hardware shop, or anywhere that sells mortise locks, and use the phrase, ‘may I have a new one of these with a 5 lever mechanism please’,

The Continental Op

WastedYouth wrote: »

I was just wondering about this and thinking of my mother might want the doors all changed to 5 lever locks.

Are 5 lever locks as straight forward to fit as 2 lever ?

Do you mean bring the current 2 lever lock with me to get a 5 lever of the same size?

Depends where the doors are? If they are outside doors then go for British Standard 5 lever dead locking locks. If they are internal then it doesn't really matter its best never to lock them anyway. Any thief will see a locked internal door and think there is something worth locking up on the other side so bust it open. You lock internal doors for privacy and maybe to keep kids out.

WastedYouth

It is a door that need to be locked.

A 2 lever will do