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Need help with new Yale thumb lock

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  • 19-01-2019 4:14pm
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    hawkelady
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    Hi , I’ve just put in a new thumb lock on my front door. Thing is I can either get the thumb bit to turn , then the key bit won’t turn . Or , I take the barrel out and turn the key 180 degrees and then the key part will work but the thumb won’t turn !! Anyone have any suggestions ?


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,615 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    hawkelady wrote: »
    Hi , I’ve just put in a new thumb lock on my front door. Thing is I can either get the thumb bit to turn , then the key bit won’t turn . Or , I take the barrel out and turn the key 180 degrees and then the key part will work but the thumb won’t turn !! Anyone have any suggestions ?

    Yep take it out , they are very bad security wise just takes a smash window and a thumb turn to enter your home


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    hawkelady
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭hawkelady


    listermint wrote: »
    Yep take it out , they are very bad security wise just takes a smash window and a thumb turn to enter your home

    True , but it’s a solid wooden door so that’s not a problem for me .. I’m confused why the thumb part of it locks .. would have thought that the thumb part of the barrel would always be free/turntable. The lock works perfect when the key is in it though. Strange one


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