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Porch doorlock missing a tumbler. How to fix.

All the locks on our doors are missing a tumbler for three years. Instead of five tumblers I have four. I find this out when I stumble upon two keys laying around a street corner and decide to use them to open our entrance and back doors. They open fairly quickly with a couple of quick twists and slide. Peeking inside the keyhole shows four tumblers. The family is hardly home and always off to church on Sundays. We're not worried about losing our possessions but we love to keep honest people, honest. What steps can I take to keep the lock secure again?

Thanks.

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Section 8
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Assuming you mean storm doors you could just replace them (the locks that is). When they get some wear on them, keys from other locks can work them. They're only about twelve bucks.

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Bob DeWeese, CML

Remove the cylinder from the door & taker it to a L:ocksmith.

He will not only be able to add in then proper tumblers to the cylinder, but, will also be able to add in spool drivers to the upper chambers.

This will add protection from "Key picking" & stop most recreational pickers.

Newnsie

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UPUHRS5437

Why mess with locks?

Through the door casing and the storm door frame and into the storm door itself drill a single hole, one about 2 feet down from the top of the door and one from about 2 feet up from the bottom of the door.

Slide a 10 or 16 penny nail through the casing, through the storm door frame and into the storm door. Unless someone saw you slide these nails in and out to open and close the door, it's not likely anyone would figure out why the door won't open. They'll just assume it's bolted from the inside and not mess with it.

Cost, about 4 cents!

My cousin's door is done very similar, except he needs a magnet to move the catch bars as they are not exposed to the outside.

TTUL Gary

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Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.

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