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#249347 7-May-2019 09:09
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Recently, we had our door repainted. The painter removed the door but didn't touch the lock or handle mechanism. 

 

Upon rehanging the door, we have an issue where using the handle, doesn't completely open the latch.

 

The lock is an electronic lock, purchased in 2007. The company still exists, but fairly enough that model is no longer sold and parts are no longer available for it. 

 

Given the door wasn't disassembled, I am wondering if it's just a matter of something moving and their service people can just re-align things, or if it's likely something was indeed broken. 

 

 

 

It's $600 + GST for a replacement lock and the door would need touching up too as the new models aren't the same size (smaller). 

 

 

 

Anyone know much about locks?

 

 


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  #2234445 10-May-2019 12:49
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So the guy came out and "fixed" it. The door handle was "sticking" and the mechanism is worn. He managed to get it to "mostly" retract which allows the door to open and close, but he wasn't sure how long it would last. He didn't really say how worn, but we decided to see how it goes and replace at a later date. Some of these smart locks seem quite pricey and I guess we will hope we get another 12+ months out of this and see what the product offerings are like at the time. 

 

 

 

We couldn't really see a lock that was ideal for us right now, and the Gateman III has been awesome.

 

 

 

We told them if a special came up to let us know as $800+ for the Samsung lock was a reasonable investment.

 

 

 

Thanks for the information/input.

 

 


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