High grade exterior entry door lock
The gate door is the main obstacle to enter the indoor space, quality gate door lock installed can strengthen the indoor anti-theft, many owners want to know which brand is good door locks. There are many brands of door lock products. It is not enough to pay attention to the brand only. It is more important to know the method of choosing.
Gate Door lock selection method
1.First of all, we should look at the material of the gate lock, from best worst there are brass, stainless steel, zinc alloy, aluminum, iron, etc., brass door lock is very good but price is higher,so nowadays,zinc alloy door lock is a pretty good choice;buy stainless steel is recommended to buy 304 materials, buy aluminum to buy space aluminum. Do not buy iron locks, because the surface plating will fall off and rust, less than a month lock useless.
2.The security of the door lock is mainly reflected in the lock cylinder, key and lock body. The lock cylinder with few holes is easy to be opened. A skilled locksmith or thief can open it in a few seconds with simple tools. We can distinguish from the gear of door key,more gears more safety, don’t buy the door lock which gear less than 4,about lock body take more safety switch lock body into consideration,it means you should buy double bolt lock body or more bolts lock body, if you buy single bolt lock body remember buy explosive style thus thief will be hard to open, because if it is only single bolt lock body then it is only have a latch bolt no any safety switch inside, you can use a bank card or ID card to open it.so pay more attention to the bolt of lock body when you buy entrance door lock
Look at the appearance of the door lock, pay attention to the following points: lock body surface is smooth and clean has no effect on the appearance of defects; Whether the key is smooth and clean; The key can be inserted into the lock hole to open the door lock to see whether smooth and flexible; Whether the force is light and the sound is clear and pleasant; check the door lock firmness, hold hand transverse static pull force is lock firmness important index.
MAILON HARDWARE design and recommend following door lock body for their villa door lock:
European plating door lock body and European stainless steel door lock body
EU plating door lock body EU stainless steel door lock body
American plating door lock body and American stainless steel door lock body
AS plating door lock body AS stainless steel door lock body
How to install the handle lock?
The open direction of the door
Decide the direction of the door before installing the door lock, can not ignore the direction of the door. The direction of opening the door determines which side we will install the door lock on when we install the door lock. So, how to decide the direction of the door? It’s simple. Open the door, see where the hinge is, the hinge on the other side is the direction of the door on usual Therefore, installing the lock on the unhinged side of the door can ensure that the lock is in the right direction.Simply speaking, the side of the lock is indoors, and the side of the key is outdoors. Get it the wrong way otherwise it’s no protection.
Door lock installation steps
once the direction of the door is decided then you can start install the door lock. Do not underestimate the installation of door locks, which is also a very important part of the indoor installation!
First step:according to the required height of the lock,match the lock body in the appropriate position of the hole size. Second step: install the lock body into the hole, straighten it, and tighten the two tapping screws.
Third step: Insert the square rod into the square rod hole, attach the external door handle, align, and tighten the two self-tapping screws.
Forth Step: Install the inner handle part of the door lock. Alignment and tighten the two tapping screws.
Fifth Step: Insert the unidirectional lock head into the keyhole from the inside handle side.
Sixth Step:Insert the M5 set screw from the hole in the door lock panel, then align the unidirectional lock, align the M5 threaded hole, and tighten.
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