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DIY & Home Improvement

SheltieLover

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2. Glad that works for you

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 31, 2021, 07:48 AM

Oct 2021

But it won't with these because when it locks me out, the key won't work either.

So sick of this junk!

Turning the knob on the inside should turn the little mechanism to unlock and it does, about 1 in 4 times.

Eagerly awaiting answers because this needs to be rectified quickly.

Thx for sharing.

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Looking for recs on fully mechanical keyed doorknobs [View all] SheltieLover Oct 2021 OP

I'm afraid I gave up... Bought a sprinkler head replica "key-hider" and buried it next to an actual hlthe2b Oct 2021 #1

Glad that works for you SheltieLover Oct 2021 #2

I beat that problem mercuryblues Oct 2021 #7

Van dyke's restorers is online and has high end knobs. Expensive though. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #3

Tyvm! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #4

They really are. My old one was Schlage and it lasted a hundred years. I'm pretty sure Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #5

Schlage has always been superb in the past SheltieLover Oct 2021 #9

I put Baldwin solid brass door locks on the 5 exterior doors sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #6

Damn! I wish I had seen this site a few months ago! Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #10

Baldwin is a very good company msdogi Oct 2021 #14

Amazon will show you an assortment and give you comparisons, reviews, and more randr Oct 2021 #8

35 years ago I put Schlage in my whole house The Jungle 1 Oct 2021 #11

If you want a top shelf deadbolt for the door, get a Medeco. Chainfire Oct 2021 #12

We also bought a keypad lock since I have kids and didn't want them losing keys and getting Luciferous Oct 2021 #13