DOOR LOCK KEYS

Door Lock Sticking? Here’s What to Do

Locks are meant to protect you and keep out burglars. It can be extremely frustrating when that same lock sticks and keeps you out of your own home. When your lock starts to get sticky, if not fixed, the problem will only get worse and eventually, the key will be stuck completely and could potentially break off in the lock.

If you have a sticky lock, there are a few things you can do to help.

Check the Bolt and Key

When you first feel the key begin to stick, check the bolt that goes into the strike plate on the door frame. Ensure that it is fitting properly. Also, inspect your key and make sure that it is not bent. The slightest bend in the key can make it difficult to operate. 

A Pencil  

It may sound silly but pencils are made from graphite. Rubbing the entire surface of your key with a pencil will leave a coat of graphite on the key which acts as a lubricant. This will help the key turn easily. Another option is to use a graphite lubricant. You can find powdered graphite at your neighborhood hardware store. It won’t attract dirt or dust which will help it come loose.

WD-40  

Keep in mind that WD-40 is not recommended for long time use. It can gum up the pin tumblers and cause them to stick even more. However, if you’re looking for an immediate fix and it’s the only thing you have around, it’s a good solution until you can find something a little more permanent.

Take it Apart

The first thing you want to do is grab a screwdriver and remove the screws that are holding the lock together. Once apart, use Gum Out or another similar cleaner to clean out the inside of the lock. When using a cleaner, you should have some dirt drip out. After cleaning it, wipe it down to get as much of the cleaner out as possible. Once it’s clean, use a graphite lubricant to help loosen it up before putting the lock back together.

Bring in a Locksmith

If you’ve tried these techniques or don’t want to bother at all with them, it might be time to get a new key. If this still doesn’t work, a new lock altogether may be necessary. While fitting a lock can be straightforward, it’s easier to have a locksmith come to you and replace it.

Sometimes, using home remedies that you found on Google (like coating your key with olive oil or washing the lockout with soapy water) can actually make matters worse.

Stop wasting time. Contact All American Locksmiths to fix all your lock problems.

If the door won’t budge at all, then you’re in luck: we offer 24/7 emergency locksmith services throughout Connecticut. Really, few locksmiths know Connecticut like we do. We’ve been traversing the likes of Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford for years. Remember that to us, there’s no such thing as being “too far.” If you’re in CT or Westchester County, NY, then it It truly doesn’t matter where you’re located. You could be near the Stamford hospital, Cherry Lawn Park in Darien, or Toad’s Place in New Haven–if you’re in need of expert locksmith services, we’ll come to you day, night, rain, or shine.

high security safe

How a Commercial Locksmith Can Help Protect Your Customers

As a business, you likely understand just how important your customers are. They are ultimately the reason your doors are open. Regardless of how big your business is, you need the customers to be loyal, trusting and continue to do business with you.

In today’s society, with financial security threats on the rise, one of the best things you can do as a business is help your customers feel confident that their information is safe with you.

Whether you’re a nail salon or bank, having high-security safes is one way to protect physical documents and paperwork with sensitive data.

Commercial locksmiths aren’t just available to help with access control on doors, you can also work with a locksmith for maintaining high-security safes on premises.

Storing all documents with sensitive financial data in a safe is the only way to protect the information from thieves.

With high-security locks you’re getting a safe that’s harder to break into. The lock’s cylinder is more complex internally so it can’t be easily “picked” open by a burglar and you may even go a step further and add a keypad to the lock requiring a special code to open the safe.

In today’s highly competitive market filled with security threats, it’s important to pay attention to the ways you can improve safety while also keeping your customers happy and coming back to make future purchases.

All American Locksmiths serves Connecticut and Westchester County, NY with safes that help protect your valuable business files, money and more! If you have questions about which safe will best suit your needs, our expert team of licensed locksmiths can help you choose the right safe for you.

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access control lock

Reviewing Access Control and Locksmith Services

Building security is important for businesses to protect their assets. Whether intellectual property, private customer’s information or just high price tag equipment, it’s important to keep doors locked and secured from thieves. Not just any lock will do either. In order to thwart theft and ensure unrestricted access doesn’t happen, using access control is necessary.

A locksmith can help on this front with setting up and maintaining the access control system. In this post, we’ll review the importance of this method of security and how it’s being used today.

How Access Control Works

There are a number of different options today when it comes to adding security layers to your business entry. Something as easy as a numerical pin pad or even a fingerprint reader can be used to grant access. Options vary depending on the type of business and what’s being protected.

With a PIN code or ID card access control, a user with the cards can enter by swiping the card or entering the correct pin and different codes can be set for various doors. This is a great option for small businesses or access to thing such as sports clubs, storage units for easy, secure access.

Advanced access control technologies have become more and more involved today and can even use personally identifying characteristics from a person’s self to grant access. Things such as the biometrics of their fingerprints, eye iris, and even voice could be used for these highly sophisticated systems.

Access Control Applications

Access control isn’t just an option to help prevent theft and unauthorized access, it’s also an important way to track employee movements throughout the day, monitor suspicious activities and even have a lockdown system in place should outside threats arise to protect your employees.

All American Locksmiths offers fast, high-quality service to businesses throughout the western, central, and coastal counties of Connecticut. Don’t wait any longer to secure your business. Let our licensed and experienced locksmiths help.

 

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