Browse Forums Safer Living Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 4Feb 04, 2009 8:14 pm Building Upside down house in Wantirna VIC Current Stage: Procrastination... it's just all too hard.... Blog: http://thereluctantbuilder.blogspot.com/ Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 6Feb 04, 2009 9:03 pm Building Upside down house in Wantirna VIC Current Stage: Procrastination... it's just all too hard.... Blog: http://thereluctantbuilder.blogspot.com/ Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 14Feb 05, 2009 10:34 am Building Upside down house in Wantirna VIC Current Stage: Procrastination... it's just all too hard.... Blog: http://thereluctantbuilder.blogspot.com/ Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 16Feb 05, 2009 1:05 pm stonecutter1309 You should never deadlock a door when you are home/inside. My MIL does this and it is extremely dangerous - any fire safety officer will say the same. Yep - and the place where I'm looking to buy is classified "Flame-Zone" - from a bushfire perspective it does not get much worse than that (but the view is fantastic)... Picture Here Wishful Builders... Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 17Feb 05, 2009 1:16 pm donuts tribasus, when I said 'snib' I really meant the bit that you can turn, the bit that you put the key into. If you leave it unlocked from the inside, you can just turn this knobby bit with your hand and open the door. Thanks, Question: does anyone know if the lock is less difficult to open from the outside when it is NOT dead-locked? Cheers, Steve Wishful Builders... Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 18Feb 05, 2009 2:13 pm ozkarnak To be honest I'm not a fan of the lockwood style locks. Older people and children have a hard time turning it. We had to change the lockswood lock to another type of deadlock on my grandparents house because they had issues with it. Actually to be truthful I have a hard time turning it and also operating another lock at the same time. How are people supposed to do that carrying anything ?. Also I've broken my arm/hand/wrist a couple of times (I'm a clutz) and those doors are impossible to open onehanded. I appreciate security but don't make me put my coffee down to open the door ?? agreed ozkarnak! I am definitely looking into the trilocks ... though I think it is a good thing that kids can't turn it ... from the inside anyway... sometimes we have no choice but to lock our door from the inside because our 3yo just wanders out to our fence-less front yard at the moment that is more of a hazard to us than a fire! Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 19Feb 05, 2009 7:35 pm borg SOmething I'd like to mention. A dead lock is by definition a lock that can be locked in a way thay requires a key for it to be opened from the inside. That is roughly what I understood - but after a quick search on the web I was unable to find that definition, dictionary.com offers the following: Dictionary.Com Dead"lock`\, n. 1. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward. And Wikipedia the following: Wikipedia A deadlock may be either single cylinder or double cylinder. A single cylinder deadlock will accept a key on one side of the lock, but be operated by a twist knob on the other side. Double cylinder locks will accept a key on both sides and can therefore do away with the twist knob. So it looks like what I want is the single cylinder deadlock... And I noticed that the Gainsborough "TriLock"is configurable to operate in this mode GainsboroughHardware.com.au Trilock models available Double Cylinder - Key from either side will lock or unlock deadbolt Single Cylinder - Key from outside or turn-button from inside will lock or unlock deadbolt. Note: specify left or right-handed when ordering. Dummy Sets - A non-operational handle set for the fixed side of a double door. So... many thanks to ozkarnak Cheers, Steve Wishful Builders... Re: Deadlocks scare me, are there any alternatives? 20Feb 05, 2009 7:45 pm We have those tri-locks in this rental (6mth old Masterton home) - I hate them. Unless there is a trick I don't know about anyone from the inside is able to turn the handle and open the door. Now that is all fine and good when you are older but when you are 20mths or 3.5yrs then it is not a good thing. Some things are worth waiting for. 11 24411 A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 6065 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 12938 |