Ajanta said in chi.general:
Wow, your query sure brings back faint memories!
You can either move to sunny SoCal where your locks won't freeze, or get a car like mine which doesn't have door locks. :)
Then the solinoids can freeze up on you ;)
I've seen it done with a slide-hammer.
trent
Why not use a blow dryer on high heat and high fan....that shoiuld dry them out.
Why not use a blow dryer on high heat and high fan....that should dry them out.
because I would have to sit there for an hour
plans are to just put the locksets in the furnace register for 1/2 day
I had a padlock that was so frozen that I couldn't even fit the key inside. I took a propane torch and heated it up for a couple of minutes. Water was dripping out of it, and you could also hear water boiling. It's been fine ever since, even at night when it really drops down in temperature.
or how about in the oven for an hour?
my oven is broken
kenji wrote in news:1ICdneVXF8yZOenYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@ripco.com:
Then you're not locked out. You hit the button and the door opens. FWIW you can get house door locks that have remotes too.
Gutters or a simple Drip Cap would solve the problem.
barbie gee wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@sghcrg.sghcrg.pbz:
Many of the new locks have plastic components. Not a good idea.
you sell lock sets?
I think that it is just plain scared of you now. :-) Tomes
kenji wrote in news:TpmdnU8HVuBoWujYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@ripco.com:
Yes, but you can get the same ones at HD. Just go with Schlage, and stay away from Kwikset (and no-name brands).
for the garage I want one of those that you push buttons to open the deadbolt on the service door. I like the one here at work but it's commercial grade and probably 400+dollars..seems the ones in HD and Lowes Menards are about 100.
kenji wrote in news:Me-dnXjdx_WnbujYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@ripco.com:
Here's what I have:
Asians in advertising!
I go in and out of the garage a ton. Having to carry that remote might be a pain in the ass because let's say I'm working on a project in the garage. I've got my work clothes on and my keys are on the kitchen counter. I run in to pee run back out and f*ck I didn't take the little remote....it's kinda like still having to have the key with me. The touchpad eliminates that prob.
I need a bathroom in my garage. I've tried doing what they do on gas company trucks but that gets messy and nasty after a while. Not to mention it's kind of embarrasing opening the alley overhead door and pouring it into the alley.
:>Many times I've been at work and just had to warm up the key in my hand, and :>put it in the lock and repeat until i got the cylinder warm enough to turn...
: It works a lot faster if you warm the key up with a cigarette lighter.
That assumes one has a lighter... when standing out in the parking lot one uses what one has available... what was more frustrating for me is it's always the alarm key that freezes, not the door lock... so I could get in the car, but the alarm would run out the battery if I did...
Oh the torment...
kenji wrote in news:3uadnbyFC-EVyOnYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@ripco.com:
powdered graphite is v e r y slippery. It sticks to the metal like white on rice. Any water that gets in and freezes basically winds up freezing surrounded by graphite, so when pressure is applied (inserting key, turning same, etc.) the ice just slides along on the graphite.
To keep doors themselves from freezing/sticking, just use some silicon spray. BE VERY CAREFUL - DO NOT GET THE SPRAY ON YOUR PAINT OR GLASS! However you come up with to do it, just cover the surface of the weatherstripping with silicone and no more frozen doors. Also works well in the track for the glass window in the door.
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