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Re: Frozen Locks 200 1984

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Wed Dec 13 11:02 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Larry --

"It's 14 degrees F here in Chicago..."

It's just about the same on Comm Ave.

If it's the lock itself that's frozen, you can unfreeze it by holding a lighter under the key, and then inserting a warm key into the lock. Once it turns, spray in lock deicer.

"...but won't latch when closed..."

BTDT.

The door latch mechanisms, both on the jamb and on the door, have moving parts. They can freeze. When this happens to me, I warm and dry both mechanisms with a hair dryer, and then flood them with WD-40. ("WD" means water displacer, the original purpose of this stuff.)

Allow the WD-40 to wash through the mechanisms, dislodging and removing grime.

Use precautions when handling a "hot" hair dryer outside in the wet.



Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)





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