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The reason they open outward is so as not to lose the use of space behind the doors. If it's an 8' doorway then 4' of the interior space, or 48 sq ft, is unusable.
There are no parts available. The pictures on the images tab show what looks like two small garage doors made of plastic. My advice is to go to Home Depot and buy normal surface mounted hardware and drill holes and fix with small bolts and large washers on the back.
A short burst of WD-40 or Triflow into the keyway, then insert and remove your key a few time. After that, insert the key and turn back and forth, it should smooth right out.
Sounds like either your batteries are dead or you have a wiring problem inside. First try replacing all the batteries in the lockset and see if that fixes the problem. If not remove the lockset from your door and see if you have any water damage inside. If you have water damage then you are getting a short in the lockset causing it to not open up. The best solution is to get a new lock unless you can find a place to fix the wiring on the inside. If you bought the lockset from Alarm Lock I think they might cover that on a warranty. If not I don't know. Check on that and see. When you go to install the lockset make sure to seal the outside of the lockset with either silicone, caulking, or any other water proof sealant. Water can be very lethal to electronic locks. If you need help on installing one I might be able to help as well.
Hi,
Got that same situation long time ago. The simpliest and cheapest that i did is break the quarter at the rear door so that I could reach the door lock and open the doors!
I have ***** the other parts, to open the door, by hiring locksmith that cost me a lot than buying a replacement glass, put a wire in the door that will break the rubber weather strip and paint. Force the door lock to turn, that much expensive to replace.
Its up you, when time and money is required to solve such situation!
Hope that helps you!
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Yes I would useWD-40 to spray in lock. Insert key part way in lock and spray a small amount on key and into lockset if tou can, If you can fit spray nozzle into keyhole ,and spray liberally. You can also use dry graphite to lube lock mechanism. I would check to make sure that your keys aren't bent or worn to the point that I hope this helps you. Thanks they can't engage all tumblers inside lockset. I would also make sure that latch on lock is lining up with strike plate in door frame. One easy way to do this is to use a felt tip marker to cover strike plate on door frame and open and close door several times. Where ink from marker is rubbed off will show you where latch is contacting strike plate. If it is out of aligmment this will make it harder to open or lock with key. If necessary adjust strike plate for better fit. I hope this helps you. Thanks
Most headlights lens are sealed up to prevent this problem. A broken seal or a crack somewhere opened up to let in moisture.
You can drill a small hole on the lowest part of the plastic headlight housing to let the water drain out. Or, replace the plastic headlight assembly with a new sealed one.The plastic headlights turn yellow and cloud up over time (not because of moisture inside, because it's plastic getting ruined by the weather and the sun). This problem reduces headlights from putting more light on the road.
The only thing you can do with moisture inside the headlights is to drain out the water that builds up. The seals on the headlights are bad right now and are going to keep letting moisture in. I would replace the both headlight assemblies for new sealed, clear ones.
Sounds like the 9 volt battery is very low, please put in a new, fresh 9 volt battery and see if that helps, as you've already addressed any issues with sticking, etc. When the battery(ies) are low, some electronic locks don't have enough power to fully pull in the dead bolt and the internal spring can overpower the small motor and cause the lock to re-engage quickly.
If you're getting a flashing red light when you enter in your key code, followed by flashing green light, your battery is low, if you're getting a flashing red light, the batteri is critically low.
If you have recently installed this lockset, it is possible that the alignment is off and is causing the deadbolt to drag and is preventing free movement. You'll need to adjust the lockset to allow the deadbolt to move freely by turning the hand knob with the door shut all the way.
If that doesn't help, please contact Schlage directly by calling them at the numbers provided:
United States Customer Support
Warranty Information:
1.888.805.9837
All Other Inquiries:
1.800.847.1864
Canada Customer Support
Within Canada & US:
1.800.900.4734
You have a seal problem around the door or the heat strip inside the frame to prevent this is not working. Or both. So you are sure the model is the MFD2560HES.
Let me know if you want me to help you solve this, Sea Breeze
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