Snide yale locks

[opps]

My brother is selling a rental property.

He purchased new "front" door. In reality it the inner door in the porch.

To keep costs down, I ordered a cheap night latch from tool station and a Yale branded mortice lock.

I have only ever fitted a hand full of night latches over the years. Each of them had a paper template. This one simply said "drill a 32mm hole" through the door and gave the distance from the door edge. I drilled the hole through through the door.

The fitting was provided with a collar. I ditched that and used used a door pull instead.

When it came to fitting the interior mounting plate, which has 4 screw holes, I discovered that one of the holes for the mounting plate is unusable because of the 32mm hole.

Granted, it is not the end of the world, but, even though I went for the cheaper option, why do companies like Toolstation sell utter crap?

Everything about it is pants. To get the door to stay flush with the door frame, I am going to have to recess the lock receiver by 2mm (which should not be necessary). The latch sticks slightly, occasionally, when retracting it - have sprayed it with silicone. Granted, I need to let the top hinge in anyway. Old out of square door frame...

Deadlocking Nightlatch

• Features a double-turn, deadlocking function• Includes two keys and fixings• Narrow 40mm backset, standard 60mm backset

www.toolstation.com

The lock was also supplied with a plate.



I have no idea what the plate is for. It is wider than the supplied collar for the cylinder (meaning that it can't be used on the exterior, and if used under the interior mounting plate, it would project it forward). The "instructions" do not refer to it at any any point.



Perhaps I am being harsh in my criticism?

 

[blup]

Some sort of strengthening plate which would require a bigger (square) hole. Maybe to achieve a relevant .standard

 

[opps]

Some sort of strengthening plate which would require a bigger (square) hole. Maybe to achieve a relevant .standard

Perhaps, but that square hole would be larger than the cylinder collar provided.

Today, I let the lock receiver into the frame by 3mm. The door now locks flush with the frame but it looks odd because the receiver is 3mm further back than the face of the night latch.

I have also noticed that you have rotate the key quite far to release the latch. Additionally, it does not have a deadlock function (which I am actually glad about).

 

[JohnD]

The square plate is sometimes fitted. It is often packed with a spare cylinder, as it might be used with a latch that does not have a mounting plate. It goes on the inside of the door. Its dome recesses into the cylinder hole in the door. Screws go through the small holes to clamp the cylinder in position. You don't make a square hole.

In your case it looks like the inner lock has a mounting plate that renders the square plate unnecessary.

 

[JohnD]

a Yale branded mortice lock.

It's a rimlatch

 

[opps]

It's a rimlatch

The Chubb type mortice lock that I additionally fitted is a Yale mortice lock.

 

[JohnD]

Oh, I see. I thought you meant the one in the photo.