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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 30, 2006, 7:17 pm
Gwen Morse wrote:
> Hello, I've been lurking in the group a few weeks. It's interesting
> reading to be sure!
>
> I'm having a professional replace my front door, and along with that,
> I'm getting new handle/locks. In the past, I had a special lock that I
> loved. It was "always" locked. That lock was replaced in the past,
> but, I still miss it.
>
> If you opened the door from the outside with a key and then closed the
> door, it was automatically locked (without having to hand-turn the
> little tab to lock it again). If you opened the door from the inside,
> it was always unlocked.
>
> So, basically, you never had to remember to lock the door, but, you
> always had to carry your key. If you wanted to be able to leave the
> door unlocked (say, if moving furniture in and out or having guests
> over), you could turn the little tab in the inner handle and the
> outside would be unlocked as well. As soon as you turned the tab back
> to 'locked', it would work the way I originally described.
>
> When I asked the hardware guy in home depot, he didn't know of any
> locks that definately worked this way. Looking at the "Lock functions"
> at Schlage's web site
> (http://consumer.schlage.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?StyleID=48) ,
> it shows that "Storeroom locks" work a bit like what I want, but, it
> doesn't appear to have a function to leave it unlocked.
>
> Anyone updates on what I'm looking for would be appreciated.
>
> Gwen
Stop at a lock smith's shop. I'll bet they will have what you want.
You will also find much higher quality locks that you are going to find at
Home Depot.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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