Short answer: Locks give warning signs before they fail. Recognizing them lets you act before a stuck bolt or worn cylinder leaves you locked out.
Locks give warning signs before they fail. Recognizing them lets you act before a stuck bolt or worn cylinder leaves you locked out.
A key that must be jiggled, a bolt that drags, or a knob that has gone loose all signal wear inside the mechanism. These faults tend to worsen until the lock finally seizes at the worst moment.
Moving in, a roommate leaving, a lost key, or a break-in are all reasons to change or rekey regardless of the lock's condition, because the issue is who might hold a working key rather than the hardware itself.
A key that must be jiggled, a bolt that drags, or a knob that has gone loose all signal wear inside the mechanism. These faults tend to worsen until the lock finally seizes at the worst moment.
Moving in, a roommate leaving, a lost key, or a break-in are all reasons to change or rekey regardless of the lock's condition, because the issue is who might hold a working key rather than the hardware itself.
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