Eurocylinder size ?

[trevorbayliss]

I need a new eurocylinder, but not sure which size to get.

I went to screw fix today and the only fit for this was a 55/45. Making a 100mm size overall.

My cylinder is 90mm overall. So i need a 55/35.

Do they sell this size or is the 55/45 ok, meaning the lock will stick out a little more on the inside.

 

[JohnD]

show us the old one in the door, to see how much it projects inside and out with your current handle.

Would you like the new assembly to keep burglars out, or is price more important?

 

[rules&rulers]

Have used this company for locks, very helpful people. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Avocet-AB...-TS007-/111973802580?var=&hash=item5fac5a6574

 

[rsgaz]

Do they sell this size

http://amzn.eu/iGPCgG6

Gaz


edit: Oh, that's the same company that rulers has linked to, but they are selling them cheaper on Amazon for some reason.

 

[trevorbayliss]

Price is the most important.

Is a 55/45 ok to buy then ? It would stick out a bit on the inside.

 

[rsgaz]

Price is the most important.

I suggest you watch how easy it is and relatively quiet it is to open a standard 'cheap' euro cylinder...

 

[rules&rulers]

The lock size you have mentioned will stick out an extra 10mm on the inside,which is not a problem.

There are different euro cylinders available with different security levels,so its all about risk and that will be your decision.

If i was fitting a reasonably priced cylinder i would look at this range http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UAP-Euro-...hash=item1c28e1dae6:m:mI9Vi3Q4Lu8DcFWehgO-GZA

Good luck,

 

[trevorbayliss]

went for a screw fix one £12. Sticks out a little more on the inside, but all ok.

 

[ironsidebod]

It took you longer to fit it than it takes to open.... look at euro cylinder snapping on youtube.

 

[crank39]

Lock snapping will soon become a lost art along with bumping and drilling with the advent of these new TS007 3 star diamond rated locks and for about £40 they're not bad value for peace of mind for what is admittedly a vulnerable system(cheap £10 cylinders)

https://www.ultion-lock.co.uk/ultion-locks-doors/

 

[ronniecabers]

Serious question here....( and slighlty off topic ) , but how prevelant is lock snapping around the UK ?

where we are the only snapped cylinders i've ever come across are ones we have done when customers have lost all the keys( or broken keys of in cylinders )

 

[crank39]

Bumping was quite common in Yorkshire some years back, not sure now though, never heard of cylinders being snapped to gain entry either although I do it rather a lot for a landlord friend

 

[ironsidebod]

If you frequent any car forums for high performance models you'll find many cases of houses broken into for keys, pretty much all of them have been by lock snapping particularly on rear patio doors or similar. The Police have been advising the fitting of ABS 3 star or similar locks as replacements.

 

[crank39]

I don't do it now as I work in insurance assessment but in a previous life I worked the UK'S largest and left and went to work for the UK'S second largest emergency glazing and locksmithing companies, I did about 15 years between them and not once did I ever see a break in via snapping or bumping. However I saw countless break ins while the homeowners were in bed and windows jemmied open and keys stolen, I also attended plenty when violence was involved, knives held to throats, guns to heads just for the car keys, the guys that want your car for a ram raid or an armed robbery in the future aren't too bothered about tippy toeing about snapping or bumping so I found, I once saw a solid hardwood back door kicked in so hard it was snapped in 2........not really a quiet break in!

 

[ronniecabers]

Reason i asked was there are many anecdotal stories referencing lock snapping , i just wondered how many people had come across themselves...makes me wonder how many of the stories are 100% accurate. From what ive seen most burglars go through open windows or break sealed units in windows..imo doors are one of the mosr secure features of a house these days