bobndot
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I have always used the deadbolt to lock it.
As far as i know the key is specific to the deadbolt . The paddles on the lock uses the same deadbolt key but those paddle locks are universal .
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Bumpyroad
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facory wrote:I have read a lot about how many keys will fit the standard trailer door lock. 2 questions: (1) Can the door locks be re-keyed like they do with padlocks? (2) If I buy a new lock will there be fewer keys that will fit?
1. yes, during the big recall they supplied replacement innards.
2. possibly, but probably not as many as with the standard locks supplied???
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Good morning.. Are you talking about the locks on the bin doors or are you talking about the entry door the trailer living area? Jim2007. Merry Christmas . ...
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Strabo wrote:Add insurance to cover stuff inside your rig, then relax. If They want in, they will.
Note: Your door key unlocks the dead bolt, and the handle, on the outside. But on the inside you cannot unlock the handle. So if someone had a key that fit, they could lock the handle, and you cannot unlock that from the inside. Atleast it does on our toyhauler with the traditional handle setup.
Ever notice that on your rig?
Funny---- not that way on the 3 5th wheel trailers I have owned?????
I routinly Lock my "Paddle handle". With door open....shut door....then ----My dead bolt I lock inside..
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Referring to the entry door lock. I have installed a barrel lock on the storage door.
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Many cars and homes are broken into without the thieves have a key. Yet most of us would prefer that our car and home doors do not have such a common key as to allow most anyone easy access.
This is not a unreasonable thought.
Too bad that the RV industry has some serious shortcomings in this area.
Many do not know that it is real easy to get locked out as well.
I found out when I accidently locked my wife out.
I arose early one morning for a hunt. My wife was sleeping in.
When I left, I locked both of the door locks with my key, so she would be safe.
Later she got up, and a dog needed to go out to potty. So she went out with it on a leash intending to just be out a few minutes. When she shut the door, she was locked out. Since is was 20 degrees out, and she was not dressed for it, panic set in.
Luckily, my brothers truck was in camp, and it was not locked, and there was a spare key in it.
But I see this as a major flaw in the design of RV locks. My home locks will not allow for this to happen, and I think it is wrong for it to do this in RV locks. But there is little competition in this area, and this is the way it is, along with the limited key issue.
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facory wrote:....
Has anyone tried the keyless entry lock that has push buttons for the combination?
Yes, I bought one and installed on the door to the dressing room on one of my horse trailers. It's sometimes a little fiddly to work if it's wet with rain or dew, but most of the time, it unlocks quickly.
We like it because there are several of us getting in and out of there at times, so it's handy to not have to deal with a key.
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Huntindog wrote:
But I see this as a major flaw in the design of RV locks. My home locks will not allow for this to happen, and I think it is wrong for it to do this in RV locks. But there is little competition in this area, and this is the way it is, along with the limited key issue.
my home locks can be locked by twisting the "thingy" while door is open and shut the door and it is locked. the dead bolt of course needs a key from the outside to lock/unlock it.
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This is the only key a thief needs.
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Bumpyroad wrote:Huntindog wrote:
But I see this as a major flaw in the design of RV locks. My home locks will not allow for this to happen, and I think it is wrong for it to do this in RV locks. But there is little competition in this area, and this is the way it is, along with the limited key issue.
my home locks can be locked by twisting the "thingy" while door is open and shut the door and it is locked. the dead bolt of course needs a key from the outside to lock/unlock it.
bumpy Yes but that requires YOU to lock it..
The problem with the RV locks is that I am able to lock the door upon leaving, and my unsuspecting wife can exit later, without unlocking it, locking herself out.
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