In the world of hardware, wind can be our biggest enemy. So much so, we even have to go as far as to have windstorm-rated hardware to be certain hardware can withstand heavy winds. Door closers are often a casualty of heavy winds. Slamming doors are usually a product of heavy winds and, really, I […]
Dear LockNet, I got your letter last week. (Little late, but Whitney wrote it so it wasn’t a surprise.) I’ll do my best with most of your requests and, while this might be a little unusual, I actually have a question for you. First, let’s get this confession out of the way: I don’t actually […]
I feel like, as a whole, the door closer is a really under-appreciated piece of hardware. Without it, doors would be slamming all over the place and making lots of unnecessary racket. So I’m here to give you the lowdown on which door closer may be best for you. Door Closer Basics The closer, which […]
From extreme droughts out west, to unbearably frigid temperatures in the east, to soaking rains in the Midwest, the weather over the past year has been one for the history books. Now that hurricane and derecho season is upon us, you can add high winds to that list as well. Around this time of year, […]
My daughter turned two this weekend! As exciting and unbelievable as that is, birthdays means birthday parties, which means running errands for supplies and food for the other little ones that celebrated with her. While I was on a frantic hunt for party favors, I was heading towards the exit when the door slammed shut […]
The door to my facility is slamming even when used properly. Why isn’t the closer slowing the action of the door? This is a very common problem with doors in high traffic facilities. The cause is most likely one of the following: The closer needs to be adjusted to slow down on the “latch” portion […]
Do you ever receive complaints about slamming doors? My guess is that you probably do, and the cause of those slamming doors is likely a broken closer. As we’ve talked about at great length before, slamming doors can cause a damaging ripple effect to your door and locking hardware, leaving you with misalignment issues, shattered […]
Halloween is next week. Do you know what goes with Halloween? Door maintenance. It’s because I work at LockNet, I realize. Halloween is easily one of my favorite times of the year because I’m mildly obsessed with scary movies. Because of this obsession, I’ve begun to easily point out the most amateur mistakes made by […]
Dear Santa, I don’t want to rush things, considering it’s not even December and all, but last year you pointed out I was a little late with my letter so I didn’t want to make the same mistake. I know you’re in the business of granting requests so I thought I’d get mine in while […]
Being in the door and lock industry, I like to make sure I cover the the big days in the retail world here on LockBytes. And, the mother of all retail days is almost upon us: Black Friday. That’s right, folks. Black Friday is a little more than two weeks away and it’s time to […]