Frozen Lock Solutions

Normally, in the ongoing winter months, our office is overwhelmed with calls from clients claiming they can operate the locks on their doors because they got frozen. However, there some things we would normally recommend on doing that would help dealing with this type of situation before having us send a locksmith technician.

On the off chance that you might have an access to a lighter to a lighter, you can utilize it to warm up the key for the lock you are attempting to unfreeze. After you have warmed the key up, put it into the lock and wiggle it around a couple times permitting the warmth to defrost the locking component inside the lock and afterward turn the key. It will allow the lock to open straight up, however you should be watchful when warming the key not just in light of the fact that metal warms rapidly and you could blaze yourself additionally when metal is hot it could make you twist the key making it unusable.

In the event that you don't have a lighter however, but have recently came home with your vehicle and saw the locks were frozen, you can utilize the warmth of the vehicle in order to warm up the key. Your vehicles motor creates a compelling measure of warmth so essentially putting the key on or near the motor until the key is hot then attempts to stick it into the lock, again cautious not to harm your key while trying to wiggle the lock.

What happens if you don't have a lighter or a vehicle available to use in order to heat up a key? We may have a solution for you! If you tend to carry hand sanitizer with you, it could help you in such situation as well. Since hand sanitizers are loaded with alcohol you can utilize a little squirt on your key and the alcohol will defrost the problematic lock. This is a much more secure path than the lighter since you have no genuine shot of harming your key yet in the event that your hand sanitizer is a moisturizer, do not utilize it! In the event that you do use it and put the key inside the lock deposit will stay in there bringing on more issues to the lock.