Then, push the cylinder free from front to back. Remove the key plug from its housing using the follower tube included in your kit. Attach it to the back of the cylinder and insert the key in the lock.
Some locks will require that you turn the key degrees. Now, push the cylinder plug out of the cylinder, leaving the plug follower inside the housing to hold pins and springs in place.
Make sure they are flush on the top of the plug. Replace the plug into the cylinder, slowly pushing out the plug follower as you go.
Once inserted, try the key and make sure it turns. Remove the follower and replace the C-clip until it snaps in place. If your deadbolt requires a separate key from your entry doorknob, you can rekey it if they are the same brand.
To rekey the deadbolt, remove it from the door and repin as you do a doorknob. There are a few instances where replacing them is the better option. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
This is the most expensive option. If you cannot find a local store that will rekey a lock inexpensively, you can purchase the necessary tools to rekey the lock. Purchase a rekey kit—for a single lock or up to five locks of the same brand—that matches the brand of lock you want to rekey. Hardware stores carry rekeying kits for some of the most common lock brands, but they can also be ordered from lock manufacturers and large online retailers like Amazon.
Some people—including apartment managers, owners of large office buildings, even regular Airbnb hosts —find it necessary to rekey locks frequently. To address this need, many lock manufacturers have introduced locks with smart-type rekeying technology that enables a manager to rekey the lock in less than a minute and without any disassembly. Disclosure: BobVila.
Every series of key pins in your lock correspond to a specific key pins so when you replace those pins with different ones, you essentially set a new key that will now operate the lock. In order to rekey a lock, the locksmith needs a current matching key.
Rekeying a lock does not affect the security of the lock, nor does it make it more secure. One of the factors that makes a lock secure is how many pins are inside of it. As long as the locksmith swaps the old 5 pins with 5 new ones, the lock will remain just as secure as it was before.
Due to the extremely low price of the key pins in the locks, rekeying is almost always much cheaper than getting your locks changed. However, the way to rekey different locks is not always the same and often requires different tools. Rekeying is not only used when you want to retire an old key, but also to match more than one lock for the same key. For example, if your home has several locks and each lock has a different key, which can be inconvenient, you may want to rekey the locks to all match the same key.
Rekeying the lock or locks ensures that someone who might find the key—and can match the key to its lock—cannot open the lock and enter the home. Besides protecting against potential thieves, locks are often rekeyed when renters, housemates, spouses, or partners leave the home but still have a key or may have duplicated the key.
Generally, as long as you own the property to which the lock and key belong, you may rekey the lock. This assumes no other factors are involved.
One notable set of factors may be landlord-tenant laws that limit or prohibit rekeying when the renter is still living on the property. Similarly, as a tenant, it is unlikely that you may rekey a lock without the landlord's permission.
As these can be complicated issues, consult a qualified attorney about this or any other question about the legality of rekeying your lock. If all of the keys are missing, you'll need to call a locksmith.
At least one working key is required to rekey a lock by yourself. Insert the key and turn it a quarter-turn to the right. Use the remover tool included in the kit to press the clip that allows you to remove the knob from the shank.
Turn the key a quarter-turn back and remove the key. Remove the cylinder. The kit will have a tool that helps you remove a C-shaped clip from the cylinder lock. The kit will have a pusher device that helps you to push the key plug from the key housing. On a clean, flat surface, drop the old pins from the plug. Push them to the side so they don't get mixed in with the new pins. Remove the old key and insert the new key. The kit should have a chart that shows the new pins' order.
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