Category: Commercial Doors

The Difference Between Panic Bars, Crash Bars and Push Bars

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Security Articles
What’s in a name? When it comes to exit devices, there is a lot of confusion. There is no difference between a panic bar, crash bar, and push bar. The terms can be used interchangeably. You can also use “exit bar.” Panic bar, crash bar, exit bar, and push bar all describe the same door…
Best High Security Padlocks – Locksmith Recommended

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Home Locks, Security Articles
Recommended Padlocks | What Makes a Padlock High-Security? | Detailed Padlock Reviews | Padlock Security Ratings As part of our high-security lock solutions, ACME Locksmith provides, and ships, high-security padlocks designed for multiple applications. Storage units, storage yards, bay doors, etc… can all be better protected using high-security padlocks. Contact Us Here. Key Points: Searching…
How to Cover Door Holes

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Home Locks, How to…, Security Articles
What do you do when you have a door that has a hole pattern for a previous lockset and the old hole and the new hole patterns don’t match? This is common when switching from, or to, door handle sets instead of a doorknob/deadbolt combination. You could replace the door or use a door hole…
Ways to Lock a File Cabinet

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, How to…, Security Articles
How to replace a file cabinet key | How to replace a file cabinet lock | How to lock a file cabinet that doesn’t have a current lock | Installing a lock on a Wood Filing Cabinet How To Lock File Cabinets Our number one request in small lock solutions is for filing cabinet locks.…
Best Ways to Lock Cabinet Doors

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ACME Locksmith
in Child Safety, Commercial Doors, Home Locks, Security Articles
Cam Locks | Double Door Locks | Electronic Cabinet Locks | Magnetic Cabinet Locks | Plunger Locks | Showcase Locks In our article “How to Lock Drawers” we discussed several types of locks that also lend themselves well to locking cabinet doors. The nice part about cabinet door locks is that there is always a…
Egress Door Requirements

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Home Locks, Security Articles
What is an Egress Door? | Egress Requirements | Possible Egress Exceptions | Where to Find Door Codes | Residential Egress Door Requirements What is an Egress Door? “Egress” is a building term that refers to “a means or place of going out”. In other words, it’s an exit. Commercial exit door requirements exist to…
What is the Cost to Rekey a Business?

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Security Articles
When to Rekey a Commercial Building | Rekey Cost Table | Cost to Rekey Business in Phoenix | Master Rekey Costs | Costs for Other Types of Business Locks When Should a Business Rekey Their Building? When you’ve terminated an employee or just moved your business into a new location, perhaps maybe even a theft,…
How to Adjust a Door Closer | Locksmith Explains

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, How to…, Security Articles
4 Steps to Adjust Closer | Closer Adjustment Screws | Video Demonstration | FAQ A hydraulic door closer is a mechanical device that automatically closes a door using springs and a system of chambers filled with hydraulic fluid. You do not need to hire a locksmith to adjust a door closer, if the door closer…
The 6-Best Door Lock Brands

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Home Locks, Security Articles
Best Deadbolt Locks | Mul-t-Lock | ASSA Abloy | Medeco | Schlage | Yale | Kwikset The security needs of home and commercial establishments have undergone tremendous change over the years. Today, companies and homeowners are confronted with complicated issues related to protecting door entry into their property by way of bypassing locks through picking,…
What are the Best Padlocks – Locksmith Recommended

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ACME Locksmith
in Commercial Doors, Home Locks
Video Reviews | What Makes a Padlock Good? | Types of Padlocks | Details on Our Favorite Padlocks | FAQ Best Padlocks By Application Padlocks come in different sizes, with different ways to open and with different levels of security. They can be priced from just a few dollars to several hundred dollars. But which…