Category: Security Articles
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What to Try When Your Safe Combination Doesn’t Work
Table: Symptom – Solution | Not Dialing Correctly | Combination Has Drifted | Safe is Jammed | Handle is Slipping | When to Call a Locksmith Has your safe’s dial combination has stopped working? This article is for you. If you have a digital lock, check out “What to Try When Safe Won’t Open With…
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Where is the Best Place to Hide a Safe?
Why Hide a Safe? | Hide it under a sink | Put it in the laundry room | Hide it in the pantry | Place it under an old box | Use a camouflaged safe | Don’t hide a safe here | Prefer Video? Prefer Video? Check out our YouTube video on How to Hide…
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What is Door Handing?
Door handing refers to the direction the door swings when it opens and from which side, left or right, that the door is hinged. You can determine your door’s handing by determining which hand you would use to open the door. If you naturally want to use your left hand, the door handing is left…
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Ways to Lock a File Cabinet
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.…
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Best Ways to Lock Cabinet Doors
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…
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Egress Door Requirements
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…
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The 5 Lockset Functions
Passage | Privacy | Entry | Storeroom| Classroom | Classroom Security Do you want a lock that always locks every time the door closes? There’s a lock function for that. Do you want a lock that cannot be locked from the inside (only the outside) so that you never get locked out of a room…
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Lock Grading – ANSI Lock Grades Explained
Lock Grades 1 2 3 Explained The ANSI lock grading system was developed to setup a standard testing procedure to measure the strength and durability of a lock. The ANSI lock grade system provides an indication as to the quality of the lock being purchased. The system is composed of three lock grades. What is…
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What are the Arizona Pool Code Requirements?
General Pool Fence Requirements | Free Standing Fences | Pool Fences & Wall as Part of Barrier| Pool Fence and Home as Part of Fence | Pool Code by City | FAQ Arizona Swimming Pool Code & Lock Requirements Arizona has the perfect climate for pools. Having a swimming pool means outdoor entertaining nearly year…
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How to Secure Home Windows
How Burglars Break In | Install DIY Security Film | Install Locks to Prevent Forced Opening | Limit the Craw Through Area | Add Visual Deterrents Secure Home Windows Against Break-ins Adequate home security involves more than just your doors. While most break-ins occur through front, back, and garage entryways, nearly a quarter of break-ins…