Faulty Lock Install

[Raymond]

I just wanted to show a lock I was called to repair. There are a lot of untrained and incompetent people portraying themselves as locksmiths/safemen.

I was called to a branch bank in a store. Their complaint was that they could close the vault door, spin the dial and then still open the vault.

The photo is of the lock immediately as I took off the back cover. The bolt screw was so loose that the lever had slipped down outside of the drive cam and would not throw the bolt. All screws in the lock case were loose. And the one-half of a spline key was twisted nearly out of the spindle.

Im just glad this didnt happen while locked.

[GWiens2001]

You'd think that a bank would want at least someone who is a member of SAVTA, or some such organization. Something that shows a minimum level of competence.

It was a little fun looking at the pictures, figuring out all the things wrong. Am a bit surprised that the back cover did not keep the lever from moving out that far.

Gordon

[billdeserthills]

Banker's are some of the cheapest folks alive, around here in my area they won't even hire a locksmith to rekey a foreclosed upon house. Instead they pay a handyman
to replace the front door lock with a home depot deadbolt and then pound toothpicks into the keyholes of the other locks on the house. I understand the bank wishes
to pay $100 and not a penny more, whether there is one lock to rekey or 30.

I find the same attitude with the opening of safe-deposit locks or safe servicing at the banks around me as well, they seem to think 'cheaper is better'

[cledry]

Banker's are some of the cheapest folks alive, around here in my area they won't even hire a locksmith to rekey a foreclosed upon house. Instead they pay a handyman
to replace the front door lock with a home depot deadbolt and then pound toothpicks into the keyholes of the other locks on the house. I understand the bank wishes
to pay $100 and not a penny more, whether there is one lock to rekey or 30.

I find the same attitude with the opening of safe-deposit locks or safe servicing at the banks around me as well, they seem to think 'cheaper is better'

We actually use those jobs as training tools for employees who otherwise aren't skilled enough for the big time yet. We have a set price, I think it is $115 and it usually works in our favour. A lot of homes only have 2-4 locks. The few that have more are covered by the easy ones. When the economy was bad back when Obama first took office we were doing several each day, now it is 1 a month on average.