Need to purchase a spare key.

[DanTheMan2017]

So I'm living in a student house and rather stupidly misplaced the key for my bedroom lock (not that I ever use it), when I tried taking the lock out I realised that where the thing is so old, it looks like someone has threaded the screws. So I thought, why not just purchase a spare key (either that or I have to pay £50 for the landlord to fit a new lock).

However I was having some trouble finding the spare key that I'd need to buy, I was hoping that if I gave some info someone could give me the details of which key I need to buy (assuming that this is a possibility) or a link to a site where I could buy one from.

Anyways, on the inside of the door it looks like this:

easi-T
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E*S
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Latch Bolt
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Dead Bolt
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PAT.GB.
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01-05521.9
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3Lever

Obviously it doesn't actually say latch bolt/dead bolt but I was hoping that with this info someone would be able to help me?

[Squelchtone]

I enjoy when these threads come up, but this time I'm gonna just sit back and enjoy the replies.



Squelchtone

EDIT: Ok, I cant resist replying...

Right thing to do: pay your landlord and admit your mistake, enjoy the feeling of being honest.

Shady thing to do: Bring the entire lock case to a lockie and have them fit a key. Your landlord will never know, but you may feel guilty about being a sneaky f*ck.

[Wizer]

number 42, easi-t 42 to be exact. Ask your locksmithfor it!

[Squelchtone]

number 42, easi-t 42 to be exact. Ask your locksmithfor it!

Wizer, please don't give out key codes over the air!

[GWiens2001]

number 42, easi-t 42 to be exact. Ask your locksmithfor it!

Wizer, please don't give out key codes over the air!

Especially not the master key!!

Gordon

[DanTheMan2017]

Thankyou sooo much, you just saved me a load of money. Much appreciated.

[WilsonTrucking]

I dont think he quite picked up on the sarcasm.

[ltdbjd]

I'd mention squirting the special goo in the lock to make your own key, but don't want to start that cascade of fun posts again.

[Moses057]

squirting the special goo in the lock

Man, you guys are a special kind of evil

[gumptrick]

Reminds me of the time working on a construction project where a particularly annoying greenhorn was sent to the hardware store to "Pick up a stud stretcher and some prop wash"

[Shrub]

So I'm living in a student house and rather stupidly misplaced the key for my bedroom lock (not that I ever use it), when I tried taking the lock out I realised that where the thing is so old, it looks like someone has threaded the screws. So I thought, why not just purchase a spare key (either that or I have to pay £50 for the landlord to fit a new lock).

However I was having some trouble finding the spare key that I'd need to buy, I was hoping that if I gave some info someone could give me the details of which key I need to buy (assuming that this is a possibility) or a link to a site where I could buy one from.

Anyways, on the inside of the door it looks like this:

easi-T
-----
E*S
-----
Latch Bolt
------
Dead Bolt
-----
PAT.GB.
----
01-05521.9
----
3Lever

Obviously it doesn't actually say latch bolt/dead bolt but I was hoping that with this info someone would be able to help me?

It's not as old as you make out but may be in a state of bad service.
The lock is a 3 lever lock often found on bathrooms or garden sheds.
If your student insurance requires you to have an insurance grade lock fitted then this is not one.
The locks are a few £'s and easy to swap yourself.
You can not buy a pre cut key for them and to make one yourself is a bit too involved for someone not in the hobby/business as a first exercise.
Most students would replace the lock and leave the keys behind when they vacate, actually most students wouldn't bother and just forget about it.

I think the previous jovial answers are down to lock ignorance, if it was a security lock it maybe more understandable but its not justified in this case. There's info given out in the public forums about padlocks more secure than these locks.

[GWiens2001]

So I'm living in a student house and rather stupidly misplaced the key for my bedroom lock (not that I ever use it), when I tried taking the lock out I realised that where the thing is so old, it looks like someone has threaded the screws. So I thought, why not just purchase a spare key (either that or I have to pay £50 for the landlord to fit a new lock).

However I was having some trouble finding the spare key that I'd need to buy, I was hoping that if I gave some info someone could give me the details of which key I need to buy (assuming that this is a possibility) or a link to a site where I could buy one from.

Anyways, on the inside of the door it looks like this:

easi-T
-----
E*S
-----
Latch Bolt
------
Dead Bolt
-----
PAT.GB.
----
01-05521.9
----
3Lever

Obviously it doesn't actually say latch bolt/dead bolt but I was hoping that with this info someone would be able to help me?

It's not as old as you make out but may be in a state of bad service.
The lock is a 3 lever lock often found on bathrooms or garden sheds.
If your student insurance requires you to have an insurance grade lock fitted then this is not one.
The locks are a few £'s and easy to swap yourself.
You can not buy a pre cut key for them and to make one yourself is a bit too involved for someone not in the hobby/business as a first exercise.
Most students would replace the lock and leave the keys behind when they vacate, actually most students wouldn't bother and just forget about it.

I think the previous jovial answers are down to lock ignorance, if it was a security lock it maybe more understandable but its not justified in this case. There's info given out in the public forums about padlocks more secure than these locks.

It is more because we want to respect the school and their security, even if it is weak.

Gordon

[Shrub]

It's not a school.
It's a house a group of students are renting out, it's common over here. Each bedroom door will have a crappy lock on it to try and cover student insurance.
The collage or uni has nothing to do with such things, it's a private landlord.

As I say, it's knowing what the question is. I've recently read quite a few threads like this where the poster has a perfectly legit question but because the question hasn't been understood properly the poster has had a hard time with the same few members jumping on and taking the piss.

[Squelchtone]

It's not a school.
It's a house a group of students are renting out, it's common over here. Each bedroom door will have a crappy lock on it to try and cover student insurance.
The collage or uni has nothing to do with such things, it's a private landlord.

As I say, it's knowing what the question is. I've recently read quite a few threads like this where the poster has a perfectly legit question but because the question hasn't been understood properly the poster has had a hard time with the same few members jumping on and taking the piss.

oh I understood the question, it's the ethics I have trouble with. Every time someone who is issued a key and either loses it or wants a copy of a do not duplicate made for a mate or a girlfriend comes here asking for a work around, and to me being honest and telling a landlord you lost a key and paying the fee is the best policy, even if it is a $15 dollar 3 lever lock from the DIY store. And it's true I dont know the nuances of UK lever locks and which ones you can and cant impression keys for or get blanks for, so you're right on that point, but we're having some fun because we dont support activities that then come back and make us look bad since we are the ones handing out the questionable advice.

dont get so upset about it,
Squelchtone

[WilsonTrucking]

My general rule of thumb is "when un doubt, dont" so in cases like these i refrain from dispensing any advice or opinion. If the landlord were the one posting, however, that may be a different story.