Upside-down locks.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:13 pm
I've noticed that a lot of deadbolts in my city are upside-down, is this purposedly done to avoid picking or is it just for pure design?
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jeffmoss26 wrote:I see mortise cylinders installed upside down on a daily basis...seems like every other chain store has their locks installed wrong!
I was told this is done so the key does not work from the outside, because the cam is in the wrong place.
Oldfast wrote:Practice going both ways (yeah Gordon, I said it! LOL).
GWiens2001 wrote:So you have to unlock the door from the inside? Why not just use a dummy plug mortise?
Gordon