Screen Door Lock replacement
Home Owner from NY
Jul 9, 2023 4:59 pm
I am interested in replacing the lock set on my screen door. It looks as though your 40-183 Complete Mortise Lockset will work but I have a few questions before purchase. How easy is it to set the lock up for a door opening right to left (hinges on left)? I've watched your video and it looks as though the deadbolt mechanism and handles can easily be reversed but what about the latch itself. I read one response to a customer that said to loosen the latch nose and turn it. What is it and how? Attached are photos of the current lock set. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Bob from SWISCO
Jul 9, 2023 7:33 pm
Thanks for posting. There is a set screw near the base of the outside handle. Loosening this allows one to remove the handles and to re-orient them in the desired position. The video below goes into detail on this at raround 1:40. Let me know if you have other questions.
Home Owner from NY
Jul 10, 2023 6:31 am
I also asked what a latch nose was and how to reorient it.
Bob from SWISCO
Jul 10, 2023 2:03 pm
I'm sorry for overlooking that part of your post. I guess I'm not 100% sure what a latch nose is, in this case. Are you talking about the spring activated wedge that fits into the keeper?
If so, reversing these is very simply. You just push it into the mortise as far as it goes and then rotate it with your finger. I believe you also have to flip a little latch that's right next to it, which locks the wedge in one orientation.
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